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From today's Detroit News: Chrysler recalls 266K Jeep Liberty SUVs for rust problem | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com Chrysler Group LLC is recalling more than 209,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs over rust concerns. The Auburn Hills automaker said it is recalling 209,724 2004-05 Liberty models...

I recently was given this tip from a very reputable Detailer and he swears by how effective it is at cleaning nastly silicone covered tires. You know the ones that you can scrub and scrub with the strongest APC and still have greasy slim remaining. You basically spray a crappy towel down with...

Seeing that pretty much any and all compounds/polishes *can* fill to some extent, what is your workflow for checking your pre/final outcome to see if it is true or not??

Mazda Motor Corporation announced that its redesigned crossover SUV, the CX-5, will be the first model to be equipped with the carmaker's new automatic braking system beginning this spring. The safety technology, which Mazda calls Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), helps a driver to avoid a...

Mazda Motor Corporation has developed, jointly with Japan Polypropylene Corporation, a new resin material for vehicle parts that maintains the same rigidity as parts made with conventional materials while achieving significant weight reduction. When the material is used for both front and...

General Motors will introduce the industry’s first front center air bag, an inflatable restraint designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The front center air bag will be...

Tonight is the 2nd session of our Web Chat Room @ 5pm Pacific / 8 Eastern time. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Please post up if you're going to make it. :dance Here's the link: AVChat 3.0 User Interface

Here's the link to the Web Chat: AVChat 3.0 User Interface Tonight (thursday) is the re-debut of the Autopia chat room @ 5pm PST / 8pm EST. I will edit this thread and post a link to the session shortly. I viewed it a little bit ago and it's pretty exciting to say the least. It allows for...

Straight from the sealed vault of the Moderator archives: This master thread has been in development for quite some time even though all the real fun occurred several years ago behind the iron curtain where the Moderators lurk. It all started way, way back in the early days of Autopia where...

Here's a link to a Shell commercial shown in Europe. Ostensibly, they're selling gasoline, but the cars used in the video steal the show. Ferrari pulled several of their race cars from various ages out of storage, flew them around the world, and filmed them running through the streets of Rome...

I think using the new M101 with this setup might be a bit much to level paint in most applications??? Besides the old EDGE cutting foam pads, black is pretty light, but I think someone needs to come up with one more cutting characteristic for this "black pad". (p.s. does anyone know...

Web Chat Room @ Autopia – Yes or No?? Some might remember a while back when TID had their weekly chat room on Tuesday nights from 8-10pm. It seemed like a great thing and after the site closed several people approached me asking if Autopia would be interested in taking over where this had...

Anyone NOT believe in powerwashing floormats???? We're not talking about the ones with light dirt or the ones that shred/misform when they get wet (MB/BMW). I've seen so many C&B's where people extract and/or hand clean their floor mats when just a quick blast with a powerwasher would clean...

I’m sad to say it, but I really think Click N Brags (i.e. where people display their details on-line) have lost their effectiveness. Not just on Autopia, but on all forums. I remember the days where good detail displays would receive several 1000 views and multiple pages of replies right off the...

I'm not missing this one for the world!! :eyebrows:

This e-mail was sent to all the people that have company cars with my company. I kinda got a kick out it actually. Nothing like corporate America trying to help out with car care. Helpful hints for your car in the winter Here are some helpful hints that could make your winters easier...

I'm sick of seeing paint, this thread is for people that would like to post pictures of cars under car covers. Can anyone guess what cars are under these covers??

DuPont Said to Weigh Sale of Auto-Paint Unit By Zachary R. Mider and Jeffrey McCracken - Oct 28, 2011 4:20 PM ET DuPont Co. is exploring a sale of its auto-paint division that may fetch as much as $4 billion, said people with knowledge of the matter, as the company focuses on...