The Benefits of Fiberglass Tonneau Covers
By Ken Marlborough - 1/4/2008
Fiberglass Tonneau covers are the latest trend in pickup truck cargo care. These lids are lightweight, easy to install and use, and customizable. Hard Fiberglass Tonneau Covers have locking mechanisms to ensure that items contained on the truck bed are kept safe. Many Fiberglass Tonneau covers ha...
Volkswagen Touareg 2004, The Weekly Driver Review
By James Raia - 1/4/2008
It`s named after a nomadic, hearty Saharan tribe with the unusual-
sounding name, TOUR-egg. Literally translated, the word means "free
folk." So what better way to test drive the Touareg -- the first SUV offered by
Volkswagen -- than during an open-road, 400-mile round-trip journey to
the famed M...
Car Wash Tip: Birds Target White Cars
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Having been in the car wash business all my life, I always noticed the biggest bird droppings on white cars. Of course there are more white cars then any other color. I also found yellow vehicles had more bird droppings than normal. I had once or twice tried to put myself in the birds position and t...
Euro Tail Lights: An Awesome Mod!
By Matthew Keegan - 1/4/2008
Car manufacturers over the years have developed some radical looking tail light designs for their vehicles. The ?65 era Thunderbirds, for one, featured sequential tail lights and, years later, Chevy introduced the ?90 Lumina van with monster-sized, can?t miss tail lights. Today, tail lights on many ...
Hybrid Technology Develops as the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid
By Jenny McLane - 1/4/2008
The company that popularizes the hybrid technology is producing the better hybrid vehicles year after year. Although Toyota starts the technology to their Prius in 1997, Honda produces, develops, and uses the technology continuously to their cars. Honda?s first hybrid car, the Honda Insight was rele...
Automotive Seat Covers - What Are The Benefits?
By Andrew Bernhardt - 1/4/2008
One of the great on-the-road ironies is that while you`re sitting comfortably in your car seat, the seat itself is having to stand up to a tremendous amount of abuse. Dirty clothes, wet swimsuits, spilt drinks, kids snacking in the backseat, slobbering pets, seat friction and harsh sunlight all have...
Auction and Its Benefits
By Kellin Brown - 1/4/2008
An auction is basically a public sale wherein any object is
sold to the highest bidder. It can be defined as a process
of purchasing and selling things by offering them up for bid,
taking bids and selling the things out to the highest bidder.
This is what is generally the case. However, a sale to...
My Motorcycle Won`t Start!! What Now?
By Keith Nivon - 1/4/2008
Maintain your Battery and check your charging system! 9 times out of 10 the reason why your bike won`t start is usually because of the battery condition or loose connections. A charging system failure is less likely but is still possible. I will talk about both of them here. First look at your batt...
Automotive Dealer Website Secrets - 7 Steps to Making Yours a Smashing Success
By Michael Turner - 1/4/2008
Developing your own automotive dealer website can be significantly easier if you are privy to some secrets that will make your website an immediate success. Of course, you could start designing your automotive dealer website with no plan or goals and fail miserably. Or else, you could consider the f...
Environmental Protection, Containment and Recycling for Mobile Oil Change Companies
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Protecting the environment from oil contamination should be a priority for any mobile oil change operation. Mobile Oil Change Businesses must project a great respect for the environment and take pride in their efforts to lead the mobile oil and lube service industry in their regions. They must be di...
Honda Accord Coupe 2006: The Weekly Driver
By James Raia - 1/4/2008
In its 30-year history, the Honda Accord has transistioned from a curiosity to an industry leader. It`s now available in more than 30 configurations, the LX 2-door coupe with manual transmission to the hybrid 4-door automatic with a navigation system. The Accord`s base retail price varies more than ...
Aerodynamics-The Leading Factors in Vehicle Performance
By Jason Johnson - 1/4/2008
Aerodynamics is one of the leading factors in vehicle performance. Car racing has focused on this aspect ever since the 60s, when the first inverted wings were installed on formula cars. In time, the development of aerodynamic devices grew stronger, often borrowing ideas and solutions form the fligh...
