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Teen arrested in Buffalo Grove car burglaries (Daily Herald)
A 17-year-old has been arrested by Buffalo Grove police and charged in a series of car burglaries. Joshua G. Pierce, 17, of the 15000 block of West Walnut in Deerfield, was charged Monday with seven counts of burglary, three counts of attempted burglary and six counts of criminal damage to property.

2 killed after car drives into La. train’s path (AP via Yahoo! News)
Police say a car failed to yield at a Louisiana railroad crossing and drove into the path of a freight train, killing the two people inside the car.

Car buyers’ satisfaction with US brands stumbles (AP via Yahoo! News)
U.S. car buyers are growing less satisfied with their purchases from domestic automakers while their Asian and European competitors continue to improve, according to a recent survey.

Suicide car bombing kills 43 in Algeria (USA Today)
A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-rigged car into a police academy as recruits lined up to register for classes, killing at least 43 people. It was the deadliest attack in recent years in the North African country.

2 NYPD officers stripped of badges, guns after assault on motorist who left car door open (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - Two off-duty New York police officers are facing charges that they kicked, punched and pistol-whipped a man whose open car door was blocking their lane of traffic.

Wave-hit car park remains closed (BBC News)
A beach car park in north Devon is to remain closed for several days after several vehicles are damaged in bad weather.

Hertz to launch entrance intocar-sharing market

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Hertz to launch entrance intocar-sharing market

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San Francisco: Smartcarowners cram Lombard Street

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What’s The Most Attractive-LookingCarCurrently On Sale?

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Mobile phones: The future model for thecarindustry?

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DIY XR3 225 MPG HybridCarKit Finally Finished, Hits the Road…

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Sentiment of UScarquality goes negative

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Carcrashes into store

superdiv — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:11:02 +0000

Carcrashes into store

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Hamill: Rude awakening & another car lost (New York Daily News)

superdiv — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:11:02 +0000

Hamill: Rude awakening & another car lost (New York Daily News)
The cop asked if I had a red Toyota. I said yeah. I looked through the door window toward my car parked at the curb. It wasn’t there. "Yeah?" he said. "Well it’s parked on your next door neighbor’s lawn, pal! Totaled! Somebody hit it!"

Suicide car bomb kills 5 in western Iraq: police (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Monday, killing five policemen and wounding seven, police said.

Producer critically injured after car hits her (AP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities say Hollywood producer and talent manager Joan Hyler was in critical condition after she was hit by a car Friday night on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.

New Orleans police car crashes into Central City building (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
New Orleans police are investigating an incident Monday night in which a marked police car crashed into a building in Central City, police said. The police officer, who was alone in the car, was not seriously hurt, said police spokeswoman Officer Sabrina Richardson.

Portland is a hub for the car-free and carefree (USA Today)
No matter how you choose to get around Portland, Ore., an outpost of half a million free-wheeling souls, car keys aren’t required.

Man dies as car and van collide (BBC News)
A man dies after the car he was driving collides with another vehicle on the Curragh Road outside Coleraine.

Juvenile hospitalized after being hit by car (The Star-Ledger)
NEW BRUNSWICK: A teenage pedestrian was struck and seriously injured by a car on Route 1 south last night, police said. The unidentified juvenile, about 15 years old, was crossing Route 1 with a friend when he was struck around 5:40 p.m., according to North Brunswick police Lt. Scott Raslowsky.

Savage woman struck, killed by car (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

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Savage woman struck, killed by car (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
A 23-year-old Savage woman was killed when she was struck by a car driven by a male acquaintance Saturday morning in Shakopee, authorities said. The driver was arrested.

Man dies, driver charged after ATV hits police car (Chicago Tribune)
The driver of an all-terrain vehicle faces charges after a crash early Saturday with a police car killed his passenger, authorities said.

Never Say That To aCarDealer

superdiv — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:11:03 +0000

Never Say That To aCarDealer

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VIDEO: 225 mpg DIY diesel hybrid on the road, kit version coming

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The Top Ten WorstCarNames

superdiv — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:11:02 +0000

The Top Ten WorstCarNames

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VIDEO: 225 mpg DIY diesel hybrid on the road, kit version coming

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Ariz. cop acquitted in police dog’s hot-car death (AP via Yahoo! News)

superdiv — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:11:04 +0000

Ariz. cop acquitted in police dog’s hot-car death (AP via Yahoo! News)
An officer whose police dog died after being left in a patrol car for 13 hours last summer in suburban Phoenix was acquitted Friday of animal cruelty.

Car bomb kills 6 Shiite pilgrims (USA Today)
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad has killed three people and wounded nine others.

Six killed, 10 hurt in Iraq car bomb blast (UPI)
BAGHDAD, Aug. 16 (UPI) — Iraqi officials said six people were killed and 10 wounded Saturday by a car bomb blast in a mainly Shiite Baghdad neighborhood.

Kidnapped Woman Thrown From Moving Car During Struggle (WNBC)
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — Police said a suburban New York woman survived being thrown from a moving car after fighting off two men who had kidnapped and assaulted her.

Car bomb explodes in Iraq; 6 dead (CNN.com)
A car bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed six people and wounded 10 others Saturday morning, an Iraqi interior ministry official said.