Archive for May, 2008

Why Can’t Electric Cars Recharge Themselves?
May 8, 2008

Christine and Scott, I be in possession of a controversy about the power supply for electric cars. I was reading recently that the plug-in hybrid could have exceptional gas mileage, up to 600 if memory serves, but would have to be plugged in overnight to recharge the battery. I don’t understand why an [...]

Vote: $2.99/gallon gas … guaranteed?
May 6, 2008

Would you buy a new vehicle in the next month if you were guaranteed $2.99/gallon gasoline, E85 or diesel to fill its tank for three years?

Yes
No

Well, if you buy a Chrysler vehicle before June 2, that’s the dealie. Just yesterday Chrysler announced a new incentive: buy a new Chrysler and choose from 87 [...]

Best Used Cars as Gifts for Grads
May 5, 2008

The 2007 Honda Fit is a great used car for a high school gradPhoto © Honda
Source: usedcars.near.com

Accord Most Researched Used Car
May 3, 2008

2005 Honda Accord coupePhoto © Honda
Source: usedcars.about.com

Older Cars: The Good & The Bad
May 3, 2008

1999 Mazda626: one example of a median age vehiclePhoto © Mazda
Source: usedcars.about.com

Dealers Extra Hungry for Used Car Sales
May 3, 2008

Compact SUV sales like the Honda CR-V are white hotPhoto © Honda
Source: usedcars.about.com

A Defective Hybrid … Or Not?
May 2, 2008

Hello Christine and Scott, I was very relieved to find your pages under About.com and find out I could email you. A hardly any weeks ago we purchased a 2008 Nissan Altima hybrid and recently we noticed something that has us worried: the ‘gasoline engine’ kicks on a few seconds after starting the car [...]

Best & Worst Places for Used Car Values
May 2, 2008

Shreveport, La., was tops in the country for used car value increases in March.Illustration © Keith Griffin
Source: usedcars.about.com

What’s Your Favorite Color?
May 2, 2008

Black is the top color choice for used car buyersInformation © CarMax.com
Source: usedcars.about.com

‘I’ll take a duvet, a digital camera, and a 2006 Buick Lucerne’
May 2, 2008

A website I think of for photography and home furnishings has jumped into the recently made known and used car business. Overstock.com, an online “closeout” retailer offering discount, brand-name merchandise for sale over the Internet, is selling cars. It shows you how desperate companies are to get a piece of the used car market. Annually, [...]