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Class of ’86 set to take place among antique autos By Larry Printz
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If anything reminds us of the passage of time, it is the latest batch of vehicles that now are 25 years old. This makes them eligible to participate in an Antique Automobile Club of America car show. Here, then, are the members of the Class of 1986. Get ready — you’re about to feel a little older. Acura Integra: Acura augmented their flag-
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ship sedan with the Integra, which was based on a Honda Civic, but was much more expensive. This ensured volume and profits. But the Integra was one hot ride. Acura Legend: Acura was the first Japanese luxury brand. At more than $20,000, the Legend shattered stereotypes, permanently establishing Japanese automakers in the U.S. market. Cadillac Eldorado: The new Eldorado and
its siblings, the Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Toronado, were smaller, blandly styled and not as well made as their predecessors. Sales plummeted. Chevrolet Corvette convertible: As Congress considered rollover standards for cars, GM got nervous and killed its convertible models. The threat passed, and the Corvette droptop returned for the first time since 1975. Ford Aerostar: Hen-
continued its conquest of America with the third-generation Accord. Three inches longer for 1986, its thrifty four-cylinder engine produced up to 98 or 110 horsepower. Mazda RX-7: Once known for its rotary engines, Mazda eliminated the thirsty powerplants in every car except one: the RX-7. A fully independent suspension and 2+2 model were notable additions. Mercedes-Benz
300E/300D: MercedesBenz’s redesigned midsize line received stateof-the art features that were unique then, but common now: driver’s airbag, anti-lock brakes and headlamp washers. Toyota Celica: The Celica lost its sharp edges when it switched from rear-drive to front-drive. A double-overhead-cam, four-cylinder engine produced up to 135 horsepower. See CLASS OF '86, pAGE 3 / CARS
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What’s the difference between turbocharger, supercharger? By Steven Cole Smith The OrlandO SenTinel
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CLASS OF ’86 From Page 1 / CARS
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Addressing a problem with heater in a 2001 Mercury By Paul Brand
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2.5l i4, a/c, bucket seats, abs, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, pw, pdl, cruise,
1.8l i4, a/c, abs, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, cd player, pw, pdl, cruise, ps, 1.8l,
4 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, abs, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, am/fm radio,
$14,988 888-700-0213
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$14,988 888-700-0213
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$15,988 888-700-0213
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$15,988 888-700-0213
‘09 TOYOTA Prius
‘08 HONDA Accord Sdn
‘08 CHEVROLET Colorado
‘08 CHEVROLET TrailBlazer
4 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, abs, tilt-adjustable steering wheel, cd, pw, pdl, ps, 1.5l,
4 cylinder, a/c, abs, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, sun roof, pw, pdl,
4 cylinder, a/c, 2wd crew cab 126.0” lt w/1lt, abs
straight 6 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, abs, tiltadjustable steering wheel,
$18,588 888-700-0213
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$19,588 888-700-0213
‘07 NISSAN Pathfinder
‘10 JEEP Grand Cherokee
‘08 TOYOTA Tundra 2WD Truck
‘02 CHEVROLET Corvette
4.0l v6, a/c, bucket seats, abs, tilt-adjustable steering wheel, am/fm radio, pw, pdl,
v6 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, rwd 4dr laredo, abs
5.7l v8, a/c, bucket seats, abs, tilt, am/fm radio, pw, pdl, cruise, ps, 5.7l,
5.7l v8, a/c, bucket seats, 2dr convertible, abs, tilt wheel, cd, pw, pdl,
$19,988 888-700-0213
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$21,988 888-700-0213
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$22,988 888-700-0213
‘08 FORD Edge
‘10 VOLKSWAGEN CC
‘07 CHEVROLET Corvette
‘09 CHEVROLET Tahoe
3.5l v6, a/c, bucket seats, 4dr limited fwd, abs, tilt and telescopic steering wheel,
a/c, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, sunroof, pw, pdl, leather upholstery, cruise,
6.0l v8, a/c, 2dr conv, abs, tilt, cd, am/fm radio, pw, pdl, leather seats,
