New Car or Used (or Salvaged)? Buy Either, But Be Smart — LATimes.com

These days with most people, as well as business’ in financial trouble, I would recommend buying used.  There is much money to be saved by buying used.  Don’t be afraid of small dings, scratches or dents, these can be fixed at a lower cost than purchasing new.

New car or used? Buy either, but be smart — latimes.com

In fact, if you are the type of people who drive cars till they die, then you might even want to consider a salvaged vehicle.  Salvage vehicles usually are half the price of a clean titled vehicle.  contrary to most beliefs, not all salvaged vehicles have been in bad accidents.  Some are vehicles that have been stolen or vandalized and recovered; others may have been in an a minor accident, where the insurance provider has paid out money on the vehicle. For example, lets take minor bumper damage, if the cost of repair is 70% or more of ACV (Actual Cost Value – Insurance companies version of Kelly Blue Book) they will total a vehicle.  Sometimes it is advantageous to an insurance company to pay an Owner of a vehicle to total a car than repair it.  When that happens, the Department of Motor Vehicles reclassifies a cars Title as Salvaged.

Whether you choose to purchase a Used and/or Salvaged vehicle, be sure to have the vehicle thoroughly inspected by a reputable Auto Body shop and Mechanic.  Always have a pre-purchase inspection performed on any vehicle.

Also, with a Salvaged Title you will still be able to insure a vehicle with Liability.  However, insurance companies will not allow you to add comprehensive coverage, such as fire or theft, as money has already been paid on this vehicle to a previous Owner.  Does this matter much?  It depends on whether you live or work in a high car theft area.  If you don’t have problems with car theft in areas you normally visit, I would recommend this as an option.  Besides, do you drive the car or its paper Title?

Auto Club Reminds Motorists There Is More To Vehicle Maintenance Than What Is Under The Hood

Well written article that gets to the point!  Click the link below to read the article.

http://news.aaa-calif.com/pr/aaa/auto-club-reminds-motorists-there-111502.aspx

Free O.C. Auto Show ticket & Motor Trend subscription

How can anyone beat this deal? Go For it!

http://ocdeals.freedomblogging.com/2009/10/14/free-oc-auto-show-ticket-motor-trend-subscription/

Here’s the schedule, from the auto show website.

THURSDAY
Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels Hand Print Ceremony – 4 p.m.

FRIDAY
Meet the Hooters Calendar Girls – 6 p.m.
Hooters Wing Contest – 7 p.m.
Tijuana Dogs Concert – 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Velvet Ring Girl Contest – 8:40 p.m.

SATURDAY
Meet the Camaro “F-bodfather” – 12 Noon – 2 p.m.
Meet Mixed Martial Arts Fighters – 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Meet the Miss Hawaiian Tropic® Models – 2 p.m.
Miss Hawaiian Tropic® Orange County Model Search – 3 p.m.
Meet Absolute Poker Pro Matt Vengrin – 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Cage Fighting Demonstration – 8 p.m.

OC Humm – Facebook Offer For Our Fans!

Become a fan of ours on Facebook and see our special offer for the month of October.  You may find the same type of deal elsewhere, but we highly doubt the service and materials will match up to what you’ll get with us!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=pp#/pages/Fullerton-CA/OC-HUMM-Automotive-Collision-Center/81158718806?ref=nf

MSNBC – No Holocaust Studies for Gaza Students

This is absolutely crazy!  The history of genocide needs to be tought whether it’s the Armenian, Jewish, Croatian, Rwandan or Darfur Genocide.  If this important lesson is not taught, what we get are people adults like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who deny the holocaust ever existed….millions of people have died in these horrors!   The United Nations needs to take a stand and teach what it knows is true history. 

Another example of holding back on history is the country of Turkey.  Turkey has denied the Armenian genocide for nearly a century, yet historians know it really happened….As do the people who lost loved ones.  Back to the main subject at hand; yes, the Palestinians have suffered over the years, but it does not give them the right to judge what is proper history.  Nor to tell those helping them what they want, not need.  The United Nations needs to pull its funding until the people making these demands back-off.

Read the article here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32743298/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa//