. . . just links from HayYoo.com and DanKostecki.com
“Aha, I know the first car in the world,” you think, but you are wrong. You are thinking of the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, and while that was the first car to feature an internal combustion engine, it was not the first car ever made. The first car ever built was this hulking, steaming, smoking monster, and it’s from 1769.
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There are a couple of theories as to why it’s $20,000 but the main reason its because the Bugatti Veyron literally has to be split in half in order to get to the oil inspection area in the massive W12 engine. This includes taking off the heads, inspecting inside the engine thoroughly making sure there are no irregularities, and checking to make sure that oil is being applied in key areas they way it was engineered to do so.
The report shows that whites, blacks, grays and silvers made up 74 percent of the cars put on the road last year, and silver has gradually falling out of favor among car buyers since the year 2000. Greens and blues, which held the top spots in the 1950s and 60s, aren’t even among the top-five color preferences in 2014. Brown, which had a good run in the 1970s, is now also absent from the top-five list.
Yahoo Autos reported on nine automobiles that experienced problems with their 2011 models. Redesigns of the Honda Civic and VW Jetta went awry, the Smart car had transmission issues and 6 other cars stumbled in 2011.
As 2011 runs out, so does the life of these 14 cars and trucks, victims of changing tastes, corporate indifference. While a few never had much of a following, several were popular in their peak, and a couple were movie stars and mainstays of American freeways for decades. But with more than 300 models of new vehicles available to American car buyers, not even the favorite of the fast and furious crowd can just coast.
Vehicles on the chopping block are :
Buick Lucerne
Ford Crown Vic
Cadillac DTS / STS
Chevy HHR
Dodge Dakota
Ford Ranger
Honda Element
Lotus Elise
Mazda RX-8
Mitsubishi Eclipse / Endeavour
Volvo S40 / V50
CarLashes may be the most ridiculous auto accessory ever. I can’t believe that anyone would put this crap on their cars – not even women. On the plus side – they’re only $25 per pair. Get yourself a pair at CarLashes.com.
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