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  <title>The Car Connection - Tips and Advice</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:53:53 -0500</pubDate>
  <description>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.</description>
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   <title><![CDATA[VW Rabbit Becomes Golf Again For Sixth-Gen U.S. Release]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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Claiming an "important step in realigning with our global heritage," VW is welcoming the Golf nameplate back for the vehicle's sixth generation U.S. debut. For its fifth generation, the vehicle was dubbed Rabbit, harking back to the boxy VW sales success from the early 80s.

The "Golf is Volkswagen's best-selling global nameplate with more ..]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Mazda's February Japanese Sales, Export Volume Drop]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:51:56 -0400</pubDate>
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Mazda today announced that its total domestic (Japanese) sales volume decreased 35.7 percent for February compared to that month one year ago. They didn't mention North American sales numbers, but noted that February exports of passenger and commercial vehicles decreased 63.8 percent year-on-year.
Steep declines in auto sales hardly rank as a ..]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Mercedes To Expand GL-, R-, and M-Class Alabama Factory]]></title>
   <guid>http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019606_mercedes-to-expand-gl-r-and-m-class-alabama-factory</guid>
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   <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:39:58 -0400</pubDate>
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Inexplicably, Mercedes-Benz looks to be preparing an expansion of its Vance, Ala. factory that currently produces its M-, GL-, and R-Class vehicles. Mercedes posted a steep 20 percent decline in auto sales in February compared with its performance that month one year ago; the market as a whole has fallen some 41 percent.
While an official ..]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Infiniti, Mercedes, and Lexus Lean On Incentives To Move Sales]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:03:51 -0400</pubDate>
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Even luxury auto brands who once scoffed at the domestics' unseemly hood-slammin', dollar-dealin' pleas are now leaning on big incentives in hopes of reducing swelling inventories. Mercedes incentives averaged $4,185 this February according to Edmunds, an amount nearly double the brand's amount from February one year ago. Lexus incentives rang ..]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[1997 Pontiac Grand Am: The Faint Scent of Gas]]></title>
   <guid>http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013910_1997-pontiac-grand-am-the-faint-scent-of-gas</guid>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--I've got a '97  Pontiac  Grand Am, and the check engine light is on. I stopped at AutoZone to have them plug their diagnostic tool up to my car and see why the engine light is on, but they couldn't get it to work. They tried both of their tools, and they assured me that it wasn't anything wrong with their diagnostic tool; it must be the ...<br /><a href="http://www.thecarconnection.com/photos/pontiac_grand-am_1997">Browse Photos</a><br /><br />]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[CHMSL Bulbs]]></title>
   <guid>http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013655_chmsl-bulbs</guid>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:38:25 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--I want to know when they first  put brake lights in the middle of the rear window. Why did they do that? It  makes it hard to replace the bulb.        A--I don't know which was the first make or model  to have the center high-mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) installed behind  the backlight glass.                              B ut I do know  that ...]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Anti-lock Antennas]]></title>
   <guid>http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013653_anti-lock-antennas</guid>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:35:14 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--You suggested that "you could  have an external mast antenna installed" on the reader's car with poor radio  reception after tinting the rear window. The reason I was given for the antenna  in the rear window (which I prefer) is to keep the antenna as far as possible  away from the A      B  S and traction  control systems.        A--There ...]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[2003 Buick Park Avenue: HEPA Replacement]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:24:49 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--My Dad has an '03  Buick  Park Avenue Ultra which needs the HEPA filter  replaced or cleaned. He asked me how to do it but I have never attempted it. Can  you tell me how to do this or send me to a site that can tell me?    A--The cabin air filter on your father's  Buick  is located under the dash,  to the right of the accelerator pedal. ...<br /><a href="http://www.thecarconnection.com/photos/buick_park-avenue_2003">Browse Photos</a><br /><br />]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[How Often Should I Change My Oil?]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:23:04 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--The first new car I bought was a 1978  Honda Accord . The manual stated  that the engine oil should be changed every 7500 miles or a least twice a  year. Thinking I would keep the car forever, I changed the oil every 5000  miles, using brand-name multi-grade oil. I drove the Accord well over 100,000 miles.   Every new car I have had since: ...]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[1992 Dodge Dakota Pick-up: Seeing Lights]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:20:54 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--I've got a problem with my 1992  Dodge  Dakota pickup. Whenever I depress  the brake pedal the left rear brake light comes on when the lights are off, but  it comes on dim when the lights are on. The tail lamps are on but the left rear  is dim, not as bright as the right rear.   When you depress the brake pedal while the lights are on the ...]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[2005 Toyota Camry: When Should I Change The Transmission Fluid?]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:18:34 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--I own a 2005 Camry with a four-cylinder engine and automatic transmission.  The car has 15,000 miles on it. At what time do I need to change the  transmission fluid? The owner's manual says to check it at 30,000 miles. The  dealer at the 15,000 mile maintenance check says it is not red any more and it  should be flushed.   When checking the ...<br /><a href="http://www.thecarconnection.com/360tour/toyota_camry_2005">See 360 Tour</a> | <a href="http://www.thecarconnection.com/photos/toyota_camry_2005">Browse Photos</a><br /><br />]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[Nitrogen Vs. Air]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:13:26 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--The dealer told my brother that his tire had a slow leak and the best way  to fix it was to put nitrogen in all the tires for $20. My brother got a flyer  with all the benefits of nitrogen in tires: Better ride, better gas mileage,  etc. Isn't this a scam? Or can you please explain how nitrogen helps to a  retired engineer. Would you later ...]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[How Can I Stop Squeeks and Rattles]]></title>
   <guid>http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013469_how-can-i-stop-squeeks-and-rattles</guid>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:12:17 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--With the ever-increasing use of plastics in instrument panels and  dashboards, what can I do to stop those annoying squeaks and rattles? Is there a  spray material that can be used? If so, what is the name and where can it be  purchased?    A--Squeaks and rattles, officially called NVH (noise, vibration, and  harshness) in the industry, are ...]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[1991 BMW 325i: Bad Tune-up]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:08:58 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--I took my 1991  BMW  325i to the dealership to replace the head gasket,  pulley, timing belt, and fan belts. After picking up the car, I noticed that the  temperature gauge was swinging wildly from cold to about halfway then back down.  Once the car is driven for a while, the temperature reaches about one-fourth and  the gauge just stays ...]]></description>
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   <title><![CDATA[1997 Toyota Camry: Remote Starter]]></title>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:07:14 -0400</pubDate>
   <description><![CDATA[Q--We have no garage, and it seems to get colder every winter. So, in  preparation for next winter, we had a local shop install an Audiovox Remote Car  Starter in our 1997 Camry. At night, I plan to turn the heater on high before  turning off the motor and locking the car. Then, in the morning, 15 minutes  before leaving, from inside our ...<br /><a href="http://www.thecarconnection.com/photos/toyota_camry_1997">Browse Photos</a><br /><br />]]></description>
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