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(1 diggs) Consumer Reports Build & Buy service can ease the pain of new-car buying
Consumer Reports recently introduced the new Build & Buy service for car buyers, to help them choose and get the best price on a new car. This new service is offered free to ConsumerReports.org subscribers and purchasers of CR New Car Price Reports . It is designed to make the new-car shopping experience as painless as possible. (Learn more about Build & Buy .) I'm all about keeping things painless, so when I was asked recently to act as an anonymous shopper and purchase a new Ford Edge SEL for...
Consumer Reports recently introduced the new Build & Buy service for car buyers, to help them choose and get the best price on a new car. This new service is offered free to ConsumerReports.org subscribers and purchasers of CR New Car Price Reports . It is designed to make the new-car shopping experience as painless as possible. (Learn more about Build & Buy .) I'm all about keeping things painless, so when I was asked recently to act as an anonymous shopper and purchase a new Ford Edge SEL for...
(0 diggs) Consumer Reports Cars Blog: New Motor Vehicle Act
The NHTSA has some new teeth in investigating and enforcing automobile safety with the new act introduced to both congress and the house. 4 key items in the act make it possible to avoid future unintended acceleration issues. All seem to be easy and economically feasible changes to insure safety on the roadways.
The NHTSA has some new teeth in investigating and enforcing automobile safety with the new act introduced to both congress and the house. 4 key items in the act make it possible to avoid future unintended acceleration issues. All seem to be easy and economically feasible changes to insure safety on the roadways.
(1 diggs) New rental car bill closes dangerous recall loophole - Consumer Reports News
Rental cars may become safer in the near future, thanks in part to a new bill introduced late last week that would prohibit cars from being rented or sold prior to recall work being performed. Cars are subject to federal...
Rental cars may become safer in the near future, thanks in part to a new bill introduced late last week that would prohibit cars from being rented or sold prior to recall work being performed. Cars are subject to federal...
(1 diggs) Cars Blog from ConsumerReports.org New crash tests find car and SUVs bumpers that don’t line up are costly for consumers
A new crash study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that the lack of a federal bumper rule incorporating cars and SUVs is costing consumers a bundle in repair costs for minor collisions. There is a federal standard for bumpers in all cars (between 16-20 inches from the ground), which allows two cars to match up in a crash, thus reducing damage and cost. This alignment helps the vehicles absorb energy and prevent damage. But the same isn’t true for crashes between...
A new crash study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that the lack of a federal bumper rule incorporating cars and SUVs is costing consumers a bundle in repair costs for minor collisions. There is a federal standard for bumpers in all cars (between 16-20 inches from the ground), which allows two cars to match up in a crash, thus reducing damage and cost. This alignment helps the vehicles absorb energy and prevent damage. But the same isn’t true for crashes between...