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• Upcoming: #carchat 26; September 2 @ 8PM EST

  Banovsky on September 2, 2009

  This week is a pretty big milestone: #carchat is celebrating its six month anniversary! This week, we'll be predicting how bad September vehicle sales will be (thanks, @raywert), the first car you'd buy after a lottery win, some driver training tips, and we'll come up with ad slogans for Jalopnik's list of cars that need to die.

  If you're confused, check out the #carchat How-To. Anyone can join us at 8PM EST September 2, but you'll need a Twitter account to ask questions and participate.

  However, if you'd like to follow things live, go here at 8 PM EST.

  And if you'd like to suggest topics for next week, please tag articles on Delicious.com with "carchat."

  This week:

  • Discussion: Our LAST discussion about Cash for Clunkers…I promise!
  • Discussion: Slogans for Jalopnik's list of "Cars that Should Die"
  • Discussion: The first vehicle you'd buy after winning the lottery, and why
  • Discussion: Useful driver training tips

  So click through and read a few links, see some photos, and check out a video related to tonight's discussion.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under How-To, Advertising, Advice , Humor, This week, Discussion, Social Media, carchat, Twitter, vLane, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, LOL, Jalopnik

• Upcoming: #carchat 25; August 26 @ 8PM EST

  Banovsky on August 26, 2009

  This week, it'll be a short preview because we're mainly talking about visuals. As in, our favourite (and least favourite) coupes. In addition, we'll be looking at wacky car names, the end of Cash for Clunkers, and maybe get around to talking about how to clean things in and around your car.

  

  Strange car names: The Subaru Gravel Express

  If you're confused, check out the #carchat How-To. Anyone can join us at 8PM EST August 26, but you'll need a Twitter account to ask questions and participate.

  However, if you'd like to follow things live, go here at 8 PM EST.

  And if you'd like to suggest topics for next week, please tag articles on Delicious.com with "carchat."

  This week:

  • Discussion: Coupes…coupes…coupes…
  • Discussion: Wacky car names!
  • Discussion: The end of Cash for Clunkers
  • Discussion: Our car cleaning tips

  So click through and read a few links, see some photos, and check out a video related to tonight's discussion.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Event, Future, WTF, Advice , Coupe, Humor, This week, Discussion, Social Media, carchat, Twitter, vLane, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, LOL

• Upcoming: #carchat 22; August 5 @ 8PM EST

  Banovsky on August 5, 2009

  This week, we're looking at the big topics of diesels, eco cars, and how will Cash for Clunkers affect the used car market? That and more on this week's #carchat!

  If you're confused, check out the #carchat How-To. Anyone can join us at 8PM EST August 4, but you'll need a Twitter account to ask questions and participate.

  However, if you'd like to follow things live, go here at 8 PM EST.

  And if you'd like to suggest topics for next week, please tag articles on Delicious.com with "carchat."

  This week:

  • Discussion: Diesels are back…or are they?
  • Discussion: How will Cash for Clunkers affect the used market?
  • Discussion: Eco mods of the future

  So click through and read a few links related to tonight's discussion.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Government, Environment, Future, Advice , Humor, Discussion, Social Media, EV, Twitter, vLane, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, Electric car, LOL

• Recap: Cash for Clunkers Twitter chat, August 4

  Banovsky on August 4, 2009

  Social media is such a cool thing that we're constantly evolving how we communicate. Take #carchat: the first few originated out of a spirited conversation. We applied that logic to a special discussion about Cash for Clunkers (aka CARS), and invited automobile manufacturers — as well as dealers — to chime in and let us know how the program is going.

  

  Cash for Clunkers is a hot topic here on vLane, and we want to keep you up-to-date on the latest news and developments.

  Since our recaps are ever-evolving, we've included it here on vLane as a discussion thread, and we feel it suits the nature of the discussion well — and you can see that we had a huge response! Enjoy!

  So? What are you waiting for? Click through to the recap.

  Read full article | Comments (1) | Filed under Government, Industry, Mileage, News, Misc, Advice , Discussion, Twitter, Beat the Recession, vLane, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

• Best bumper sticker ever

  Banovsky on August 4, 2009

  MINI has always been a little different, a little out there, and even (occasionally) brutally honest.

  

  What a laugh…

  So check out this bumper sticker, which is part of a Cash for Clunkers marketing package for dealers to use. We think it's brilliant.

  [Source: Autoblog.com]

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Hatchback, Government, Misc, Coupe, Humor, MINI, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, LOL, MINI, Cooper, Clubman

• Recap: #carchat 21; July 29 @ 8PM EST

  Banovsky on August 1, 2009

  Social media is such a cool thing that we're constantly evolving how we communicate. Take #carchat: the first few originated out of a spirited conversation.

