10 Auto Theft Prevention Tips

What sucks more more than having to shell out a ton of money to purchase a car is to then have it stolen by an unsuspecting thief. The following are some theft prevention tips:

Never leave your car running if you’re not in it.  If you must (for whatever reason) leave the car running, lock your doors and make sure that you have a spare set of keys with you to get back in
Don’t waste your money on those little hide boxes or other gadgets used to store your car keys in.  Often, when I go running, I’ll notice people place Read the Rest…

How Long Does it Take to Cause $80,000 Worth of Damage?

The correct answer to this question is “not long at all”.  According to a recent news article published in Newsday, the owner of a Gillete auto sales yard is cleaning up the damage- $80,000 worth- left by a unknown driver of a pickup truck.  The unnamed driver of the pickup truck struck 11 vehicles at the owner’s business before driving away on August 22nd.
The owner of the auto sales yard, Bob Davis, claims that his employees witnessed the unknown driver first attempt to drive between two vehicles on the lot, accidentally hitting one of them.  As if that wasn’t bad Read the Rest…

Car Maintenance and Repair Tips : How to Navigate Under Your Car

Housing and Auto Sectors Face Stimulus Problems…

According to a recent article published on CNN.com, analysts have cautioned over zealous U.S. stock investors that the recent rise in car sales may only be the result of a short-lived boost from government stimulus programs- one of which ends on the 24th of August and the other at the end of November.  The article goes on to quote William O’Donnel, an analyst at RBS who had this to say about the stimulus:
The recent strength in home and car sales got a large boost from the transitory stimulus programs, and we worry that sales have been brought forward….If Peter has Read the Rest…

Staycations Revisited

Just because the gas prices have settled back down from “Ridiculously expensive” to “reasonably expensive” doesn’t mean that Americans are jumping into the first SUV they see and heading for Yosemite. In fact, it seems that this gas crisis/economic crisis has really brought out the creativity in people, and this is where we take the time out to revisit the idea of ’staycations’ as a staple of the American travel diet.
Staycations are great for a number of reasons.  First, they allow you to get to know the area you live in better.  Even if you’ve lived somewhere your entire life, Read the Rest…

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