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Hyundai’s ThinkAboutIt.com Crashes Dog’s Firefox, Gets Mad9 October 2007
Hyundai’s browser/processor intensive ThinkAboutIt.com “micro”site crashed a dog’s Firefox browser, sending him on a kitty rampage.
While trying to research the Hyundai Elantra, Alfred’s attention was grabbed by the Hyundai website’s Flash teaser for the company’s “Think About It” campaign, so he clicked to see what it was all about. “I really just wanted to be told what to think,” Alfred stated in shame, “but when Firefox crashed I didn’t know where to turn for my thoughts. What was I to think?” In an unfortunate reaction of anger and thoughtlessness, Alfred, a mutt, turned on Peppers, his family’s new kitten. “I hadn’t been trained on the kitty litter yet, so the outcome of Alfred’s attack wasn’t so disappointing to me,” Peppers admitted. Alfred knows as much now about the Elantra as he did when he first visited HyundaiUSA.com, “It’s got the most room for a sedan in its class, and gets good mileage,” but his ears lose their perk from there, “Beyond that I have no idea what to think now.” Let’s hope this matter gets cleared up soon so that we can be told to think about it in the future. CarKing Technorati Tags: Hyundai, Think About It Read Comments (0)
 Are You In Atlanta? Looking For A Chevrolet?14 September 2007
My endeavor to continue promoting the American auto makers (like Chevrolet) brings me today to Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta’s a beautiful city and a great place to visit. Besides the obvious home of Coca-Cola, there’s the Georgia capital building, the Georgia Aquarium, sports teams like the Atlanta Falcons, and plenty of theatres for the arts. But, alas, this is a car blog. I’ll have to spill my travel guts elsewhere. So, returning to the theme, every city has it’s stellar American car dealership, and Atlanta certainly is no exception. The Jim Ellis group of dealerships offers many different makes, and a very friendly staff. The atmosphere at the Jim Ellis dealerships is inviting, and when you buy a Chevrolet from them you’ll get a great car too. I highly recommend Jim Ellis Chevrolet for those people looking for Chevrolet Atlanta. If you haven’t seen Chevrolet models recently, take a look. Their Silverado truck model is still one of the best on the road or at the job site. The Corvette’s a classic sports car that’s unbelievably fun to drive. Besides those classics, the new HHR is brilliant, and their other vehicles (like the Impala, Trailblazer, Aveo, Suburban) are all quality without sacrificing personality. That’s my take on it. If you’re in the need of a Chevy in or around Atlanta, give Jim Ellis Chevrolet a shot. CarKing Technorati Tags: Atlanta Chevrolet Read Comments (0)
Top 10 Reasons To Buy An American Car17 August 2007
It appears that some people still need a little convincing that they should consider purchasing an American-made car for their next vehicle, so I’ve put together this list of the top ten reasons to buy an American car. 10. Fewer Wall Street suicides. 9. It’ll make Michael Bay feel like his career wasn’t a total waste. 8. If Flint, Michigan, turns around then Michael Moore has less to worry about. 7. The new Ford Taurus is a Ford Taurus in name only. 6. Since cars made in the United States don’t have to be shipped from overseas, you’re helping reduce emissions from the transportation of new vehicles to the sales floor. 5. Lindsey Lohan’s a crackwhore, fo’ rizzle! 4. Because maybe then your neighbor who makes them could afford to buy what you sell. 3. Suzuki commercials suck. 2. Tougher for George W. Bush to label you a terrorist. 1. Our economy sucks, not our cars. CarKing Technorati Tags: Top Ten Reasons To Buy An American Car Read Comments (0)
Car Dealership Directories8 August 2007
Besides our own directory here at Car King, many car dealerships go looking for places to list their websites to reach more potential customers. There are some good ones out there, which I’ve linked to below for everyone’s convenience. Car dealership directories can be frustrating at times, because many seem abandoned. You can typically tell if this is the case by the site’s design, and sometimes they place a copyright date at the bottom. If the site looks like it’s from 1999, with odd color choices, it’s probably affectively dead. If the copyright date at the bottom is 2002, it’s probably in that same bucket — abandoned. Here are some good places to add a link to your car dealership’s website (besides here!). Auto Specific: General Directories With Auto Categories I hope you find those useful. CarKing Technorati Tags: Car Dealership Links, Car Dealership Directories Read Comments (0)
