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• Police cars - it makes sense that they look scary

  Nothing's as bone chilling as a cop car coming up on you in the rearview. A harsh grille, spotlights and flashers hanging off of it like a cowboy's gun belt. Bull bars in case it needs to shove you out of the way, hurrying to protect and to...
  
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:41pm EST
  

• I really don't have anything against Germans - Alex's Car Scheisse now ready!

  It's easy to just think I don't much care for Germany, if you watch my latest video efforts on Alex's Carmageddon. Alex's Car Scheisse (as it Sheisse porn - there's not an 'R' in it). In this one, I'm driving from Munich to Berlin, averaging 90MPH -...
  
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 10:55am EDT
  

• GM: Not even the Volt can Save them. Chrysler - Last chance for Hornet

  GM is finally dead. For my thoughts about its demise, see the first-ever post on this blog. GM: Designing Disaster. Even the upcoming Volt, the car that may save the world, can't save GM from maple-sirrup-sipping puck slappers. But maybe there's...
  
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
  

• Twitteri on Cars: The Twitter Auto blog post thing

  As everyone and, indeed, their mother - I now twitter. And, since I originally cooked this up as a way to help your juice, wet eyeballs on Alex's Carmageddon - my funny video series - my car tweet, as apparently we call these things - is called Alxs...
  
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 10:07am EDT
  

• New Prius? The Tuk Tuk craps on you!

  So you're already checking out the new Prius, huh? Oooh, it's so efficient, aaah, it doesn't have any personality to get in the way of the fuel savings! You're so wrong! What you should be looking at is the newly EPA-approved Tuk Tuk! Straight outta...
  
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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 12:51pm EDT
  

• L.A. MPG: OutSmarted - the final word on the Smart ForTwo from Los Angeles

  It's been a finger bloodening, eye-bulging time. But, the latest and last episode of L.A. MPG: OutSmarted - part of my Alex's Carmageddon video production circlejerk - is finally here. After driving the Smart ForTwo around Los Angeles for a while,...
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2008, 7:37pm EST
  

• The Best Car Blog (this one) is now the best iTunes Car Podcast (or Vodcast if you prefer)

  Apparently, everyone and their mother has been obsessively watching Alex's CARmageddon and my first mini car movie Top Gear thing - L.A. MPG OutSmarted. YouTube has clearly had a hard time handling all these billions of foaming audiences. That must...
  
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  Posted: November 29, 2008, 6:47pm EST
  

• Video: L.A. MPG-OutSmarted Part I - Driving the Smart ForTwo in Los Angeles

  The Smart ForTwo has been around in Europe for like a decade. But, just like the last season of Friends to the French, the ForTwo is totally brand new to Americans. Los Angeles is a city known for big, bling, pimped trucks; supercars; hypercars;...
  
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  Posted: November 19, 2008, 7:34am EST
  

• Where do old movie cars go?

  Did you know that Cheetah the Chimp from the original Tarzan movies is still alive and well, at 76, living in a mini paradise ranch in Palm Springs with his primate son? He's the world's oldest-ever chimp. Crappy comparison, but where do you think...
  
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  Posted: October 09, 2008, 4:36pm EDT
  

• Pure Car Sex - the fourdoor Lamborghini Estoque Concept

  There's cars you want to have sex in and cars you'd like to have sex with. Today, Lamborghini announced a car that's both! The Lamborghini Estoque Concept has four doors, so you can put very, very lucky people in the back. Finally, an Italian sedan...
  
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  Posted: October 01, 2008, 4:12pm EDT
  

• Basic Transportation Car Blog goes Video - with Alex's Carmageddon and L.A. MPG

  Writing's dead, when you think about it. So, check out Basic Transportation's latest online-sibling!
  
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  Posted: September 10, 2008, 1:17pm EDT
  

• Jaguar XK - Really cool or not-quite-for-dudes cool?

  The Jaguar XK is fast, comfortable, really Jaguary, compared to the Buick-like XF, for example. So why is it still not-quite-right? Is there just something less James Bond and more the-guy-who-cuts-his-hair about it? When you pull up next to one at...
  
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  Posted: July 08, 2008, 7:39pm EDT
  

• The American Man Gets a New Van - and F'd in the Can

  Vans do lots of stuff. Or, at least, they carry lots of stuff. Stuff usually weighs a lot - tools, parts for other stuff, ladders to reach stuff up high. And, since the Eurostar and the Astro van met their doom, the van man has had to buy pickup...
  
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  Posted: April 15, 2008, 7:45pm EDT
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• A Cool Volvo? Thanks Galpin for your Custom C30

  If you were at the L.A. Autoshow - you were probably dissappointed. A lot of the same old without many debuts. Generally, a lot of plastic, already-available cars for close to $30K. It left us wanting a restored Chevy Malibu and one of those eight...
  
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  Posted: November 30, 2007, 10:37pm EST
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• Fiat 500 coming to U.S. - But is U.S. ready? Autoblog Comments say 'Nope'.

  The Fiat 500 promises unbelievable gas mileage (an amazing 39.7mpg !!!), neat style and, according to Fiat, over 500,000 combinations of engines (3 not counting the Abarth tuned version), , colours, wheels and accessories can be had! But reading...
  
