by L Baures | Oct 24, 2017 | Trusted Auto Pros
The Volkswagon VR6
So you make vehicles with 4 cylinder engines that fit just perfect under the hood, but you want to put in a 6 cylinder engine that fits into the same space. What do you do? 6 cylinder engines are much bigger and you don’t want to have to completely redesign and engineer a new car too. A vee (like a V6) engine takes up too much room and so would a straight 6.
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by L Baures | Oct 23, 2017 | Trusted Auto Pros
Are you considering purchasing a new pre-owned vehicle and need to know how much longer are the tires going to last? Are they legal?
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by L Baures | Oct 19, 2017 | Automotive News, Vehicle Reviews
A battle of luxury large SUVs: Lincoln Navigator and Lexus LX570
I had the luxury (pun intended) of my first ever press loan vehicle being an AWD Lexus LX570. Although I was very excited, I knew this was going to be tough to write about the 2017 Lincoln Navigator Vs 2017 Lexus LX 570. The Lexus I had comes in priced at just over $97k. So I keep asking myself, is this SUV really worth almost 100 grand. What other vehicles can be compared? Well technically a Lincoln Navigator is in the same class, it’s a luxury vehicle, it’s an SUV, and it has a third row.
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by L Baures | Oct 16, 2017 | Trusted Auto Pros
Having worked in the automotive industry in both the United Kingdom and the United States, it always surprised me when I heard people complaining that it took all day to purchase a vehicle. That’s right, a day. In the U.K. the quickest you will get your new vehicle from a dealer is 3 days assuming everything runs like clockwork. That is also IF the vehicle you’re purchasing is already on the lot.
Here are some different scenarios to help you discover the answer to the question, how long does it take to buy a car.
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by L Baures | Oct 3, 2017 | Automotive News
Luxury pickup
Yes, you read that right, I didn’t accidentally add a zero. Ford adds a new luxury pickup truck to the lineup that’s pretty much around the one hundred thousand dollar mark.
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by L Baures | Sep 27, 2017 | Trusted Auto Pros
Dodge, what’s with the bright colors?
If you drive past a Dodge dealership or even visit a dealership, you might notice a rather colorful palette of vehicles. It’s not the usual sea of boring depressing ‘safe’ vehicle colors like gray, black, silver and white. Red is about as exciting and daring you would normally see on a lot. Well not anymore. Dodge are being the brave manufacturer to bring out some happy/daring colors. It definitely brightens up the place that’s for sure.
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