5.3l v8, a/c, bucket seats, 2wd 4dr 1500 ltz, abs, rear air conditioning,
$24,988 888-700-0213
Champion Chevrolet
$28,588 888-700-0213
Champion Chevrolet
$36,895 888-700-0213
Champion Chevrolet
$41,988 888-700-0213
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‘03 ‘03 ‘03ACURA ACURA ACURATL TL TL
‘04 ‘04 ‘04ACURA ACURA ACURARL RL RL
‘05 ‘05 ‘05CHEVROLET CHEVROLET CHEVROLET Malibu Malibu MalibuMaxx Maxx Maxx
V6 CYLINDER, A/C, V6 V6 CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, 4DR SDN 3.2L, ABS, 4DR 4DR SDN SDN 3.2L, 3.2L, ABS, ABS, TiltAdjustable Steering TiltTiltAdjustable Adjustable Steering Steering Wheel, Sun Roof, Cass., Wheel, Wheel, Sun Sun Roof, Roof, Cass., Cass.,
Extra Nice, 3.5L V6, Extra Extra Nice, Nice, 3.5L 3.5L V6, V6, A/C, 4DR SDN W/ A/C, A/C, 4DR 4DR SDN SDN W/ W/ NAVIGATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION NAVIGATION SYSTEM, SYSTEM, ABS, ABS, ABS,
3.5l v6, a/c, split folding 3.5l 3.5l v6, v6, a/c, a/c, split split folding folding rear seat, tilttilt wheel, cdcd rear rear seat, seat, tilt wheel, wheel, cd player, radio, pw, player, player,am/fm am/fm am/fm radio, radio, pw, pw, cruise, psps cruise, cruise, ps
$12,990 $12,990 $12,990
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‘07 ‘07 ‘07ACURA ACURA ACURATSX TSX TSX
‘06 ‘06 ‘06INFINITI INFINITI INFINITIG35 G35 G35 Sedan Sedan Sedan
A/C, Split Folding Rear A/C, A/C, Split Split Folding Folding Rear Rear Seat, tilttilt Wheel, Pwr Seat, Seat, tilt Wheel, Wheel, Pwr Pwr Moonroof, CD Player, Moonroof, Moonroof, CD CD Player, Player, AM/FM Radio, PW, AM/FM AM/FM Radio, Radio, PW, PW,
Loaded, 3.5L V6, A/C, Loaded, Loaded, 3.5L 3.5L V6, V6, A/C, A/C, ABS, Tilt And Telescopic ABS, ABS, Tilt Tilt And And Telescopic Telescopic Steering Wheel, PW, PL, Steering Steering Wheel, Wheel, PW, PW, PL, PL, Leather Seats, Leather Leather Seats, Seats,
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‘08 ‘08 ‘08CHRYSLER CHRYSLER CHRYSLER SEBRING SEBRING SEBRING CONVERTABLE CONVERTABLE CONVERTABLE
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‘06 ‘06 ‘06HONDA HONDA HONDACivic Civic Civic Cpe Cpe Cpe
‘05 ‘05 ‘05HONDA HONDA HONDAAccord Accord Accord Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
‘07 ‘07 ‘07HYUNDAI HYUNDAI HYUNDAI Tucson Tucson Tucson
a/c, split folding rear seat, a/c, a/c, split split folding folding rear rear seat, seat, tilttilt wheel, cdcd player, am/ tilt wheel, wheel, cd player, player, am/ am/ fmfm radio, cruise, ps, fm radio, radio,pw, pw, pw, cruise, cruise, ps, ps,
Extra Clean.. V6 Extra Extra Clean.. Clean.. V6 V6 CYLINDER, ABS, PS, CYLINDER, CYLINDER, ABS, ABS, PS, PS, 3.3L 3.3L 3.3L
1.8l i4,i4, a/c, lxlxlx at,at, abs, tilttilt 1.8l 1.8l i4, a/c, a/c, at, abs, abs, tilt and telescopic steering and and telescopic telescopic steering steering wheel, cd, pl,pl, cruise, wheel, wheel, cd, cd,pw, pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise,
V6 CYLINDER, A/C, Alloy V6 V6 CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, Alloy Alloy Wheels, Navigation, ABS, Wheels, Wheels, Navigation, Navigation, ABS, ABS, tilttilt Wheel, tilt Wheel, Wheel,
4 4CYLINDER, ABS, 4CYLINDER, CYLINDER, ABS, ABS, Tilt-Adjustable Steering Tilt-Adjustable Tilt-Adjustable Steering Steering Wheel, CD, PW, PL, Wheel, Wheel, CD, CD, PW, PW, PL, PL,
$11,980 $11,980 $11,980
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‘05 ‘05 ‘05HONDA HONDA HONDACR-V CR-V CR-V
‘05 ‘05 ‘05HONDA HONDA HONDA Odyssey Odyssey Odyssey
‘08 ‘08 ‘08SCION SCION SCIONxB xB xB
‘06 ‘06 ‘06LINCOLN LINCOLN LINCOLNTown Town Town Car Car Car
‘07 ‘07 ‘07HYUNDAI HYUNDAI HYUNDAI Santa Santa SantaFe Fe Fe
‘04 ‘04 ‘04NISSAN NISSAN NISSAN350Z 350Z 350Z
4 4cylinder, a/c, 4wd exex atatat 4cylinder, cylinder, a/c, a/c, 4wd 4wd ex se, abs, se, se, abs, abs,tilt-adjustable tilt-adjustable tilt-adjustable steering wheel, roof, steering steering wheel, wheel,sun sun sun roof, roof, cass., pw, pl,pl, cass., cass., pw, pw, pl,
3.5l v6, a/c, exl atatat 3.5l 3.5l v6, v6, a/c, a/c, exl exl with res, abs, with with res, res, abs, abs,rear rear rear airair conditioning, tiltair conditioning, conditioning, tilttiltadjustable steering wheel adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel wheel
a/c, split folding rear seat, a/c, a/c, split split folding folding rear rear seat, seat, tilttilt wheel, cdcd player, am/ tilt wheel, wheel, cd player, player, am/ am/ fmfm radio, pw, cruise, fm radio, radio, pw, pw, cruise, cruise,ps, ps, ps,
