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2007 Holiday Gift Guide - Tocca 007 Candle
12/10/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
From now through December 24th we're offering gift suggestions for auto enthusiasts. This week's gifts are all in the $25 - $50 price range. * * * * *For the female auto enthusiast in your life, or to make the woman in your life feel more...
2007 Holiday Gift Guide: Cars (WS or FS)
12/07/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
From now through December 24th, we’re offering gift suggestions for auto enthusiasts. This week, all our gifts are $25 or less.* * * * *For the junior enthusiast in your family, the movie Cars by Disney/Pixar is just the thing, and you can offer...
2007 Holiday Gift Guide - Heated Seat Cushion
12/06/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
From now through December 24 we're offering a holiday gift guide for auto lovers. This week: gifts under $25. * * * * *This Wagan Tech IN-9738 Heated Seat Cushion keeps you cozy and warm as you drive through cold weather to or from work. It's...
2007 Holiday Gift Guide - Kensington FM Tuner
12/05/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
From now through December 24th we're offering gift suggestions for auto enthusiasts. This week's gifts are all under $25. * * * * *This FM tuner by Kensington works with any iPod that has a dock connector, allowing you to either play your iPod over...
2007 Holiday Gift Guide - Turtle Wax
12/04/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
From now through December 24th, we're offering gift suggestions for auto enthusiasts. This week, all our gifts are $25 or less. * * * * * Turtle Wax Ice, unlike most polishes, can be used in full sunlight. It gives great shine with just one...
2007 Holiday Gift Guide - Armor All
12/03/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
As promised, from now through December 24th, we're offering gift suggestions for auto enthusiasts. This week, all our gifts are $25 or less. Armor All has long been a product of choice for cleaning the upholstery and interior surfaces of cars, and...
Tips for Night Driving
11/29/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
With the nights growing longer, weather infringing upon the daylight, and holiday lights catching our attention, driving safely at night becomes increasingly important. Especially when you consider that, depending on the source of information, the...
Coming Attractions
11/28/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
We wanted to give you an idea of what's to come in the next month at AutomotiveBlogger.net: The holiday season is upon us, and even auto aficionados can get caught up in the hype. We're going to feed your need for car-related gifts beginning this...
Happy Thanksgiving
11/22/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
We here at Automotive Blogger wish you a safe and happy holiday, and will refrain from mentioning the Thanksgiving when we were thirteen, and the family car broke down in the middle of nowhere in a rain storm, in the Days Before Cell Phones. Instead...
Freewrite Friday: Halftrack Connections
11/16/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
If I told you that there was an automotive connection between the last Tsar of Russia, the Eiffel tower, the Sahara Desert, the Silk Road, the Freemasons, and military vehicles would you believe me?You would if you'd ever heard of the Citroen...
Women on Wheels: Lori Johnson / Ladies Start Your Engine
11/14/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
True Story: An old friend of my mother's once had a choice between buying her son, who had a scholarship to a toney music school, his very own harp or paying a mechanic to rebuild the engine in her car so that she could drive it. She was an amazing...
Business Monday: News Bites
11/12/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
News from Chrysler this week is that they're cutting third shifts and various American plants, as well as cutting models, so if you're a great fan of the PT Cruiser Convertible, you should buy one now, because after 2009, they're a discontinued...
Tech Thursday: Winter Preparedness
11/07/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
Winter is creeping closer and closer, with snow already making an appearance in the Midwest. If you live in a place where the temperatures dip below freezing, it's a wise idea to make sure your car is prepped for winter. For this week's Tech...
Media Monday: 2008 Ford Taurus
11/05/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
The 2008 Ford Taurus has a five star safety rating, and is being billed (by Ford) as the safest car in America. In June, 2007, they launched a series of advertising spots featuring this information. Courtesy of YouTube, here's the first, which...
Just a Note
11/01/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
...to apologize for the lack of posts this week. We've been researching new stories. We'll be back on Monday, November 5th with our usual features, including Media Monday, and History Thursday.Look for articles about Citroen crossing the Sahara, and...
Friday Five: Horror on Wheels
10/26/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
Halloween may not be til Wednesday, but this is Halloween weekend. What better time to rent a stack of cheesy auto-related horror movies, light a fire, and curl up on the sofa with popcorn? Need some suggestions? Here are five horror movies...
Women on Wheels: Taxi Sisters
10/24/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
Not every woman on wheels is racecar driver, biker chick, or automotive executive. Sometimes a woman on wheels is the woman who drives your cab. For this week's Women on Wheels, we introduce you to a pioneering group of women cabbies…in Senegal....
Busineess Monday: Bye-Bye Buick Lucerne?
10/22/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
It seems like the news from Detroit these days is nothing but bad. GM and the UAW went through a strike just a few weeks ago, while Chrysler is still in negotiations, and sales of American cars are slumping at the same time American auto workers are...
Green Thursday: Ecooter
10/18/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
It's got four wheels, looks like an alien face merged with some kind of insect, and is one of the Chinese offerings to the world of green motoring, but no one knows quite how to pronounce it. It's the "Ecooter," and it's an electric commuter...
Media Monday: 2008 Honda Accord
10/15/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
The Honda Accord is one of the icons of mid-sized sedans, and one of those cars that you buy because they last forever, get good gas mileage, and are as easy on the wallet as they are to park.For this week's Media Monday, we offer this video,...
Women on Wheels: Rosie the Riveter
10/10/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
For this week's Women on Wheels, we're waxing nostalgic, and reminding you of American cultural icon Rosie the Riveter, who represents the six million women who worked in manufacturing plants producing everything from munitions to jeeps and tanks...
Top Ten Tuesday: Most Expensive Cars to Insure
10/09/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
We all know that a poor driving record - things like multiple accident claims and DUI convictions - makes you a candidate for high risk insurance rates, but sometimes, it's not about you (the driver) at all. It's about the car. If a car is...
Business Monday: Chinese Makers Coming to Detroit
10/08/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
MotorTrendOnline is reporting that Changfeng Motor Group and Geely International Corporation will be making a return to the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, with BYD Auto, Chamco, and Li Shi Guang Ming going along for the ride. This means that China's...
Tech Thursday: Nissan's Now Anti-Slip
10/04/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
It's usually the high-end marques like BMW and Mercedes-Benz that pioneer vehicle safety, but recently Nissan's jumped into the game, with new safety innovations and nifty gadgets. Examples include the new "pop-up" engine hood on this year's...
Women on Wheels: Spotlight on Stephanie Mockler
10/03/2007 by Mike Mayder @ automotiveblogger.net
We've been doing a lot of writing about racing in our non-blog work, so for this week's Women on Wheels Wednesday, we want to talk to you about Stephanie Mockler, who was presented with the 2007 Kara Hendrick award in July's "Women in the Winner's...