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Black Friday: Valvoline Motor Oil And Recyclable Low-Quality Tools
If there ever was a combination of good and bad offers for the DIY auto enthusiast, it’s the so-called Black Friday deals. 5 Quarts of Valvoline with a Purolator Classic for $9.99 plus a $5 Valvoline...
View ArticleHammer Time: Stereotypes
Click here to view the embedded video. Video contains offensive language — JB “Sweetie, please don’t tell them I’m a car dealer.” “They already know Steve. Oh, before I forget, Jeff will be asking you...
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Hammer Time: An Old Pair Of Boots
Imagine you’re going on a 27 mile hike over the course of three days. It’s a long journey ahead. Hills nearly as big as mountains. Wet and slippery ground everywhere. And the sun? It can beat you down...
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Hammer Time: Financial Hypnosis On A Per Mile Basis
The three year lease. It entrances and traps the most spellbound car aficionados into a monthly payment that keeps them at the altar of the car payment. Is that a bad thing? Well, depends on the way...
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The Oil Change: Who, What, When, Where, Why… And… Huh?
Oil changes. Should they be done every 3000 miles? 5000 miles? 10,000 miles? Or should you pay a premium and go for that ultra-long marathon of 15,000 miles with the right oil and filter combination?...
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New or Used: Should I Beat My Hauler? Or Haul My Beater?
To The Best & Brightest, I need advice on my next used car purchase. 99% of the time the vehicle will be a daily commuter (rural highway and very little city traffic / 26 miles round trip). But...
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Hammer Time: The ‘Almost’ Car
“You know, I always wanted a…” Those words are about as common as kudzu at my Georgia car lot. They aren’t usually reserved for the late model vehicles though. When it comes to the primary drivers,...
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New or Used? : How Much Is MPG Really Worth?
Dear Steve: My wife and I finally bought a brand new Honda Accord. She loves it, and I now have one less worry in my life. With that one less worry though comes two more things, in the form of two...
View ArticleHammer Time: The Cars Of The Cave Bears
Click here to view the embedded video. I live in a small, genteel, Southern colonial home that comes with all the local goodies. An over-sized ceiling fan in every room. A little front porch that...
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Hammer Time: Blessed Art Thou Sausage Makers
In the world of auto journalism, there are a laundry list of used car buyer’s guides that end up molderizing on shelves and stagnating on servers. These self anointed guides will offer the typical...
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New Or Used? : A Young Driver Wants His Milk & Cookies… Right Now!
I just got a job that involves a fair amount of driving and I am looking to spend about 11-13k on a car that is fun to drive but at the same time practical and reliable. I have a large dog, bicycle,...
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Hammer Time: Is Reliability Getting Old?
“You can have any car you want. So long as it’s a Toyota or Honda.” My parents had offered to split the costs of a new car with me back in 1994. That matching policy eventually included an awful lot...
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Hammer Time: What Hath Thou Wrought?
98 dealers are busy looking at 89 vehicles. Check engine lights are being scanned. The hoods are opened, engines are revved, and Bluetooth is the technology of the moment. Wholesalers, along with...
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Hammer Time: The Automotive Extremist
Life is sometimes about extremes, and with the extreme life of buying and selling cars comes two cars, recently purchased by me, which easily represent the polar opposites of all things automotive....
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Hammer Time: Opposites Detract
There are some things that I am too damn old and open-minded to understand. Like hating a car brand. Especially in those common cases where folks haven’t been exposed to any level of vehicle derived...
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Hammer Time: $100 Worth Of Charity… And Fun?
By the time you read this, I will have bought the last $100 car sold at a public auction… that actually runs! This 1994 Ford Explorer XL has just under 94,000 miles and has been sitting at a local...
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Hammer Time: Fharverg-nuttin!
It would take an immense amount of effort to prove that VW was not telling the truth in their latest Super Bowl commercial. First you would have to pool registration data from dozens of different...
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New Or Used? : Excuse Me While I Contradict Myself…
A reader sent me these parameters for picking his next vehicle I’m at a crossroads. I’m looking for a cheap – laughably cheap – like less-than-$3,000 cheap – car for my next daily driver. It’s got to...
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New or Used? : Should I Salvage My Shady Tree?
When I peruse the websites of some of my local yards, it seems like some of these cars have very little damage but some insurance adjuster has written them off based on whatever metric the company...
View ArticleHammer Time: Hey Taxi!
Click here to view the embedded video. Georgia is now seriously weighing in House Bill 907 which opponents have dubbed the, “Taxi Monopoly Protection Act.” It would effectively outlaw ride sharing...
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