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Planning family vacations, summer activities rated AAA

Planning family vacations, summer activities rated AAA
Can you feel it in the air? The weather is getting warmer, the sun is shining brighter, and the kids continue to remind you that only a few days remain before this school year is over. So, get ready! It’s time to start planning the family vacation. Before you had kids, you could gas up the car, set out and see where you ended up. But things change when you have to factor in regular potty breaks, the boredom factor and the ever-looming question, “Are we there yet?” Whether you’re hitting the road or flying the friendly skies, you must… Read More
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Looking for a new car? Check out the DFW Auto Show

Looking for a new car? Check out the DFW Auto Show
Walking onto the floor of the Dallas Convention Center for the 2013 edition of the DFW Auto Show might be enough to glaze the eyes of even the most enthusiastic autophile. With about 700 cars, trucks, SUVs and crossovers in the show, it’s hard to know where to start looking. Well, Terry Box, auto writer for The Dallas Morning News,  offers some helpful guidance on an event that “looks to be extra good this year,” with the slide show about “10 must-see cars at the DFW Auto Show” at GuideLive.com. The auto show runs through Sunday. Here are the highlights,… Read More
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DFW Auto Show a good place to size up new cars, trucks, SUVs, crossovers

DFW Auto Show a good place to size up new cars, trucks, SUVs, crossovers
The 2013 DFW Auto Show is “ready to rumble.” Starting today and continuing through the weekend at the Dallas Convention Center, there should be plenty to interest anyone who as any interest in automobiles. The auto show, which got its start more than 30 years ago, “now boasts more than half a million square feet of new cars, trucks and SUVs,” according to publicity for the event. The 700 vehicles in the show represent more than 40 automotive manufacturers, from Ford to Ferrari, from Jeep to Jaguar. Despite higher gas prices, “the stars among this year’s cars put rpms ahead… Read More
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Subaru recalling self-starting ‘zombie’ vehicles

Subaru recalling self-starting ‘zombie’ vehicles
Japanese automaker Subaru is recalling nearly 50,000 specially equipped “zombie” vehicles, model years ranging from 2010 to 2013, including Legacy, Outback, Impreza and Crosstrek vehicles, UCN News Now! reported Friday. Vehicles equipped with an automatic or CVT transmission and an Audiovox remote engine starter (RES) accessory may malfunction if the fob is dropped. It may randomly transmit an engine start request without the driver pressing the button. The zombie engine may inadvertently start and run for up to 15 minutes, then continue to start and stop until the fob battery is depleted, or until the vehicle runs out of fuel.… Read More
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Car commercials creating Super Bowl buzz even before the game

“Automakers creating buzz for Super Bowl commercials” online at Bayoubuzz, “For automakers, Super Bowl ad brawl has already begun” on NBCNews.com, and “Super Bowl 2013: Detroit automakers drastically different on ads” on MLive.com. Headlines from a quick online search for “automakers Super Bowl” provide an interesting picture of how competitive the game before the game has become. In most previous years, fans looked forward to commercial breaks from the game to get a look at some of the most creative advertising images viewers were likely to see all year. This year still should provide plenty of entertainment during traditional breaks,… Read More
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Infographic: Automotive Holiday Gifts for 2012

Infographic: Automotive Holiday Gifts for 2012
Stumped on what to get your car enthusiast for Christmas? Here are 10 suggestions that are sure to rev his or her engine.   Read More
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Top 10 James Bond Cars [Infographic]

Top 10 James Bond Cars [Infographic]
    Top 10 James Bond Automobiles Among Movie Cars, Nobody Does it Better Fifty years of James Bond movies brought us memorable characters, villains and gadgets, but the classic cars he and others drive rise to the level of co-stars. Here are the 10 best and the movies in which they appeared, according to James Riswick, Automotive Editor at Edmunds.com.   #10 – Aston Martin DBS (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace) One of many Astons used in the film chase accidentally plunged through a guard rail into Lake Garda, though that didn’t make the movie.   #9 – BMW… Read More
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The 10 best James Bond cars in 50 years

The 10 best James Bond cars in 50 years
Fifty years of James Bond movies brought us memorable characters, villains and gadgets, but the classic cars he and others drive rise to the level of co-stars. Here are the 10 best and the movies in which they appeared, according to James Riswick, Automotive Editor at Edmunds.com. Aston Martin DB5 – An automotive and movie icon, its sixth Bond appearance in just-released Skyfall follows roles in Goldfinger, Thunderball, Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies and Casino Royale. Lotus Esprit S1 – The Spy Who Loved Me – Can anyone who saw this movie forget one of the series’ best car chases,… Read More
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Destination: NorthPark, 'Skyfall' with James Bond

Destination: NorthPark, 'Skyfall' with James Bond
It’s stylish, exhilarating, sexy. And that’s just the Bond car – the Aston Martin DB5. The classic Bond co-star, it makes a surprise entrance – generating loud cheers and applause at a press preview at NorthPark Center in Dallas – and an equally surprising exit. The Aston Martin, which also made appearances in Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Casino Royale – one of Daniel Craig’s previous appearances as “Bond, James Bond” – has appeared in more of the 23 Bond movies over 50 years than any other car. In the first film, the “Bond car” was outfitted with… Read More
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Exclusive interviews with two stars of NASCAR

Exclusive interviews with two stars of NASCAR
In preparation for this weekend’s big NASCAR events at the Texas Motor Speedway, including the AAA Texas 500 on November 4, we had the pleasure of meeting and talking with two big names that’ll be competing. See below for exclusive short Q&As with Matt Kenseth (pictured at left signing autographs for fans) and Trevor Bayne. Not only are they great drivers, they also have recently taken the checkered flag at the storied Daytona 500. (Kenseth in 2012 and 2009 and Bayne in 2011). RoadLoans: What was the first car you ever had? Matt Kenseth: It was a 1982 four-door Honda… Read More
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