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GM reportedly holding up some shipments of Buick LaCrosse over quality concerns
The high-profile 2010 Buick LaCrosse, the vehicle the automaker hopes will lure younger buyers into its showroom, is being delayed a few weeks due to manufacturing quality concerns. Mark LaNeve, GM's VP of U.S. Sales, told reporters and analysts that although 300-400 cars were shipped in August, future deliveries will be halted until Buick works out the so-called "quality issues." While there was no elaboration or specifics, LaNeve added that the issues "were not serious but were enough to delay us three or four weeks while we made sure ... Read more →
UK entrepreneurs open Pit Start, the country's first self-service garage Jonathon Ramsey
If you're a London gearhead and want to work on your car but have no place to do it, you'll want to check out Pit Start, a new self-service garage. It is exactly what it sounds like – a ...
HiQ garage goes for Coolest Auto Repair Shop honors Dan Roth
click above for more images of the HiQ service center As some of us are pretty sharp with a wrench, we loathe taking our cars elsewhere for repairs. Most of the time, we want to watch the guy doing ...
Will there be anything left? Tulsa Belvedere set to be de-rusted Dan Roth
The SS Belvedere emerged from its not-so-dry-dock almost two months ago, in all its ferrous oxide glory. Apparently the offer of restoration by Boyd Coddington has either been refused or rescinded, ...
Ford officially extends oil change interval to 7,500 miles Dan Roth
Ford has been studying the question of when to suggest oil changes, and they've hit upon 7,500 miles for 2007 and newer cars. Not only are modern oils better, modern engines are also better. You don't ...
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Toolkit Upgrades Round Two - more fun toys 2 years ago on Autoblog
A while back, we expounded on some simple items that brought more joy to the automotive arts. Spring is just around the corner, and we've compiled a big ol' list of things to address in celebration of the Vernal Equinox. Unpacking the tools from their long winter nap is a ritual here, and it's like ...
Sticky Fingers: DIY carbon fiber 2 years ago on Autoblog
Fake trim is for the birds. Of course, there are cost considerations, and a piece of lower-cost injection-molded plastic is a lot cheaper than actual wood, metal, or laboriously laid carbon fiber. Faux trim can be awfully convincing – the metal-look trims in my S60 T5 are a far nicer touch ...
SAM is looking for a few good OBD II ports 2 years ago on Autoblog
For those of us who like to service our own cars, being able to retrieve the OBD-II codes is important. There are various readers on the market, with some more capable than others. Of course, once the codes are retrieved, you need to know how to interpret them. The common misconception is that the ...
Classic prank: Preying on the naive auto owner 2 years ago on Autoblog
In high school my best friend and I convinced his sister that the sphincter valve on her car was broken and leaking blinker fluid all over the driveway. She freaked and offered us money to drive it up to their family mechanic and have it fixed. We took the money and blew it on Golden Tee. We know, ...
Toolkit upgrades - some simple things we find handy 2 years ago on Autoblog
We've all got the standard wares of the trade: wrenches (open end and box), sockets (inch, metric, regular and deep), various and sundry screwdrivers, etc. Those things are expected when building a tool kit. In the years since I started wrenching on cars with a simple Craftsman kit, I have done a ...
Autoblog Maintenance/Project Garage: 2006 wrap-up 2 years ago on Autoblog
In 2006, we spent a lot of time spinning wrenches here in the Autoblog Garage in the process of taking on common maintenance tasks and a few performance upgrades. For your convenience, we've compiled links to each of the posts after the jump. We already have some things in the works for 2007, but ...
Nostalgia - Flexstones and Flatheads 2 years ago on Autoblog
With it getting colder here in New England, us Yankee Autobloggers have to prepare for winter. This often entails a final running of the yard equipment, just today I mulched the rest of the leaves that'd fallen on the back yard. There's nothing quite like the roar of an air-cooled "one-lunger" ...
Autoblog Project Garage: Underbody rust mitigation 3 years ago on Autoblog
Quite simply, rust sucks. Most any vehicle regularly driven during winters in the Salt Belt will fall victim to corrosion, and the various spray-on undercoatings available from the aftermarket have their shortcomings. Specifically, the spray-on application of these coatings often results in ...
Autoblog Maintenance 201: Brake pad replacement, Part II 3 years ago on Autoblog
In the first half of this particular write-up, we showed the basic process of replacing the front rotors and pads on a VW Jetta. Now we'll go ahead and hit the rear brakes, since the car is already up in the air and we're already covered up to our elbows in grease and brake fluid. We'll also go ...
Texas team wins at Ford/AAA Auto Skills Challenge 3 years ago on Autoblog
A team from Paris High School in Texas took the top spot in this past weekend's Ford/AAA Auto Skills Challenge. The goal of the yearly competition, which pits the top 50 two-man teams against each other, is to accurately diagnosis and repair a vehicle that has been deliberately disabled. The teams ...
Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News
Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.
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