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How The Government Shutdown Affects The Automotive Industry

As I am sure most of you know by now, our government shut down at midnight last night due to our elected officials not agreeing on how to fund the government. The last time this happened in 1995, the government was shut down for 21 days. If this government shutdown lasts as long as the…

Alfa Romeo Making a Comeback… Sometime Soon.

Italian automaker Alfa Romeo is planning a big comeback to the United States in 2014, and it’s bringing the 4C. Sometime mid-2014 (we don’t really know exactly when, since it keeps getting delayed), you will be able to pick one of your very own for around $54,000, putting it in the same league as Porsche…

We’re in the San Diego Business Journal — AGAIN!

BuyAutoParts.com made headlines again! This morning, Mike Allen of the San Diego Business Journal released the article, BuyAutoParts.com Delivers on Customer Service, underlining our company’s business strategy and why we’ve been successful thus far. So what were the main points in the article? Here is the shortened version of the topics the SDBJ highlighted, in…

Self-Driving Cars

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk recently made headlines (once again) by telling London’s Financial Times that Tesla should be able to provide a near driverless experience for 90% of the time a car is on the road by 2016. This is the future. Remember those flying cars and everything else in those fictional books and…

Grand Theft Auto V

The newest video game in the Grand Theft Auto franchise was released this past Tuesday the 17th of September and sold an estimated $800 million in worldwide retail sales on its first day. JAW DROPS . This shattered the first day video game release record by about $300 million dollars that was previously held by “Call of…

What To Do When Your Car Gets Stolen

What to Do when Your Car Gets Stolen Getting your car stolen is like having your livelihood ripped from you. You’re entitled to have a massive freak-out session and pace around in complete panic. Okay, are you done? Great. Now it’s time to get down to business and try to track down what happened, what…

Easy Car Repairs that YOU Can Do

When your car needs repairs, going to a mechanic can be a big pain. You can avoid the awful situation when you’re sitting in the waiting room, sipping on the “free coffee”, KNOWING you’re going to be overcharged for parts and labor. Luckily, we were able to put together a list of easy car repairs,…

Car Repair Warning Signs: How I Learned the Hard Way

Before I decided to buy the latest 2013 Accord, I was driving around a pretty beat up 2000 Accord. When I say beat up, I mean the paint was nearly all gone due to excessive sun exposure, it had door dings galore, and I was 67% positive that one of my headlights was ready to…

How To Find a Good, Trustworthy Mechanic

Let’s be honest, a mechanic/auto tech is one of the least trusted very important people you need in your life. In the great USA our cars are part of our identity and they are vital to our everyday efficiency. We need our cars. A mechanic is a car doctor; so finding a good doctor for…

The Audi Nanuk Concept Car

Every time a major auto show rolls around, a cool concept car makes its way around the internet. Well, the Frankfurt Motor Show produced a concept which I loved, the Audi Nanuk. The internet seems to love it too, as it is being talked about on almost every car blog around. The Frankfurt Motor Show,…