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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. There was a time when Mitsubishi dealers in North America offered just about every kind of car and light truck for sale. The engine is a 3.5-liter

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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Pontiac GTO

The Truth About Cars

The mid-Aughts Pontiac GTO was a pretty fun car even in stock form -- I drove more than a few during my time as a front-desk service grunt at a BPG dealer -- and today we feature a modified 2004 Pontiac GTO that's presumably even more fun, thanks to modifications. Click here to check out this car -- the sale price is $13,000.

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Stellantis Cancels Ram 1500 Classic in Canada, America Next?

The Truth About Cars

For starters, mention of the truck for a 2024 model year has never been part of the brand’s build-and-price tool in that country, despite dealers in the area having the things parked cheek-to-jowl on their lots. After all, Ford did something similar with the F-150 way back in 2004 when that model was extensively redesigned.

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Junkyard Find: 2005 Pontiac Sunfire

The Truth About Cars

This one rolled off the line in September of 2004. My extensive reference library isn't much help here, because nobody cared about the Sunfire by 2005 and therefore option prices aren't generally listed. The very last Cavaliers and Sunfires were built in the state of Coahuila , in the Estados Unidos Mexicanos.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

Here, Steve Jobs introduced the Apple II, with a price tag of US $1,298 (about $5,800 today), while rival Commodore unveiled its PET. IBM lowered the PCjr's price, added functions, and tried to persuade dealers to promote it, to no avail. How the personal computer revolution was launched IBM did not invent the desktop computer.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

The once spontaneous and slightly unpredictable one-day event of price slashing, has become a heavily organised, calculated and extended event, leaving shoppers questioning whether the endless bargains, really are all that. Main dealer for Gretsch, Jackson, Cort, Tokai, Electro Harmonix, Ernie Ball and Daddario amongst others.

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