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Flood damage to cars

09.25.2008

Doing a bit of research about flood damaged cars, my sister quickly came to the conclusion that no one really wants to buy a flood car. She found page after page talking about why you should never buy a car that has been in a flood or how to tell if a car has had flood damage. Since there have been so many hurricanes and floods in recent years this seems to be a cause for concern when buying a used car. Once a car has had flood damage..

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Drive your new car for 2 years and sell it for a profit?

09.21.2008

2007 Honda Fit … Last weekend I discovered that the going price for cars with great gas mileage is still rising. I decided, just for kicks, to see what prices people were selling 2007 Honda Fits – which we have. It turns out that many people are selling the exact model that we have with similar mileage for MORE than we paid two years ago!

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Interview with a millionaire

09.11.2008

So, if you want to learn how to build a chair, you should go ask a chair-maker how he does it. If you want to learn how to become a millionaire, you should ask a millionaire how they did it.

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Converting my car to a water-powered hybrid (Part 1)

09.02.2008

Converting the car to run on HHO gas… The basic principle behind the whole thing is that you are converting regular water into Hydrogen gas which works in tandem with your regular gasoline. We have created a cell that when filled with water and it receives an electrical charge, it gives off HHO gas. This then gets added in to the fuel mixture and hopefully will yield some much higher MPG’s than I am currently getting. But we aren’t that far yet.

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How to calculate MPG

08.17.2008

These are the two methods to calculate MPG’s (Miles Per Gallon). Both are very simple and easy ways to see how many MPG’s you are getting.

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10 things worth spending more on

07.17.2008

I was thinking about how I have spent a whole lot more money on certain items only to find out that they are just a little bit better than the cheaper alternatives. And on the other hand there have been things I have spent just a bit more money on and they were a whole lot better than the cheaper alternatives. When you look at buying decisions this way, it can dramatically change how and what you buy.

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Hypermilling 101 -

06.22.2008

I first heard of Hypermilling when I was writing a recent post – 75 gas saving tips. It seems to be a trend among drivers that is increasing in popularity in reaction to the rising gas prices.

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Saving money with your car

06.18.2008

The Consumer Reports editors did a test and compared buying a Honda Civic EX and driving it for 15 years (225,000 miles) and buying a new one every 5 years. According to their calculations you would save over $20,000 by keeping the original one for 15 years – even after taking maintenance and repair costs into consideration. I had always assumed that it is a better financial move to keep your car, but it is nice seeing the actual numbers.

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Why high gas prices are a good thing

06.14.2008

Sure, there are ways to save money on gas, but even the best gas saving techniques aren’t keeping up with the rising prices. But I got encouraged when I found this article pointing out a few of the possible benefits. The author mentioned 8 reasons why Americans will be benefited by the higher prices.

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Gas prices causing Americans to drive less

06.07.2008

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Americans are driving less than they did a year ago. In March 2008 Americans drove 11 billion miles less than they did in March 2007. This drop marks the sharpest drop in FHWA history. Apparently the downward trend started in November of 2007 and has continued since. Click on the graph to the the right to see more detail.

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Chevy Volt – the electric car

06.04.2008

Will the Chevy Volt be the first fully functional electric car? GM (Chevy) just announced that they are going to be producing fewer SUV’s and begin production on the Volt. The Volt was a concept car back in January of 2007 that looks like it has made it to the big leagues. The car, “will be powered by a lithium-ion battery that can be recharged either via a regular electrical socket when parked or by an onboard generator while driving.

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When do gas saving techniques go too far?

06.03.2008

In the recent post I did with the 75 gas saving tips – there were quite a few that touched on the techniques of driving. Of course not driving like you are drag racing will save you gas, but there are a lot of subtleties that can save gas as well.

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75 Gas Saving Driving Tips

05.27.2008

It goes without saying that gas prices are making everyone’s financial lives a bit more “interesting.” I am hearing rumors that it could be as high as $5 a gallon this summer. So I scoured the Internet looking for the best tips I could find to save gas and here is what I found….
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Saving more money on car insurance

04.29.2008

Saving another $200 a year on car insurance: She emailed me about a week ago asking me if I would be open to her getting me a new quote with a few other insurance companies. Of course, why not? So, she ran it and she seemed to be very excited to tell me that she could get me the exact same coverage for $200 cheaper per year than Geico.

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