4.6l v8, a/c, 4dr sdn 4.6l 4.6l v8, v8, a/c, a/c, 4dr 4dr sdn sdn signature, tiltsignature, signature,abs, abs, abs, tilttiltadjustable steering wheel, adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel, wheel, cd, pw, pl,pl, leather seats cd, cd, pw, pw, pl, leather leather seats seats
v6v6 cylinder, a/c, abs, tilttilt v6 cylinder, cylinder, a/c, a/c, abs, abs, tilt and telescopic steering and and telescopic telescopic steering steering wheel, pw, pl,pl, cruise, wheel, wheel,cd, cd, cd, pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise,
3.5L V6, A/C, ABS, tilttilt 3.5L 3.5L V6, V6, A/C, A/C, ABS, ABS, tilt Wheel, CD Player, AM/FM Wheel, Wheel, CD CD Player, Player, AM/FM AM/FM Radio, PW, PL, PS, 3.5L, Radio, Radio, PW, PW, PL, PL, PS, PS, 3.5L, 3.5L,
$13,787 $13,787 $13,787
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‘09 ‘09 ‘09DODGE DODGE DODGE Avenger Avenger Avenger
‘08 ‘08 ‘08CHEVROLET CHEVROLET CHEVROLET Equinox Equinox Equinox
‘06 ‘06 ‘06TOYOTA TOYOTA TOYOTA Camry Camry CamrySolara Solara Solara
‘08 ‘08 ‘08HONDA HONDA HONDACivic Civic Civic Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
‘09 ‘09 ‘09HONDA HONDA HONDAFit Fit Fit
‘07 ‘07 ‘07FORD FORD FORDFusion Fusion Fusion
‘08 ‘08 ‘08JEEP JEEP JEEPLiberty Liberty Liberty
3.0L I6,I6, A/C, Alloy 3.0L 3.0L I6, A/C, A/C, Alloy Alloy Wheels, tilttilt Wheel, Pwr Wheels, Wheels, tilt Wheel, Wheel, Pwr Pwr Moonroof, CD Player, Moonroof, Moonroof, CD CD Player, Player, AM/FM Radio, PW, AM/FM AM/FM Radio, Radio, PW, PW,
3.0L I6,I6, A/C, 4DR SDN 3.0L 3.0L I6, A/C, A/C, 4DR 4DR SDN SDN 328I, RWD , ABS, 328I, 328I, RWD RWD , ,ABS, ABS, Rear Air Conditioning, Rear Rear Air Air Conditioning, Conditioning, 56675mi., 56675mi., 56675mi.,
a/c, split folding rear seat, a/c, a/c, split split folding folding rear rear seat, seat, tilttilt wheel, cdcd player, am/ tilt wheel, wheel, cd player, player, am/ am/ fmfm radio, cruise, ps, fm radio, radio,pw, pw, pw, cruise, cruise, ps, ps,
3.4l v6, a/c, split folding 3.4l 3.4l v6, v6, a/c, a/c, split split folding folding rear seat, tilttilt wheel, cdcd rear rear seat, seat, tilt wheel, wheel, cd player, am/fm radio, pw, player, player, am/fm am/fm radio, radio, pw, pw, cruise, ps, cruise, cruise, ps, ps,
a/c, tilttilt wheel, cdcd player, a/c, a/c, tilt wheel, wheel, cd player, player, am/fm radio, pw, cruise, am/fm am/fm radio, radio, pw, pw, cruise, cruise, ps, ps, ps,
4 4cylinder, a/c, abs, tilttilt 4cylinder, cylinder, a/c, a/c, abs, abs, tilt and telescopic steering and and telescopic telescopic steering steering wheel, cd, pl,pl, cruise, wheel, wheel, cd, cd,pw, pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise, ps, 1.3l, ps, ps, 1.3l, 1.3l,
4 4cylinder, a/c, 5dr hbhb 4cylinder, cylinder, a/c, a/c, 5dr 5dr hb auto sport, tilttilt and auto auto sport, sport,abs, abs, abs, tilt and and telescopic steering wheel, telescopic telescopic steering steering wheel, wheel, cd, pw, pl,pl, cruise, psps cd, cd, pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise, ps
V6 CYLINDER, A/C, 4DR V6 V6 CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, 4DR 4DR SDN V6 SE FWD, Tilt SDN SDN V6 V6 SE SE FWD, FWD, Tilt Tilt And Telescopic Steering And And Telescopic Telescopic Steering Steering Wheel, PW, PL, Wheel, Wheel, PW, PW, PL, PL,
V6 CYLINDER, A/C, Split V6 V6 CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, Split Split Folding Rear Seat, RWD Folding Folding Rear Rear Seat, Seat, RWD RWD 4DR SPORT, ABS, tilttilt 4DR 4DR SPORT, SPORT, ABS, ABS, tilt Wheel, Wheel, Wheel,
$21,888 $21,888 $21,888
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‘08 ‘08 ‘08ACURA ACURA ACURATL TL TL
‘06 ‘06 ‘06FORD FORD FORDF-150 F-150 F-150
‘05 ‘05 ‘05DODGE DODGE DODGERam Ram Ram 1500 1500 1500
‘09 ‘09 ‘09SUBARU SUBARU SUBARU Impreza Impreza ImprezaSedan Sedan Sedan
‘08 ‘08 ‘08HONDA HONDA HONDACivic Civic Civic Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid
‘09 ‘09 ‘09HONDA HONDA HONDAFit Fit Fit
‘08 ‘08 ‘08NISSAN NISSAN NISSANAltima Altima Altima
‘05 ‘05 ‘05SUBARU SUBARU SUBARU LEGACY LEGACY LEGACYSEDAN SEDAN SEDAN
‘07 ‘07 ‘07SUBARU SUBARU SUBARUB9 B9 B9 Tribeca Tribeca Tribeca
A/C, tilttilt Wheel, Pwr A/C, A/C, tilt Wheel, Wheel, Pwr Pwr Moonroof, CD Player, Moonroof, Moonroof, CD CD Player, Player, AM/FM Radio, PW, AM/FM AM/FM Radio, Radio, PW, PW, Cruise, PS, Cruise, Cruise, PS, PS,
5.4l v8, a/c, abs, tilt5.4l 5.4l v8, v8, a/c, a/c, abs, abs, tilttiltadjustable steering wheel, adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel, wheel, cd, pl,pl, cruise, ps, cd, cd,pw, pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise, ps, ps, 5.4l, 5.4l, 5.4l,
Must See!!! 5.7L V8, Must Must See!!! See!!! 5.7L 5.7L V8, V8, A/C, ABS, Tilt-Adjustable A/C, A/C, ABS, ABS, Tilt-Adjustable Tilt-Adjustable Steering Wheel, PS, 5.7L Steering Steering Wheel, Wheel, PS, PS, 5.7L 5.7L
4 4cylinder, a/c, abs, tilt4cylinder, cylinder, a/c, a/c, abs, abs, tilttiltadjustable steering wheel, adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel, wheel, cd, pl,pl, cruise, cd, cd,pw, pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise,
4 4CYLINDER, A/C, 4CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, 4DR SDN, ABS,Power 4DR 4DR SDN, SDN, ABS,Power ABS,Power Package, Tilt And Package, Package, Tilt Tilt And And Telescopic Steering Telescopic Telescopic Steering Steering Wheel, CD Player, PW, Wheel, Wheel, CD CD Player, Player, PW, PW,
a/c, alloy wheels, split a/c, a/c, alloy alloy wheels, wheels, split split folding rear seat, tilttilt folding folding rear rear seat, seat, tilt wheel, cdcd player, am/fm wheel, wheel, cd player, player, am/fm am/fm radio, cruise, ps, radio, radio,pw, pw, pw, cruise, cruise, ps, ps,
Loaded.. 2.5L I4,I4, Split Loaded.. Loaded.. 2.5L 2.5L I4, Split Split Folding Rear Seat, tilttilt Folding Folding Rear Rear Seat, Seat, tilt Wheel, PW, Cruise, PS, Wheel, Wheel, PW, PW, Cruise, Cruise, PS, PS,
FLAT 6 6CYLINDER, A/C, FLAT FLAT 6CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, OUTBACK 3.0 RRR AUTO, OUTBACK OUTBACK 3.0 3.0 AUTO, AUTO, ABS, tilttilt Wheel, ABS, ABS, tilt Wheel, Wheel,
FLAT 6 6CYLINDER, A/C, FLAT FLAT 6CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, Split Folding Rear Seat, Split Split Folding Folding Rear Rear Seat, Seat, ABS, tilttilt Wheel, Sun Roof, ABS, ABS, tilt Wheel, Wheel, Sun Sun Roof, Roof,
$23,844 $23,844 $23,844
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‘09 ‘09 ‘09GMC GMC GMCSierra Sierra Sierra 1500 1500 1500
‘07 ‘07 ‘07INFINITI INFINITI INFINITIM35 M35 M35
‘06 ‘06 ‘06HONDA HONDA HONDA Ridgeline Ridgeline Ridgeline
‘09 ‘09 ‘09HONDA HONDA HONDACR-V CR-V CR-V
‘08 ‘08 ‘08CHRYSLER CHRYSLER CHRYSLER Aspen Aspen Aspen
‘08 ‘08 ‘08HONDA HONDA HONDA ACCORD ACCORD ACCORDEX EX EXSDN SDN SDN
‘09 ‘09 ‘09HONDA HONDA HONDACR-V CR-V CR-V
‘08 ‘08 ‘08FORD FORD FORDMustang Mustang Mustang
‘07 ‘07 ‘07CHEVROLET CHEVROLET CHEVROLET Avalanche Avalanche Avalanche
5.3l v8, a/c, abs, tilt5.3l 5.3l v8, v8, a/c, a/c, abs, abs, tilttiltadjustable steering wheel, adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel, wheel, cd, pl,pl, cruise, ps, cd, cd,pw, pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise, ps, ps, 5.3l, 5.3l, 5.3l,
3.5l v6, a/c, abs, tilttilt and 3.5l 3.5l v6, v6, a/c, a/c, abs, abs, tilt and and telescopic steering wheel, telescopic telescopic steering steering wheel, wheel, sun roof, pw, pl,pl, leather sun sun roof, roof, pw, pw, pl, leather leather seats seats seats
3.5l v6, a/c, rtlrtlrtl at,at, abs, tilt3.5l 3.5l v6, v6, a/c, a/c, at, abs, abs, tilttiltadjustable steering wheel, adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel, wheel, pw, pl,pl, leather seats, pw, pw, pl, leather leather seats, seats, cruise, cruise, cruise,
a/c, folding rear seat, a/c, a/c,split split split folding folding rear rear seat, seat, tilttilt wheel, player, am/ tilt wheel, wheel,cdcd cd player, player, am/ am/ fmfm radio, pw, ps, fm radio, radio, pw, pw,cruise, cruise, cruise, ps, ps,
8 8cylinder, a/c, rwd 8cylinder, cylinder, a/c, a/c, rwd rwd 4dr limited, rear 4dr 4dr limited, limited,abs, abs, abs, rear rear airair conditioning, tiltair conditioning, conditioning, tilttiltadjustable steering adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel, cdcd wheel, wheel, cd
4 4CYLINDER, A/C, 4DR 4CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, 4DR 4DR I4I4I4 AUTO EX-L, Loaded AUTO AUTO EX-L, EX-L, Loaded Loaded With Options, ABS, Tilt With With Options, Options, ABS, ABS, Tilt Tilt And Telescopic Steering And And Telescopic Telescopic Steering Steering Wheel, Wheel, Wheel,
Loaded Loaded..4 Loaded Loaded Loaded..4 Loaded..4 CYLINDER, A/C, 2WD CYLINDER, CYLINDER, A/C, A/C, 2WD 2WD 5DR LX, ABS, Tilt And 5DR 5DR LX, LX, ABS, ABS, Tilt Tilt And And Telescopic Steering Telescopic Telescopic Steering Steering Wheel, CD, PW, PL, Wheel, Wheel, CD, CD, PW, PW, PL, PL,
4.6l v8, a/c, alloy wheels, 4.6l 4.6l v8, v8, a/c, a/c, alloy alloy wheels, wheels, split folding rear seat, split split folding folding rear rear seat, seat, abs, tilttilt wheel, cdcd player abs, abs, tilt wheel, wheel, cd player player
