Archive | May, 2010

Celebrate the LEAF – Help AutoNation plant 50,000 trees

Celebrate the LEAF – Help AutoNation plant 50,000 trees

To celebrate the debut of Nissan's new electric car, the LEAF, we want to plant trees across the globe with your help. Don't reach for your shovels and gloves just yet, though. All you have to do is visit the Nissan LEAF tab on our Facebook page. 'Like' us and we'll plant a tree for you. [...more]

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Poll Monday: Who is your least favorite passenger?

Poll Monday: Who is your least favorite passenger?

We want to hear from you. To help get the conversation started, each Monday we post a poll question to our blog, Facebook fan page and Twitter. Be sure to cast your vote. If we left your answer out, add a comment below. Driving with passengers can bring out the best and the worst in [...] [...more]

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Spring Cleaning: Ousting odors to keep that new car smell

Spring Cleaning: Ousting odors to keep that new car smell

Many people, myself included, underestimate the role that scent plays in our lives. Scent is a very powerful motivator. Think about it: Has a smell ever pulled you in to the kitchen to see what was cooking? Have you ever smelled something so pungent that you had to get up and leave the room? What [...] [...more]

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Buzz: Videos that keep us laughing

Buzz: Videos that keep us laughing

There have been some amusing car-related videos posted on the Internet this week. We thought we'd share our favorites with you, as you count down the hours (and minutes) to the weekend. [...more]

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Spring Cleaning: Keeping that new car shine

Spring Cleaning: Keeping that new car shine

I was 15 years old, with a Driver’s Permit sitting in my wallet, when my father handed me the keys to his 1998 Pontiac Firebird. He told me that I had earned the keys, but I’d have to work even harder to keep them. Before I had the chance to get a feel for the [...] [...more]

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Spring Cleaning: Dump the trunk junk

Spring Cleaning: Dump the trunk junk

With the amount of time many of us spend behind the wheel, it's not surprising to find clutter built up in your car, or trash piling high on the floorboard. Read our quick and (hopefully) painless method of ridding your car of clutter. [...more]

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Most popular links, April 2010

Most popular links, April 2010

We like sharing interesting articles and tidbits about the automotive lifestyle on Twitter and Facebook. If you don’t follow us on those networks, we wanted to give you a taste of what you’re missing. Here is a digest of our most popular links for the month of April: 1. Thanks to a retweet fromĀ @Toyota, our most [...] [...more]

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