My Two Dollars » automotive http://www.mytwodollars.com A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Buy Cheap Discount Car Tires Online and Save Moneyhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/01/24/buy-cheap-discount-car-tires-online/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/01/24/buy-cheap-discount-car-tires-online/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:04:09 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2615 Buying a set of new tires for a car is not for the faint of heart. Sure, buying a replacement tire now and then isn’t all that bad, especially if your car has really small tires. But when your car needs all four tires replaced at once, well, the expenses sure do add up. I [...]

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11 Tips For An Accurate Vehicle Repair Estimate. is an article from My Two Dollars

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/11/02/vehicle-tax-deductions-for-2009-tax-year/feed/ 0 A New Toyota Corolla For Only $9 A Day!http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/10/05/a-new-toyota-corolla-for-only-9-a-day/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/10/05/a-new-toyota-corolla-for-only-9-a-day/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:17:14 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2240 But if you do the math, that’s still $270 a month – for a Toyota Corolla. Now how good does that deal sound? A local Toyota dealer is blasting this ad all over the airways here (radio & TV) in an effort to trick buyers into thinking how affordable a new Toyota is. “Only $9 [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/27/consumer-reports-10-best-cars-for-2009/feed/ 3 Hybrids-It’s Not About The Extra Cost, It’s About Making A Better Choice.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/03/31/hybrids-its-not-about-the-extra-cost-its-about-making-a-better-choice/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/03/31/hybrids-its-not-about-the-extra-cost-its-about-making-a-better-choice/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:34 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1993 I will be upfront with you; we don’t own a hybrid car. This is mainly because of where we live, which is on a dirt road, surrounded by dirt roads, which get full of foot-deep mud and snow for 4 months out of the year. Were we still living in California, where weather changes amount [...]

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GM CEO Steps Down At Request Of White House – I Don’t Buy It. is an article from My Two Dollars

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