5.3l v8, a/c, tilt5.3l 5.3l v8, v8, a/c, a/c,abs, abs, abs, tilttiltadjustable steering wheel, adjustable adjustable steering steering wheel, wheel, pw, pl,pl, cruise, ps, 5.3l pw, pw, pl, cruise, cruise, ps, ps, 5.3l 5.3l
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‘04 ‘04 ‘04NISSAN NISSAN NISSAN Frontier Frontier Frontier2WD 2WD 2WD
‘07 ‘07 ‘07BMW BMW BMW333Series Series Series
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Lottery accelerates car mania in Beijing Automobile’s own technology be a distraction By Barbara Demick
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BEIJING — Nothing like being told you can’t to make you want. It was only after the Beijing municipal government last month announced regulations to severely limit the number of automobiles in the gridlocked, smogcovered capital that Guo Jian, a burly 38-yearold salesman of eyeglass frames, decided that he really did need a car. No matter that he doesn’t know how to drive. Guo bicycled over to the motor vehicle bureau to enter a newly instituted lottery for a coveted Beijing license plate. If he succeeds in getting one of the 20,000 plates to be issued this month, he’ll plunk down about $30,000 — that would be in cash, he says with an immodest grin — to buy the Toyota Camry he’s been eyeing. “I’ve been getting to that stage in life where I want to have a car. I was thinking about it for a couple of years, but I’ll admit — when they changed the law, that was what got me to pull the trigger,” said Guo as he filled out his form. More than ever, Beijingers want their own set of wheels — that would be four wheels, please — and newly imposed restrictions on car ownership have only further whetted their appetites. In one 24-hour period just before the stricter regulations took effect, up to 160,000 cars were sold, many of them to people who didn’t have driver’s licenses. “It has become a mania of sorts,” said Jia Xinguang, an independent automobile industry analyst based in Beijing. “All Chinese admire the American way of life, and just like Americans, they feel
they want their house as well as their own car.” A study last year by IBM of 20 large cities put Beijing neck and neck with Mexico City for the worst traffic in the world. Beijing is girded by concentric ring roads that feel like nooses strangling the city during peak traffic hours. It is not uncommon for trucks headed into the city to be backed up for days. One epic jam in August lasted nine days, and during a rainy Friday in September, the capital almost came to a standstill, prompting concerns from the Politburo about how the government of the world’s most populous country could function if nobody could move. Under pressure to fix the problem, the government is now limiting the number of new license plates in Beijing to 240,000 per year — about one-third of the number of plates issued in 2010 — to be awarded through the lottery system. Only long-term Beijing residents may register cars in the city, and cars with out-of-town plates can’t enter, a measure as drastic as if New York banned the bridge-andtunnel crowd. The new rules were announced Dec. 23 at a 3 p.m. news conference and took effect at midnight. That left just nine hours for people to stampede to the automobile showrooms. A blogger for a popular forum on the Web portal Sohu.com recalls viewing the news conference live online; and by 3:30 p.m. starting to call for advice on how to buy a car. As soon as she got off work, she asked a colleague to drive her to a dealership. At 9:38 p.m., she had the keys to a Peugeot 307 after using her credit card to
pay the $19,000 price in full. Even as she left the shop at 10:30 p.m., others were streaming in to buy before the deadline. Seeing it as their last chance to own a car, some people took desperate measures. At a BMW showroom, according to a report in the Xinmin Weekly, a buyer used a key to scratch a brand-new car and then announced, “No one wants this car anymore, right? Then I’ll take it!” You Zongyun, a Honda dealer, boasted of having “three months of sales in the month of December alone.” He said November was almost as strong because “people had heard the rumors, so even before they got confirmation, there was a rush to buy.” Demand under the new lottery system is even more keen. For the first allotment of 20,000 license plates to be handed out this month, there are 210,178 applications, according to the government. But even well before the new restrictions, the Beijing car craze was moving full speed ahead. Car registration in the capital has increased to 4.8 million from 2.8 million since 2005, with 700,000 new cars registered in the last year alone. Since the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing officials had tried less drastic measures than the lottery, including a bicycle-sharing program, specially designated bus lanes and a rotating system that bans passenger cars from being driven one day a week depending on their plate number. New public transit initiatives are also underway. In late December, for example, Beijing opened five new subway and rail lines. But Beijing’s transit
