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Okay, it's happening again. I filled up my car last night and paid a teeth-swallowing three bucks a gallon. WHY? What is their excuse this time? What is the reason the gasoline companies are giving for this latest episode of price gouging? Did some misguided fool consider insulting the...
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I call almost every week or weekend about this house or this neighborhood and the noise pollution from their cars or their loud parties. 5zax767 I may have some of those letters. mixed up but it's pretty close. I know someone there was on probation or parole or something at least last year....
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American muscle cars are top of mind now with the release of new models of the Camaro and Charger. As modern and slick as they are, they have a price tag (and demand) to match.
What if you want to flex some muscle, but don’t have the bank roll to match?
You can hit the road with the...
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State Farm announced Thursday that it will cut rates paid by its California auto insurance customers by an average of 8 percent, for a total of $219 million, effective July 6.
The insurer said the reduction, the size of which may vary among individual customers, is based on a long-term trend of...
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NY Times: Mileage Tax Would ‘Track Where Motorists Have Been’
A New York Times article about the different test studies being conducted as a precursor to the introduction of a CO2 or mileage tax admits that cars will contain tracking devices that...
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I just read a letter to the editor in which the writer calls for tougher insurance laws. He thinks that if tougher laws were passed, many vehicles involved in accidents would not even be on the road. How could the laws get tougher? Already, if you can't afford insurance and are stopped, they...
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I know many people complain about the loud motorcycles that race through their neighborhoods and how they would love the police to ticket these people. I'd love that too. We have kids who get on dirt bikes and race up and down the alley and canal area raising up dust and making a lot...
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Here's some news from reporter Courtenay Edelhart:
Ever wanted to drive a Beamer? For free?
OK, OK, so you won’t be able to take it home, but as part of the BMW Ultimate Drive, you can take a short joy ride in a BMW and help pay for breast cancer research, all without spending a dime....
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You can from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 3 at the BMW of Bakersfield, 5400 Gasoline Alley Drive, during an event called the "12th Annual BMW Ultimate Drive Supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure."
There will be 25 BMWs available for test drives, according to a press release from the...
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OK, OK, they only go 40 miles an hour. And yes, their range is but 25 miles.
But folks, we're talking about 60 cents for those 25 miles. Beats whatever you're getting in your gas-powered vehicle, no?
All this is according to Zap, a publicly traded Santa Rosa maker of electric cars and trucks...
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Buttonwillow Racetrack, Vintage Auto Racing Association/British Car meet
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I've heard from several people that Bakersfield is not a friendly town toward cyclists.
Take Arin Resnicke, for instance. This avid Bakersfield cyclist has not only been hit by a pizza delivery driver but has had objects thrown at him, insults shouted at him and a group of guys hit him with...
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A drive to Kern County yields little scenery but it does allow the blogger to finish knitting a quite lovely pair of socks.
Meanwhile, a blogger looks on the bright side even though she can't attend a car race in Kern County.
And finally, this man wants to hold you and love you (and perhaps...
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Actually, a bit more. At Shell's yearly Eco-Marathon, the winner this year was a French team from St. Joseph La Joliverie, who went 7,148 miles on a single gallon of fuel. It makes 4 dollar per gallon gas seem like a real bargain.
Of course, these cars will not be coming to a...
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This find is reported by Reid Kanaley of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Here's what he writes in a tip sheet out this week:
"Jeff Ostroff, a “self-proclaimed consumer advocate,” says he intends his Web site to help a car buyer save $2,000 on a purchase (though testimonials claim...
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Local businessman John Getty has opened Sound Waves, a new business at Airport Drive and Wilson Road that offers everything cars. He's building on a wholesale business he's had for years.
While it's been open since Jan. 2, he's having a grand opening and ribbon-cutting at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb....
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If you are unable to make your mortgage payment:
1. Don't ignore the problem.
The further behind you become, the harder it will be to reinstate your loan and the more likely that you will lose your house.
2. Contact your lender as soon as you realize that you have a problem.
Lenders do...
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Let's use this as a reminder to take it easy today and everyday, ok? Life's too precious...
LA Road-Rage Crash Smashes Woman, Children Between Cars
Thursday , October 11, 2007
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Two new car dealerships are set to open next to each other next month on Industrial Parkway Drive off Merle Haggard Drive (formerly 7th Standard Road) near Highways 99 and 65. Bill Wright Toyota will add its second Toyota-Scion location and Three-Way Chevrolet will add a commercial trucks...
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Yesterday my husband and I were on our way to work when a glorified tax collector, aka CHP, threw on his lights and pulled us over. The reason? Our car windows are tinted. We have owned this car for nearly two years, and it had the tinted windows when we bought it. Furthermore, my husband...
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We sit in parking lot style traffic sometimes, and we take a gander at other cars license plates. We see "catchy" phrases made by their owners. Some I get, some I don't.
The best plate I've EVER seen is a toss up between two cars. Both were when I was living in...
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I saw it again today. I see it all the time, everywhere...Bicyclists ignoring the laws the rest of us have to obey. I'm not talking about the ones who ride bikes because they lost their licenses over a DUI or people who ride because they won't work and can't afford a car. I expect nothing from...
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Most of us bloggin' here (not all, I know) have been around the block a few times. And I bet we've had many cars.
Don't know why I started thinking about old cars, maybe it was because the Big Woof got the VW Ghia running a couple of weeks ago. And although it's not my...
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This video brings the term "street racing" to a whole new level.
In what was reported to be the most expensive television commercial ever created, Shell filmed a variety of historic Ferrari Formula 1 cars blasting through the streets of some of the world's greatest cities.
Follow...
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Don is my best friend in the whole world. I would have his back and he mine, no matter what, right or wrong, no hesitation, no questions asked. It's the nature of our twenty plus year friendship. One of Don's passions is gambling and the folks at Harrah's love him for it and show it by...
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I've been holding off on writing about green autos for a number of reasons. There is a lot of info out there, a lot of new tech out there, pluses and minuses and hidden costs etc. There are hybrid cars that get bad milage (including some hybrid cars that get worse milage than their...
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This is so sad and pathetic to see since gas prices has been going down people are going back to buying SUVs & trucks. GM & Ford reported that their October sale has increased due to the falling of gas prices, so people are back buying SUVs and trucks again. What does that...
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Barber Honda will temporarily sell cars out of the former Robinsons-May store at Valley Plaza mall over the holidays — which is believed to be one of the first such arrangements in U.S. Shopping mall history. Barber Honda will occupy the vacant space from October through...
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Here are some funny photos I took at the recent low rider nationals here in Bakersfield!
I was amazed how much money ordinary people must of spent on the hydrolics on their cars to make them stand up on end just for this contest!
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