Wall Street Journal - May 30, 2007
http://online/wsj.com
DETROIT -- As Ford Motor Co. considers its options concerning its
portfolio of assets, questions are growing over the fate of its Volvo

I just got a shock minutes before writing a check for a new Chevy
Malibu.  The Warranty Officer (whatever his title was, he was a
different person than the saleman) explained to me (on video tape with
my permission) about what was NOT COVERED by the standard 3 year, 36k

This is subjective, in other words what I see around with my own eyes,
but it seems that size and recklessness go hand in hand, all the way
up to the Supersized Unnecessary Vehicles...
So are they the new terrorists of the road, or just innocent suckers

I live in California, with its very stringent emission controls. Every two
years I dread having to pass the emissions test because my hydrocarbons are
always just a shade under the permissible amount. I bet, this year they are
going to nail me.

I am writing an article on driving tests in various countries from
around the world. Could someone give me details on what is required
for a driving test in the following countries. Please include the
following info

Sacramento Bee - February 14, 2007
1. 1971 Plymouth Barracuda convertible, from "Nash Bridges" -- You get
to drive a monster-horsepower, bright-yellow 'Cuda on the streets of
San Francisco, and you have a police badge to negate speeding tickets.

Autoblog - eBay find of the day
http://doiop.com/2mz9p4
This '94 Jaguar XJ12 http://doiop.com/Pimped_Jag has everything you
need. There's the gold leaper, gold 20" 100-spoke Daytons,

I am looking at a demo with 5000 miles on it. The price they are
offering me is about $3200 less than the sticker of $37,930 and about
$1100 less than the Edmunds TMV value. Anyone tell me if this is a good
mark down for a demo?

Wall Street Journal - May 26, 2007
..From the standpoint of financial outcomes, there are two kinds of
auto makers: momentum companies and hit-driven companies. A momentum
auto maker enjoys strong consumer confidence, produces sound but

I had someone side swipe my car, while parked, and I took it in to a reputable
repair shop and I noticed that it has a fairly heavy orange peel look to it.  
I understand this is pretty common but I think they could have done a smoother
job.  They told me to leave the car with ...

Autoblog http://snipurl.com/1kkoi
..some Chevy dealers have grown a pair and are trying a radical move.
They're bringing enemy No. 1 right into their showrooms.
Chevrolet is confident enough in its forthcoming Malibu redesign

I am looking for a smaller minivan - between 2002 and 2003 (can't
afford anything newer than that - don't want anything older).
A friend of mine has a Pontiac Montana that she loves and it is quite
shorter than most of the vans out there.  Problem is, hers is a 1999

eBay: http://snipurl.com/Barracuda_1971

My son's 91 jeep Cherokee/Laredo broke down yesterday because of a
lack of electricity.  He mentioned on the phone when he called that
the voltmeter on the dash was down around 9 volts.  So after getting
it home and charging the battery, I had him start it and then removed

All,
Is there a way to build/connect the following items to an AC system
and have it evacuate all of the refrigerant.
1. Manifold gauge set