Every year the Insurance Bureau of Canada releases the top 10 most stolen vehicles in the country. For the last few years the list has been mostly the same, but I have to admit this year the list is very different. All of this data comes from insurance auto theft claims across the entire country.…
Jason Adkins is the Service Director at a dealer auto auction. He inspects cars that are for sale and settles arbitrations when car dealers accuse each other of misrepresenting them.
Before I get too into this posting, I want to explain what Copart is. It is a global provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services to automotive resellers such as insurance, rental car, fleet and finance companies in several countries across the world. Copart sells used, wholesale and salvage vehicles in weekly and bi-weekly…
The Jeep Cherokee XJ is a compact SUV manufactured from 1983 to 2001 in North America although globally it continued on until 2014. It was sold with a variety of configurations available, including a 2 door or 4 door, and a RWD or 4WD setup. There were approximately 3 million units produced and sold from…
No that’s not a typo. On BringATrailer, a 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer did actually just sell for $115,000… seriously. But this is one is was redone from the bottom up by a shop called Berkeley Garage out of Denver, Colorado. Among all the modifications and finishes, they stripped down and refinished the entire bodyi n…
This guy gets it. Brody Elder is a car salesman for Jeff Wyler Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM located at 875 E Eads Pkwy in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and he’s becoming an internet sensation. As someone who once worked in automotive sales, I appreciate how hard it is to sell cars these days and stay competitive. This…
Over time, as you drive your new or new to you vehicle, you will get to know all its quirks and noises. Those noises you hear can become an invaluable tool in telling you something is going or about to go wrong with your car. Most people rely on lights on their dashboard to tell…
The Toyota FJ40 is the model designation for a Toyota Land Cruiser 40 series made from 1960 until 1984 (in Brazil, where it was known as the Toyota Bandeirante, it was made from 1958 until 2001). Most 40 series Land Cruisers were built as two-door vehicles with slightly larger dimensions than a Jeep CJ. The…
Different vehicles require different fuel that they must use. Most people only think of diesel versus gas, but there are also different octane ratings that are specific to certain engine needs. This is pretty easy to figure out by referring to the owner’s manual or even checking the fuel filler cap. With that said, people…
With all the talk about the GMC Hummer EV that is due to come out in the near future, I thought it would be a good idea to get down to it’s roots.. the Hummer H1. Back in the early 90s, a company called AM General, who was mostly making military vehicles at that point,…
