http://www.thecarconnection.com/tips Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:51:25 -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/1039016_over-the-river-and-through-the-woods-is-getting-pricey http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1039016_over-the-river-and-through-the-woods-is-getting-pricey Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:55:00 -0500 If you're one of the 33.2 million Americans planning to drive to grandma's, the in-laws, or the local outlet mall this Thanksgiving/Black Friday holiday, be prepared for three things: lots of traffic, lewd postprandial stories from Uncle Ted, and unpleasant numbers at the pump. Gas prices have ticked down a couple of cents in recent weeks, but ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022043_u-s-government-considers-capping-speculation-in-oil-trading http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022043_u-s-government-considers-capping-speculation-in-oil-trading Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:58:00 -0400 It's no secret that the price of oil--and subsequently, gasoline--has a profound effect on the types of vehicles consumers want. When per-barrel prices hit $145 last summer and gas was over $4 per gallon, folks finally paid attention to all those minicars they'd been hearing about. Now that oil is less than half that, SUVs are on everyone's ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021421_gas-hike-opec-not-planning-to-boost-oil-production-anytime-soon http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021421_gas-hike-opec-not-planning-to-boost-oil-production-anytime-soon Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0400 Gas prices have crept up over the past few months, and while experts don't expect things to reach last summer's $4+ per gallon unpleasantness, prices will likely go well beyond their current $2.40-ish average. That's partially because of summer, when prices surge thanks to higher demand and more expensive fuel blends. However, in this case, ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020876_frugal-shopper-want-a-fuel-efficient-deal-act-now http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1020876_frugal-shopper-want-a-fuel-efficient-deal-act-now Thu, 21 May 2009 08:54:00 -0400 Thinking of buying one of the most fuel-efficient cars like the Toyota Prius, the Honda Insight, or even the Ford Focus or Chevy Cobalt XFE this year, but waiting for even lower prices as dealerships become more desperate to move inventory? That's probably not going to happen. It's true that right now many of the fuel-economy leaders are ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019616_abu-dhabi-company-to-take-9-1-percent-stake-in-daimler-ag http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1019616_abu-dhabi-company-to-take-9-1-percent-stake-in-daimler-ag Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:58:51 -0400 Aabar Investment PJSC has announced it will pay almost 2 billion euro (approx. $2.72 billion) to take a 9.1 percent stake in Daimler AG, the parent company of the Mercedes-Benz luxury marque. This will make Aabar Mercedes-Benz' largest single shareholder. Aabar is itself an investment vehicle organized by the Persian Gulf sheikdom, which has ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016742_oil-supply-threats-because-you-dont-have-enough-to-worry-about http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1016742_oil-supply-threats-because-you-dont-have-enough-to-worry-about Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:03:51 -0500 How's your Wednesday? Good? Unthreatening? If so, stop reading now, because HybridCars has just published a list of six "chokepoints" for the global oil supply, which, if attacked, could bring the industrialized world screeching to a halt. Downer, I know. Spread mostly across the Middle East and Asia, the half-dozen locations are important ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013910_1997-pontiac-grand-am-the-faint-scent-of-gas http://www.thecarconnection.com/article/1013910_1997-pontiac-grand-am-the-faint-scent-of-gas Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Browse Photos

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