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Runway tractor carrying potatoes mashes car

BERLIN (AP) -- A farmer in Germany has learned a harsh lesson about the dangers of smoking. While he ducked into a convenience store to buy cigarettes, his parked tractor and its load of 25 tons of potatoes went rolling down a hill - and over a parked car.

Runway tractor carrying potatoes mashes car

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Potato-laden tractor rolls down hill, crushes car

While he ducked into a convenience store to buy cigarettes, his parked tractor and its load of 25 tons of potatoes went rolling down a hill — and over a parked car.

Buyer waiting for car may cancel deal

I purchased a car on Friday. The dealer told me he didn't have the white car I wanted, but that he would take some money off a blue car he "thought was on the lot.'' He sent his salesman out to look for it and then said it must be on a truck that would be in at 12 that night. He gave me a car to drive until next day.

Southern California Car Dealers to Learn New Internet Car Sales Ideas from AutoUpLinkUSA, eBay Motors, Carfax, e-autobusiness, Gumiyo

Southern California Car Dealers to Learn New Internet Car Sales Ideas from AutoUpLinkUSA, eBay Motors, Carfax, e-autobusiness, Gumiyo

Southern California Car Dealers to Learn New Internet Car Sales Ideas from AutoUpLinkUSA, eBay Motors, Carfax, e-autobusiness, Gumiyo

Southern California Car Dealers to Learn New Internet Car Sales Ideas from AutoUpLinkUSA, eBay Motors, Carfax, e-autobusiness, Gumiyo

Robotic car parking plan on the way

BAHRAIN's car parking crisis could be solved with a futuristic robotic car parking system, which actually parks people's cars for them. Vehicle owners will simply drive into the entry terminal and leave their car to be picked up by computerised machines, which then park it inside the facility.

Delinquent owner lucky to have car

I co-signed a car note for my son and he is five months behind on the car. Do you have any suggestions for him to bring the car note current? Neither he nor I have all the money to bring it current. He could do weekly payments, possibly.

Our auto insurance was supposed to cover rental-car accidents. It didnt.

Qustion: Our rental car was sideswiped by a tour bus when my wife and I were on vacation. We rented the car from Dollar, but we declined insurance because we have an auto policy with Safeco and a rep said we’d be covered if we had an accident. Safeco paid most of the $4,000 claim but refused to cover charges for what Dollar said was the car’s diminished value, loss of use and administrative fees. Those totaled $1,050. Help! - Jeffery Fear, Los Angeles

Saddam's Rolls Royce on eBay

A convertible Rolls Royce said to have been owned by Saddam Hussein has gone up for sale on eBay. The maroon Corniche sports car has a price tag of £185,000 and comes with papers confirming its ownership by the former Iraqi leader. Steven Brown, the owner of a car dealership in Surrey, says the car will be shipped from Baghdad to its new home within the next 28 days. The top-of-the-range car boasts heated, brown leather seats with red piping, a CD multichanger and a climate control system.

Car Sharing Skyrockets as Gas Prices Soar

Owning a car is so yesterday. With rising fuel prices, some people apparently are ditching their wheels and flocking to the alternative, share-a-car route.

Car loan chains woman to freeloading ex

Do I have any option to get my name off of this car since I have not had it for almost three years? The loan was signed as "AND," not "OR." Is there anything I can do now, or do I have to wait until the car is found by the loan company?

Car painting festival hits top gear

So you can’t afford a Ferrari, or even a BMW, but you want a car that’ll turn heads when you drive by. Well, Moscow has just the thing for you - a festival devoted to making your car stand out.

iPod Claims Another Victim, Car Stereo

Car stereo is on the nose with the humble iPod cannibalising sales. Among those set to be hurt are Kenwood, Alpine Electronics and Pioneer Electronics. Instead drivers are investing in a new generation of navigation systems that are not made by the traditional car sound manufacturers.

"Gravity Tractor" Could Deflect Earth-Threatening Asteroids

A "gravity tractor" could deflect an Earth-threatening asteroid if it was deployed when the asteroid was more than one orbit away from the potential impact, according to a new study. If the space rock was found heading straight for Earth, a combination of techniques - including a gravity tractor - might save the day.

Gravity Tractor Could Deflect Asteroids

Hugh Pickens writes "A new study at the Jet Propulsion Labs shows that weak gravitational pull of a "gravity tractor" could deflect an Earth-threatening asteroid if it was deployed when the asteroid was at least one orbit away from potential impact with Earth. First a spacecraft would be crashed directly into the asteroid, similar to the Deep Impact mission that impacted a comet in 2005. This would provide a big change of direction, but in a less controllable fashion that could push the path of the asteroid into a dangerous keyhole. But then a second spacecraft, the gravity tractor, would come into play, hovering about 150 meters away from the asteroid, to exert a gentle gravitational force, changing the asteroid's velocity by only 0.22 microns per second each day.

Should man prepay mortgage, or car loan?

Let's say I have a car loan at 4.9 percent interest and still owe $10,000 on the car. I also have a 15-year mortgage with a $65,000 principal balance at 5.125 percent.

4 steps to boost car trade-in value

If you're in the market for a new car but need to get rid of your old one first, you're probably not looking forward to haggling with a dealer about your car's trade-in value.

Check Out the Blog & Article in KIT CAR: Steering Systems & High-Performance Modifications

Be sure to visit KIT CAR's blogging section of the www.kitcarmag.com Web site for current trends in customizing your replica. In particular, Dan Reiter, a contributor to KIT CAR, wrote an article that appears in the July '08 issue of KC that addresses improving the steering system in your replicar. There's a brief blog on the subject and a detailed article in the current issue of the magazine. Don't miss it!

On force 29 minutes, officer's squad car wrecked (AP)

HOBART, Ind. - An officer's squad car was nearly totaled in a crash less than a half hour into his first day on the city police force. Officer Tim Pochron was inside his house early Monday when someone smashed into his new squad car parked outside.

Local rental best for short-term car

We may be in need of a third car for several months because of our son's summer job and, possibly, school-year internship. We don't really want to lease a vehicle for three years but need the car for more than just a few days' rental.

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