New Toyota and Hyundai 4x4s and depreciation news
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Which offroaders hold their value the best? Toyota and Hyundai both announced new versions of their popular 4x4s this week.
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1969 Chevrolet El Camino [Down On The Street]
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We now have our first-ever five- time DOTS honoree: WhatWouldJesseDo . We've already seen Jesse's '66 Datsun 411 , his '61 Austin Mini , his '70 Puma GT (now sold to a buyer in Denmark), and his '83 Toyota 4x4 truck. Now he's added this classic Detroit cartruck...
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Dog daze
Around Britain Without A Plane (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Pete, Nicola, Lola and Nell spent three months during summer 2007 travelling around Britain. Now we're home but the travel bug is still there. Join us for the occasional sightseeing plus tips on how to shrink your carbon footprint. I'm guilty of introducing an 4x4 jeep sized-footprint into the house. At least that's what a recent Guardian piece claims here thanks to the arrival of our pup. Much of...
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The Tread is Below Lincolns Head
The AnarchAngel (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
So, the other day, Steve mentioned his ordeal in finding new tires for his 3/4 ton Dodge Diesel (which I will take the credit/blame for forcing him to buy). As it happens, I also have a 3/4 ton Dodge Diesel, and I also need tires for it. As in REALLY need tires for it. We measured our tires, and instead of 31.6" height as they are supposed to be (265/70-17), they're down to 29.6". As in "yeah,...
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Driven: 2010 Dodge 1500 Laramie Crew 4x4
The Car Connection (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
For a very long time in this country, about 20% of all sales came in the form of trucks. Not what the industry calls "trucks" (i.e., SUVs), but actual pickups. That figure always astonished me; we simply don't have that many contractors, painters and plumbers and there are fewer actual "farmers" living here each day. The only reason for high ..
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Country Watch
Red Eye Fox (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Below is a typical email that I get from the Country Watch scheme in Hampshire. Although it is difficult to keep up with the car reg plates that are reported this scheme is an important tool against theft and other ilegal activities that are taking place every day. It also brings to attention what those so called gypo's (far to polite a name for those wankers) are up to...... Dear All, Between the...
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Carpenter Wins Vodafone Ultimate Reward
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
A 37 year old carpenter based in Koforidua in the Eastern Region, Mr. Francis Agbovito, has won the fully furnished 4-bedroom house and 4x4 Mitsubishi Pajero in the Vodafone ultimate rewards promotion.
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Brer Rabbit Excursions open for business
Want to be a Free Thinker (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
One of our commenters has a new business in Mississippi doing tours of the state on scooters. He's having opening ceremonies at Fat Mama's tamale place in Natchez, Mississippi, if you can get by there today. Here's the info: He writes: Got all the scooters in town, 16 of them, got the 24' trailer, and got a wonderful deal on a 2006 Ford 4x4 to pull the trailer with, I can start my local tours before...
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Life begins at £91m for UK's biggest lotto winners
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
In successive press conferences this morning, first at 10am at St David's hotel in Cardiff and an hour later 200 miles north at the Thornton Hall spa hotel on the Wirral, the identities of the biggest lottery winners in British history will be revealed. In a now familiar ritual, the newly minted multimillionaires – a couple from Newport, south Wales, and members of an office syndicate in Liverpool...
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Mazda's ultra clean machine
The Sun (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
WITH a record UK market share and the cleanest 4x4, Mazda are cleaning up
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Bankers.
Speakers Corner (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Bankers. I have spelt it with a 'B' in the interests of decency. It is really very simple. These people are whinging about their bonuses. I sympathise with them. How could they possibly manage on their £100k+ salaries if they don't get their usual obscene bonus? I shudder to think of the hardship they would endure. Someone needs to take these pathetic individuals to one side and explain the facts...
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Hyundai viral hijack is inspired
PR Geek (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
You've probably seen the video doing the rounds of the BMW 4x4 attempting to park and destroying a few cars in the process. In this small but perfectly-formed marketing gem, Hyundai respond by giving one of the victims - a customer of theirs - a new car. (Via Mashable .)
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Parking woman drives over two cars (Video)
NewsLite (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
A woman who drove her BMW 4x4 over two other cars as she tried to park has seen a video of her escapades become an online hit. Tripta Kaushal had been trying to park her BMW SUV X5 in Toronto when she banged her foot down on the accelerator instead of the break. As the 62-year-old did this her car sped OVER two other parked cars - she then turned around and fled the car park like nothing had happened....
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Wife killer to see if appeal is successful
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Robert Lund was jailed for killing his wife in France and dumping her body in a lake A British man serving a 12-year prison sentence for killing his wife in France and then dumping her body in a lake will learn today whether his appeal has been successful. Evelyn Lund, 52, went missing from the farmhouse she shared with her husband, Robert, in the remote village of Rayssac, south-west France, on 29...
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'Chelsea tractor' car scoops vehicle award
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
IT may be cursed by some as being a member of the "Chelsea tractor" family but the 4x4 Land Rover Defender has won a top vehicle award.