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How to buy your first car

ITAR-TASS 85: YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA. MARCH 14, 2010. Customer visits the showroom of a car dealer, which accepts vouchers worth 50000 roubles ($1677) given by the government to people who turn in a car more than 10 years old under cash-for-clunkers program. Such vouchers can be used to buy any Russian-made car, including foreign brands assembled in this country. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Anton Butsenko) Photo via Newscom

For all of you 1st time car buyers out there here is a great article in the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune:

Mom’s scrapbook includes (or will include) a photo of you with your first car, for good reason. It is a badge of your independence, financially and figuratively. Acquiring your first wheels, though, is a road pocked with potholes. So, before you allow shiny new cars to blur your judgment, cruise the Internet and scour the media to narrow down your choices and determine what your budget allows, then bone up on what to watch out for when you go out to dealerships.

The bible of the industry is Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com), which lists prices. Search dealer inventories on nadaguides.com. Consumer Reports magazine (consumerreports.org) compares cars’ performance. For advice that targets the under-25 set, go to edmunds.com/youngdriver.

Read the entire article here.

GM gets high grades for 2011 LaCrosse

GM hits a homerun with the new LaCrosse! There are plenty of unanswered questions out there on whether GM will make it in the long run but for now they have a true winner on their hands. A near luxury sedan like the LaCrosse normally doesn’t catch the eye of the more selective crowd but this car has done just that! With sleek styling, 30mpg on the highway and a price that is affordable to many you have to give props to The General on the Buick LaCrosse.

From the Detroit News:

General Motors Co. just doesn’t get the credit it deserves some times.

A few years ago, GM was the first carmaker — in the world — to mate a six-speed transmission to a four-cylinder engine for a midsize car. Everyone had been talking about it, but no one else had done it.

But when GM announced the Chevy Malibu would include an optional four-cylinder engine with a six-speed tranny, creating a car that hit 32 mpg on the highway, no one seemed to care that much, though many carmakers have followed suit.

Read the rest of the article here.

Follow Your Favorite NASCAR Auto Drivers by Visiting Online Sportsbook Reviews

Much like the football and basketball games that so many bet on, NASCAR has become a giant on the playing field of sports wagering.

Like the fantasy football quarterbacks in professional football, the drivers in NASCAR are scrutinized in nearly the same manner a Peyton Manning or Tom Brady is. Before Jimmy Johnson’s autos ever hit the track at Daytona, they are poured over to ensure every ounce of horsepower is being maximized. Before Jeff Gordon takes the track at Bristol, the autos peak tire pressures are checked and rechecked to ensure proper handling and maneuverability.

With the inordinate amount of money being bet on NASCAR every week, racing enthusiasts are flocking to get the most up-to-date and accurate information from their favorite sportsbook reviews. As the amount of information on car and driver performance on each track has grown, so has the need to utilize online sources that study autos performances during a long season.

The wealth of information on these high-priced autos is priceless to those that enter the field of sports wagering. Knowing that a Denny Hamlin drives his autos better on larger tracks and in cooler weather conditions is priceless information for the avid betting enthusiast.

The autos put on the track by Hendrick Motorsports are some of the best in NASCAR. It’s almost a guarantee that one of the autos driven by Jimmy Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will do well on any given week. Gordon and Johnson, in particular, have teamed up for multiple Chase victories, and have driven some of the best autos in NASCAR over the last decade.

As the love of autos and automobiles continues to grow, the love of NASCAR will likely keep auto racing near the front of the sporting world.

More U.S. factory output for Hyundai?

ITAR-TASS 75: KEMEROVO REGION, RUSSIA. APRIL 14. The pictures shows Hyundai buses and trucks produced by Hyundai Motor and Kuzbass Auto joint plant under the brand of Kuzbass. (Photo ITAR-TASS/ Alexander Kolbasov) Photo via Newscom

Hyundai keeps chugging along and now plans expansion of it’s factory capacity in the U.S. It’s really no surprise that Hyundai will be looking to either expand or build more assembly plants in North America in the near future as sales for the Korean company continue to grow. Last month (July 2010) Hyundai’s U.S. sales set a record with 54,106 units sold which is a 19 percent increase from a year ago.

The U.S. car market is steadily fighting back and if and when things really get going Hyundai is preparing to be an even bigger player.

From Auto News.com:

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Hyundai Motor Co. needs more factory output in the United States and will announce plans to expand production within the next month or so, John Krafcik, CEO of Hyundai Motor America, said today.

The automaker’s plant in Alabama, which makes the Sonata sedan and Santa Fe crossover, is running at maximum overtime right now and still struggling to meet sales demands, Krafcik said at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars here.

He declined to say what shape the new U.S. production would take, but said, “We know we have to grow U.S. production.”

Read the full article here.

Let Auto Insurance Albany Help

Ahh, the freedom of owning your own auto! Going where you want and when you want is never quite as easy as jumping in the car and heading out to the highway. Those beautiful fall foliages or the summer sunsets from a high mountain perch are never quite as lovely as when you’re traveling to those destinations in an auto that you own.

An auto is an essential part of commuting, especially in rural parts of the country like the northern plains. In a city, jumping on public transportation, catching a ride with a neighbor or coworker of even riding your bike to and from work is fairly simple.

In rural areas of the United States, an auto is essential in getting to and from work. Teachers in South Dakota sometimes have an 80 mile commute to their work stations, while farmers and ranchers in Nebraska use their autos to check crops or make sure the cows are still locked in the north forty. Ice-road truckers in Alaska make the long haul in treacherous conditions and the miles add up quickly.

With these long distances traveled comes the inevitable need for insurance. Accidents happen, and putting 50 thousand miles on your car in a calendar year, only heightens the chance that auto insurance will be a necessity at some point this year.

With the freedom of owning your own car, comes the responsibility of having said vehicle insured. Taking a spin on that beautiful scenic highway or checking the livestock is not legal unless the auto is insured. Getting your insurance from a quality company like Auto Insurance Albany can ensure that your vehicle is safe and protected from other motorists.

Whether it’s a big-rig hauling milk crates across country, or a grandmother driving 40 miles per hour or farmer Johnson hauling hay from the field, insurance is something everyone needs.

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