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		<title>Family Car Review now online!</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2010/03/16/family-car-review-now-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I posted anything on this site, and for good reason. My time has been taken up by my new site, Family Car Review.
The idea behind Family Car Review is straightforward. Most automotive review websites are designed to appeal to either enthusiasts or a general audience. Both, obviously, have their place. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shaun Carlson Dead at 35</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/10/06/shaun-carlson-dead-at-35/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just learned about Shaun Carlson&#8217;s extremely untimely death. Before I say anything, I want to extend my deepest condolences to his friends and family. Shaun was a great guy, talented in everything he did, and although I haven&#8217;t seen him in years, I&#8217;ll miss him.
If you were even lightly aware of the import aftermarket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Transformers 3 Preview Trailer!</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/10/02/exclusive-transformers-3-preview-trailer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word has leaked out the Michael Bay&#8217;s terrible Transformers franchise will indeed reach three movies. The third installment will hit theaters on July 1, 2011, plenty of time to schedule something else to do. Allegedly Megan Fox has signed on, and it&#8217;s a sure bet that Shia LeBouf will reprise his role as whiny dorkus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye Saturn, and Good Riddance</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/10/01/goodbye-saturn-and-good-riddance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[esterday, Roger Penske backed out of the deal he had struck with General Motors to buy the Saturn brand, ultimately signaling the end of GM&#8217;s two-decades old import-fighting brand. The deal was clever: Penske would buy all 350 dealerships and the Saturn brand, and GM would continue to build the current Saturn lineup for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smug Reduction: HOV Stickers Set To Expire</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/09/30/smug-reduction-hov-stickers-set-to-expire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/09/30/smug-reduction-hov-stickers-set-to-expire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[n the state of California, the ugly yellow sticker you see here was, for a time, one of the most sought-after automotive accessories around. People would buy a car specifically to get one, or pay a couple thousand more on the used market for a car that already had one.
What&#8217;s so special? If you were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Bu vs. Bel Air: They Sure Don&#8217;t Make Them Like They Used To</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/09/17/bu-vs-bel-air-they-sure-dont-make-them-like-they-used-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have we heard an old-timer saying something along the lines of &#8220;Back in my day cars were cars made of tough stuff, not these flimsy little tin cans we have today!&#8221; As their eyes get misty, they wax on about how solidly built cars of yore were, and how they&#8217;d much rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Memoriam: Hidden Springs Cafe</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/09/03/in-memoriam-hidden-springs-cafe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now you&#8217;ve undoubtedly heard of the Station Fire that is currently burning in the Angeles National Forest in the mountains north of Los Angeles. As of this writing it&#8217;s the biggest fire in the modern history of Los Angeles, spanning more than 145,000 acres, or about a quarter of the San Gabriel Mountain range [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AdAge Agrees, Says New GM Should Be Smaller</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/08/27/adage-agrees-says-new-gm-should-be-smaller/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/08/27/adage-agrees-says-new-gm-should-be-smaller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[hen GM filed its history-making Chapter 11 bankruptcy back in June, a new plan was immediately announced that would eliminate four of the company&#8217;s eight brands, restructure with a ton of government assistance, and so on and so forth. At the time, I wrote that while the new GM was definitely a step in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never Mind: No Chevy Caprice After All</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/07/17/never-mind-no-chevy-caprice-after-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/07/17/never-mind-no-chevy-caprice-after-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ell, so much for that. Only days after announcing that the Pontiac G8 would return to the U.S. market as a Chevrolet Caprice, General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz has announced that the rear-drive sport sedan is well and truly dead for the U.S. market after all. Sounds like the right hand gave the left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM Strong-Arming Dealers, But That&#8217;s Not The Real Problem</title>
		<link>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/07/13/gm-strong-arming-dealers-but-thats-not-the-real-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakingofcars.com/2009/07/13/gm-strong-arming-dealers-but-thats-not-the-real-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Buglewicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[em>Automotive News reports that General Motors is strong-arming dealers into signing a statement opposing congressional legislation that would reverse the company&#8217;s decision to close more than a thousand of its dealerships. AN quotes a letter Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa sent to GM CEO Fritz Henderson as saying “It’s alarming to have GM corporate leaders force [...]]]></description>
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