The most common misconception that people have about car theft is that flashy sports cars tend to be frequent targets. Although more than one out of every 10 Corvettes sold over the past three decade is said have been stolen at least once, for sheer pilfering popularity, thieves normally go for the old family car.
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As everyone know, cars tend to be a hot property among thieves and according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 397,677 cars were pilfered last year alone. Fortunately, NHTSA says that increasing the use of marked parts, anti-theft devices and technology like coded keys, as well as heightened public awareness and improved law enforcement have help reduce this number steadily since 2001, bringing vehicle thefts now to their lowest rate since 1967.
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Knowing exactly when to sell your car is will save you money and hassle, assuming you pull the trigger at the right time. Selling your car too early might cost you money on a new car that you didn’t need to spend and selling it too late may cause you to put money into the car that you didn’t want to spend. There are a number of philosophies out there on exactly when to do this and a few are listed below.
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After several announcements of various models that were awarded the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s “Top Safety Pick Plus” rating, the IIHS has released its full list of the safest cars for 2013.
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Within the anti-lock braking system, there are ABS pumps. Anti-lock brakes prevent your wheels from locking up during breaking. ABS pumps play an important role in the system. Here’s what you should know about what ABS pumps are, how they work, and what happens if they go bad.
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A question that some of us ask ourselves. Or have even been asked by friends or customers. I have a car with a CVT transmission and I have always wondered how a CVT actually worked. I knew it was belt driven but I didn’t know how the belt was driven and how one belt could do the work making it go through “gears”. Now that CVT transmissions are more main stream that they once were most of us have ridden in a car with a CVT.
The death of the spare tire has been brewing for a while now. Manufacturers are under great pressure to raise their fuel mileage numbers and shaving weight off the car is a simple way to make it more efficient. Today you can see BMW, Volvo and Fords ditching the donuts in the back. Saving weight and increasing trunk space.
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Hurricane Sandy brought sorrow on East Coast Communities and people last week and those who lived else where were lucky to escape being effected directly by it. But, damaged cars from this superstorm could easily make there ways into other areas.
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