11 Oct 2008 at 6:20pm CONCORD -- Every other month Trina Robinson was pouring money into repairs for her 10-year-old Chevy Lumina: $200 here, $300 there for failing ball joints, wheel bearings, struts. The costs ? $3,000 in one year alone ? were eating into her ...
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7 Oct 2008 at 10:33am This week, Jonathan Welsh answers questions about finding the right vehicle to carry passengers and tow a light trailer, which hybrid SUV can tow 5,000 pounds, holding on to an aging Volvo wagon and replacing a timing belt. This week, Jonathan Welsh ...
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6 Oct 2008 at 5:29pm The Bric stock markets crumbled yesterday as investors in emerging market stocks ? including Brazil, Russia, India and China ? suffered their worst one-day losses in history. Exchanges in Russia and Brazil halted trading as their benchmark ...
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6 Oct 2008 at 9:15am Sales of new cars fell by more than a fifth last month, the worst September result since 1999. Luxury saloons and 4X4s, on which manufacturers depend for much of their profits, were the greatest casualties as buyers switched to cheaper, more fuel ...
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6 Oct 2008 at 6:02am MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio - (Business Wire) Are you the poster child for safe driving, always leaving plenty of space between you and the car ahead? Or a business traveler who parks your car at the airport several days a week? Or maybe you have a car ...
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6 Oct 2008 at 3:31am My wife has just arranged a travel insurance policy with Extrasure, which claims to cover baggage. But in the exclusions, if the baggage is more than five years old, there is no cover. If baggage is up to one year old, only 90 per cent of the cost is ...
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5 Oct 2008 at 6:06pm CARLYLE Group is heading for a showdown with creditors and management of IMO Car Wash, the world?s biggest car-wash company. The private-equity giant is at loggerheads with its lenders over the financing of IMO. It is looking to bring in external ...
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