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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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Tagged Accident, AutoNation, body shop, bumper repair, car damage, car insurance, car paint, collision center, crash, dent, ding, glass repair, paintless dent removal, parts, scratch, service, windshield repair
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#carlove: Our favorite big-screen car stars
Photo By Roman Soto
The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo. Creative Commons photo via Flickr.
It’s not uncommon for movie-goers to fall in love with celebrities that star in their favorite films. For car-enthusiasts, the vehicles that co-star in box office flicks are often the ones that steal the show. Throughout Hollywood history there have …
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Tagged #carlove, Back to the Future, Batman, Batmobile, famous cars, Gone in 60 Seconds, Herbie, movies, Mystery Machine, poll, Scooby Doo, The Love Bug, Transformers
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The best 2012 Super Bowl auto commercials
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Chevrolet Sonic: Stunt Anthem
The big game is over and admittedly we’re a little hungover today. Not from knocking back a few too many adult beverages, but from the high that the game’s excitement brought us. Some are calling Super Bowl XLVI an instant classic. Most …
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Brett Favre appears in Hyundai's 2010 "Breaking News" commercial.
Every year, over 100 million people across America gather around the television for the most hyped programming of the year. While some of those people tune in to see what’s happening on the field, many of us watch for the …
Read MoreVW ad creates ‘Darth Vader’ costume shortage
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Still image from Volkswagen's "The Force" video released February 2011.
Believe it or not, Volkswagen’s Super Bowl ad called “The Force” has repopularized Star Wars so much this Halloween season that some stores sold out of Darth Vader costumes by mid-October. Not sure what commercial we’re talking about? Before the …
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Tagged ad, advertising, commercial, costumes, Darth Vader, Halloween, Star Wars, Super Bowl, Video
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Baby on board
Photo By Yoshihide Nomura
Creative Commons photo via Flickr.
Okay, it’s confession time: Since I first started writing for the AutoNation blog, the editors have been trying to get me to write an article about buying a family car. You see, on March 30, 2011, my wife and I …
Read MoreIs your car smarter than you?
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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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Tagged air quality, cameras, crash prevention, park assist, parking, safety, sensorfusion, sensors, technology
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2011 Volkswagen Jetta
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Tagged 2011 jetta, car buying, car shopping, jetta, vehicle profile, video series, vw
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2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
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Tagged 2011 tiguan, car buying, car shopping, tiguan, vehicle profile, video series, vw
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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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Tagged e-vehicles, enviroment, fuel economy, fuel efficiency, green, green vehicles, hybrid vehicles
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