22 Nov 2008 at 1:29am With auto sales slowed to a trickle and the economy in the tank, many auto-repair shops are cashing in. U.S. repair-shop business is up 16 percent this year, according to the Automotive Service Association. In a poll by the trade group, 76 percent of ...
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22 Nov 2008 at 1:00am ? Follow the schedule in your vehicle owner's manual, including changing the oil every 3,000 to 5,000 miles and checking all fluids. ? Check hoses, belts and filters about every 10,000 miles. ? Check tire inflation monthly, and more often if ...
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21 Nov 2008 at 4:22am Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton campaign together in Unity, N.H. The president-elect plans to nominate Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a transition aide said Thursday. BARACK OBAMA'S HISTORIC RUN USA TODAY's sights and sounds ...
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17 Nov 2008 at 12:40pm Car sales have dropped to the lowest point in years while auto repair shops say they are posting record sales. Which are you more likely to do right now and why: buy a new car or spend money to repair your old one? How old is your car? We want to ...
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17 Nov 2008 at 9:48am Devnon Clarke doesn't even bother to glance at the new cars lined off on the lots as he drives around town in his in-need-of-repair late model Mustang. He has other things on his mind. "I would love to get a brand new Mustang, but [with] the current ...
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16 Nov 2008 at 2:12am Students Peter Staszak and Mike Helgeland work on the suspension of a Honda Accord at the Shoreline Community College automotive-training center. Beginnings: Shoreline Community College had long been offering automotive classes. But in the late 1970s ...
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14 Nov 2008 at 5:59pm Ken Kirkpartrick?s business differs from many these days. His auto shop is actually making money. Car repair companies across the country are reaping the benefits of a scaled-down economy as people patch up aging vehicles instead of splurging on ...
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