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1. Tesla may open 'Centers' to get around pro-dealership laws
(English/engadget)

Tesla may be planning an end-run around state laws that bar direct car sales and protect dealerships. Electrek sources claim the automaker is planning to open "Tesla Centers" in major urban ...

2. Squirrels stash 200+ walnuts under SUV hood
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... found another half a trashcan worth of walnuts under the engine. Other than that they didn’t really do any extensive damage. Persic says he was actually at a dealership on McKnight Road because his new ...

3. Leaked Sonic the Hedgehog movie design looks like a dollar-store cereal mascot
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... the forthcoming live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie exposes the design as, well, not even that. One popular comparison was to the mascot of a used car dealership, but it made me think of dollar-store ...

4. The "Reputation Management" industry continues to depend on forged legal documents
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... Consumer has found that the notarized documents from people who'd complained about New York's Luxsport Motor Group (a used car dealership) asking to have their complaints removed were fraudulent. Though ...

5. After #MeToo, whole industries have been blacklisted by insurers for sexual harassment liability coverage
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... (brokers, investment banks, VCs, etc); eight will no longer sell EPLI coverage to entertainment and media companies. Also blacklisted are law firms, car dealerships, and other industries where "superstars" ...

6. Audi launches luxury car subscription pilot program in Dallas
(English/engadget)

Audi is joining the ever-expanding roster of carmakers which have monthly subscription services -- it's piloting its program at five dealerships in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. For $1,395 a month (including ...

7. Mercedes' new, affordable A-Class sedan is as smart as it is sleek
(English/engadget)

There's a lot to say about Mercedes-Benz's US-bound A-Class. It's a car of many firsts: The first A-Class model to appear in the US when it hits dealerships later this year; the first A-Class ...

8. Dashcam reveals lazy, lying mechanics
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Daniel Sheikhan dropped his car off at a dealership for service. He was billed $700 for transmission work, but as his dashcam shows, the mechanics didn't do anything but put the car on a jack for 11 ...

9. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a terrible breach of drone buyers' data
(English/TheRegister)

Tens of thousands of online shoppers' payment details left totally unencrypted Exclusive  A popular drone dealership website left its entire transaction database exposed online with no encryption at all, ...

10. Drivers are successfully not dying in their Ford-made vehicle, thanks to this one simple trick
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... or Lincoln MKZ made between 2014 and 2018 sold in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, you might want to swing by your local Ford dealership, provided you can steer, and have them sort it out. The problem with ...

11. Gaze Longingly at the 20 Most Expensive Cars on eBay Right Now
(English/ChipChic)

When you think of shopping for a Ferrari, the imagination probably takes you to a glass-walled dealership with impossibly polished white floors. It probably does not take you to eBay, but maybe it should! ...

12. Apple prototypes hit eBay
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

A museum's worth of prototype Apple devices--computers, ipods and more--is being auctioned on eBay. Plain, who spends his days working at a Lexus dealership in Monterey, California, is part of the vintage ...

13. Top 10 Money Saving Auto Repair Tips
(English/instructables)

... tools, limited experience, and with minimal risk of damage. When I worked at a dealership, I wo... By: 4DIYers Continue Reading » Read all  ...

14. Thieves tell cops 'Mr. Tesla' said it was okay to swipe Teslas
(English/engadget)

Tesla's aren't easy to steal, but thieves in Utah allegedly made off with three $80,000 models by breaking into a dealership and stealing the fobs. After that, however, their master plan fell ...

15. Making a String of Pennant Flags Using Math
(English/instructables)

... or in general to just brighten your mood. It also might come in handy if you want to open a used car dealership... By: CalramonM Continue Reading » Read all  ...

16. Honda's new classic Super Cub motorscooter looks as good today as it did 60 years ago
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... of the original 1958 model have received a well-deserved revamp, ahead of delivery to Japanese dealerships on November 10. The plastic costumes have undergone a discrete redesign, while the application ...

17. Southern California auto dealerships had awesome jingles in the 80s
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

If Southern California was any indicator, 1980's car dealerships had creative marketing departments. The Pete Ellis song is frequently stuck in my head. You are welcome. https://youtu.be/0HJALwCNbco The ...

18. Two million customers pillaged in CeX hack attack
(English/TheRegister)

Computer reseller warns of password, personal info theft Second-hand electronics dealership CeX has warned two million customers their personal information may have been stolen.… Read all  ...

19. Local Chevy Dealer Claims Electric Car Will 'Wring Every Last Mile Out Of A Drop Of Fuel'
(Italiano/gizmodo)

Chevy is already a few months into its gradual roll out of its new Chevy Bolt electric car, and the local dealerships are excited to get people scuttling about in them with an onslaught of ads—even if ...

20. Cut the cable cord intelligently with this HD antenna
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... those priceless local car dealership and personal injury lawyer ads. You can cut the cord but still get the best of the broadcast world.Easily fixable for the best reception, this antenna can pick up signals ...

21. Latest Movers and Shakers in the World of dot Brands
(English/CircleID)

...  AUDI: Social site for Audi dealership members created around the 2016 dealership meeting (Image showing Audi's www.singer-marktoberdorf.audi) About the dot brand observatory The Dot Brand Observatory ...

22. You can buy Sammy Davis Jr.'s Rolls Royce that Frank Sinatra gifted him
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra, the latter receiving car JRF 30905. Both were ordered through Bill Harrah's Modern Classic Motors dealership in Reno, Nevada in January 1977, it is said that they were gifts ...