http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com The Truth About Cars and the Car Biz in LA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/2012/02/02/honda-loses-in-small-claims-court-what-next/#comment-1517 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:26:56 +0000 http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/?p=3606#comment-1517 Hey Sandy, thanks for the great suggestion. Now the only problem would be convincing my father that he should buy a different vehicle – he swears his 98 Subaru will be his “last” car. All the streets they need to go on are surface streets. The only freeway is visiting me, and I usually come to them. They live just two or three miles from lots of grocery stores, a huge Kaiser facility, major shopping malls, a Home Depot, etc. If there was public transit that went from a stop near them to somewhere they want to go, that would be great, but there isn’t. Kaiser doesn’t offer any medical transit, which is surprising. Whatever happens, it won’t be a fun conversation. Thanks for your post, it’s much appreciated. Todd

]]> http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/2012/02/02/honda-loses-in-small-claims-court-what-next/#comment-1516 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:09:55 +0000 http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/?p=3606#comment-1516 Mr. Bianco,
I followed your trail here from your comment on the Autoweek story on “The Talk”. A compromise for your parents in L.A. might be a Low Speed Vehicle; electric or gas. These are legal road vehicle on any U.S. road with a speed limit of 35 mph or lower. Not well publicized but if people can find their way on surface streets then the vehicles SHOULD be safer for them and the general public.
Good Luck. Been there Done that.

]]> http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/2012/01/02/honda-in-small-claims-court-is-this-the-future-of-class-action-lawsuits-against-manufacturers/#comment-1514 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:54:55 +0000 http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/?p=3383#comment-1514 [...] On January 3, 2012, the case, Heather Peters vs. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., was heard in Small Claims Court in Torrance, California (Honda’s US headquarters is in Torrance).  The court ordered an additional hearing on January 25, 2012, to tie up some loose ends.  Approximately 90 minutes of testimony was given on each day – a very long case for Small Claims Court.  We covered the case here. [...]

]]> http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/2012/01/12/north-american-international-auto-show-naias-detroit-day-two-highlights/#comment-1480 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:49:51 +0000 http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/?p=3481#comment-1480 Toyota JUST released their Virtual Booth for the Detroit Auto Show. It’s pretty awesome. Here’s the video/link for it:

]]> http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/2011/10/14/the-2012-bmw-3-series-makes-its-virtual-debut/#comment-1461 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:08:58 +0000 http://acarisnotarefrigerator.com/?p=2390#comment-1461 [...] The new 2012 BMW 3-series and it got its first US display in Detroit. I’ve already posted pictures and details about the new 3 and you can check those out here. [...]

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