Topic: CARS - on July 16, 2004 at 12:42:00 PM CEST
Mit Auto in Jauchegrube gelandet
Zwei junge Männer aus Zwettl an der Rodl landeten in der Nacht auf heute mit dem Auto in einer Jauchegrube. Wie es zu diesem Unfall in Reinbach kommen konnte, klingt beinahe unglaublich. Ernsthaft verletzt wurde dabei niemand.
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Topic: CARS - on July 14, 2004 at 3:49:00 PM CEST
Minivans may be recalled
DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group faces a U.S. investigation and potential recall of 418,783 of its 2002-model minivans because of reports of audio-system fires.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's inquiry includes Dodge Caravan, Plymouth and Chrysler Voyager and Chrysler Town & Country minivans. Three fires have been reported, including one in which a minivan was destroyed.
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Topic: CARS - on July 12, 2004 at 2:16:00 PM CEST
Geschlechtsneutrale Verkehrszeichen in Linz
Mit einem österreichweit einzigartigen Projekt sorgt der Linzer Mobilitätsstadtrat Jürgen Himmelbauer von den Grünen für Aufsehen und Diskussion. Er lässt bei neuen Radwegen oder Busspuren geschlechtsneutrale Zusatzschilder anbringen.
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Topic: CARS - on July 9, 2004 at 4:11:00 PM CEST
Erste PKW-Sonnenbrille erfunden
Ein Tüftler aus Andernach bei Köln hat die erste Sonnenbrille für Autos erfunden. Sie heißt „Earl-Sunvisor“ und ersetzt die altbewährte Sonnenblende zum Herunterklappen.
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Topic: CARS - on June 22, 2004 at 3:40:00 PM CEST
12 Volt Espresso Makers, for the car
Now you can enjoy the same great coffee you make at home in your car. All you need is your favorite coffee and water, your car supply’s the power! Just plug in and the coffee automatically dispenses at the correct 180 degree temperature.
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Topic: CARS - on June 21, 2004 at 5:34:00 PM CEST
Selbstbau-Rennautos mit Tuning-Möglichkeit
Nach den ferngesteuerten Mini-Flitzern sind in den USA nun kleine Selbstbau-Rennautos mit Tuning-Möglichkeiten der "Renner" in den Wohnzimmern.
Die so genannten "Xmods" der US-Firma RadioShack zeichnen sich durch ihr Hemdtaschen-Format und den im Gegensatz zu den professionellen Modellbausätzen günstigen Preis aus.
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Topic: CARS - on June 12, 2004 at 5:14:00 PM CEST
Parents' cars seized in boy racer sting
North Shore families are waking up to find their cars have been impounded by police in a crackdown on boy racers. In some cases the angry parents have been unaware their sons have been using the family car for illegal street racing. Inspector Les Paterson said one teenager took the car while his parents were away for the weekend.
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Topic: CARS - on June 10, 2004 at 8:51:00 PM CEST
Paris bid to ban designer jeeps
Bulky, gas-guzzling sports utility vehicles (SUVs) could be banned from the chic but traffic-clogged streets of Paris within 18 months following a resolution passed by the city council.
Denis Baupin, a leading Green party councilor who tabled the resolution, says the designer jeeps are "not suited to towns" and he could not understand why people drove the fashionable "off-roaders.
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Topic: CARS - on June 10, 2004 at 7:47:00 PM CEST
UK to Use RFID-Enabled License Plates
The battery powered license plates are able to last a year without a recharge and are able to withstand rain, mud, snow, or other normal road conditions. RFID readers will be able to read the new license plates at speeds up to 200MPH and up to 300 feet away. Have a very large network of readers, they could potentially track everywhere your vehicle goes.
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Topic: CARS - on June 10, 2004 at 6:49:00 PM CEST
24HRS X 2CVS
Forget Le Mans - this is the real test of man and machine
France may be home to Le Mans, but the UK had its own legendary endurance race - the Gate-A-Mation Citroen 2CV 24 Hours.
Held on June 19-20, the infamous 2CV contest brings together over thirty-five specially prepared racers for over 1,000 miles worth of wheel-to-wheel, humour filled action around Snetterton in Norfolk.
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Topic: CARS - on June 5, 2004 at 1:56:00 PM CEST
Ferrari Opens First China Showroom
Dozens of Ferraris cruised through Shanghai as the Italian sports car maker opened its first Chinese showroom on Saturday, joining a stream of foreign luxury brands targeting newly rich Chinese buyers. The company said it hopes to double sales in China this year of its Ferrari and Maserati brands to 200 cars - each priced at up to $360,000. It plans to open dealerships in 11 mainland cities over the next 18 months.
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Topic: CARS - on May 31, 2004 at 12:33:00 PM CEST
Drivers Want Code to Their Cars
Rachel Seymour, a college student from Portland, Oregon, has had her 2002 Kia Spectra serviced 12 times for a Check Engine light problem. Each time, she's forced to take it to a Kia dealership, where a technician hooks her car up to a computer, runs a battery of tests and charges her $120 to diagnose and repair the same problem: a loose gas cap.
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