10 Car Annoyances

The guys over at things-that-annoy-us.blogspot.com have posted a very apt list of automotive annoyances. The list is as follows:

1) The cost of buying a car is more than your life savings
2) They still break no matter how much money you spend for a better car
3) Each year you have them inspected they find another problem needing repair
4) Interiors of most cars are still made of plastic and feel cheap
5) Controls still get put in the wrong place sometimes even after all these years
6) Brakes still don’t last long enough
7) New models each year are improved but still have flaws
8.) The smallest cars cost as much as a bigger ones
9) The model car you want looks great but you find out it has the worst repair record
10) You still can’t fly over slow traffic with them yet

Are there any you would add? Number 2 reminds me of a quote by Chris Rock that goes something to the effect of “that’s like Cadillac making a car that lasts for 50 years. And you know they can do it…
but they ain’t gonna do nothing that (expletive) dumb. They got metal on the space shuttle
that can go around the moon…and withstand temperatures of up to 30,000 degrees. You mean to tell me you don’t think they can make an Eldorado where the (expletive) bumper don’t fall off? They can, but they won’t.”
Number seven reminds me of school textbooks. The come out with a new version, your old one is worthless, and they basically have the same crap in them. If any others come to your mind feel free to leave a comment and let me know.

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The Transporter

With the rise of eBay Motors and similar online car buying venues, the question remains: How do you get your car? If the car in question is some distance away, the simplest way is to use an automobile transportation company. There are things to know when choosing a company, but otherwise the process is fairly straightforward. I suggest the following link to check out all things “auto shipping” related, nationaltransportllc.com.

The internet has revolutionized the process by which people conduct business, with sales, and thus transport, seeming to be high on the list of change. It seems like yesterday that it would have been unimaginable to purchase a car from say, Atlanta, if you lived in Dallas. To see just how common these long distance purchases are becoming, read the following from eBay motors:

Dan and Patricia Weidler just wanted a good deal on a good truck, and that’s exactly what they found. Dave Pelis, a car dealer from Northampton, MA, sold them their forest green Ford F-250, which turned out to be the 3 millionth vehicle sold on eBay Motors.

Three Million people on just one site! Those are pretty amazing numbers. Though some of those cars must have been local, you would have to imagine that most were not. With that in mind prepare to see lots more trucks shipping cars on the highway over the next few years. The benefit of being able to purchase cars from all over the country, and to compare all those prices, will most certainly make car sales a buyers market.

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