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    GM to recall 1.3M compacts for steering problem

    Many recalls that car companies release are a ploy to get customers back to the dealership, because they feel safer. Keep in mind they're still safety precautions and need to be carried out ASAP!
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    Portable DVD Player with Screen

    That's a good idea, still a bit distracting though. I think it's probably best if you all where headphones... It kind of kills any conversation for the driver though...
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    Portable DVD Player with Screen

    There is a new system out that comes on while your sitting at idle and switches off when you go, thus allowing you to watch TV while you're stopped at the lights. That's bad right? I mean, how bad must your attention span be if you can't wait 45 seconds for a green light!
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    License to drive

    It took me a couple times but my mum is 49 and doesn't have hers (she's asian- coincidence?). In fact I was 17 when I got mine and the first in my family (mum and 2 older sisters). Never lost it- cos they can't catch me! hehe
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    Teen drivers and car insurance

    I think if you could put them on your policy but allow them to pay their part it's easier for them. Ihad to pay my own insurance as an 18 year old and because I was young and inexperienced my premium was $500 andd when I did get in a collision it cost me $700 in excess... too much for me- I had...
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    Loud squeal when car starts

    If you have had your drive belts replaced in the last few months then they'll just need retensioning. Being on start up it is most likely the alt belt. You can always do the dodge mechanic trick and rub soap on it- but I don't recommend that!
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    Changing Oil

    I think if you can get someone to show you that's a start, but if you're not mechanically minded then tread cautiously. I work at service centre and pretty much every Saturday we have someone come in who has drained there trans fluid or snapped there filter body by mistake.
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    Getting Rid of the Smell Inside the Car

    Yep, soapy water then let it dry out in the sun... then the magic smell remover- Febreeze! It works really great on the car interior.
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    Car won't start, not the battery

    Don't rule out the battery just yet, it may have enough charge to power the light etc, just not to start the car. I'd try jump starting it before attempting to replace alt/starter (which would be most likely if the battey is ok)
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    Tainted Glass

    Where I live (Australia), it is illegal to have tint on the windscreen. You can have a strip of tint about 30cm wide along the top of the screen but that's it. Just be careful as it may help with glare- it might also impair your vision...
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