World Health Organization emphasizes need for attention to child safety in cars
Posted on January 5th, 2012
How often have you been driving on the road and seen children in cars without seatbelts on? It’s no wonder that South African statistics show that more children die in car accidents than any other kind of accident in this country.
WHO says that mortality rates in car accidents for South African children aged 0–4 and boys aged 5–14 is twice the global rate. Of th
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5 Concept Cars Available in 2012
Posted on November 29th, 2011
Concept cars are prototypes of models being considered for manufacture. Some concept cars never reach the manufacturing stage due to cost, design flaws or poor reviews in car shows. In most cases, concept cars make their debut in car shows several years before being released for distribution. There are five new car models which previously debuted in car shows being marketed in 2012.
The Range Rover Evoque
British car maker, Land Rover has introduced its first eco-friendly vehicle in the compact, SUV Range Rover Evoque. The LRX concept car was first seen at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show and is the basis for this newly released model.
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How Americans Can Pay Less On Purchasing Cars
Posted on May 26th, 2010
Americans spend too much money on their cars. This is because they finance the purchase.
This means that they borrow the money to make the purchase, then must pay it back – usually with interest. But a car is a consumable in that it loses value. Unless you are buying a classic sportscar, you’ll end up with something worth less and less over time.
What this means is the car that you drive around in daily depreciates. Time literally erodes what the car is worth. But, if you have financed your purchase, you are paying interest on it. You end up paying more overall than the original purchase price, while the car drops well below the purchase price in value. I
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