Posts Tagged ‘headache’
You've got thirty grand and you want a pickup truck, do you A) buy new, or B) hit eBay for a million-mile Silverado. Frank, who had a mild brush with celebrity when the odometer on his truck hit seven-figures recently, would like you to buy his truck. The 1991 Chevy Silverado 1500 is still on its or......
9/11 Silverado featured in Olympics commercial
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
A tip of the cap is due to GM for the automaker's new Chevy Silverado TV spot, which premiered this Sunday during the Olympics. The spot features brief testimonials from drivers of high-mileage pickups wearing the bowtie badge, but one stands out more than the rest. Twenty seconds in, FDNY Firefight......
GM debuts fuel-saving XFE versions of Silverado/Sierra and Tahoe/Yukon
Monday, August 11th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Chevy Tahoe XFERemember earlier in the year when Chevy quietly added the 36-mpg XFE model to its Cobalt lineup? XFE stands for "Xtra Fuel Economy" (should we tell them they spelled "Extra" wrong?) and means these vehicles have been equipped with some easy......
Spy Photos: 2010 Chevy Silverado HD
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Look quickly, and you'll miss the changes, but GM's got some subtle exterior tweaks in store for its Heavy Duty trucks in 2010. Development doesn't stop even though the practice of using a pickup truck as a commuter car is no longer popular, so GM is plugging away at a new Silverado to avoid being p......
CAW form blockade in front of GM Canada to protest plant closings
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
The dust hasn't settled yet on General Motors' announcement that it will be closing an additional four plants, but the Canadian Auto Workers union is already foaming at the mouth. The CAW organized 30 trucks to block GM Canada's headquarters in response to the company's decision to close its Oshawa ......
The end is nigh? Camry outsold Silverado in April, gunning for F-Series
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Could the reign of Ford's F-Series atop the sales charts in the U.S. come to an end? Some believe that it could indeed happen, and it's not even another pickup truck that is threatening the Blue Oval's bread-and-butter full-size pickup, it's the Toyota Camry. Let that sink in for a moment... alright......
Goody’s giving away Richard Petty-themed Charger R/T
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
A little Google surfing spat forth this little nugget. If you're into entering sweepstakes, you can register to win a new Dodge Charger R/T from Goody's Headache Powders. The ride will be finished to replicate a 1971 Richard Petty STP Charger, complete with the #43 on the doors and the Petty/Goody's......
New York Auto Show hangover
Thursday, May 19th, 2005
I'm tired. My legs are sore and so are my feet. I have a slight headache and it almost feels like I drank too much the night before. I've got the auto show hangover, and no matter how I feel, I'd gladly do it again. I've got press kits galore and more information and pictures than you can shake a Sc......
Impossible to clean auto-safety clutter
Friday, May 13th, 2005
Dan Ackman of Forbes takes a stab at trying to understand the latest in the impossible to decipher safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The new report focuses on the driver-death rates of nearly 200 vehicle models and finds huge disparities within the vehicle classes and v......
Ford GTs leaking oil amid other problems
Monday, May 2nd, 2005
Yesterday we talked about the troubled process that led to the biggest Ford GT recall for the control arms and now word is out that certain GTs are leaking oil at the rear main seal. Ford has advised dealerships to inspect the GT for oil leaks and install a "speedi-sleeve" which is used to seal any......