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Russian Girls and Cars [Valentines Wishes]

Posted on February 14, 2010 by max
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For those of you unlucky to have no date on this Valentines Day, you can still enjoy some Russian girls and their cars.  (Also see Russian cheerleaders while you are at it.)

More Russian girls where it came from.

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Auto DIY – How to Rotate Your Tires!

Posted on July 20, 2009 by max

I started rotating my own tires when I was 17 years old with a crappy jack.  Of course, not knowing a thing about cars in my younger teen years, I probably used the wrong jack points.  Watch the video below to learn how to rotate your tires and also “where” to jack up your car so you don’t unknowingly mess up your car.

Rotating tires isn’t that hard, if you are actually paying money to someone to do this for you, you might reconsider doing it yourself in the future as the recession economy will reward you for that.

My #1 advice?

Get a proper

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Laptop DIY – How To Make a Car Laptop Stand!

Posted on July 13, 2009 by max

Remember I mentioned the steering wheel laptop stand for cars?  Well, here’s a better version and one you can make for under $30 using PVC pipes from Home Depot.

One thing I’d have to say, this DIY is so clever, you make use of your cup-holder unlike commercial laptop stands where it must be bolted down.  WOW, great job Mike!

Of course, don’t forget the “

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Auto DIY – How to Negotiate with a Car Dealer!

Posted on July 10, 2009 by max

Car dealers/salesmen have been touted as one of the worst people in the world for ripping off consumers.  It’s true, even today, car buying process in America isn’t easy as paying for the retail sticker, you must haggle, haggle, and haggle.

Well, I just came across the “secrets” of car negotiation that could possibly make you  a better negotiator the next time you shop for cars.

Salesman: So let me ask you this, Oren. I know you’re a businessman, and we’re both real busy. So if I were to offer you the car at $47,900, would that work? Weint

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Increasing Auto Insurance Fraud and How to Re-Negotiate Your Car Payments!

Posted on June 30, 2009 by max

The recession economy is increasing auto insurance fraud like no other in history.  According to Autoblog,

Despondent over being financially strapped and unable to cover car payments, vehicle owners are ditching, sinking, or torching their vehicles and reporting the loss to collect insurance payoffs.

It is definitely a shame to see honest citizens affected by the economy and end up burning their cars.

My honest advice is to really get a grip on your life before you attempt to recover money from insurance companies.  Life isn’t supposed to be easy but there’

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Toyota Develops DIY Brain Powered WheelChair!

Posted on June 29, 2009 by max

We’ve seen the brain-powered Twitter machine for people with spinal cord injuries.  Well, Toyota has just announced a fully-capable brain-powered wheelchair that you can control with your favorite human body part, the brain!  I too, wonder when we will be able to drive a car with our brains but the wheelchair is no small feat for sheezy.

According to Toyota, the company’s BMI technology has advanced to the point where

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XM’s New Portable Satellite Radio Device – codename Phoenix!

Posted on June 24, 2009 by max

Well, as soon as this new portable satellite radio device is out, we’d probably no longer need to get a separate one for our cars, homes, etc…etc…  We should be able to take it wherever we want to go, just like an iPod.

According to sources, the XM Phoenix is slightly smaller than the existing Inno with a much slicker interface and a rotating wheel that functions similar to the beloved SkyFi2. It features

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Auto DIY – How to Get CASH for your Old Car!

Posted on June 18, 2009 by max

Here’s how you can get some cash for your old car if you qualify for the Cash for Clunkers Rebate Program.  The following cars are eligible up to $4,500 of cash if you trade in for a new vehicle that gets better mileage.

1996 Honda Passport ($1,227) 1997 Lincoln Continental ($1,179) 1998 Chevrolet Silverado ($3,378) 1995 Audi A6 ($1,261) 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser ($4,042)

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Laptop New Roundup from our Laptop Blog!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by max

Well, I have to admit to being lazy on the subject of laptops, so here’s a round-up of all the stuff worth taking a look about laptops:

Read about Dell Adamo review here, fake MacBooks spotted, and Sotec C103 is a new contender in the netbook market.

Viewsonic is also getting in the mini-laptop ma

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Eco-consciuosness – Space that Cars, Bus, and Bikes Take!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by max

Here’s a simple picture of how much space that cars, bus, and bikes take in comparison to the number of people using it.  I have to say they should add skateboards, which should definitely come on top for the most eco-friendliest vehicle.

In this image, you can see three interpretations of what it takes to get the same amount of people into town for work, shopping or for whatever reason they would need to travel. They have chosen three modes of travel, car, bus and cycle, this picture sa

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