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November 8, 2009 - November 14, 2009 Archives

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Check out a Bugatti Veyron in the soup!

3:13 PM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Check out this priceless New York Times story and video of a $1 million plus Bugatti Veyron being pulled out of a salt water lagoon......

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Backseat Driver: Toyota relies on Avalon to sell itself

11:21 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Ronald Rene called me the other day to ask why Toyota does not heavily advertise its premier Avalon sedan. As he said, it's a great......

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 Tags  Toyota advertising   Toyota Avalon  

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Backseat Driver: Bochs score in roster of leading dealers

11:21 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Automotive News recently published profiles of 50 visionary dealers, many now passed away. It's a testament to how small our corner of the world is......

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 Tags  Automotive News   Boch Honda   Boch Toyota   Ernie Boch Jr.   Ernie Boch Sr.  

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Backseat Driver: Funny alcoholics

11:21 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

And while we are on the subject of being dangerous driving, I want to gently scold Frank Coletta, the genial host of anchor of NBC......

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 Tags  Drunken driving  

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Backseat Driver: Thumbs up on R.I. texting while driving law

11:18 AM Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Kudos to Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, D-South Kingstown, and Rep. Peter F. Kilmartin, D-Pawtucket, who were lead sponsors of recent bill outlawing texting while driving.......

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 Tags  cell phones   hand held cell phones   hands free cell phones   Texting while driving  

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Texting while driving about to become illegal in R.I.

8:26 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | | Comments (2)
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

People who text-message while driving may soon be looking at something more than their cell-phone view screen, according to The Providence Journal. They may glance......

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MY mission today is to offer my clear-eyed take on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. But the price keeps getting in the way.

8:26 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Check out Lawrence Ulrich's hilarious - he describes it as the automotive equivalent of a Fabergé egg - review of the $2.1 million Bugatti Veyron......

>> Continue reading MY mission today is to offer my clear-eyed take on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. But the price keeps getting in the way.

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Ford says inflatable seat belt improves safety, comfort, too

8:26 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

After about a decade of engineering, Ford is ready to roll out a technology that will improve safety for rear-seat passengers: inflatable seat belts, according......

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 Tags  Ford   Inflatable seat belts   Safety  

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China October auto sales up 72 percent on stimulus

8:13 AM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

BEIJING -- Powered by tax cuts and stimulus spending, China's October auto sales soared 72 percent from a year earlier, outpacing U.S. sales for another......

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 Tags  Auto sales   China  

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