| Web site helps car sellers treat women buyers with respect | | Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 2:49:23 PM by Blog57 Team | | Women flat out decide or, in some way, influence most of the car and truck purchases in the United States -- more than 80 percent, according to some estimates. But talk to women candidly about their auto-buying experience, and you'll find that many aren't thrilled with what happens in showrooms. .... | |
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| | | Real womans car maintenance | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:49:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | As a female motorist, I've had more than my share of patronising and sugar coating when it comes to keeping my car on the road. Wether its insurance, MOT or buying oil, its seems theres no end of men who think they know it all. Most women arent apron sporting, nail filing bimbos anymore, and since independance crosses all walks of life, it follows that car maintenance isnt just a mans job anymore. Wether you're a woman who takes pleasure in polishing, fixing, and looking after her car, or a woman who'd rather not get oil under her nails, having a few simple tips on hand prevents alot of problems and stress. Wether you car is simply a convenient way of getting from A to B, or a full on classic show car you tour the country with, the most useful thing you can do with it is get to know it.... | |
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| | | One dead, eight injured in CA maintenance train derailment | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:52:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | One person has been killed and eight injured in the derailment of a Union Pacific maintenance train in the mountains 50 miles east of Sacramento, California. Rescue workers are looking for one crew member who's unaccounted for. At least six cars of the 10-car train derailed, with four bursting into flame. The train, called a "rail-grinder," was carrying 11,000 gallons of diesel fuel, 6,000 gallons of hydraulic fluid and other hazardous material. The California Department of Forestry says recent rain and cool weather helped keep the flames from spreading in the heavily forested area. Union Pacific says the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the derailment. Posted 10:05pm by Chantelle Janelle .... | |
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| | | Metro delays this weekend due to maintenance | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 2:50:10 AM by Blog57 Team | | WASHINGTON Folks headed to the Washington area this weekend who plan to ride on Metro can expect delays on the Red, Orange, Green and Yellow lines because of track maintenance and rail car tests. Red Line passengers can expect delays of up to 15 minutes between the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood and Takoma stations from ten p-m Friday to ten p-m Saturday. Orange Line trains will be running 15 minutes late between New Carrollton and Cheverly from seven a-m to six p-m Saturday. From ten p-m Friday to midnight Sunday, trains on the Yellow and Green lines will be running 15 to 20 minutes behind schedule between Mount Vernon Square-Convention Center and L'Enfant Plaza . The Green Line will also have a ten minute delay between Greenbelt and College Park from seven a-m to four p-m Saturday and Sunday because of rail car tests.... | |
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| | | Make plans | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 10:51:02 AM by Blog57 Team | | What: Automotive experts will provide a car-care clinic designed to help motorists understand how basic car maintenance saves money, increases safety, prolongs the life of the cars and helps reduce air pollution. When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 18. Where: AAA"Texas district office, 655 Sunland Park, Suite J-3. How much: Free. Web site: www.aaa.com. Information: 778-9521. Auto maintenance tips The best way to keep your car out of the repair garage with major repair problems is to follow a basic vehicle care maintenance schedule. This is especially important with the arrival of fall's cooler weather and the rainy season. AAA Texas advises that car owners: Check the engine's oil level and condition each time a tank of fuel is purchased or once a month.... | |
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| | | ICICI, SIXT form alliance for car leasing business | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:51:12 PM by Blog57 Team | | New Delhi, Oct 26: Country's second largest lender ICICI Bank and car leasing service provider Sixt India today formed an alliance to provide a complete vehicle leasing and fleet management solution to corporate clients.Under the alliance, ICICI Bank will handle the financing part while Sixt India will deal with the operational and client relation part."We expect a revenue of Rs 200 crore in car leasing and Rs 100 crore in renting business in a year's time," SIXT India Vice Chairman and Managing Director Sunjay J Kapur said.SIXT India (a Sona Group Company), is the master franchises for German-based SIXT AG, one of the