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GM announces plan to close Windsor transmission plant {Autoblog}
May 12th 2008 6:20PM Ford pulled that stunt with a Windsor plant a few months ago. After the closure Ford said it require a $30-million taxpayer gift to get it reopened. Ford got the money!
Audi and BMW to utilize 8-speed gearboxes to take on Lexus {Autoblog}
May 12th 2008 3:55PM I don't know about the Lexus 8-speed transmission, but published reports say the Toyota/Lexus 5-speed is a poor performer and their 6-speed has proven to be very unreliable. It will be a costly repair when the warranty is up.
If Toyota can't design and build reliable transmissions, heaven help Audi and BMW owners.
Toyota responds to Ford's new initial quality ads {Autoblog}
May 12th 2008 10:22AM
Why doesn't Ford put its money where its mouth is and offer a superior warranty?
Because it has little confidence in its quality.
Your tax dollars at work: Border guards hold up traffic to check out Challenger {Autoblog}
May 11th 2008 5:20PM
Border guards usually reserve that kind of attention for attractive young women. Everybody knows they are at the top of most terrorist profiles.
Microsoft: Think twice about IE7 before upgrading to XP SP3 {Download Squad}
May 9th 2008 2:00PM I prefer Mozilla Firefox to IE6 or IE7. If I could I would uninstall IE6. Ditto for Outlook Express.
Microsoft: Think twice about IE7 before upgrading to XP SP3 {Download Squad}
May 9th 2008 12:46PM Prevent or stop Automatic Updates from installing Internet Explorer 7 with this registry hack.
http://www.technipages.com/prevent-internet-explorer-7-from-installing-via-automatic-updates.html
Ford sues to block importation of Mustang parts {Autoblog}
May 9th 2008 12:30PM Cheap, substandard, third world replacement auto parts serve a useful purpose. They curb the unfettered greed a supply monopoly fosters. Ford would not sue otherwise.
The auto insurance cartel practices the ol' bait and switch. Promise good stuff and deliver crap. Policyholders insisting on the OEM parts their premiums prepaid are forced to pay the cost difference. Few governments intervene.
Obama picks worst car ever to come out of Motown {Autoblog}
May 7th 2008 11:34AM And the Detroit-3 still can't figure out why their cars are so hard to sell!
You know you've pushed your car too hard when... {Autoblog}
May 6th 2008 11:35AM Mitsubishi heavily promotes its lengthy, inclusive warranties. Perhaps a concern for lost sales will shame it into doing the right thing.
How to import an export Firefox passwords {Download Squad}
May 2nd 2008 3:37PM The easiest way to backup and/or migrate all your Firefox and Thunderbird settings and data is MozBackup.
http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
