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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The 2002 Nubira SE (the base trim level) had an MSRP of $11,699, or about $16,419 in 2023 dollars. For a brief period, it seemed that such a dream might be possible.

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Best Used Green Cars To Buy: 2006-2011 Honda Civic Hybrid

Green Car Reports

Here we're looking at the popular 2006-2011 model, as one of our Five Best Used Green Cars To Buy. Now in its third generation, the Honda Civic Hybrid is one of the stalwarts of the compact hybrid class, having been around in one form or another since its introduction to the U.S. While not as overtly green, nor as economical as the.

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Hagerty's 2024 Bull Market List Has a Few Surprises

The Truth About Cars

Besides, as Hagerty notes, fun should be the primary goal with car buying, not necessarily making money. The company’s list highlights cars that it feels are set to grow in value over the next few years, with some exotics and classics and a growing number of “Rad Era” cars every year.

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Russian entrepreneur Boris Zingarevich buys EV maker Think

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Zingarevich, who has been the principal investor since 2002 in lithium-ion battery manufacturer Ener1, Inc., Russian entrepreneur Boris G. is the winning bidder for Think Global AS, following a bankruptcy proceeding initiated by the Norwegian carmaker last month. Earlier post.). to cooperate in relaunching Think.

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More than 500,000 Mercedes me Adapters activated

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Since 2016, Mercedes-Benz has been offering its customers the option of equipping as yet unconnected vehicles from older model series dating back to 2002 with the Mercedes me Adapter. Connecting the adapter with a smartphone means that connectivity services are no longer solely reserved to customers buying new cars.

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Top Vehicles for Ungrateful Whelps

The Truth About Cars

Several schools of thought exist about buying a set of wheels for a teenager or new driver. This author recently saw a beige 2002 Ford Windstar with 168,000 miles priced at $9,995, fer chrissakes. So, what to do? “As

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UPS to test Clean Air Power’s Genesis EDGE dual-fuel product on 10 MACK tractors

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UPS has been operating 9 Caterpillar C12 tractor units with Clean Air Power’s Dual-Fuel system since 2002. In April 2013, UPS announced that it will buy 700 liquefied natural gas-fueled trucks and construct four refueling stations by the end of 2014. They have each completed over 1 million miles.

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