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ARTICLE BY: Liza Barth, Consumer Reports

2009 Honda PilotSUVs continue to be a popular vehicle choice for many drivers due to their higher driving position, versatile cargo-carrying capabilities, towing capacity, and available all-wheel drive. Plus, full-sized models can seat up to eight and offer even greater towing capacities. New SUVs range in price from around $17,000 to luxury models costing over $60,000. Used models can save you significantly as long as you choose wisely.

by Russ Heaps
Monday, July 19, 2010
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EmailPrint.More than just striking a "good" deal with the salesperson is required to save money on your next car purchase. A mistake on your car loan could cost you money and erase the savings negotiated on the purchase price.

"The big mistakes are made in the financing office," says Phil Reed, the senior consumer advice editor at Edmunds.com, the auto research website. "Making the right decisions can save thousands over the life of the loan."

Here are Reed's five car loan mistakes that can cost you money:

By Roger Hart, AutoWeek

Chicago-area native Joe Bortz began collecting cars in 1962 with no idea that he'd become renowned for having possibly the world's best collection of significant concept cars. More than 40 years later, that's an honor Bortz wears with pride, but it speaks to only a part of his collection of machinery.

How about a game of Marco Polo??

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The Worst Burgers in America 2010
By David Zinczenko
Jun 18, 2010

Ground meat and bun, maybe a slice of cheese. Ideally there’s a pile of produce as well, but if not, so be it. The perfect burger doesn't benefit from frilly accoutrements. Those “upscale” burger places that insist on embellishing with onion rings, gourmet cheeses, and herb-infused mayonnaise? They’re just showing off, like painting flames on a muscle car. The key to quality is in simplicity, and that’s what the best burgers have in common.

by Anjali Athavaley
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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Mary Pat Wallace, owner of Hastens' Chicago, poses on the Vividus ultra-luxe bed that retails for $49,500.

Made with horsehair, silk and gold, new bedding pushes prices sky-high.

How much would you spend for a good night's sleep?

Some people might say $33,000. That's the price of E.S. Kluft & Co.'s hand-tufted, king-size Palais Royale mattress and box spring, currently the most expensive American-made mattress set on the market. The company says it has sold about 100 since introducing it in 2008.

GM Recalls Close to 1.5M Units
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By Joe Overby, Staff Writer
June 09, 2010

DETROIT — The auto industry's recall carousel of 2010 continued this week, with General Motors pulling about 1.5 million units Tuesday for potential fire resulting from the heated washer fluid system in certain models igniting.

The automaker said about 1.37 million of the potentially affected models are U.S. vehicles, while 125,022 units are in Canada or Mexico and 38,093 are exported units to other parts of the world.

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7 Things to Stop Doing Now on Facebook
by Consumer Reports Magazine
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Using a Weak Password
Avoid simple names or words you can find in a dictionary, even with numbers tacked on the end. Instead, mix upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols. A password should have at least eight characters. One good technique is to insert numbers or symbols in the middle of a word, such as this variant on the word "houses": hO27usEs!
Leaving Your Full Birth Date in Your Profile
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