Remember Our Fallen Heroes: Was The Bailout Worth It?

This is the Memorial Day weekend, when we commemorate our fallen heroes and raise our cancer risk by burning chopped beef. Listening to the media, it looks and sounds like the fallen heroes of the year are not the ones who gave and give their lives in ceaseless wars, but the auto industry. It didn?t [...]

Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/remember-our-fallen-heroes-was-the-bailout-worth-it/

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VW New Beetle Convertible gets stickerbombed

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German company Car Film Components decided to add a little style to the outgoing Volkswagen New Beetle. It seems strange to supply radical appearance modifications to a car that's leaving the marketplace soon, but CFC hopes its sticker package can add some much-needed love to the New Beetle's appearance.

The foil-wrap aesthetic upgrade covers the fenders, bumpers and side skirts. Some interior bits get the treatment as well. Setting off the look of the busybody sticker package is a set of 19-inch Oxigin wheels wrapped in Kumho rubber. Buyers can also specify a coilover suspension kit.

The bad part? Customers should expect to pay around €5,000 to achieve the look. That's a lot of coin to stickerbomb your Volkswagen. To hear more, check out the CFC press release after the jump.

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Volkswagen slashes $7,000 from base price of latest Passat

Volkswagen continues its focused effort on developing a unique strategy for the U.S. market with its latest Passat - with a surprisingly low starting point.

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5 Must-Know Tips When Renting A Car

The economic downturn may have unintended consequences. Not being able to afford that new, more reliable vehicle means it’s more economical to rent the appropriate car, truck or SUV for a weekend getaway, road trip, or for a vehicle with extra room for moving or a home renovation job. Whatever your reason, there are simple steps you can take...


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Chrysler Repays Debt to U.S. Government with New Loans, Clearing the Way for Fiat Takeover

Chrysler has just announced that earlier today, it repaid the entirety of the company’s outstanding loans to the U.S. and Canadian governments. The company made payments of $5.9 billion and $1.7 billion to the U.S. Treasury and to Export Development Canada, respectively, retiring the loans made to Chrysler during its bankruptcy in June 2009. This [...]

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What car was on your bedroom wall? [Question Of The Day]

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, so let's access those memory banks. Think back to your automotive lusts of childhood. What was the car you wanted so badly you could smell the leather. What car was on your bedroom wall? More »

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This Race Takes Gumballs ? And A $41,000 Entry Fee

If there ever was an antithesis to the 24 hours of LeMons, then it?s the annual Gumball 3000 rally, 3000 miles across Europe, from London to Istanbul, in the most outrageous and disgracefully expensive cars you can think of. It started last Thursday, at the Covent Garden in London, with most of the over 100 [...]

Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/05/this-race-takes-gumballs-and-a-41000-entry-fee/

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