Car Maintenance & Review & Parts http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/ en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Bend Over California for Car Ownership http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/bend-over-california-for-car-ownership Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:18:10 +0000 admin Uncategorized 25@http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/ <p>Yes, they raised the registration tax from .65 value of the vehicle to 1.15! Owning a vehicle now is much more expensive, especially if its an expensive sports car. Not only will you be paying nearly 2 times as much, but if gas prices go up you will be hurting there too.</p> <p><img src="http://iamgoodnews.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/hummer-gas-prices_jpg_w300h3002.jpg" alt="Gas prices and Taxes" title="Gas prices and Taxes" /></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/bend-over-california-for-car-ownership">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://www.engineperformancechip.com/">Performance Chip</a>.</small></p></div> Yes, they raised the registration tax from .65 value of the vehicle to 1.15! Owning a vehicle now is much more expensive, especially if its an expensive sports car. Not only will you be paying nearly 2 times as much, but if gas prices go up you will be hurting there too.

Gas prices and Taxes

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]]> http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/bend-over-california-for-car-ownership#comments Replace your TIMING BELT! http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/replace-your-timing-belt Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:33:42 +0000 admin Uncategorized 24@http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/ <p>As many of you may be aware, your timing belt is a crucial piece of your vehicle. If your timing belt snaps, it could mean engine failure, effectively costing you a ton of money!</p> <p>Some tips to get your timing belt replaced in the most cost sensitive manner:</p> <p>1. Go to a indy! Indy repair shops are often cheaper than the dealership, and you can develop a relationship with the mechanic and your car.</p> <p>2. Buy the parts yourself! When you buy parts that your vehicle will need by yourself, you can expect to save money by not paying the shop's inflated margins on parts.</p> <p>3. Keep a maintenance blog! You can keep on here to remind you what you have done, and when it is time to get work done.</p> <p>4. Relax! Maintenance is a crucial part of keeping your car running a long time, trouble free.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/replace-your-timing-belt">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://www.engineperformancechip.com/">Performance Chip</a>.</small></p></div> As many of you may be aware, your timing belt is a crucial piece of your vehicle. If your timing belt snaps, it could mean engine failure, effectively costing you a ton of money!

Some tips to get your timing belt replaced in the most cost sensitive manner:

1. Go to a indy! Indy repair shops are often cheaper than the dealership, and you can develop a relationship with the mechanic and your car.

2. Buy the parts yourself! When you buy parts that your vehicle will need by yourself, you can expect to save money by not paying the shop's inflated margins on parts.

3. Keep a maintenance blog! You can keep on here to remind you what you have done, and when it is time to get work done.

4. Relax! Maintenance is a crucial part of keeping your car running a long time, trouble free.

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]]> http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/replace-your-timing-belt#comments BASICCARMAINTENANCE.COM - The Internet's ultimate FREE maintenance log http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/basiccarmaintenance-com-the-internet-s-u Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:50:59 +0000 admin Uncategorized 23@http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/ <p>Looking to take care of your vehicle? Wanting to keep track of your vehicle's maintence history, upgrades, recalls, and performance log? BasicCarMaintenance.com is the ultimate source on web to keep track of your vehicle's performance, updates, and maintenance log! Here, you can keep track of your vehicle by logging its maintenance and upcoming work that needs to be done. <a href="http://kasacapitalblog.wordpress.com/">KASA CAPITAL</a></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.basiccarmaintenance.com/blog/index.php/Cars/basiccarmaintenance-com-the-internet-s-u">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://www.engineperformancechip.com/">Performance Chip</a>.</small></p></div> Looking to take care of your vehicle? Wanting to keep track of your vehicle's maintence history, upgrades, recalls, and performance log? BasicCarMaintenance.com is the ultimate source on web to keep track of your vehicle's performance, updates, and maintenance log! Here, you can keep track of your vehicle by logging its maintenance and upcoming work that needs to be done. KASA CAPITAL

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