Should You Lease Or Buy A Car?

  When it comes to buying or leasing a car the options can be confusing. To help you make an informed decision we have provided the information below. We hope you find it informative and useful. When you buy the new or used car you pay for the entire cost of the vehicle. When you lease the new or used car, you pay for only a portion of the vehicle’s cost, which is the part you use during the time you are driving it. Buying Who Owns It Whether you pay for the car with cash, or finance it and make monthly payments, either way it’s yours. Of course, if you’re financing it, you’ll have to meet the obligations the lender requires, like...

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Facebook 9/11 Memorial App

To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of September 11th, Facebook has created an application that allows you to dedicate your status to a victim of the terrorist attacks. This Facebook Memorial gives you the opportunity to honor and revere the 3,000 who died in the 9/11/01 attacks, along with the six who died in the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. In collaboration with the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, the app will work for those members of the social media marketing community who choose to donate their status to the cause. They will then have the option to dedicate their status to a specific victim of the attacks, or...

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Is texting while driving really worse than drunk driving?

Is texting while driving really worse than drunk driving? That’s the question that  Christopher Neiger from “How Stuff Works” asked. Read more to find out his conclusion.  Texting, or short message service(SMS), is a quick form of communication that allows users to send 160 characters or less to and from their cell phones and smartphones. A study by the Pew Research group in 2009 and 2010 reported that out of the number of Americans who have cell phones, 58 percent of adults and 66 percent of teens use them to text [source:Motavalli]. With these high percentages of Americans using text messaging every year, many are bringing...

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2012 Honda Insight Gets Updated

The 2012 Honda Insight gets updated. Honda’s venerable hybrid will become slightly more fuel-efficient thanks to substantial aerodynamic improvements. Combining a new grille and front bumper with reduced engine friction, and improvements to the CVT and  air-conditioning system, the 2012 Insight will produce 96 g/km of CO2, or 57 mpg on the European cycle (which typically is about 10 to 20 percent higher than the U.S. cycle). In the U.S., Honda’s improvements could help the Insight yield anywhere from 45.6 mpg to 51.3 mpg. However, it’s still unconfirmed whether we’ll be receiving these updates on this side of the pond. The...

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What cars have the lowest cost of ownership?

What cars have the lowest cost of ownership? Read on to find out! There's more to the cost of owning a car than just paying the sticker price; in fact, the car with the lower sticker price might just turn out to be more expensive over the long haul. In other words, you might have the cash to buy a car, but not the income to afford to own it. That's the difference between price and total cost of ownership (TCO). The total cost of ownership (over five years) includes six factors: Depreciation accounts for 46 percent of TCO (the average model depreciates 65 percent). Fuel costs mount up quickly -- especially for...

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