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     January 27th 2012 Issue # 673
             

The Baileyblog.

More car repairs needed? Let logic, not emotion be your guide.

Video of the week.

A high speed crash in Germany.



THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS.

The Chevy Volt:
First out of the gate, now leapfrogged by the competition
and left in the dust.

Fuel economy has not improved much in the last 90 years!!

The "Millennials" :
This is what they want - except they can't afford it.

Gee, everyone picks on the Prius: Even the sunlight!!

One problem: No one is telling us how much it actually costs.

Build it and they will come?
Maybe not so much!  Chevy Volt Lost in the “Field of Dreams”

2012 Toyota Yaris SE
- A car whose time has come - and gone.



RECALLS & SECRET WARRANTIES.

(Who screwed up and when.)

Ford Escape and Freestar: Brake and transmission troubles.
GM "forgets" to fit the Sonic with front brake pads.
Nissan and Infiniti models with loose oil pan bolts.
Cadillac transmission cables.
Nissan Sentra can lose its battery cable and kill the engine.
Ford Fusion can be shifted out of park
- without brake pedal.
Nissan Juke turbo problems.
Ford Fusion wheels falling off.
Nissan Rogue may refuse to assist you.
FIAT 500: full of piss and vinegar
- not so much on brake fluid.
Toyota steering pulley problem.

Recalls & TSBs updated as of January 2012

 


                                

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