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Jack Baruth
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Speed Read: 2010 Chrysler 300C SRT-8
Dates in fleet:8/28/2010 – 9/2/2010 Mileage: 2470 MSRP and major options: $49,195. SRT Option Group II — electronic upgrades ($900), Kicker SRT sound system ($685) J. BARUTH: With the LY-based…
Avoidable Contact #37: Branding got Ford into the Ranger/Panther mess, so why can’t it get them out?
Ninety-nine percent of “automotive journalism” is repeating what you’ve just been told, particularly if it seems to make a bit of sense, so it’s no surprise that several color rags…
Speed Read: 2010 Ford Transit Connect XLT
Dates in fleet:: 7/14/2010 – 7/21/2010 Mileage:: 1410 MSRP and major options: $23,600. Roll Stability Control ($545) J. BARUTH: Ford made one major mistake with the Transit Connect: not bringing…
Avoidable Contact #36: The culture wars gave Toyota a license to kill.
Are Toyotas really accelerating without warning? It’s hard to say, since it’s been years since I saw any Toyota besides a Tundra even keep up with the normal flow of…
2011 Grand Cherokee: A dream come true.
It has all the qualities of a particularly unusual dream, but I doubt that I am dreaming. I am sitting in a 2011 Grand Cherokee Overland V6, next to the…
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