  

  Since #carchat is ever-evolving, we've included the recap here on vLane as a discussion thread, and we feel it suits the nature of the discussion well — and you can see that we had a huge response over two hours — despite Twitter being down for half of it!

  Anyone can join us each week at 8PM EST on Twitter. And if you'd like to suggest topics, please tag articles on Delicious.com with "carchat."
  
  
  
  
  

  We had:

  • Help-A-Shopper: Caron Delet
  • Discussion: Michael Schumacher is back in F1!
  • Discussion: Cash For Clunkers has already enticed many buyers…

  So? What are you waiting for? Click through to the recap.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under General Motors, Government, Environment, Future, Misc, Advice , Humor, This week, Discussion, Social Media, carchat, Twitter, vLane, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, LOL

• Cash For Clunkers and CARS update

  Banovsky on July 31, 2009

  According to Autoblog.com, "H.R. 3435 just passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 316 to 109. This means the Cash for Clunkers bill is halfway to getting an influx of $2 billion, pending a vote by the Senate next week."

  This means that the program should continue through this weekend.

  Stay tuned to our discussion for continuing updates.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Government, News, Advice , Discussion, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, FAIL

• BREAKING: Cash for Clunkers to be suspended

  Banovsky on July 31, 2009

  Uh-oh. According to the Detroit Free Press, the Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program will be suspended, as dealership sources have told Congress "that the plan would burn through its $950-million budget by midnight."

  

  [Photo credit: kim_scarborough]

  
  

  Here are some updates from the article:

  • The decision to suspend the plan came after auto dealers warned the government today that it was in danger of losing track of how many trades had actually been made.
  • The program has proven wildly popular, with 22,782 trades certified by federal officials since Monda.y
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told dealers Wednesday that a vast majority of transactions submitted were being rejected for incomplete or illegible paperwork.
  • A survey of 2,000 dealers by the National Automobile Dealers Association, the results of which were obtained by the Detroit Free Press, found about 25,000 deals not yet approved by NHTSA, or about 13 trades per store.
  • auto dealers may have already arranged the sale of more than the 250,000 vehicles that federal officials expected the plan to generate.

  Click through to our official discussion as this story unfolds.

  Read full article | Comments (1) | Filed under Government, Future, News, Advice , Discussion, vLane, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, FAIL

• Upcoming: #carchat 21; July 29 @ 8PM EST

  Banovsky on July 29, 2009

  OH MY GOODNESS! I am a huge Formula 1 racing fan, and couldn't believe the news: Seven time World Champion Michael Schumacher will be replacing the injured Felipe Massa "until he is well." What does that mean? How well will he race after two years out of the cockpit? That and more on this week's #carchat!

  

  Me (right) and Michael Schumacher (left)

  If you're confused, check out the #carchat How-To. Anyone can join us at 8PM EST July 29, but you'll need a Twitter account to ask questions and participate.

  However, if you'd like to follow things live, go here at 8 PM EST.

  And if you'd like to suggest topics for next week, please tag articles on Delicious.com with "carchat."

  This week:

  • Help-A-Shopper: Caron Delet
  • Discussion: Michael Schumacher is back in F1!
  • Discussion: Cash For Clunkers has already enticed many buyers…

  So click through and read a few links, see some photos, and check out a video related to tonight's discussion.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Environment, Future, WTF, Misc, Ferrari, Advice , Humor, Discussion, Twitter, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, FAIL, Racing, Michael Schumacher

• What kind of car buyer are you?

  Banovsky on July 27, 2009

  This guest post was prepared by Tyler Elliston, co-founder and CEO of Carsala, an innovative service to help shoppers find the right used car.

  

  Tyler Elliston

  By his own admission, when it comes to buying cars, he's an innovator — but previously an "old school" buyer. He loves cars, finding great deals, and devising new ways of doing things.

  Are you the Old School, the Insider, the Obsessive Compulsive, or the Innovator when it comes to used car buying?

  Old School

  You begin to buy a car by first going to the dealership on the corner where you bought your last car, then go to a few other dealerships on Saturdays over the next few months (maybe even double check yourself by looking in the newspaper classifieds) and begin your negotiations for the car you decide you want by saying to the salesman, “I only want to spend $xxx on a monthly payment.”

  Three to six months later, you are the somewhat proud owner of a car you are “okay” with. If you're reading this blog, we're guessing that's not you.

  Read on…

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under Future, Misc, Advice , Discussion, US, Cash for Clunkers, Car Allowance Rebate System, CARS, buyer, used car, Carsala, Guest post, Tyler Elliston