Archive for January, 2007

The Japanese carmaker cracks the top three in U.S. auto sales for 2006 with a 12.5% yearly gain.

Toyota’s advance — a foregone conclusion after many months of finishing ahead of Chrysler Group — brought a symbolic end to the domestic automakers’ traditional grouping as the Big Three. The Japanese company, riding high on the sales of fuel-efficient cars and smaller trucks, is on track to overtake Ford in U.S. sales this year.
“We […]

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Motorcyclist’s body recovered from Clackamas River

Emergency workers recovered the body of a motorcyclist this evening from a remote stretch of the Clackamas River in the Mount Hood National Forest.
A motorist found skidmarks about 4:30 p.m. on U.S. Forest Service Road 46, near the Ripple Brook Ranger Station. But it took about an hour for the motorist to reach authorities by […]

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Autopsy set today for body of Stanford student found in car

morning, a Santa Rosa Junior College police officer noticed the car in a parking lot, police said. It looked like it had been there several days. Santa Rosa police said the campus officer ran the license plate numbers and saw it was that of a missing person.
The car was towed and in the process of […]

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Check the insurance rate before buying this car

What things have gone wrong with the car?
1. Engine light on need i-vtec software update, couldn’t go pass 4000 rpm. Dealer having trouble getting equipment to service probably because 2002 is first year it is being offered in Canada.
2. Honda changed the front suspension set up from double wish-bone to strut, front passenger suspension is […]

Friday, January 26th, 2007

1993 Rover - Austin 400 GSI Turbo from UK and Ireland

What things have gone wrong with the car?
Owned it just a week so far only things I have noticed speakers blown (rear) and tape player sounds awful car has had a total of 5 previous keepers and shows hardly any sign of wear & tear.
General comments?

I have been after one of these cars for years […]

Thursday, January 25th, 2007