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Archive for February, 2007

Feb 28 2007

Covering Up Your Sports Car

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

Many sports car owners do not drive their special vehicle on a daily basis and some who do drive their sports car regularly lack an indoor garage.  With protecting the beauty and investment value of a sports car being a natural priority, it is essential for sports car enthusiasts to understand car covers.
A car cover […]

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Feb 27 2007

Should Your Next Sports Car be a Convertible?

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

For many of us, the very thought of a sports car conjures up a convertible top vehicle.  We might think of a sports car as our opportunity to drive in perfect weather, top down, feeling a part of nature and closer to the driving experience.
Of course, not all convertibles are sports cars and not all […]

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Feb 25 2007

Dan Tanna’s 1957 Thunderbird: A Sports Car Icon

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

If you think about the popular 1970s television hit Vega$, you probably have a distinct image in your mind.  It’s dark and the lights from the strip are reflecting off the brilliant paint job on detective Dan Tanna’s 1957 Thunderbird.  Few television cars have become as famous as Robert Urich’s 1957 T-Bird.
The car’s immense popularity […]

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Feb 22 2007

Three Good Reasons to Sell Your Sports Car

Published by Jennifer under Car Selling Tips, Sports Cars

Automobile ownership is not a marriage.  There is no commitment lasting through eternity and no requirement to maintain allegiance or loyalty. 
You may have loved your sports car or you may have despised it shortly after driving it home the first time.  Likely, your experience lies somewhere in between. 
But regardless of the nature of your relationship […]

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Feb 19 2007

Three Ways to Avoid Flood Damaged Sports Cars

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

The recent natural disasters along the U.S. gulf coast reminds us of an important factor in purchasing sports cars—the need to avoid purchasing a flood-damaged vehicle. 
A sports car that has been flooded is likely to experience numerous difficulties that will shorten its lifespan. 
Among the risks is the greater likelihood of significant rust problems.  A previously […]

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Feb 19 2007

Renting a Sports Car: Excitement on Loan

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

When one thinks of rental cars, they usually imagine overused sedans in neutral colors that lack pep or performance.  Rental cars have often been generic, neutral vehicles maintained due to their functionality and reliability.  The ho-hum prospect of renting a car in the past rarely elicited any feeling of excitement.
The car rental process, however, has […]

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Feb 19 2007

Four Special Techniques for Selling Your Sports Car

Published by Jennifer under Car Selling Tips, Sports Cars

If you are considering selling your sports car, there are a variety of ways to seek out potential buyers.  In order to get the most possible offers and the best possible price, it is advisable to look beyond the traditional technique of running a brief classified ad and hoping for the best.  Sports cars present […]

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Feb 18 2007

What is a Sports Car?

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

As a simple matter of definition, a sports car is generally thought to be a small low car with a high-powered engine that generally seats two persons.  This “textbook” definition gives us an idea of what a sports car is, but there are differing perspectives.
Even a more complete dictionary definition falls short of truly capturing […]

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Feb 15 2007

Winning the War at Home: Buying a Sports Car

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

So, you’re going to buy a new car.  And you have already decided you will buy a sports car.  The only problem is that you are going to have to justify that purchase to your wife or significant other.  Let’s be honest, if you come home with a new 4-door sedan on car-buying day, you’d […]

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Feb 14 2007

Sports Cars: A Global Phenomena

Published by Jennifer under Sports Cars

There is a tendency to view sports cars through one’s own cultural prism.  Americans may reflect upon that little convertible Corvette with its chrome rack on the trunk.  An Italian may be partial to a tiny Fiat Spider or a more upscale Ferrari.  Germans will wax poetic about the once-famed Bugatti and the other spectacular […]

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