My Beighbor Got A New Car
MY NEIGHBOR GOT A NEW CAR I don't know what kind it is, but I saw iton TV running full speed along the shore (I don'tlive near the shore) throwing up spray or maybeit was that one climbing up the steep mountaintrail thru the mud, rocks and snow. Veryexciting. (I don't live near the mountainseither.) WOW! Just what I need. But there are a few obstacles. It costs about $28,000.
(That's close to theaverage annual wage.) I have perfect credit andthey'll give it to me for no money down. All Ihave to do is make the monthly payments for thenext 5 years of only $541. Maybe it won't bethat much because I'll be trading in my car andI have it almost paid for it. I can see me now headed for the beach orclimbing that mountain in that shiny new car. I tell my wife.
She says, "So". I say, "Waddayamean ?so'?" She elaborates that our car is almost paid forand hasn't a scratch on it. It looks like newwhen it is washed and waxed and runs great. Shewhacks me with if I want a different car we canhave this one repainted and put on new slipcovers. The transmission and AC have both beenreplaced and it has less than 100,000 miles onit.
She remembers the engine is rated for200,000 miles and the tires are good for another50,000 miles. How does she recall thosestatistics? I can't win for losing with thiswoman. There is a tone in her voice that I knowmeans finality when she iterates, "You might wanta new car, but we don't need one". My reply is thecar might break down and may cost thousands tofix". Her lightning reply, "Well, it won't cost$28,000 and our insurance bill won't go upeither.
If you want payments you can make anextra mortgage payment each month. Better yetlet's knock down that credit card debt." I hear the air hissing out of my balloon. No beach. No mountains. Forget all that practicalstuff like saving for retirement or having someextra cash put away for emergencies.
Damn. BUT - my neighbor has a new car..
Shining Monkey Car Care Products Named "Official Car Care" for the Spoon Sports/Opak Racing Team of North America
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Recently, the team with its right-hand drive Acura Integra DC5 (better known as the Acura RSX in the States) won the pole position and First Place during the U.S. Touring Car Championship (UTSCC) stopover in San Jose for the first-annual San Jose Grand Prix. The car, driven by Dave Brown in the 34 car field, beat out teams like...
Shining Monkey Car Care Products Named "Official Car Care" for the Spoon Sports/Opak Racing Team of North America
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Import Car Shows
Foreign manufacturers exhibit their vehicles during car shows. Most of the times, foreign brands are exhibited alongside local cars; but there are rare occasions when only foreign cars are put up on display. Such foreign cars are called imported cars and the shows are called imported car shows. The purpose of these shows is to highlight new modifications in the cars and to introduce them in the market for sale. Some popular imported car shows are HIN (Hot Import Nights), Extreme Autofest and NOPI (Number One Parts Inc.)
Any new vehicle or new feature in an existing car makes its debut in such imported car shows.
This year, for example, Mercedes-Benz introduced its petroleum driven vehicle and extremely modern ambulance at imported car shows organized at various places in the world. Every car manufacturer worth their salt brings up new cars every year to put up in imported car shows across the world. There are also other vehicles such as trailers, buses, tractors,...
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Finding and installing car parts
So you're mechanically inclined? Fabulous! You probably know a lot about repairing and installing car parts. When working on vehicles, there are certainly times when parts need to be replaced, costing you and, in turn, the customer a lot of money. But there are ways to cut your costs. Have you considered using recycled car parts?
Automotive recyclers offer great deals on used car parts. There are more recyclers out there than you might think.
And their prices are hard to beat. One reason is that insurance companies can save money themselves by dropping off wrecked vehicles at a recycling yard. There are many other incentives, though, to shop from these guys.
Did you know that buying used car parts from auto recyclers helps prevent pollution caused by manufacturing new parts? A lot of oil is used to manufacture new car parts-resources that are saved by recycling. Reusing raw materials is beneficial to the environment. And finding the right car parts...
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