system is not nearly as well-designed as the one in Shanghai, which has a larger population but just one-third of the number of cars. (Shanghai has imposed limits since the 1980s on the number of autos that can be registered in the city and sells license plates through an auction system.) Besides the increased traffic in Beijing, the run on car sales has resulted in such practical problems as where to park the vehicles. Wu Caibao, a university administrator who bought a red Chevy in April, said the problem just keeps intensifying. “So many of my neighbors have bought cars recently that I have to come home early from work just to find a place to park.” In 2009, China surpassed the United States as the largest automobile market in the world. Across the nation, sales of passenger cars rose 33 percent in 2010 over the previous year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported. Chinese economic policies are designed to nurture domestic automakers and make car ownership accessible to people who half a generation ago thought themselves lucky to afford a bicycle. The Chery QQ, for example, sells for about $4,500. As a result, new cars clog Beijing streets, many of them cheap, Chinese-made mini-cars that come in eyecatching shades such as magenta, lime green and persimmon. There’s even a black-and-white-model called the panda (the big, round headlights suggest China’s favorite endangered species) along with a luxurious assortment of new-model BMWs, Mercedeses and Audis.
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Just like cellphones, cars are getting more high-tech, with dashboard navigation systems, touch-screen climate controls and often hundreds of satellite radio channels to scroll through. Aut oma kers have been working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as it drafts guidelines to reduce distractions from in-car technology. The first phase of the guidelines is expected this fall. Members of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes most major automakers except Honda, agree to follow their own procedures for “information and communication systems” to reduce distraction. The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, which represents 15 imported automakers, says its members make their own decisions on in-car distractions. Consumer Reports said this month that the touch-screen computer standard in many Ford models to control the radio, temperature and navigation was “overly complicated and distracting” and dropped its recommendation of models with it. Last fall, Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood criticized General Motors’ OnStar communication system for allowing people to verbally update their Facebook or Twitter status while driving.
The department’s own research showed talking to passengers was the leading distraction in 7,000 crashes NHTSA studied last year, but it says a conversation involves only “cognitive” distraction, while other activities, such as texting and presumably interacting with your dashboard, involve a more dangerous combination of “manual, visual and cognitive” distraction. AAM’s guidelines say drivers should not have to look away for more than two seconds at a time or a total of 20 seconds to complete a task. “Entertainment systems” were grandfathered in because people have been changing the radio for decades. What some automakers are doing: BMW: Navigation controls can be used while the car is moving and were tested using driving simulators. Drivers with BlackBerry devices can also now read three lines of their e-mail through the cars’ computer screens; the rest is read aloud by the computer. Hyundai: Voice-activated navigation systems with a backup operator will be on two 2012 models. Hyundai customer satisfaction director Barry Ratzlaff says using a touch-screen navigation system while driving is as safe as a touch-screen radio and far safer than reading printed directions or doing what his father used to do when he got lost: Stop in the middle of the road.