Truck Trailer Wind Stream Reduction Using Acoustic Transducers
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Trucking companies are at a cross roads, fuel costs are $3.00 per gallon for diesel in many places. This puts a huge stress on the transportation sector and that stress can be felt in increased costs on every product or service delivered by truck. As most truck drivers like to point out; if you boug...
Mustang Convertible Begins Production; Receives Car and Driver`s 10 Best award
By Jenny McLane - 1/4/2008
The 2005 Ford Mustang Convertible has begun production this week at Ford`s Auto Alliance International (AAI) plant this week. At the Job One Celebration, Car and Driver editor-in-chief Csaba Csere presented the 10Best award to AAI President, Phil Spender. The new Mustang convertible received the Bes...
Selling Nitrogen In Tires ? Is It All A Lot Of Hot Air?
By James Burchill - 1/4/2008
Actually... no. But it will require a little explanation and some basic chemistry discussion so here goes... The earths atmosphere is composed primarily of Nitrogen (78%), the remaining balance is a mixture of Oxygen (21%) and a small percentage of Ozone, Argon and Carbon gases. Isn?t it ironic tha...
The Best Automobile Maintenance Tip
By Donovan Baldwin - 1/4/2008
In the army, we called it preventive maintenance. After I retired from the Army I spent some time as a truck driver and truck driving instructor for one of the largest trucking companies in the United States. They were big on preventive maintenance as well. Later I owned my own truck, and took wh...
Get To Know Auto Insurance California Style
By Peter Crump - 1/4/2008
When purchasing auto insurance, California has some stipulations regarding the coverage of its drivers. The purpose of this, of course, is that everyone is expected to be responsible in a case of an accident and this removes any irresponsible drivers from the highway. You have to have auto insurance...
eBay - Getting More Bids Using An Auction Preview
By Gary Hendrickson - 1/4/2008
If you sell in small niches as I recommend and are organized enough that you know what you will be listing on eBay 1 to 2 weeks ahead of time, you should give serious thought to previewing your upcoming auctions for your customers. The result can be increased sales and higher final bids. For two yea...
Drop Shipping Is Your Perfect Home Based Business Solution
By Michael Nalbone - 1/4/2008
Drop Shipping Is Your Perfect Home Based Business Solution Drop shipping is one of the greatest businesses to operate from home. With drop shipping you sell another company`s products, use their warehouse and shipping facilities, and they provide you with the sales tools you need like product descri...
Some More Sales Scams to Avoid When Buying Your Car Part 1
By Mia LeCron - 1/4/2008
As I?ve said before, there are many ongoing scams that dealerships will throw at you in order to bank some extra money from you. I?ve shown you the most popular, but let?s look at some more. 1. Written contract scam: This is basically when the finance manager sits you down and begins to write himsel...
How To Get A Free Car
By Clyde Dennis - 1/4/2008
This is one of those things that to a lot of people will sound too good to be true, but if you do your homework and follow my advice you really can get a brand new car for free. Or get paid to drive the car you currently own. Yes you read it right. There is no catch and there are no hidden costs. Ve...
Running a Car Wash Fundraiser Using a Pressure Washer
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
We realize that often our customers wish to call on their home pressure washer to do a car wash fundraiser. If you do not have a pressure washer we recommend an Ex-Cell pressure washer to do more than just clean. These pressure washers come in many models and you can buy them at the local Home Dep...
Do Not Waste Used Oil; Use It For Heat
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Ever heard of UOMA? What is it? No, it is not slang in ?Da Hood? for ?Joe Mama.? UOMA is; the Used Oil Management Association. http://www.uoma.com There is quite a lot of progress being made by groups here in the United States and in Canada to make sure that used motor oil is recycled. Millions...
How to Make Biodiesel
By Brenda H. Murphy - 1/4/2008
In the eternal search for cheaper fuels, and a way to eliminate the use of fossil fuel from our environment, some clever researchers have come up with a way of making your own biodiesel fuel. But while it is often promoted as something you can "make at home", there are a number of things to conside...
Purchasing a Vehicle From a Staten Island Acura Dealer
By Justin Ross - 1/4/2008
Acura is a popular vehicle make that comes with a large selection of models and different vehicle styles. It is likely that there is at least one Acura vehicle that will fit all of your vehicle needs. If you live in or around the Staten Island area there are a large number of Acura car dealerships...
