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Sat-nav railway motorists escapes charges
Next time your satellite navigation system tells you to "turn left" make sure your not driving into, oh say, a railroad track. Unfortunately, a 52-year-old woman from Dorking, Surrey UK had one too many glitches on her sat-nav and ended up driving her Ford Fiesta onto a track blocking train services last January. Fortunately for her, UK authorities closed the case yesterday as they decided not to press charges saying that it was a bad, but honest mistake and that a prosecution was not in the public interest. However, embarrassment was probably enough punishment… Via: Eveningtimes
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Fiat 500 Striptease….
24hours before Fiat officially releases the new 500 and it looks like someone's got plenty of time to mock around with us by unleashing a cropped version of the official image (I vouch for its authenticity). I agree that this high-res pic doesn’t...
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Ascari A10 And Kz1r Slot Cars –these You Can Afford
Since we’ll have to dig real deep in our pockets for a real Ascari we’ll gladly settle for this 1:32 scale model for a fraction of the price. Banbury based supercar manufacturer has re-created the “slot car†so that race enthusiasts...
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Waste Management On Wheels
Next time your throw your gum wrapper in the back seat consider this story. A woman in West Yarmouth, MA lost control of her car because it was filled with abundant amounts of trash. Apparently coffee cups and pieces of rubbish fell and got lodged in...
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Cadillac’s Turn For A Sneak Peek: The 2008 Cts
Ok, I rest my case with these damn, so called, sneak peeks… Anyway, since we can’t say much about the car we’ll stick to the only useful info provided in the press release which is that the 2008 Cadillac CTS, which will make its debut...
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Jaguar To Debut 4-door Concept In Detroit – Could It Be The Xf?
Our pals over at Autoblog.com have posted this teaser-pic of a Jaguar concept that as they report, will make its public debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Although there’s no official info on the concept, since Jaguar announced a few days...
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