Category: automotive

Smart USA Announces Pricing – Base Model Car Will Be $11,590.

If you ask me it seems kind of pricey, seeing as how it only holds 2 people. For 11 grand I could get a 2 year old Honda Civic that fits 5, has a trunk and gets gas mileage almost as good as the Smart Car does. Oh well, I really thought they would go low on these cars in order to get people to buy them. I guess I was wrong.

I love the car; in fact, I would love to have one. It would make for a great run-about for me while working at home. But at $12,000 for a car this size, I cannot, as William Shatner says, get behind that.

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By David

Is It Worth The Money? Honda Civic Vs. Honda Civic Hybrid.

Seeing as how many people say that hybrid cars are a waste of money, you will never get back the extra expense, and that they pollute just as much as straight gasoline fueled cars, I wanted to check for myself just how different they are from each other. Since Honda makes the Civic in a “regular” and a hybrid version, I figured it would be a good test as they are as similar as two cars can get except for what actually makes them go. First up, let’s look at the standard Honda Civic with a gasoline motor:

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By David

Save Some Money – Make Sure You Have A High Deductible Insurance Policy.

When carrying insurance, it is always the smart thing to do to make your deductible as high as you feel comfortable with. This reduces your monthly expenditure and frees up a few bucks for paying down debt or saving. On our car insurance, we carry a $500 deductible, meaning we have to pay for the first $500 in damages to the car. I actually prefer a $1000 deductible, but the company I use only has $500 as the maximum amount allowed. (If you live in California, check out Wawanesa Insurance, we love them and the rates are great) For 2 drivers on one car we pay $112 for 9 months and then we have 3 months off…it’s not a bad deal for California. Keeping a high deductible:

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By David

Thanks To The Guy That Hit My Wife Last Night.

Just wanted to give a big “F YOU” to the guy that took off after rear ending my wife last night in the Mini. That’s real nice; run into a woman late at night leaving her to deal with what happened while you speed away.

So after this person actually accelerates into the rear of the Mini, my wife pulls over thinking that they would stop, but instead they gunned it and took off. She calls me, shaking and crying, telling me what happened and that her neck and back are killing her but she has no idea what kind of car it was or the plate #. And then this morning she wakes up and can barely move. Doctor, here we come.

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By David

Can We Please Stop Complaining About Gas Prices?

Everywhere I turn, whether it be the television, a cafe on the corner or a phone conversation with a friend, everyone is complaining about the same thing…gas prices. “The price of gas is out of control!”…”I cannot believe the price of gas!”. Believe me, I don’t like paying for it either, but I try to keep a few things in mind when I get my gas receipt:

1. We pay less per gallon than most any other country on earth. Yep, that’s right.
2. It is not going to go down. Ever. Sure, it will drop two cents and everyone will feel better, but then it will go up 3 cents a week later, so you don’t notice the increase. And it is only going to go up.

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