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Trucks and SUVs Cheaper to Insure

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by admin.

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When involved in a crash, some vehicles are simply less costly to fix, and the affordability of those fixes is a strong factor in how much it will cost to insure a vehicle. Trucks and SUVs tend to have an edge, according to a government report that tallies losses of insured vehicles for 2007-2009. For instance, a Mercury Mariner is 59% cheaper to insure than the average vehicle, while the Chevy Traverse is 57% cheaper, making them the insurance champs of this report (although the Ford Econoline van is actually the top vehicle at 61% cheaper)

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Rentin’ The Blues: Second Place: 2009 Mercury Sable Premier

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by admin.

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I was born in the city A city with no shame And when I play guitar They all know my name Well, as fate would have it, they only really know my name at the local restaurant where I play lunch gigs on my Gibson CS-336. I don’t consider myself a blues man, but I will go to see

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Discontinued Cars Still for Sale as New

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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Let’s say you’ve been researching a new car and, guess what, it’s been discontinued, dropped or replaced. If that model happens to be one of the eight models Automobile magazine lists as “Vehicles You Probably Didn't Know You Could Still Buy New,” you may still have a chance of acquiring one.   Automobile lists models that were discontinued as long ago as 2007, but untouched leftovers are still being sold in 2010.

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Porsche, Lincoln, Buick Claim Top Spots in J.D. Power Dependability

Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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Porsche claimed the top ranking in J.D. Power and Associates' 2010 Vehicle Dependability Study, with Lincoln, Buick, Lexus and Mercury rounding out the top five

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Ford Beats GM on Strength of SUVs, Trucks

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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Yes, Ford overtook GM in February as the country’s best-selling auto company for the first time since 1998, but it didn’t do it by selling a fleet of Fusion Hybrids ( Cars.com’s Best of 2010 award winner ). No, it beat GM by a mere 334 units with strong sales of its F-Series pickup and the Edge crossover and Escape compact SUV. Toyota’s sales decline in February gave the two domestic brands a chance to grab the sales spotlight, but those vehicle sales are still dominated by trucks and now crossovers

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Looking Back: 1961-63 Ford F-100 "Unibody" Pickups

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by admin.

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By Wes Grueninger for PickupTrucks.com The design of Ford's F-Series is like a taproot, with each previous generation forming the basis for the growth of the next.

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Looking Back: 1961-63 Ford F-100 "Unibody" Pickups

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by admin.

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By Wes Grueninger for PickupTrucks.com The design of Ford's F-Series is like a taproot, with each previous generation forming the basis for the growth of the next. Engines, transmissions and chassis carry over from one generation to the next, with major redesigns often happening independently of body styles. Some features, like the Twin I-Beam front suspension, would prove to be central to the continued growth of the brand, spanning generations from its introduction in 1965 up to the tail end of the century.

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Mercury to Get New Small Model

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by admin.

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Mercury will get a new small car model, according to Ford executives. It will be based on the same platform as the new global Focus going on sale early next year, but whether it’ll be a twin to the Focus, like the Mercury Milan is to the Ford Fusion, is unclear.

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Ford Issues Fix for 2010 Fusion Hybrid Brakes

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by admin.

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Consumer Reports is reporting that Ford will issue a Customer Satisfaction Program this month to cover the braking system in the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids. This is a voluntary recall for all vehicles made on or before Oct. 17, 2009 and owners will be alerted by mail

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New Study Has Ford Overtaking Toyota in Quality Perception

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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The situation just keeps getting stickier, so to speak. On the heels of its latest mass recall , a study released Wednesday reports Toyota fell to seventh place for 2010 models — from second place in 2009 — among 20 mainstream brands in perceived quality. Ford, meanwhile, moved from eighth place last year to sixth for 2010.

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