Category Archives: Useful Information

Seasonal Crude Oil Prices in Full Swing

Have you noticed the decline in prices at the pump recently?

The average price for regular grade gasoline in the U.S. has fallen 20 cents in the past month alone. During this same period, the price of crude oil has fallen from the 2013 peak of $110 per barrel, to $101 per barrel (a decline of nearly 9%). What has caused this weakness? To best answer this question we are forced to look at multiple factors.

Consumer Reports Say Watch the Fuzzy math at car dealership

Consumer Reports Say Watch the Fuzzy math at car dealership

A couple of days ago, while buying a new 2014 Ford Fusion for Consumer Reports, I noticed that the salesman had put down the wrong figure for our state’s title, registration, and assorted nuisance fees on the purchase order. The dealership had calculated Connecticut’s take at $140, instead of the correct figure: $103.

Common Sense Advice From IAM About Driving in Difficult Conditions

Now that the clocks have gone back bringing night an hour earlier the IAM’s Peter Rodger, first offers advice about driving in the dark.

To improve your view as far as possible, keep your lights and windscreen clean. It’s easy to forget the inside of the windows, but keeping them clean helps prevent them from misting-up.

NHTSA investigating 2012 Jeep Liberty fire reports

NHTSA investigating 2012 Jeep Liberty fire reports

The federal government is investigating Jeep Liberty SUVs after two reports of fires in the driver’s side doors.

American Wholesale used vehicle prices rise for fourth straight month

Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index rises 1.7 percent from year-ago level.

Wholesale used vehicle prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in September, according to Manheim Consulting.