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Accidents, Dents, Dings and Everything In-Between

Accidents, Dents, Dings and Everything In-Between

Accidents happen, and when they do you know to give our collision centers a call. But did you also know we can fix minor repair items? Whether your car was attacked by a shopping cart, hit by a foul ball …

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Health-monitoring, self-driving cars of the future

Health-monitoring, self-driving cars of the future

Photo By  Segway Social

GM's EN-V. Creative Commons photo via Flickr.

Vehicles currently on the market with features such as dual-DVD player dashboards and the FAA-approved flying car (2012’s Terrafugia Transition) may whet your palate for the future of car technologies, but you haven’t seen nothing yet.

Cars of the future will monitor your heart rate, recognize street signs to take over the wheel if you’re drowsy, drive a pre-set route, and utilize wireless technology to drive themselves (with drivers behaving more like passive riders).

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Is your car smarter than you?

Is your car smarter than you?

Photo By  Ford

Ford Active Park Assist.

If you’re like those of us in Florida who aren’t required to learn how to parallel park when getting our drivers licenses, street parking won’t be a problem for much longer. Many of today’s new cars can park themselves. While …

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Daydreaming of hybrids

Daydreaming of hybrids

Photo By  Accassidy

Creative Commons photo cia Wikimedia Commons.

OK, I admit it: I’m a wannabe-hybrid owner. I’d gleefully drive a brand-new, freshly-charged electronic car off the lot. I perk up at the commercials on TV—you know, the one with the sleek new e-car being plugged into its charger …

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