We hope we don't distract you while you are driving with this podcast, because apparently there is a growing number of people who are using the Web while driving. We debate the validity of this study and distracted driving in general. After all, Americans traveled 3 trillion miles last year, most without incident, but with lots of traffic.
Buick tops Lexus on the lot
Buick has cause to celebrate after topping Lexus, the current luxury-car brand champ, in sales during February. Is it a blip or a trend?
Comparisons to bad times certainly help when it comes to auto sales, but February was a good month all around for car makers, with U.S. sales rising significantly. Of course, GM, Toyota and tiny Saab had terrible numbers in 2010 so things looked very bright.
Car sales are reliably crushing last year's numbers.
Auto-parts stores might see sales dim in coming months as new-vehicle sales pick up.
When you rent your next car, you should check that it has had it's recall work done before heading out on the road because reliability is especially important when borrowing a car.
Of course its usually as important when buying a car, so if you are in the market, and we always are, then you should go out and buy the new Consumer Reports autos issue which has the best and worst vehicles, best brands and best values.
Back-up cameras might reliably help people avoid rolling over people, but NHTSA needs more time before finalizing rules to make them mandatory in vehicles.
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