November 2011
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Winter Preperation
Come in this week only and receive 10% off any battery replacement or battery service at Kindle Autoplaza.
October 2011
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Watchhttp://youtu.be/d53280msjgc
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Ford Motor Co. To Bring In Cloud Based...
Is Cloud Computing only a computer concept? This is what that came to my mind when I first heard about cloud based services offered by Ford through Ford SYNC®. The answer is little tricky but after all, this is what a ‘free flow of technology’ all about. First we develop technology for one field and the employ it something another after we achieve a sufficient amount of skill in that...
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All-new Ford Escape features three engines, two...
Ford’s current Escape engine lineup includes a four-cylinder, a V6 and a hybrid, but for 2012 Ford has revealed that the Escape will arrive with a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated Ti-VCT four-cylinder, a 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine that bests the outgoing hybrid model’s fuel economy and a V6-replacing 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine.
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Flu vaccines available in October
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Cape May County Department of Health will offer many types of flu clinics in October.
“The CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] recommends an annual flu shot every year as the best way to protect against getting the flu,” said Freeholder Gerald Thornton. “Because the body’s immunity against flu viruses declines over time, it’s important to get vaccinated...
September 2011
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Safety Innovations Dramatically Reduce Car Versus...
A study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety revealed a significant drop in fatalities involving accidents between a car or a minivan versus an SUV of comparable weight.
By comparing two sample sets, one used to record the number of crashes involving SUVs registered in 2000-2001 and another to record SUVs from 2008-2009, IIHS discovered that fatalities have decreased from 44...
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Cost2Drive App Estimates Fuel Costs For Road Trips
Ever wonder how much that road trip is going to cost you in gas? Before you pack up the car, download the Cost2Drive app to see if you’ve got enough cash for gas to make it to your destination.
Cost2Drive will estimate how much it will cost to fuel up on a road trip. All you have to do is enter a starting address, ending address, and the make, model, and year of your vehicle, and Cost2Drive...
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“The Focus has the makings of a runaway hit. It’s a bit smaller inside than...”
– http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com
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Your choices can cut gas cost up to 45% in any car
It helps, but you don’t have to drive an econo-box appliance to save big on gas. Your decisions can put a big dent in fuel use — up to a 45% savings, say two University of Michigan researchers.
Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle — being colleagues at the green-friendly U-M Transportation Research Institute — are quick to say that buying a fuel miser is the surest way to...
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Shelby expects new 1,350-hp supercar to set speed...
No doubt about it, Jerod Shelby thinks his next supercar, the SSC Tuatara, will set yet another record for fastest production car. It’s just that this time, he’s is in no rush.
The last car from his Richland, Wash., company, the SSC Ultimate Aero, held the speed record of 257 miles per hour from 2007 to 2010, when it was broken by a Bugatti driven at 268 mph.
Now, as he works...
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Labor Day Recipes for Your End of Summer Barbeque
Labor Day has come at last. The holiday was first celebrated in 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York, and was made official in 1894.
Today, the holiday seems to denote the “End of Summer,” although its original honoring of the every day working people of our country should not be forgotten.
Without further ado, here is a list of five recipe ideas for your Labor...
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August 2011
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Ford’s Cloud-Connected Evos Concept Is A Stunner —...
Ford has taken the wraps off the sleek new Evos concept, set to debut in mid-September at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It’s impressive enough to see such a sleek plug-in hybrid with gullwing doors, but what’s most ambitious is the cloud-connected technology that lies beneath.
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Irene heading to North Carolina first
Hurricane conditions are likely on Saturday night for the Delmarva Peninsula, NJ and even extreme southeast PA Saturday night. Inland sections from Baltimore and DC to eastern PA can expect tropical storm conditions and heavy rain.
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Smartphone App Alerts You To When Your Car is...
Something to allow city-dwellers, sports car owners, or high-school principals to sleep easy at night: a new app for iPhones, Droids, and Blackberries will warn you when some @#%! is messing with your car, allowing you to dispense justice as you see fit.
Budding Charles Bronsons can take comfort in knowing that this is the first specific app designed for cars. Developed by Intel, it...
July 2011
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Study Finds its Safer For Children To Drive With...
Here’s one more reason why grandparents rock – according to a new study, it’s safer for kids to ride with grandparents than it is with their own parents. Researched under the supervision of Dr. Fred Henretig, a physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, this study found that grandparents were safer drivers than parents. This is especially true in the case of injuries sustained in car...
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Chrysler passes Ford in truck sales
Fuelled by a growing construction sector and customers seeking fuelefficient alternatives, Chrysler LLC has overtaken Ford Motor Co. as the top year-to-date seller of light trucks in Canada.
According to a report released by Scotia Capital Inc., Chrysler sold more pickups, minivans and sport utility vehicles in June than any of its rivals and that allowed the automaker to wrest the top spot...
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An Option On New Cars Now Proven To Save Lives
New study seems to validate that a radar-based collision avoidance system in a vehicle will substantially lower a driver’s chance of being in an accident. Swedish automaker Volvo has such a system on its XC60 crossover, called “City Safety.” The system uses infra-red laser sensors to spot likely accidents about to happen at speeds ranging from 2 mph to 19 mph. If the driver...
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Travel Tip: Car-Seat Safety
If you’re headed out on a road trip, car-seat safety is not a topic to ignore.
And there have been some major changes this year, so here’s what you need to know…
The American Academy of Pediatrics is now saying that children up to 2 years old should remain in rear-facing car seats. Before, the age limit was 1 year old.
The reason for this change is the risk of major injury is five times ...
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EcoBoost V-6 adds muscle, mileage to Ford F-150
Buyers of full-sized pickup trucks represent perhaps the most conservative, resistant-to-change customers in the automotive world. So asking truck buyers, who equate big V-8 engines with premium pickups, to pay extra for the smallest engine in the Ford F-150 lineup is, to understate, a marketing challenge. The F-150, for years not only the best-selling truck but the best-selling vehicle in the...
