http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:14:55 -0500 Tips and Advice -- find out how to maintain, service, insure, wash and wax, and change the oil in your car with tips from TheCarConnection.com. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036155_safety-group-points-to-jeep-grand-cherokee-fire-concerns http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1036155_safety-group-points-to-jeep-grand-cherokee-fire-concerns Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:39:00 -0400 On Friday, the Center for Auto Safety petitioned NHTSA to initiate a defect investigation that could potentially cover hundreds of thousands of Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs from model years 1993 through 2004. According to the group, on these older Grand Cherokee models, the plastic fuel tank actually extends below the bumper, so it's more ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033881_honda-expands-airbag-recall-for-accord-civic-acura-tl http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033881_honda-expands-airbag-recall-for-accord-civic-acura-tl Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:30:00 -0400 If you own a Honda Accord--and there are plenty of you out there, it being a longtime mid-size sedan favorite--there's a small chance that your airbag might detonate with an unpleasant bonus: some shrapnel. In some isolated incidents in specific Hondas and Acuras made earlier this decade, inflators can over-pressurize the airbag, causing the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016092_opel-insignia-sport-tourer-saab-9-x-air-for-paris http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016092_opel-insignia-sport-tourer-saab-9-x-air-for-paris Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:59:27 -0400 GM is prepping the ground for its 100th anniversary celebration tomorrow by announcing two more vehicles that will make their debut at the Paris auto show next month. The first is a wagon version of the Opel Insignia sedan, shown this summer at the London auto show. The striking new wagon version won't be coming to the U.S. but offers a ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015982_spy-shots-2010-audi-rs-5 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015982_spy-shots-2010-audi-rs-5 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:56:31 -0400 TheCarConnection.com's spies have caught Audi engineers working on an RS 5 prototype in the California desert. The 2010 Audi RS 5's aggressively revised front fascia carries all of the menacing design traits of Audi's other RS models, but it looks particularly fetching on the already seductive A5 coupe. The fog lamps have been removed in favor ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013474_2003-buick-park-avenue-hepa-replacement http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013474_2003-buick-park-avenue-hepa-replacement Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:24:49 -0400 Browse Photos

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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015629_volkswagen-looking-for-cost-cuts-on-next-rabbit http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015629_volkswagen-looking-for-cost-cuts-on-next-rabbit Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:54:49 -0400 Volkswagen's been hammered by the sinking dollar for years--but the German automaker has a plan to spread its currency pain more evenly. Along with building a U.S. factory due to be announced last month, the automaker's trying to slash production costs for its next generation of vehicles, including the Passat and now, the Rabbit. Back in ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015433_vw-recalls-six-years-of-passats http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015433_vw-recalls-six-years-of-passats Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:46:47 -0400 Passat owners, take notice: VW is recalling the mid-size model for potential problems with 1999-2005 versions. The recall of gasoline-powered Passats is voluntary, the German automaker says. Affected Passats with an automatic transmission may have an underbody heat shield, which could become damaged. When damaged, if the shield were to come ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015184_audi-rs6-cold-hands-warm-heart http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015184_audi-rs6-cold-hands-warm-heart Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:46:34 -0500 To go up against Mercedes' E63 AMG and BMW's M5, Audi is planning to offer the hot RS6. We caught it here, in northern Sweden, while it was undergoing some late prototype testing in the frigid Arctic. The larger air intakes in the front bumper, and the wider fenders and diffuser at the rear, are the key clues as to the true identity of ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015056_coming-soon-more-american-vws http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1015056_coming-soon-more-american-vws Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:28:00 -0500 The Passat CC that new Volkswagen of America president and CEO Stefan Jacoby introduced this afternoon will be a good fit for American drivers' tastes and American roads, he affirmed. But there's more on the way. In his introduction of the Passat CC concept, Jacoby mentioned that Volkswagen is currently working on new compact and mid-size ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013519_2003-ford-expedition-how-can-i-test-my-battery http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013519_2003-ford-expedition-how-can-i-test-my-battery Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:00:00 -0400 See 360 Tour | Browse Photos

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