Drag Racing ? Take It Off The Street And To The Strip!
By Brooks Weisblat - 1/4/2008
Drag racing, a contest between two cars starting from dead stop to determine which car can accelerate quicker to a given point. Drag racing started in the 1930?s where competitors raced along desert stretches of road to see who?s hot rod was faster. Over the coming years the sport became more org...
Types of Trailers & Determining the Proper Size of Your New Trailer
By Jennifer Smith - 1/4/2008
Given the sheer number of trailer varieties available and the custom options that can be added, it`s easy to feel overwhelmed with choices. Buying a new trailer is simple once you know a few basics. The first place to start in assessing your need is to decide whether you`ll need an open trailer or a...
Shopping For A Car? Don?t Get Taken For A Ride!
By James H. Dimmitt - 1/4/2008
Imagine this ... You`re ready to buy a new car. You`ve done your research on the web at a site like Edmunds.com so you know what the dealer has paid for the model you want. Based on your information you`ve established your comfort zone for price haggling. You walk into the dealership, meet with a ...
Free Car Washes and Customer Service for Mobile Detailers
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
A free car wash is a great tool to win happy customers and influence new business. It is also a guarantee to customers that if they are not 100% satisfied they will get a free car wash. No questions asked. You should use this technique whenever possible. Every single customer should leave with n...
Carwash Tanks of Nano Tube Construction
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Carwashes have lots of tanks both above ground and buried in the ground. If these tanks could be transparent the operators would not need as many expensive sonar or electronic eye sensors for their storage tanks. The problem with a complex set of sensors and computer system is the Murphy Factor, the...
Buying a New Car? Use Feng Shui to Select Your Success Color
By Kathryn Weber - 1/4/2008
With September?s arrival comes the annual car buying season. But while selecting the type of car comes easily to most people, making a decision on the color of a car can be a stumbling block. Some people simply go with their favorite color, while others mull over color choices by considering facto...
Engine Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Dee Scrip - 1/4/2008
We all get tired and have felt depressed at times, but have you ever considered that your engine may experience the same manifestations? The early signs of Engine Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ECFS) is a strong, noticeable lethargy that simply overpowers your engine. The profound weakness does not disa...
Two and Four Stroke Engines - Fast and Simple Answers
By Daniel Levy - 1/4/2008
Many years ago when I got hooked by motorcycles, I started to hear a lot about two and four stroke engines... It seemed there were (and there still are) strong opinions in pro and con of each of the engine types. As Internet wasn`t available, and as I was worried about other aspects or motorcycle ri...
RV Manufacturers - Quality and Customer Service Are Key to Success
By Eriani Doyel - 1/4/2008
With the popularity of recreational vehicles staying steadily strong, RV manufacturers must compete for customers who will hopefully repeat business, and share their enthusiasm about their RV with friends and family. Young families with children still at home and those both old and young who have n...
The Three Basic Methods of Car Pinstriping
By Marc Deschamps - 1/4/2008
Before we talk about the different auto pinstriping methods we need to cover a couple of basic points :
1) Pinstripes are usually done in two colors: one that compliments the body color, and another, thin line, which contrasts to make the stripe stand out. There are no rules: color choice i...
Start an Easy Home Business: Become an Ebay Trading Assistant
By Stephanie Chandler - 1/4/2008
EBay?s online auctions have created business opportunities for thousands of people. Now the Trading Assistant program is making it easier than ever to start a business from home. Trading Assistants act as brokers, selling merchandise for others and keeping a percentage of the profits. The profit pot...
Starting a Mobile Detailing Business, Auto Detail Supplies
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
Starting a mobile automotive detailing business seems to be a popular trend and last time I checked well, we did not have a shortage of automobiles to clean, wax and detail. Auto detailing is like another trade, it requires some skill, professionalism and of course the best products and equipment. S...
Is The eBay Fee Increase Actually Good For Business?
By Tim Knox - 1/4/2008
Fee Increase Leaves Some Sellers Angry, Others Thrilled Much of my email from readers this month concerned the recent announcement from eBay that it will increase many seller fees on February 18, 2005. Since many business people use eBay?s online store system as their primary ecommerce point of sal...
