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BEWARE OF THIS INSURANCE WARRANTY SCAM - You get this phone call, "Your auto warranty is about to expire. It's urgent that you contact this phone number for an extended warranty. This is the final notice you will get." A woman who recently purchased a Nissan with a 5 year, 75,000-mile warranty received calls at home and on her cell phone for six weeks, sometimes three a day, warning her that her warranty was coming to an end. A U.S. senator says these unsolicited, computerized phone calls are a form of harassment and is calling for a federal investigation into the practice. The Better Business Bureau said it received more than 140,000 complaints about the warranty calls. They also send postcards and letters to anyone, regardless of whether they have warranties or even own the vehicles.

Most Ticketed Cars ? Quality Planning ranked the vehicles most likely to be ticketed, based on the number of moving violations issued for each 100,000 miles driven. The resulting top ten of the list contains a few predictable entries, but it’s not entirely comprised of flashy red sports cars.
1. Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Convertible   2. Toyota Camry Solara Coupe    3. Scion tC Coupe    4. Hummer H2/H3 SUV
5. Scion xB Hatchback    6. Mercedes-Benz CLS-63 AMG Sedan    7. Acura Integra Coupe    8. Pontiac Grand Prix Sedan
9. Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG   10. Volkswagen GTI Hatchback

Glenn Beck - Taxpayers swindled by the Unions in the Chrysler bankruptcy deal brokered the the Obama Administration Video News Link

Speed Demon 440 writes - The Future of All Electric Vehicles Stinks- The Chevrolet Volt will have a price tag of around $40,000 when it finally hits the market. Ford will follow with it's electric Focus in 2011. The high cost of electric auto development in this current economy will only satisfy emission averages for the manufacturers. Better battery technology is needed. I'll cherish and pamper my 8 banger which will eventually be a king on the road or taxed to death for carbon emissions.

Get Outta Town writes - GM posted a $6 billion net loss in the first quarter and burned through $10.2 billion in cash as global auto sales plunged. Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile are dust. All that will be left is Chevy and Cadillac. The new auto czar will decide what GM makes for public consumption in the future. What a crock.

Detroit Mickey writes - It's too bad the environmentalists and global warming freaks are getting so much media attention and control all the way to the Whitey House. I got laid off from Chrysler even though the cars were better than the Japanese and imports. Chrysler will be late getting its 2010 vehicles to market because of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The current shutdown of automaker's plants and stresses on suppliers will delay the 2011 models next year. I'm close to having enough down payment to get a Challenger before all hell breaks loose. It will be a collectors item in the next decade.

Toyota shakes consumer confidence in its quality and safety. Some independent safety experts are skeptical of Toyota's blaming sudden acceleration on a gas pedal defect. Sudden-acceleration events in Toyota and Lexus vehicles have been blamed for at least 19 fatalities and 815 vehicle crashes since 1999. "The way the sudden-acceleration problems are occurring in reported incidents doesn't comport with how this sticky pedal is described," said Sean Kane, president of Safety Research & Strategies. Ever since his 1996 Toyota Camry shot up an interstate ramp, plowing into the back of an Oldsmobile in a horrific crash that killed three people, Koua Fong Lee insisted he had done everything he could to stop the car. A jury didn't believe him, and a judge sentenced him to eight years in prison. Toyota defense' might rescue jailed Minnesota man

Jan 2010- Toyota dealers in the U.S. have been swamped with calls from concerned owners but had few answers as the recalls snowballed. CTS Corp., which made the parts, is cranking out redesigned gas pedal assemblies that fix the problem, which is caused by condensation around an arm attached to the pedal and springs that send the pedal back to the idle position. No decision has been made yet on whether to repair the pedals or replace them altogether. If the pedal sticks while moving, put the vehicle transmission in Neutral, safely pull off the road, shut the engine off and call for assistance.

July 10, 2009 Motors Liquidation Company and its subsidiaries completed the sale of substantially all of their assets to General Motors Company. Previously, the company was primarily engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of cars and light trucks worldwide. It was formerly known as General Motors Corporation and changed its name to Motors Liquidation Company in July 2009 in connection with the sale of substantially all of its assets pursuant to Section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Courts sale order dated July 5, 2009. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. On June 1, 2009, General Motors Corporation, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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