Archive for April, 2008
Monday, April 21st, 2008
An increasing number of catalytic converters are being hacked off cars to be sold by thieves.
One theory is that they are being stolen to replace defective ones on other vehicles.
Some units are also thought to be shipped to Eastern Europe and China, so that the platinum they contain can then ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Monday, noon - ARSONISTS set fire to a car in Morrison's car park in Grantham last night.
Staff called the emergency services at around 10.50pm after a silver Nissan Micra was set on fire.
Police said witnesses saw two people at the scene throwing something on to the fire before heading off ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
General Motors' Vauxhall division is introducing the Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition in UK. The 3door Vauxhall Astra VXR Nurburgring Edition is based on the standard VXR version, but its factory tuned to develop 240 PS. It has a top speed of electronically limited 155 mph (250 km/h) with 60 mph ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
A stunt driver shooting a car chase scene for the upcoming James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, lost control of an Aston Martin DBS and plunged it into the Lake Garda in Italy. Although the Aston has been totalled, the stunt driver received minor injuries and was released from ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Beijing Auto Show 2008 LIVE: Great Wall Kunna Electric Concept
210408, Beijing Auto Show. Great Wall showed a whole bunch of concepts but the funniest one goes first: the Kunna, a small all electric vehicle with very nice lines.
I almost would like to call it 'sweet' but I won't so I ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Bored of feeling like you're living from paycheck to paycheck? Desire to have more cash in your wallet? All you have to do is divide back on some of your expenses.
While you can't exactly trim your housing, feed and transportation costs, a pleasant place to chop back is on the ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Beijing Auto Show 2008 LIVE: Beijing Auto Works B60 jeep
210408, Beijing Auto Show. Beijing Auto Works (BAW) showed the long expected civilian version of the military BJ2036 and it is called the B60.
The 2036 is the sucessor of the iconic Beijing Jeep 2023 series that was first made in joint ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
This is the Corvette of Cadillac and is intended to provide an all-American choice to those who want a luxurious sports roadster. The XLR is a hardtop convertible with a retractable roof that opens or closes in about 30 seconds at the press of a button. Its styling is powerful ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Electricity and gas costs are two main issues we face and deal with everyday. Even when you go on vacation camping you need to take in consideration places where you can have power supply for your RV. A solar power RV can enable you to vacation when and where you ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
The Audi is powered by a 6.0-liter V12 common-rail diesel, the first V12 diesel in a sports car. The engine cranks out 500 hp and an astonishing 737 lb-ft of torque, the latter figure more than double that offered by the standard, gasoline-fueled R8
–and it all comes between 1750 and ...
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