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The Weekly Driver News Service
Best and worst cars lists are subjective, which make perfect sense since they're compiled from a subjective industry. Who makes the best cars? Who makes the worst cars? Who knows? But approaching the end of the first decade of the 21st century, editors at Cars.com have decided to publish lists of the top-10 most improved and top-10 worst cars of the decade.
Bark Buckle UP is committed to informing pet owners about the dangers of unrestrained pet travel. The organization tracks in-depth statistics regarding pet safety, and works with police and fire departments as well as the general public to promote safe travel. As part of its Pet Safety Program, Bark Buckle UP and Edmunds.com have collaborated to determine the top 10 vehicles whose features make them best suited for safe pet travel.
John Schnatter cares about pizza, but not as much as he
enjoys cars, or at least one car — his 1971 Chevy Camaro Z28. More than a quartery ago, Schnatter’s father, an Indiana bar
owner, was on the verge of bankruptcy. Schnatter sold his valuable possession,
a black-and-gold striped Camaro for $2,800 to help his family.
Volkswagen of America has announced a voluntary recall on 13,500 VW
models equipped with DSG transmissions which could have faulty
temperatures sensors. If problematic, a phantom warning lamp could illuminate and
possibly cause the transmission to shift into neutral.
Cash For Clunkers,
the U.S. government program offering rebates of up to $4,500 to new
car buyers for their older gas guzzlers, will end next week. According to U.S.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the dual-purpose idea —
boosting new car sales while helping the environment — had recorded
more than 457,000 dealer transactions worth $1.9 billion in rebates
as of August 20.
The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, will appear on the streets of India for the first
time Friday, six years after it was conceived. The keys of the first Nano, manufactured by Tata Motors, were expected to be presented to the owner to the leave delearship by the head of the company, Ratan Nata, in Mumbai. The name recipient's, time of delivery and type of Nano being delievered were not readily available. About 100,000 people
were selected from a ballot to be the first recipients of the Nano, which reviewers have compared to the European Smart car and the original “People’s Car”, the Volkswagen Beetle.
Maybe the Colorado
man who offered his 1985 Maserati Biturbo to "Clunkers For
Cash" program to purchase a used Subaru Impreza knew exactly
what he was doing. While the 25-year Italian sports car can be categorized as rare, it's certainly not in high demand. In fact, the 1984 Maserati Bitiurbo has a dubious distinction. It's listed as No. 37 on the Time Magazine list of Worst Cars in history.
A
man in Colorado was so frustrated with his car breaking down, he decided
to capitalize on the "Cash For Clunkers" program. That's
nothing unusual — except his car was a Maserati. The
1985 Maserati BiTurbo has 18,480 miles on the odometer and its
interior is in pristine condition. Yet the owner said he couldn't
drive the car for more than 10 minutes without having to call his
mechanic.
Monterey Auto Week begins Tuesday and continues through Sunday in numerous locations on the Momterey Peninsula. The Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach will still be the grand
finale to the major event schedule. But a new motorcycle auction and a
second show of Italian cars join the calendar this year. The list of the 16 major events is below.
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