Europe's leading rent a car, leasing and fleet management companies.Launched in January this year, SIXT India has about 250 cars, which it plans to increase to 3000 by 2007 and 35,000 in the next five years.The ICICI Bank-SIXT alliance will provide Residual Valued based leasing, maintenance, repair, insurance management, accident management, fuel management, upgrade options and easy walkout options in case of employee severance for corporate clients."We will give 100 per cent finance to SIXT to acquire cars, while SIXT will give the car on lease to a client at 60-80 per cent of the price of the car for a particular period (3-4 years) and get the car back after the term," ICICI Bank Vehicle finance head Sachin Khandelwal said.For example, if the price of a car is Rs 100 and the residual value is Rs 30 after three years of use, then SIXT will give the car on lease for Rs 70 and get back the car or the client can keep the car by paying Rs 30 after the term.... | |
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| | | Northwest Voice | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:48:47 AM by Blog57 Team | | Kern County Fire and Haz-Mat crews responded Friday afternoon after reports were received that Union Pacific track maintenance crew members had become ill after being exposed to an oily, noxious substance reportedly spilled along the tracks all the way from Keene and leading east, through town.The workers began feeling nauseous and reported eye and skin irritations, as well as respiratory difficulties, after being exposed to a chemical that was later identified as octanoic acid, a food-grade chemical which, in high concentrations, can cause those same symptoms."Once they got into fresh air the symptoms dissipated," KCFD Battalion Chief Steve Kinsey said, indicating that the nine affected workers had driven themselves from the Tehachapi Loop area to Union Pacific’s maintenance office in town.... | |
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| | | Car Clinic | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:48:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | Toyota, like many manufacturers, has streamlined the maintenance requirements for its vehicles and the 30,000-mile service isn't worth anywhere near $500. Modern vehicles require far less service than in the past, but stretching the intervals as they have makes each service more important than ever. According to Toyota's helpful Web site (http://smg.toyotapartsandservice.com), all that is required for an '04 Corolla is an oil and filter change, tire rotation, air filter replacement, cabin filter replacement (if applicable), and 13 inspection items. Since it's unlikely that you tow a trailer or drive on dusty desert or dirt roads, the transmission fluid can go farther before renewal. In the past, a 30,000-mile service was a big deal for many vehicles, and a good number of shops add their own recommendations to the manufacturer's maintenance schedule, hiking the cost to several hundred dollars or more.... | |
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| | | Compact car makers target Indonesia | | Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:49:37 AM by Blog57 Team | | Indonesian entrepreneur Hermawan Chandra mostly keeps his 12-cylinder, six-litre Daimler in his garage these days, opting instead to use fuel efficient Hondas. "I have a (Honda) Civic, Jazz and City, along with 3-series BMW, a Range Rover and a Daimler. But I drive the Civic the most. I only use the Daimler once in a while," Chandra, who lives in Jakarta, told Reuters. "It's a purely economic decision, the fuel is more efficient, and the maintenance is easy." A year after Indonesia cranked up domestic fuel prices global car makers have adapted by offering cheaper, more fuel efficient models to entice wary consumers. Toyota, Nissan and Honda, as well as Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors, and even China's Chery Automobile, are rushing to tap this growing segment of the country's $US9 billion ($A12 billion) car market.... | |
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| | | Exchanging gas for grease turns car green | | Posted Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:48:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | AMESBURY - The diesel Volkswagen Jetta Dan Wellehan bought this summer isn't just the Sparhawk science teacher's new ride. It's the course material for a high school class Wellington is teaching. The course? "Reinventing the Wheel." "I'm always looking for ways to help my kids understand that science isn't just something that you do under fluorescent lights in a lab with guys wearing white coats," Wellehan said. "Science is something that can be really practical." Wellehan is also a committed environmentalist, but wanted to move past the tired classroom bromides of being green and empower his students to do something concrete and significant. That's where the Volkswagen comes in. For the rest of the semester, the 10 sophomores and seniors in his class will be under the hood, transforming the new car into a vehicle that burns vegetable oil instead of petroleum.... | |
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