Archive for the ‘Certified Used Cars’ Category

Arguments heard on auto lessee, lessor liability

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Are the lessor and lessee of a vehicle responsible when its negligent operation caused the plaintiff to be injured, even though the driver of the vehicle was not authorized to drive it? In Stanley Murdza v. D.L. Peterson Trust, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and PHH Fleet American Corp., (decided ...

State confiscates money found in vehicle: Unreasonable police stop: Lost money: Verdict

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Commonwealth v. $9,460, Mass., Suffolk County Super. Ct., No. 99-4619F, Nov. 7,2001. Three Caucasian Boston police officers stopped a vehicle operated by two African American men, reportedly because of a broken tail light and cracked windshield. The officers subsequently found $9,460 in the vehicle. The scent of illegal drugs was later ...

EEMBC Validates DENbench Digital Entertainment Benchmark Suite With Certified Processor Scores From AMD, Analog Devices, Freescale, and IBM

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -- AMD, Analog Devices, Freescale and IBM today demonstrated their support for EEMBC's new Digital Entertainment benchmarks by becoming the first four companies to publish certified scores for processors tested against the new DENbench(TM) suite. Comprising more than 65 benchmark tests, EEMBC's DENbench suite gives developers ...

Toy recall alarms parents

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Mattel's disclosure Tuesday that it is recalling millions more toys made in China has infuriated consumer advocates, provoked a new warning for parents and deepened potential business problems for the entire industry. The recall -- including more than 250,000 toy cars recently made with lead paint -- is the latest ...

Toy recalls give parents the jitters

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Mattel's disclosure Tuesday that it is recalling millions more toys made in China has infuriated consumer advocates, provoked a new warning for parents and deepened potential business problems for the entire industry. The recall -- including more than 250,000 toy cars recently made with lead paint -- is the latest ...

Get your motor running

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Your body and your vehicle are two different motion machines, both with the same agenda--to keep you moving and get you where you want to go. How to maximize their performance? Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Certified Pre-Owned have the answers. KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT Buying a used car from some guy with a ...

In it for the long haul: suppliers are revamping their freight car trucks to carry today’s 286K GRL cars and meet AAR’s new M-976 performance spec requirements

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The aim of AARM 976--the Association of American new truck performance specification for the flee interchange of 286,000-pound gross rail load cars--is to improve the stress state of the railroads, mitigating the increased damage that heavier cars inflict on rail infrastructure. Last year, AAR's Equipment Engineering Committee approved two suspension ...

Why Resale Values are Kinder to German, Japanese Cars

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Which is the best car to buy, to lease, to buy used, to drive into the ground? The recent Kelley Blue Book resale-value rankings provide useful clues. KBB projects the resale values of today's 2008 car brands and models for five years from now. There's good news for automakers from ...

GM to Add 5/100,000 Powertrain Warranty to Its Certified Used Vehicles

Friday, November 30th, 2007

General Motors recently announced that it will provide consumers with a fully transferable 5-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty with no deductible on all GM Certified Used Vehicles. The warranty, available on all 2002-06 GM Certified Used Vehicles, is effective from the vehicle's original in-service date. Advertisement The warranty covers more than 900 components ...

Get used to it: gaining value from certified pre-owned vehicles

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Donald Byrd was all set to buy a brand-new luxury SUM when he stepped onto the lot of Baranco Lincoln-Mercury car dealership in Duluth, Georgia, last May. After viewing all of the hot rods, he caught sight of a sweet, champagne-colored 2000 Lincoln Navigator with leather seats, a built-in TV, ...