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Forget MPG...Think GPM

- posted: 20.07.08
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Trading in your least fuel-efficient car for a marginally more economical one might ultimately benefit your wallet more than upgrading the most fuel-efficient car in your driveway.  That may not be obvious from the mpg ratings of the vehicles.  But, new research suggests, it becomes clear if you reverse the way you think about fuel efficiency. According to Reuters, a report from Duke University researchers, published in the journal Science ...

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Car Dealers Hiking Hidden Fees to Cover Losses

- posted: 20.07.08
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It's a buyer's market for cars this year.  With auto sales at their lowest level in a decade, and dealers sitting on excess inventory, it seems like this should be an easy time to negotiate a good deal on a car.  Yet, somehow, prices on new cars are rising. The culprit? Those fees that dealers tack on after you've agreed on the final price of the car.  Edmunds Inside Line ...

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Driving Less Often? Let Your Insurer Know

- posted: 20.07.08
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At least $4 gas has a bright side for someone.  The Wall Street Journal reports, "As the increasing cost of gasoline forces U.S. drivers to cool their love affair with their cars, auto insurers may see a silver lining in the breakup: fewer accidents."  In fact, securities analysts have begun to upgrade the stocks of auto insurers this week, on the "expectation that less driving means fewer accidents, which will ...

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BBB, Others Warn MyGallons Service May Not Be Legitimate

- posted: 20.07.08
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Last week, we told you about a new service that claims to allow users to lock-in current gas prices, continuing to pay today's prices even if gas prices rise.  The service, known as MyGallons.com, continues to win publicity.  Over the weekend, the service was profiled in Reuters wire reports and on the CBS News Early Show.  The publicity is winning the service business, with CBS reporting that 6,000 new users ...

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Used Car Buyers Beware: Flood-Damaged Cars Now on Some Dealer Lots

- posted: 20.07.08
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Mississippi River floods have devastated parts of the Midwest this month.  Soon, they'll have impacts on used car buyers as well. Kicking Tires reports, "Now that it looks as if the massive flooding in the Midwest has begun to ebb, it's important to remind car shoppers to be on the lookout for unscrupulous individuals or used-car dealers trying to unload a flood-damaged vehicle."  Flood-damaged cars can be made to look ...

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