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• A breakdown in your vehicle may be part of a defect in the model that affects other car owners. You may be able to negotiate a lower repair price or receive a reimbursement for repair work if the vehicle has been cited in a recall or in a service bulletin.

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Startups that let you rent your ride for extra cash

Do you have a spare vehicle sitting around collecting dust? Try renting it out. Kiplinger magazine reports there are several new websites that can help you get started as a 1-personal rental agency, with the possibility of generating several hundred dollars in extra income each month. The reality is most ...

Consumer Reports rolls out annual auto issue

Every April, Consumer Reports makes a special effort during car buying season to give advice for new and used buyers in their annual auto issue. This year, the overall most reliable brand for new cars is a real sleeper of a brand that has a pretty minor presence in the ...

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Get automated alerts for auto recalls

If you're concerned with auto safety, the government now has a notification e-mail system that will alert you to recalls for your specific car. Here's how to sign up for this free service.

Get automatically notified if your vehicle is recalled

If you're concerned with auto safety, the government now has a notification e-mail system that will alert you to recalls for your specific make, model and year of car. There are recalls of cars all the time. Some serious, like braking and steering issues, or sudden acceleration; and others that ...

Americans suffering from recall fatigue

Are you suffering from recall fatigue? Recalls have been issued for everything from household appliances to cars to McDonald's Shrek The Third glasses to Kellogg's kids cereal over the past year. It seems Americans have simply hit a point where many of us have zoned out on recalls. Think about ...

Asian nameplates among the best deals in the car market

MONEY-SAVING MOMENT: The Asian automakers have seen deeply slumping sales, making this an optimal time to score a deal on one of their vehicles. In a world where a one-tenth of one percent change in market share is significant, Toyota is down 1.5 market share points. That's huge, and it ...

Honda and Mazda both have new vehicle recall issues

Both Honda and Mazda are now under the microscope because of new vehicle recall issues. Honda Civic hybrids are reportedly experiencing premature wear of the battery system. The Los Angeles Times talked to some owners who brought the cars in for a new battery and instead got a software patch ...

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A New, Green Transportation Idea...

Looking for a greener way to commute to work? Here's one possible option that starts at just $375 and costs a penny per mile to operate.

Toyota recall expands to include Prius hybrids

When will the bad news stop for Toyota? The Japanese automaker has issued its latest recall of roughly half a million Prius hybrids around the world to deal with a braking problem that reportedly requires a software-related fix. Clark has a 2009 Prius that is not part of this particular ...

Don't panic over the Toyota recall

Well, another day, another wrinkle in the Toyota recall story. First, it's important to know that problems with sudden acceleration were talked about internally in Toyota and ignored with a resulting lose of life in a number of cases. Yet this is not a time that calls for panic. Transportation ...