4 Jul 2008 at 9:19am The owners of Mullahey Ford in Arroyo Grande are questioning why city officials there chose to lease 19 new police fleet vehicles from dealerships outside the county rather than keeping the money local. Tim Mullahey and his brother Mike said the ...
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4 Jul 2008 at 2:03am The Chevy Aveo topped Edmunds.com's list of car values but didn't meet Consumer Reports' criteria. Hybrids may be tops when it comes to saving gas, but they're far from the best choice for budget-conscious car buyers, a new study says. The Chevy Aveo ...
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3 Jul 2008 at 2:27pm Facts According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the average fuel efficiency of U.S. passenger cars in the year 2006 was 22.4 miles per gallon.
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3 Jul 2008 at 5:24am With the cost of fuel seemingly rising as fast as you can pump it ? the national average for regular set a record at $4.092 a gallon Wednesday ? that's a come-on few motorists seem able to ignore. Locally and nationally, merchants are using the ...
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2 Jul 2008 at 6:54pm There may be no greater consumer challenge than analyzing your cell phone choices. The factors that go into picking a service provider, a style of phone and the cost of a monthly plan can be dizzying. And changes can be costly and difficult because ...
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2 Jul 2008 at 6:51am "Violent change" in consumer tastes is not a new challenge for the car business. The phrase is Lee Iacocca's, from his autobiography, referring to public demand for small cars after the 1979 oil shock. Less violently, a sudden shift in taste for ...
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1 Jul 2008 at 7:53pm DETROIT ? A last-minute no-interest financing offer and strong sales of some cars helped General Motors Corp. keep its U.S. sales over Toyota Motor Corp. last month, but it was still the worst June for the industry in 17 years and a harbinger of ...
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