Which Features Would You Sacrifice To Make Modern Cars Cheaper?
As Slate's cheap pickup provokes fierce debate over whether electric windows still count as luxurious, which other modern features would you gladly skip?
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Used Car Prices Are Over $30,000 For The First Time In Almost Three Years
With the rising cost of new cars and the limited supply of inexpensive cars of all types, the cost of used cars is hitting record highs.
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These Are The Cars That Best Epitomize This Great 250 Year Experiment
Here are some of the cars that Jalops believe best epitomize this great 250 year experiment as we go into "celebrating" America at 250.
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85-Year-Old Takes 'Favorite Car' On Alleged 110 MPH Ride, Gets Arrested For Street Racing A Corvette
Both parties denied street racing allegations from officers, but the drivers of a 350 Z and a C5 Corvette were both booked for speeding in excess of 100 mph.
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This Is My Pitch To Be A Window Gal For Your Next 24-Hour Race
I will put myself through the athletic training to make it happen. This will be my "Rocky."
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Which American Car Best Epitomizes This Great 250 Year Experiment?
What best represents our great (or failed) 250 years of existence as a nation?
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This 1967 TWA Recruitment Film Reveals The Splendor Of Its Finishing School For Flight Attendants: What's Streaming
Attendants are remarkably more diverse as well and not judged by appearances or whether or not they've had children.
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Carvana Quietly Bought Several Stellantis Dealerships And Now Sells New Cars Too
Carvana is known for those big automotive vending machines, full of used cars, but the business has expanded to new-car dealerships, too.
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These Are The Car Projects You Are Watching Or Subscribed To On YouTube
Whether you're living vicariously, or looking for company for your own project car misery, this list has something for everyone.
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Man Finds Out Slapping A Flight Attendant's Ass To Get Her Attention Will Land You Federal Charges And Maybe 20 Years In Prison
Add this to the "things we didn't think we needed to tell you not to do while on a plane" list.
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If Trump's Iran Deal Is For Real This Time, Experts Say It'll Be Months Before Gas Supply Returns To Normal
Opening the Strait and removing the mines are only the start.
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What Car Projects Are You Watching Or Subscribed To On YouTube?
What's a YouTuber car project or project channel that you look forward to watching when an update comes around?
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Trump Sanctions Leave Cubans Waiting Months Via App For A Measly 5 Gallons Of Gas
If Cubans rewards at the pump for their patience are pretty disappointing.
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Opening Of $6.4 Billion International Bridge Postponed Without Explanation
Carney seems fairly chill about the whole thing, but maybe he's putting on a brave face.
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New Surveillance Tech Just Dropped That'll Help Cops Track More Than Just Your License Plate
Private companies using smartphone data, RFID chips, and vehicle information to create an "electronic signature" is the next step in tracking your movements.
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Watch The OSHA-Free Wild West Labor That Went Into Making A Car Almost A Hundred Years Ago: What's Streaming
What might be the most enchanting about this video though is the reminder of all the different componentry and materials it takes to make an automobile.
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Sung Kang Writes His Own Fast Car Saga With New Film Drifter
The car enthusiast world's most beloved Fast and Furious actor has returned to the screen for another feature-length film featuring cars.
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These Are Your Favorite Japanese Bubble Cars
It's safe to say that the Japanese Bubble Economy, albeit a pain for Japan when things finally collapsed, was a boon to the car enthusiast community.
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Porsche Went To Infinity And Beyond With These Adorable Bespoke 911 'Toy Story 5' Models To Benefit Children's Charities
The three cars made their red carpet debut June 9 for the "Toy Story 5" premiere.
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Watch NASA Inch Closer To Its Sonic Thump Theory With The X-59's First Supersonic Flight
The purpose of the X-59 is to make faster air travel possible, without continually rattling the people of the continental U.S.
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Ursa Ag Is Giving Farm Owners What They Really Want: A Repairable No-Tech Tractor
One Canadian company has taken the torch to manufacture repairable vehicles with no tech, just for a more niche industry: farming.
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Houston's Created Its Own Problem: The Unnecessary Fight To Snatch Up The Discovery Space Shuttle Continues
If there is a custody battle to be had, the Smithsonian has it locked down.
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Rogue Parakeet Carries Out Potentially Unstoppable Campaign Of Car Damage
Scotland's nature agency, was unsure why the parrot would be eating or dismantling the rubber parts of car, but offered a few theories as to why.
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What's Your Favorite Japanese Bubble Car?
The "Japanese Bubble Economy" symbolized a time when wealth and ingenuity almost had no limits, except for when it eventually did and it crashed hard.
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Henry Ford's Amazon Rubber Empire Dream Fordlandia To Be Restored As Ordered By Brazilian Courts
Fordlandia was abandoned in the 1940s, but preservationists in the region have worked since the 1990s to have the dying city declared a heritage site.
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The Reopening Of Great Bend's Historic Drag Strip Is A Rare Tale Of Success As Other Race Tracks Continue To Close
SRCA was fortunate that its neighbors and the city were supportive of bringing the historic track to working order.
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Detroit Priest Punches Teen Driver Attempting To Flee Scene Of A Crash
In full priest robe attire, Commins was able to catch and grab the 18-year-old who fought hard to resist efforts to bring him down with a good ol' 1-2.
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