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  Posted: November 28, 2007, 8:50pm EST
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• Shit, Really? 22MPG Chevy Tahoe is L.A. Green Car of the Year

  There were electric vehicles (EVs), there were hydrogen cars, even a hybrid Nissan Altima. But who takes home the green gold? An eight-cylinder truck that gets 22 MPG on the highway! Don't get us wrong. We like the Chevrolet Tahoe a lot! But green...
  
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  Posted: November 28, 2007, 7:53pm EST
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• BMW hints new Isetta - Massive Balls or Vaporware Bullplop?

  Auto Express, UK's awesome car weekly is teasing us with a possible new Isetta from BMW. Like the New Beetle, New Mini and new Fiat 500 - it's another everyman car that history loves. Of course, like the other fake retro econocars - the above...
  
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  Posted: November 28, 2007, 7:34pm EST
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• Penny a Day - Sponsor a Poor Kid or Fuel up Your Truck?

  Gas in Southern California is going up about a penny everyday. And there's rumors of $200 barrels next year! So, yet again, Basic Transportation whips out its gas price poll. What's it going to take to get you into a Toyota Yaris, Scion tC, Honda...
  
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  Posted: November 28, 2007, 7:02pm EST
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• Buck Pimps out an Enclave for the 'Urban CEO'. Sounds suspicious.

  If you really run a tech company, rap record label, hell, even an insurance company - you're not driving a Buick. But what if you want to spend 10 thousand dollars less than the price of an Hummer H2 - about 45 grand? Well, Buick has a suggestion...
  
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  Posted: October 03, 2007, 1:26pm EDT
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• Video: Oh My God, Your Car - The Hottest Ferrari Ever!

  Have you ever been like, 'screw you, people with nicer cars than mine. Maybe you worked harder in school, but I bet you just have rich parents'. We at Basic Transportation have. And that's why this video of a beautiful and exotic Ferrari 612 flaming...
  
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  Posted: October 01, 2007, 2:31am EDT
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• MySpace Video: VW Microbus is better than you thought

  Have you seen those Toyota commercials where the Tundra does impossible-looking stuff? Well, here's some news, Tundras suck. They get brake problems and aren't even really Japanese. What you got there is an American truck without the...
  
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  Posted: September 29, 2007, 8:38pm EDT
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• Hell Yeah! Jeep Wranglers back in the Army with a Pickup to Boot

  You know we love Jeeps at Basic Transportation. I've even owned one. And now the cheapest and best 4x4 is going back to where it all started. War! Jeep has announced the J8, a reinforced, diesel version of the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. And, for extra...
  
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  Posted: September 28, 2007, 11:59pm EDT
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• Basic Transportation Car and Truck Blog sells out and gets ads!

  After hours of code bull crap, you're now surrounded by ads! Look, above, below, to the side, ads, ads, ads everywhere! Yes, we've sold out, mostly because we're so damn broke and can use the extra couple nickels every month. Superballs and...
  
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  Posted: September 26, 2007, 4:34pm EDT
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• It's Coming! Dodge Challenger starts getting made! Cooler than Camaro? You decide!

  All the car blogs are letting you know that Dodge is ready to auction off the first three, production Challengers! That means the tooling's done and we're ready for the oldest-looking, new muscle car yet! Meanwhile, Chevy is so close to the Camaro...
  
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  Posted: September 26, 2007, 4:33pm EDT
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• You Fricken kidding me? Jeep releases Jeep Brand House Paint!

  It's not that we mind car brand branded stuff. I got a pair of Jeep jeans, they resist water (and beer) with some sort of Teflon-like beading action. Very cool, but even those were a gift. And I think I had one of those Jeep boom boxes, or at least...[...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2007, 4:31pm EDT
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• What's the Deal with Germans and Hydrogen?

  Generally, we don't like the 7-Series. iDrive sucks and it's a lot ugglier than the model it replaced. But we don't mind alternative fuels and BMW is eeking closer and closer to offering us a Hydrogen-powered 7-Series, which takes balls. At the...
  
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  Posted: September 25, 2007, 8:36pm EDT
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• This Week in Gas Price History: California's paying less, Texas paying more, but we're all screwed

  To be precise, we're screwed at a rate of 20 cents since last year, about buck since this week 2004. So, really, the long-term outlook for being able to guzzle as much gas as we want is probably on the decline. So, again, I gotta ask - how much is...[...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2007, 4:49am EDT
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• VW GTI Convertible (I mean, Cabrio) - Make it, Make it, Make it!

  Notice, we haven't even mentioned Frankfurt because that stuff only effects super rich people looking for a 1million euro Lamborghini etc. At Basic Transportation - we're pretty much about basic transportation. Which means, when a cool spin on a...
  
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  Posted: September 22, 2007, 4:48am EDT
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• Volvo gets an extra 4 1/4 mpg from the C30 with simple tweaks - why are they alone?

  Fuel cells, hybrid drives and thousands of batteries. There's lots at the Frankfurt show to show off car companies as whale kissing, tree hugging, environmental freaks. Lots and lots of technology we might see in like ten years to help save the...
  