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How do you know when to replace belts and hoses? By Brad Bergholdt
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Question: How do I know when it’s necessary to replace my belts and hoses? My oil change/tune-up place told me I should do this now but my car has only 47,800 miles and is a 2005. I looked at them and the rubber still looks good. I checked my owner’s manual, and it doesn’t say anything about replacing these parts, only inspecting. What is the best thing to do? Answer: I’d agree you’re in the mileage/ time range to consider replacement. Under favorable conditions, belts and hoses could last twice this long, but what’s important here is protecting your engine
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and averting a common cause of vehicle breakdown. Here’s why belts and hoses need to be taken seriously: Many modern automotive and light truck engines use a single serpentine belt to run the engine’s accessories. These are the water pump (vitally important for engine cooling), alternator (provides electrical power for the entire vehicle), power steering pump (allows much easier steering), air conditioning compressor (provides cool air and defrosting assist), and possibly an air injection pump (an emission control device). Some engines drive the water pump via the much sturdier and separate timing belt, or directly by the
Under the hood cam shaft. In this case a failed serpentine accessory drive belt would be much less of a concern. Should an aging single serpentine belt break, one would immediately feel the steering become very stiff, and the red battery warning light would come on. With all this occurring, you probably wouldn’t notice the lack of A/C or a soon to illuminate check engine light. If your water pump is driven by the serpentine belt, it’s imperative to get off the road right away and shut the engine down to prevent engine overheating. Without coolant circulation, localized hot
spots (typically in the cylinder head area) will soon cause grave damage. If necessary, the vehicle could be driven a few blocks at a time, with a five-ten minute engine-off cool down period between, to get to a safer or more desired location. Cooling system hoses typically degrade from the inside out, making proper inspection difficult. A small split in a hose isn’t serious, as long as it’s noticed and corrected, perhaps with a day or two. The big concern is maintaining enough coolant to keep the engine safe. A larger failure could cause a rapid loss of coolant and
big trouble to emerge within 5-10 minutes if corrective action isn’t taken. I don’t mean to scare you with these possibilities and help your mechanic make his boat payment. I’ve seen more than a few cases of seemingly innocent neglect cause really expensive and avoidable failures, and it’s troubling. A badly overheated engine is one of the most unpredictable and problematic things one can repair, tempting a repair shop to recommend an engine replacement, rather than to risk a nobody-wins comeback due to unforeseen repair issues. Renewing belts, hoses and coolant now, or within the next year
would be a good idea. Everyone you talk to will have differing opinions on this. By renewing the parts, you’d spend perhaps $200 to buy piece of mind regarding breakdowns, and stand the best chance you can, along with periodic oil changes, of averting a possible $3,000 to $8,000 engine failure. Newer engines are trickier and more costly to fix, and much less forgiving of accidental abuse than the cast iron Ford 390 I drove as a kid. n Brad Bergholdt is an
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Auto companies recalled about 20 million vehicles in 2010 By Steven Cole Smith The OrlandO SenTinel
There’s no denying it: 2010 was the Year of the Recall. Not just automotive recalls — Kellogg’s recalled 28 million boxes of cereal and McDonald’s recalled 12 million Shrek glasses. But it was the recalled cars and trucks that made big news across Florida, and the rest of the country. Auto companies recalled about 20 million vehicles in 2010, led by Toyota’s seven million. That’s nearly twice the 11.5 million new vehicles sold last year. But automotive recalls are not created equally. Some can be for a minor annoyance, while others can be for possible defects that make the vehicle unsafe to drive. The major-
ity are in that first category, but even those should be addressed. Typically, about one-fourth of owners who receive a recall notice never bother to get the vehicle fixed. I f y o u r ve h i c le i s recalled, you should be notified by mail, a process that can be annoyingly slow. You may hear about a recall of your vehicle in the news, but it may be weeks before you receive the actual notice. Be aware too that once a problem is discovered, a manufacturer may have to design a part and have it manufactured, which slows the process, too. That happened with the Ford truck recall of faulty cruise control switches that could cause a fire. For the initial recall, dealers were
simply disconnecting the switch, then asked customers to return when the switches finally became available. When you get the notice, contact your dealer. By law it does not have to be the dealer that sold the car originally, but dealers may move their own customers up in the line. If you have the work done by an independent mechanic, and not a dealer, you may end up paying for the repairs yourself. If you are not the original owner, or you are looking for a used vehicle, it’s a good idea to search the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration database to see if your vehicle has been recalled, and if so, for what. Once you know
Who Won? if there was a winner in the Year of the recalls, it appears to be Ford, which recalled about 500,000 vehicles in 2010, far less than Toyota’s seven million. according to the Consumer reports 2011 Car Brand Perception Survey, buyers have increased confidence in Ford quality, while confidence in Toyota has slipped. “While the two car companies are in a statistical dead heat,” the report said, “Ford excels in the factors that consumers say matter most: safety, quality and value.” This likely helped Ford’s 2010 sales figures, which were up about 19 percent, the most of any full-line automaker. Will it last? We’ll see how the recall story carries into 2011. that, a dealer can check your vehicle’s identification number and see if the recall had been addressed. The NHTSA web site is http://www.safercar.gov. Keep in mind, too, that your vehicle may be affected by what is called
a Technical Service Bulletin, or TSB, which many consumers confuse with a recall. These bulletins typically do not address safety or emissions issues, and they are more a way to let dealers know what may be causing specific prob-
lems in a certain vehicle. Sometimes the manufacturer will mail an owner a notification of a TSB, but not always. Finally, know that just because a certain make, model and year of vehicle is recalled, it may or may not include your vehicle. Sometimes a problem only occurs in a few vehicles that, for example, were built with a faulty batch of parts. Also, depending on where you live, some recalls may address problems that you don’t face— such as issues related to very hot or cold weather. If there is an upside to recalls like the ones that affected Toyota, it’s that the recalls have given dealers a chance to enhance their reputation for taking care of their customers.