New Jeep Commander Receives Warm Welcome
By Al Carl - 2/14/2007
In spite of reported over-all declining sales in SUVs, Jeep has seen its two largest entries into this Auto segment enjoying surprising results for the month of October 2005. As reported in the article ?Topic: Big trouble for big SUVs: Sales and prices of used-utes continue to slide? in an edition ...
The Best Motorcycle Ride Ever
By Maricon Williams - 2/13/2007
Riding is all about passion. Some riders want to explore the mountainous terrains. Some want to conquer the smooth road in a protracted ride. There are different types of riding. And there are different motorcycle and motorcycle apparel. To yield the best motorcycle ride, riders must match their bik...
Quench that Rider`s Heat!
By Maricon Williams - 2/10/2007
Imagine the burning sensation when you ride within a temperature of 90 degrees up. The sun is hurting you much but you can`t stop. Riding is driving you crazy and you just can`t let the moment pass without doing the best out of the time. Enough is enough but sometimes not enough. So you grab your ch...
How Aftermarket Accessories Made Me Love My Blazer
By Eric Schumann - 2/7/2007
Are you a truck enthusiast? Or just take pride in the looks of your truck? Aftermarket truck accessories are what can separate your truck from the pack. I am a big fan of aftermarket truck accessories because I love the feeling of driving by another vehicle and watching the heads turn to stare at my...
Artsy Motorcycle Painting
By Maricon Williams - 2/5/2007
However, it is not always that way. You can manage to paint your bike. In fact, if you are planning to do it in the near future, here are the things that you need to consider. First, the color of the motorcycle ? what color do you want? There is such a wide variety of colors available in the motorcy...
Jeep Hurricane Concept Vehicle Unveiled
By Jenny McLane - 1/29/2007
An impressive Jeep Hurricane Concept vehicle stood behind the curtain at the Detroit 2005 NAIAS. Have you seen a vehicle that spins around in place like a top? Well, Chrysler`s "turntable feature" let this Jeep to be one of a kind. It can take you anywhere, anytime.
The Hurricane can run on four, ...
Should You Keep Your Old Car or Buy a New One?
By Roger Charles - 1/27/2007
Are you sure you need a new car? I`m sure you want the newest safety features and modern styling that a new car offers. Perhaps you need a larger vehicle to fit your growing family. You probably feel that your old car no longer fits your life. But how about cost?
From an economic perspective, you`...
Cooling System: How It Affects Your Mazda Car?s Performance
By Terry Brown - 1/22/2007
Just like human beings, the car needs to dissipate heat in order to avoid overheating and exhaustion. During combustion, the engine produces large amount of heat?about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This is too much for the engine to bear so a cooling system is needed to keep it at a normal temperature. ...
Pssst: Wanna (not) Buy a Stolen Car?
By Michael Trusthold - 1/18/2007
Would you buy a used car--with cash--from someone you just met in the bar, and who walked you down a dark alley to show you the car? Not likely. How about from a well-dressed, friendly, middle-aged man or woman, who placed a classified ad in your local newspaper, and who meets you midday at a restau...
Learn How To Properly Check Tire Pressure
By Jakob Jelling - 1/17/2007
Tire pressure is one of the things a car needs to have checked most often. Ideally, you should check them once a month as well as any other time when they might look low. Also, if you are planning a long trip with your car, tire pressure is one of the main things you should check, along with a gener...
Consider Fuel Efficiency When Buying a Car
By Fisher Swanson - 2/1/2006
When you need to buy your next automobile make sure that fuel economy doesn`t get lost in the shuffle. Buying a compact car with good gas mileage is both friendly to the environment and your pocket book. You will enjoy the savings throughout the life of the vehicle.
There is a lot to consider w...
FAQ on Modifying the Toyota Supra
By Stuart B - 1/30/2006
What does BPU? stand for? (BPU? is a trademark of SupraStore.com)
Basic Performance Upgrades. These modifications are: A full length three inch down-pipe (with or with-out high flow cats), 3? (75mm) or bigger cat-back exhaust system, raised boost (18psi), and the required boost cut eliminator (GRe...
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