2008 Kia Rio5 Vs. the 2008 Hyundai Accent 3 door

Kissing cousins that do component sharing better than the “Big 3”

I am rather proud of the Hyundai Motor Corporation. The Kia Rio5 and Hyundai Accent are proven little runabouts that are worth a look.

In a very short amount of time, Hyundai went from building a nearly laughable sub-compact, like the first generation Excel, to producing the current line of world contenders. Since the acquisition of Kia, the Hyundai Motor Corporation has been competing with and now beating many competitors’ products.

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Cheap Family Camping and the 2008 Chevrolet Colorado Extended Cab 2WD

Allow me to paint a picture for you. You have an extended holiday weekend and you can take the family for an outing for up to a week without eating into too much of your vacation time. Money is tight and you only have a week or two to plan AND you don’t want to board the family pet.

Ah, the trusty pop-up trailer sits at the ready in your garage/backyard/storage yard/friend’s back yard and you just bought a frugal pickup truck. No, that’s not an oxymoron; you can still find a small, 4-cylinder pickup truck with an extra cab (2 additional seats). In fact, only two automakers in the United States offer trucks in these configurations – General Motors (Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC Canyon) and Toyota (Tacoma). All other competitive automakers offer either only thirsty V6s, V8s or a standard cab with a 4 cylinder.

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2008 Honda Fit Sport vs. the 2008 Honda Civic LX

First, a disclaimer: Usually, when someone asks me which car, motorcycle or ATV to get, it is easy enough to tell them to have a look at Honda. Simply put, Honda makes excellent machines. However; after testing a few Civics and Fits, I can tell you that one of them makes little sense next to

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The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer DE and the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS – Good Looks Count for a Lot!

I have a question for you: Do you look over your shoulder to admire your car as you’re walking away from it? Not just after purchasing, we all admire (or loathe) our choices and glancing at it is human nature. What I am talking about is the allure of a good looking machine that draws […]

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Don’t listen to your Uncle!

Bad advice, unwanted opinions, poignant (to someone, but not you) suggestions, self serving prophesizing and ill-informed proclamations all pointed at you; coming from a source that you might be dubious to trust. I use “uncle” as my reference, but you can add any name to that one individual who pressures you to follow their suggestions. […]

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