It’s not often a car maker launches three eco-friendly new models at the same time. Hyundai has done just with the all-new Ioniq sedan, available as an electric, full hybrid, or plug-in hybrid. All three get the best fuel economy in their class, and all three are priced between $22,200 and $29,500, making them a best car buy for 2017. It's also the first time I know of that that a company … [Read more...]
Your Travel Rights: Airline Overbooking
Millions of people around the world have seen the brutal video and photos of a man dragged off a flight, kicking, screaming and knocked unconscious, because United Airlines wanted his seat for an employee. Do you have rights when airlines overbook flights and bump you? It depends. United's shameful treatment of a paying customer set off a social media storm, including Twitter hashtag … [Read more...]
Pursuit-Rated Ford Hybrid Police Car Debuts
The first pursuit-rated hybrid police car will help police catch the bad guys while it helps save taxpayers thousands in fuel costs, not to mention the environment. Ford is launching this dynamic new vehicle as part of its $4.5 billion investment in electric and hybrid vehicles. In the next five years, Ford is introducing 13 new electric vehicles around the world, including F-150 Hybrid, … [Read more...]
Enter to Win: VIP Vacations
Want to be treated like a VIP in Las Vegas, in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, or play in a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe? And not pay for it? Then enter to win Caesars Entertainment's "Experience The Empire" Sweepstakes for a chance to win one of seven exclusive VIP vacations. Enter through June 25, 2017 to win unprecedented access to some of the … [Read more...]
Celebrate our National Parks with Beer
Our National Parks are a national treasure. Celebrate them all during National Parks Week, April 15 to 23, with FREE admission on the two weekends and enjoy some of more than 84 million acres of scenery and 27,000 historic structures, from the Statue of Liberty to Yellowstone. Public lands are facing a tough four years, with proposed budget cuts and other White House and Congressional initiatives … [Read more...]
How to avoid pothole damage to your car
April showers bring May flowers. And potholes. It's a spring thing, and damage to your vehicle from banging into a road crater can cost you repair bills from an average $300 to more than $1,000. These tips from Michelin will help you ride safe and save yourself from the frustration and cost of pothole repairs, or worse - an accident caused by a blowout from a pothole: Maintain Proper Tire … [Read more...]
World’s first solar-powered road
The world's first solar-powered road has opened in a small village in Normandy, France. It's paved with more than 30,000 square feet of solar panels which are specially re-inforced to take the weight of cars and trucks, including big rigs. The one-kilometer solar road cost the French Ministry of the Environment $5.2 million (€5 million). That's super-expensive for less than one mile of highway … [Read more...]
Racetrack driving for Mercedes-Benz owners
If you own a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, this perk is for you: get behind the wheel of a racecar and drive yourself around one of the legendary racetracks of Europe, including Hockenheim, with a professional race driver as your guide. The Mercedes-Benz Classic Trackdays experience is organized by the former racing driver Jörg van Ommen, a champion in the DTM race series, in a Mercedes-Benz, in 1994 … [Read more...]
Scam alert: restaurant upselling tactics
Scam alert: restaurant upselling. Ever wonder why your restaurant bill is so much more than you expected? It's probably because restaurant employees are trained to lure you to ordering more, and higher priced menu items, than you planned. What used to be called "bait-and-switch" is now called upselling, and restaurants are not alone in the practice. Everybody from real estate agents to … [Read more...]
Best 2017 vehicles for the money
It's awards season. We're not talking about the Oscars, Tonys or Grammys, but about the best vehicles of 2017. One of my favorite vehicle awards is the one for best overall value, because it is based on total ownership costs, including original purchase price, maintenance costs, even fuel costs via the model's MPG rating, when compared with similar models. Also included is resale value, an … [Read more...]
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