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Key Dilemma!

Jami Bond — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:07 +0000

Ok, tell me this isn’t the dumbest thing you have ever heard! I’m renting a car until I can get a new vehicle and the place I rented from makes it very clear that if you lose one of their keys it’s going to cost you. Here’s the dilemma. They gave me 2 sets of [...]

Falling Gas Prices Means Great News for Car Owners

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:06:54 +0000

Just a few months ago, analysts were worried gas prices would soar this summer, possibly topping $6 a gallon. But now that the warmer months are upon us, there’s been an abrupt about-face.

In fact, fuel prices are now falling so steadily that many experts predict that by this fall, a gallon of gas will be under $3.

The Most Arresting Performance of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' You Will Ever See, From the Back of a Cop Car

Matthew Wilkening — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:00:27 +0000

Move over, Adam Lambert! Our choice for Queen‘s new lead singer is here in the form of an (allegedly) intoxicated man arrested somewhere in Canada, who responds by singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ — every bit of it — in the back of a police car.

Man Survives 61 Days in Snowed-In Car

Jo Pincushion — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:30:16 +0000

The world is filled with terrible news, so it’s nice for us to find a story with a happy ending once in awhile. Not that type of happy ending. Pervert. Here is an amazing story about a Swedish man who was stranded in a snow drift for 61 days.

Sly Stone is Homeless, Living in a Car

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:01:41 +0000

As recently as four years ago, funk legend Sly Stone was living in a home in Napa Valley, CA that was large enough to be described as a compound.

Those days are gone now, as Stone — whose group Sly and the Family Stone was one of the most successful acts of the late 60s and early 70s — has lost his home and his fortune due to poor financial management and crippling bouts of substance abuse.

Heroic Crowd Lifts Burning Car Off Motorcyclist in Incredible Footage [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:00:58 +0000

In this incredible amateur video which was shown on ‘Today,’ a group of heroic bystanders in Logan, Utah approached the wreckage of a car crash and lifted a burning, 4,000-pound BMW off the motorcyclist who was trapped underneath. According to authorities, the accident occurred when 21-year-old motorcyclist Brandon Wright collided with a car pulling out [...]

Reese Witherspoon Suffers Minor Injuries After Being Hit By Car

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:00:21 +0000

Reese Witherspoon was hit by a car Wednesday while she was jogging in Santa Monica, California. The 35-year old actress was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital were she was treated for minor injuries and then released. According to her rep, Witherspoon is ”resting comfortably at home.” The Oscar-winning star was running across the street [...]

Firefighter Braves Exploding Car [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:30:10 +0000

Cars are far less likely to explode in real life than they are in the movies. But when they do, you certainly don’t want your face anywhere close to the dramatic combustion.

The firefighter in this video had no choice on the matter, as he was trying to douse an already flaming car when it exploded right under his chin. Yet through some combination of testicular fortitude and confidence in his flame-retardant suit, the smoke eater doesn’t even flinch when the car blows up. Check out the amazing reaction below.

Woman's Hair No Match for Car Stereo Speakers [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:00:14 +0000

While a typical car stereo produces about 100 watts of sound this sound system can belt out up to 40,000.

As you can see from the video below, that type of wattage makes for a hair-raising experience when the bass gets heavy. Our sympathies to anyone who hitches a ride with a fellow who’s installed this supercharged monster in his car.

Man Invents Car Fueled by Whiskey

K Bear — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:18:38 +0000

In an effort to create the world’s manliest car, 62-year-old Mickey Nilsson has transformed a pile of junk into a sleek vehicle that runs strictly on Bourbon Whiskey. The Kentucky man says he was inspired by Caractacus Potts, the wacky inventor played by Dick Van Dyke in 1968′s ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.’ Nilsson began the [...]