Fords 2013 Platinums exterior is enhanced with the generous use of chrome, which adorns the door handles, mirror caps, running boards and exhaust tips. (Ford)
New cars cost the government
THE sordid side of these snazzy vehicles in and around Karachi’s ‘Red Zone’ area is reflected in the fake ‘number plates’ they all display — AFR or Applied For Registration — some of them since 2010. Are the police making an effort to book the owners for not registering their cars? It appears not, as the law-enforcers themselves admit privately that scores, if not hundreds, of such vehicles are visible on Karachi’s roads. More than three dozen unregistered vehicles were caught on camera by this photographer alone.
Clearly, the vehicle owners are loath to part with money to pay the vehicle registration tax or the excise duty on new cars,...
Cambrian Nissan Black Sox Lose in title game in Pickford
The Cambrian Nissan Black Sox midgets fell to host Pickford in the championship game of the Pickford High School Tournament on Saturday.
The Black Sox fell 5-4 to Pickford in the championship in a game that was cut short due to the tournament?s time limit of 75 minutes per game.
Against Pickford, the Black Sox jumped out to a 3-1 lead before giving up four runs in the top of the fifth inning to fall behind 5-3. The Black Sox scored a in the bottom of the inning before the time limit was invoked.
Eric Thornton, Jordan Pine, Jeb Pallot and Dominic Buonomo all had hits for the Black Sox in the loss.
Pallot, Thornton and Cody Yardanoff shared the pitching duties in the loss.
Tha...
Indy 500 searches for 33 good cars
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard is an optimist when it comes to putting 33 cars in this year?s Indianapolis 500.
AJ Foyt is a believer, too.
The trick, of course, will be making it happen. On Sunday, Bernard offered to help find sponsors, engines and any other assistance to assure the traditional starting field is full for the May 27 race.
?We haven?t had a race since 1947 that didn?t have that many cars (33) and we have to do everything we can to make sure we get 33,? Bernard said.
Of course it wouldn?t look good to break with tradition now, a season in which IndyCar officials have put a brand new car on the track and brought back turbocharged engines.
But...
Omaha Couple Takes Delivery of First Nissan LEAF in City
In Nebraska, “green” has never looked this blue.
Roger and Nicole Paulman on Friday became the owners of an “ocean blue,” all-electric Nissan Leaf, the first sold and delivered in Nebraska. To finally get the keys to their environmentally friendly Leaf was a welcome end to a plodding, two-year process that involved a waiting list to get the new, $38,000 sedan.
REFILE-TABLE-China April car sales growth up 12.5 pct on year
BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) – Car sales in China rose 12.5
percent in April from a year earlier, more than double the
modest pace in March as consumers trickled back to the showrooms
ahead of the Labour Day holiday.
In April, a total of 1.28 million sedans, SUVs, MPVs and
minivans were sold in the country, the China Association of
Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said.
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Stokes County Man Wants To Know Why His Credit Score Is Rasing His Auto Insurance
Stokes County, NC — Why would something that has nothing to do with your driving record have an impact on your auto insurance rate?Whydoes your insurance bill increase because of how you pay your other bills?
Thats what Stokes County resident Raymond Tedder asked after he received a letter in the mail from Farm Bureau explaining that his bi-monthly auto insurance coverage rate went up by 20 percent.
Tedder said Farm Bureau raised his coverage payment from $74 to $87 because of his credit score.
WFMY News 2s Chantee Lans called the North Carolina Insurance Commission found out thatraisingcoverage rates based oncredit scoresis legal in the state of North Carolina....
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