22 Jul 2008 at 10:17am Q: My late husband handled all our car purchases. Now I need a new vehicle. I?d like to know what suggestions you have for making sure a salesperson doesn?t see me as an easy target and take advantage. A: It?s so much easier to ensure that you ...
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8 Jul 2008 at 10:22pm They call Douala the "armpit of Africa." Lodged beneath the bulging shoulder of West Africa, this malaria-infested city in southwestern Cameroon is humid, unattractive, and smelly. On a torrid evening in late 2001, I was guided out of the chaotic ...
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8 Jul 2008 at 7:59pm FEEL LIKE YOUR car owns you rather than the other way around? Join the club. According to Edmunds.com, people's auto expenses shouldn't exceed 20% of their net income. But many folks spend a whole lot more than that. Car ownership entails a whole lot ...
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2 Jul 2008 at 7:13am When an auto loan deal goes wrong, it's often because of problems that occur when the contract is prepared in the finance and insurance office (the "F&I" room). It's here that a car buyer can see much of the potential savings regarding his or her ...
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18 Jun 2008 at 3:40am The automotive market has been buzzing about the new BMWs. A couple of weeks ago, a posting on Autoblog described reports that the 2008 BMW M3 Coupe was hitting U.S. dealerships. One dealer raised the suggested price on one of these ?Bavarian über ...
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15 Jun 2008 at 3:40pm Charlie Edwards doesn't like to admit it, but he lost a lot of money buying a car online because he didn?t do his homework. ?I did not like it happening to me, and I don?t want to see it happen to anyone else. So, if it means I have to swallow ...
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17 May 2008 at 7:42pm Europe is great but I cannot pretend that flying over the Golden Gate bridge on my way back to San Francisco isn?t always a bit special. Especially after some unfortunate developments in England as far as motoring is concerned. The police and the ...
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