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  Posted: September 22, 2007, 4:48am EDT
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• Driving the 2007 Escalade - Cool, wrong, really badly made

  There's too many car reviews online - so we hate doing them. But when given the chance to jump behind the wheel of a 2007 Escalade - the ultimate SUV - I said 'what the hell, let's do it.' It goes without saying that the Escalade is sexy as hell...
  
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  Posted: September 14, 2007, 6:15am EDT
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• You Decide: Roush Silverado - coolest truck ever or gaughty redneck fantasty?

  Roush is famous for the crazy stuff they do to Fords. And, their Roush F150 is damn sweet. Unlike the....let's say...'understated' mods you get when you score yourself a Saleen F150, the Roush is loud, growling, brightly colored and generally...
  
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  Posted: September 14, 2007, 12:09am EDT
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• The Man With the Van now Has a Plan - 2008 Dodge Caravan

  Does your pappy drive a van for work? His saws, hammers, drills and duct tape all neatly arranged in a pile - with old newspapers and water bottles sprinkled all over? Well, if he's still in an Astro from the 90s, it's because America's had a van...
  
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  Posted: September 13, 2007, 2:26am EDT
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• A 'Green' car that doesn't bore the crap outta ya? - Check out the Citroen C-Cactus Concept

  Yes, the Elettrica in the last post is very...responsible. But it's basically a golf cart. And yes, the Prius makes people feel good about their environmental mindedness. But it's a horrible, fish-shaped, boring, cloth-seated five-door hatchback....
  
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  Posted: September 13, 2007, 2:24am EDT
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• What the Hell? The Fiat 500 is a small car I actually like.

  OK, so, at heart, I'm a redneck, and as such, I like big, comfortable and cheap cars/trucks with V8 engines, hooked up to the rear wheels. Small cars are for people that can't afford those and girls, right? And, yeah, the Mini is a great car...for...
  
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  Posted: September 13, 2007, 2:23am EDT
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• Hatchback Sales are Way Up. Uh....yay!

  Here's a couple examples of hatchbacks that don't suck; The VW GTI, which exists and is great and the Dodge Hornet, which may or may not be getting made or not made in China or America, some say. And, of course, there's the Fiat 500 which I hyped...
  
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  Posted: September 13, 2007, 2:21am EDT
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• Back in Cali: How much is too much for gas? Big Car vs. Small Car

  Back in the Valley, 818, 106 degrees, lots of shiny new sheetmetal to gawk at from inside my unwashed-in-four-years Mustang drop-top. And I have to ask. How much is too much for gas? What will it take for you to get out of the sweet, sweet, Hummer...
  
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  Posted: September 12, 2007, 2:58am EDT
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• Everything you want, nothing you don't: New Chevy El Camnio coming?

  Truth is, there's probably not one coming. But check out how easy GM's Aussie arm, Holden, makes it look. The Holden El Camino (not what it's really called) is everything you want (fast car) with nothing you don't (extra seats, floor,...
  
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  Posted: September 12, 2007, 2:57am EDT
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• New Elettrica electric vehicle take on GWiz and NICE Mega City on London streets

  digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Today, Future Vehicles in UK, best known for retrofitting original Minis with electric running gear, announced that they'd be making the first electric car actually manufactured in UK. While...
  
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  Posted: September 03, 2007, 9:26pm EDT
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• eBay Find: SEMA Show Chevy Cobalt SS is still a lame Cobalt.

  Why is it people buy Chevy Cobalts? Even with the attractive financing, and relative zippiness - (supercharged 2.0 - so it's not slow) but why allow yourself to be caught dead in this sad bastard? Even the Cavalier it replaces had tons more...
  
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  Posted: August 31, 2007, 4:29am EDT
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• Jaguar takes Another step toward the light - with the XF

  Jaguar's a hot little potato right now. Ford's getting rid of it - but not quite yet. Meanwhile, after killing the S Class - Jag's got something brand new for you. And there's absolutely zero reason for you to give a crap. The new Jaguar XF looks...
  
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  Posted: August 30, 2007, 4:21am EDT
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• eBay find: Prettiest way ever to spend $177K - 1955 Chevy Bel Air

  Shhhh. Behold its beauty for a moment. digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; digg_skin = 'compact';
  
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  Posted: August 30, 2007, 2:20am EDT
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• I'm a Redneck - what can Hyundai offer me?

  Hyundai 'Considering' RWR Car-based Korean El Camino. I'm an actual redneck. I like me some grillin and some beer drinkin. I enjoy watching TV in my underpants and baseball cap. It's not fitted. I got it for free. Until now, if I was looking for a...
  
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  Posted: May 05, 2007, 8:31am EDT
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• Pervs at Porsche Help You Get with Barely Legal Teen Girls!

  Let's face it. The most popular reason for owning a proper sportscar isn't to go fast. We can all appreciate their niceness, but only freaks like Tom Cruise actually buy one with their money. Next time you see a Ferrari Maranello or a Pegani Zonda...
  
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  Posted: April 09, 2007, 12:05pm EDT
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