Strong sales, new products help boost car dealers’ optimism By Terry Box
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DALLAS — Not even January’s deep chill could slow the surging auto industry. In what is typically a frigid, unfriendly month for automakers, retail sales of new cars and trucks in the U.S. grew an impressive 25 percent — including a 33 percent jump for General Motors Co. and a 58 percent increase by Chrysler Group LLC. “If we can have this kind of business in January, I can hardly wait for March,” said Ray Huffines, CEO of Plano, Texas-based Huffines Auto Dealerships, which includes Chevrolet, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Hyundai, Kia and Subaru stores. The increase last month follows 11 percent growth in December, which analysts say bodes well for
sales the remainder of the year. In previous recessions, automobile sales generally tracked housing activity, with the two rising and falling together. But now autos are leaving housing in the dust. “Housing is down and showing no signs of coming back,” said George Hoffer, a business professor at the University of Richmond who follows the industry. “In reality, the auto industry in recent years has moved to its own drumbeat.” With the growth in January, some automakers and analysts are pushing up their earlier estimates that new-vehicle sales will rise 8.5 percent this year. Several sources now expect total U.S. sales to top 13 million. IHS Automotive, for example, boost-
ed its forecast from 12.8 million to 13.1 million, and Ford and GM each predict 13.3 million in industry sales, up 500,000. “Dealers, like most businesses, are looking for consistency in the economy,” said Lee Chapman, president of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan New Car Dealers Association. “Each month seems to pick up a little more steam. Six months ago, we could be up one month, down the next.” Many buyers today are replacing old vehicles. The average car or truck in the U.S. is more than 8 years old and has about 100,000 miles on it, according to various studies. In addition, automakers are offering an array of highly attractive new vehicles — such as the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Elantra and
Jeep Grand Cherokee — just as the economy is stirring again. Through the credit companies they own, most automakers can also finance the purchases. “When you get an economic recovery with lots of new products, sales go bonkers,” Hoffer said. “They feed on each other.” Moreover, the resurgence in sales has benefited domestic manufacturers more than the imports, mostly because the rebuilding domestics have more all-new vehicles in their showrooms. “I’d like to think we were up 10 percent or so last month,” said Rusty Wallis, who owns Rusty Wallis Honda in Dallas and Rusty Wallis Volkswagen in Garland, Texas. “I think a lot of people are still worried about losing their jobs. But I feel more optimistic this year than
I did in ’09 and ’10.” At the Huffines dealerships, new-vehicle sales were up 65 percent in January. “Everyone’s really optimistic,” Huffines said. “If you add up all the projections of manufacturers, we’d have a 20 million (vehicle) industry if they were all right. There’s no doubt there will be some pretty good deals.” In fact, the growing competition among the biggest players in the auto industry should keep sales relatively high if a price war breaks out. The possibility of an all-out battle concerns Sam Pack, an influential Ford dealer who owns four stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As manufacturers get more aggressive, offering $199 monthly payments on some vehicles, dealers’ already thin
margins may get squeezed, he says. “And I think this will be a year when we see some very aggressive marketing,” Pack said. GM, Toyota and Hyundai have the resources to offer big incentives on their vehicles, he said. GM began a promotion this month that allows most people with GM leases to waive their last three payments if they buy new vehicles. The Detroit automaker, apparently eager to rebuild its customer base after its bankruptcy 18 months ago, also raised incentives 16 percent in January to an average of $3,663 per vehicle, according to Autodata Corp., the highest among U.S. automakers. GM denies that it is sliding back into bad practices, but the high incentives have the industry buzzing.
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Chevrolet Buick of Quincy
‘03 FORD F-150 5.4l v8, a/c, abs, tilt wheel, pw, pdl, cruise, ps, 5.4l,
Chevrolet Buick of Quincy
Chevrolet Buick of Quincy
$11,989 1-888-810-1201
Chevrolet Buick of Quincy
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‘05 NISSAN Altima
‘10 HYUNDAI Accent
2.5l i4, bucket seats, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, cd, pw, pdl, ps, 2.5l,
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4 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, cd, ps, 1.6l,
Chevrolet Buick of Quincy
$11,495 1-888-810-1201
‘06 CHEVROLET
‘10 CHEVROLET
‘05 TOYOTA
Malibu Maxx
Cobalt
Sequoia
v6 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, 5dr sdn ss, abs
4 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, 4dr sdn lt w/1lt, tiltadjustable steering wheel,
8 cylinder, a/c, 8 passenger seating, abs, tilt wheel, cd, cass., pw, pdl,
$12,984 1-888-810-1201
Chevrolet Buick of Quincy
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Chevrolet Buick of Quincy
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‘07 DODGE
‘10 CHEVROLET
‘05 FORD Super
‘05 CHEVROLET
Charger
Impala
Duty F-250
Silverado 2500HD
v6 cylinder, a/c, bucket seats, 4dr sdn 4-spd auto rwd,
3.5l v6, a/c, bucket seats, 4dr sdn lt, abs, tiltadjustable steering wheel,
6.0l v8, rear bench seat, abs, ps, 6.0l,
8 cylinder, a/c, pb, rear bench seat, anti-lock braking system,
$15,995 1-888-810-1201
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