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New Car Buying Tips: Avoid These Costly Extras

New Car Buying Tips: Avoid These Costly Extras

Save money by avoiding costly extras, such as extended warranties and paint protection, offered by dealers. According to Consumer Reports, many dealer add-ons are built into the vehicle by the manufacturer, so don’t pay for them twice.

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Best 2013 cars: Consumer Reports

What are the best cars of 2013? The April issue of Consumer Reports tells all, with reviews of 281 models. Watch the CR video, below, or just read the winners by category. Budget car –  Hyundai Elantra ($18,445). One of CR’s top-rated compact sedans, the well- rounded Elantra delivers a lot for the money. It’s
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Best and worst national restaurant chains in 2012

Best and worst national restaurant chains in 2012

Which sit-down restaurant chain has the best food?  Worst service?  Which one is the most kid-friendly?  Here are the answers, based on more than 110,000 restaurant visits by readers of Consumer Reports, which most of us consider the absolute leader in non-partial reviews of products and services. Americans spend about $1.7 billion a day at
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ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 25+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer. ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is the Immediate Past President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA) and an active member of the North American Travel Journalists Assn. (NATJA) and the North American Snowsports Journalists Assn. (NASJA). Contact me at evelyn@ecoxplorer.com. Copyright (C) Evelyn Kanter

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