Got A Sweet Ride? Win A Tee!5 May 2007
The guys at ImportTuner, who were kind enough to sponsor this, are looking for folks to submit pictures and descriptions of their rides for their May, Ride of the Month, contest. If you win, you’re modded, tweaked and tuned vehicular object will be highlighted in an article, and you’ll get a pretty cool Import Tuner t-shirt that you can wear while you sport around town showing it off…which I know you do, admit it, it’s ok. Nobody takes that many trips to the grocery. I see plenty of rust-buckets with new rims and spoilers, hell, I’ve even seen (yes, it’s true) a decades old Plymouth, maroon, van with shiny-ass rims, flame stickers along the side, and an industrial spoiler. Let’s not send in those pictures, eh? I’ll be returning to ImportTuner.com and I want to see some really cool rides! Those cars you rarely see, where you know the owner loves it like a child. Pampered and fresh, but from the sound you know it’s got a cheetah under the hood! And remember, if it has stickers, it better back them up. While we at CarKing like getting pics in too, we don’t have t-shirts (sad face). So if you need a new tee, you’ll get one over there. Not here. There. CarKing Technorati Tags: Contest Read Comments (0)
Get The Cheapest Gas Prices From Automotive.com21 April 2007
Automotive.com, who’s sponsored this, has set up a pretty cool new feature that allows you to find the cheapest gas prices in your area. I don’t know how exactly the data is collected, but I imagine the detail regarding local gas taxes wasn’t too hard to get. You put in your zip code and the widget (which you can place on your website, if you’re so inclined) outputs the average cost of a gallon of gas for your area. From there, well, just find a station where you can get it cheaper and you’ve found a deal. In examining the stations in my area, and testing the tool, it seems pretty accurate. It stated a gallon of gasoline is 2.87 where I live, and there are plenty of stations that hover around that mark. The gas station I frequent is almost 10 cents lower, but I’ve known that the gasoline there is more affordable for a while now (hence why I frequent it….they also have good deals on fountain soda so I fill up two tanks while I’m there). With the price of gas getting so high, every cent you save helps. I’d recommend this tool as a guideline. There’s certainly no reason to buy gas somewhere where you are going to be paying more than the average. Unless their deal on fountain soda is down-right obnoxious. CarKing Technorati Tags: Cheap Gas Read Comments (0)
New Car/Auto Link Directory14 April 2007
CarKing.net has opened it’s auto link directory, In an effort to provide helpful links to visitors. If you own or operate a new car dealership or used car dealership, offer car loans, sell auto parts & accessories, are a car wash, car rental center, car repair and service center, or sell car alarms and car audio equipment, or run your own car related website and would like a link in our directory, go to the Submit page. CarKing Technorati Tags: Car Links Read Comments (0)
New, Used, and Contract Hire Cars in the UK1 March 2007
As the New Car and Used Car Internet market grows in the UK, Links to New Cars CK Technorati Tags: new cars, used cars, contract hire, uk Read Comments (0)
Auto Bloggers Unite for American Makes1 March 2007
We all know that American car manufacturers are struggling. We also know that the cars produced by the American makers (Ford, GM, Chrysler) have improved. I remember when I was a kid my aunt would always buy Ford cars, and we made fun of her for it! They were ugly, and always in the shop. But today’s Fords are more reliable and attractive. The same is true for GM and Chrysler models. It isn’t a shame to be seen in them any longer, they don’t cause you as many problems, and they come (especially GM vehicles) with great warranties. The time has come for a shift in perspective. These auto manufacturers continue to struggle because of the continuing belief that they are inferior — which is an outdated view. So, how about us auto bloggers help change things? Let’s push to show just how much these companies have improved their products. Let’s show off the styling. If we can change this perception just a bit, maybe we can help turn sales around. Whaddya’ say? Who’s with me? CK Technorati Tags: American cars, U.S. auto makers Read Comments (0)
Your car!26 February 2007
Remember, if you want to show off your modified vehicle, email us some photos of it. You can email them to info@carking.net CK Read Comments (0)
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