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$4 A Gallon Is Here. How Will You Deal With It?
We've been hearing the predictions for quite some time. The rumor is now reality for drivers in the Flint area. Gasoline prices are now at $4 a gallon at a majority of local stations.
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Motocross Star Illegally Pulls Over Police Car
April 1, 2011 Nobody likes being pulled over by the cops, so imagine the surprise on one police officer's face when he was pulled to the side of the road -- by a civilian.
That happened this week after Motocross champ James 'Bubba' Stewart flipped on his faux red-and-blue police lights, signaling the undercover Chevy Silverado in front of him to pull over.
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We’ve Been Down This Road Before-Ways To Save Gas That Actually Work
Remember the Spring/Summer of 2008? Gas prices in mid-Michigan were well above $4 a gallon. We didn't like it then, but a lot of us made some changes that decreased demand for oil which eventually brought prices down.
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Foldable, Electric-Powered Bicycles Just Might Be the Wave of the Future [VIDEO]
March 7, 2011 If you've got $3,600 to spare and don't mind folks gawking at you from behind the wheel, it might be time to invest in a "YikeBike." Conceived as a faster and lighter alternative to the Segway, the YikeBike is a foldable electric bicycle that was ranked by Time Magazine as one of the best inventions of 2009.
It looks kind of like a unicycle with a training wheel, but its inventors say it could change the way we get around. What do you think — wacky invention or wave of the future? CNN's full video story on the YikeBike is after the jump.
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Spring Arrives Today…(At My House)
March 3, 2011 It's a rite of spring at my house. It doesn't matter whether the groundhog sees his shadow, or what the date on the calendar says.
Each year, usually a few weeks before it is "OFFICIALLY" spring, I celebrate the coming season by rolling the Solstice out of storage, and prepare for a summer of driving fun!
This will be my sixth summer with the Solstice. Pontiac quit making them after the bankruptcy of General Motors and the elimination of the Pontiac brand.
This particular Solstice is a collector's item. It is #253 of the first one thousand made. Pontiac did a promotion with the television show, "The Apprentice", for the "First 1000" contest.
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Ouch!!!! Gas Prices Spike Again
Just when we were starting to get used to gas at $3.38-$3.40 a gallon, the prices have shot up again.
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Volkswagen Commercial: The Force (Toyota Parody) [Video]
March 1, 2011 Have you ever wondered what could have happened if it wasn't a Volkswagen in the Superbowl commercial?
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How In The World?
February 24, 2011 Car crashes are an everyday event, but these crashes make you scratch your head and wonder how in the world they happened. Check out the following clips.
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What The @#!! Gas Prices Jump
Unrest in the Middle East has caused the price of oil to rise rapidly. The price of gas quickly followed suit.
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It’s The Beginning! First “Volt” Sold In Michigan
February 15, 2011 Carolyn Neuffer became the first person in Michigan to purchase the new Chevy Volt. The Volt isn't on sale yet in Michigan, and is only available at select dealers across the country. A dealership in Millington searched one out for her, getting it from New Jersey.
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$4,000 Bonuses For GM Hourly Workers
February 15, 2011 Hourly workers at General Motors will grab profit-sharing checks upwards of $4,000, more than had been projected. More than 45,000 hourly workers will get the bonuses which will total more than $400 million in payments for GM.
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GM Bonus Just Ahead!
February 10, 2011 Just two years removed from bankruptcy, General Motors has rebounded strongly with new designs and new cars, including the new Chevy Volt. It is expected that sharing the auto industry's prosperity will be a focus of future contract talks this year between the United Auto Workers and GM, Ford, and Chrysler.