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Kia Top Ranked for Reliability & Value

Kia Top Ranked for Reliability & Value

Kia now ranks in the top ten of all automakers on the J. D. Power quality rating scale, ahead of Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. That’s quite an accomplishment, considering that when the first Kia cars arrived in North America twenty years ago, they were as reliable and well designed as the Yugo. That’s just one of
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Tips for family road trips

Tips for family road trips

Are we there yet? What parent or grandparent hasn’t cringed at hearing that, even when the road trip vehicle is crammed with all the latest entertainment devices to keep kids happy. These old fashioned road games help pass the time and avoid complaints of boredom and backseat fighting, and even help teach spelling and geography.
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Scam Alert: Craigslist Phony Car Sales

Scam Alert: Craigslist Phony Car Sales

Scam alert: phony car sales on Craigslist. If you are thinking about selling your car online, especially on Craigslist, beware of a scam that pays you with bogus bank checks. Insurance fraud watchdog National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), working with law enforcement agencies in the Midwest, has identified nearly 100 such fraudulent sales, including one
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2 More Reasons to Avoid Jimmy John’s

2 More Reasons to Avoid Jimmy John’s

The founder of the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich chain is a big game hunter who has shot and killed animals for sport and trophy photos, including an elephant and a leopard. That may not have anything to do with the quality of the chain’s food, but it does indicate the quality and ethics of the
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Hotel Aquatis opens in an aquarium

Hotel Aquatis opens in an aquarium

Where to Go Next – The Hotel Aquatis has just opened in Lausanne, Switzerland, in a complex with an aquarium and water museum. It’s an interesting combination, but not so unusual considering snow-covered Swiss Alps melt into picturesque lakes, such as the one Lausanne sits alongside.  That would be Lake Geneva. The complex is called
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Toyota Mirai fuel cell car sets record

Toyota Mirai fuel cell car sets record

The new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has just set a distance record, and Toyota hopes the zero-emission Mirai will help make hydrogen cars as popular as Prius did for hybrid cars. The 2016 Toyota Mirai, which is a bit larger than the Prius, just set a record 312 miles on a single fill,
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Best FREE Apps to Drive Smarter

Best FREE Apps to Drive Smarter

There’s an app for that! These FREE apps help your drive smarter and save time and money. There’s even an app to help you find your car in a parking lot, and avoid police speed traps. Some driving apps behave like high-tech navigation systems, so they are ideal for use in older vehicles without a
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$2 Million party package for your teen

$2 Million party package for your teen

There’s luxury, and there’s over-the-top excess. This $2 Million party for your favorite teen’s Sweet Sixteen, Quincinera or Bar or Bat Mitzvah is beyond excessive. The luxury Grand Velas Resort in Riviera Maya/Maya Nayarit is offering a new “Billionaire’s Birthday Package”  for a teen’s supersized coming-of-age celebration, complete with private jet roundtrip transportation from anywhere
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FlightCar car sharing for airports

FlightCar car sharing for airports

Instead of paying as much as $36 a day to park your car at some major city airports, you can park for free by renting your car while you are away travelling. The new car-sharing service FlightCar even promises owner-renters can earn as much as $400 a week, depending on the make and model year
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BMW Art Cars 40th Anniversary tour

BMW Art Cars 40th Anniversary tour

Many of us believe that cars are sculptures in motion, and that’s the idea behind the famous BMW Art Cars, celebrating their 40th birthday with a worldwide tour. Ever since a BMW 3.0 CSL painted by Alexander Calder lined up for the Le Mans 24-hour race 40 years ago, in 1975, the BMW Art Car
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