#087: 2017 Automotive Year In Review

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#087: 2017 Automotive Year In Review

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Dec 6, 2017

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2017 Automotive Year In Review - The Roller Coaster Year in Automotive. We dive in to those spectacular newsworthy events in automotive technology while covering the total spoofs of the most grand predictions that made you flinch.

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Dec 6, 2017

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#073: Vehicle Alignment Tips: Vehicle Alignment Tips - Wearing tires prematurely can be costly and incredibly annoying to your wallet. Alignment tips that will save the day on this edition of Wrench Nation. by Wrench Nation
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#091: European Car Care Tips: European Car Care Tips - From BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi and many other European vehicles - we dive in to ways to maintain and repair. Sprechen sie Deutsch? The special tools, service and technology required to keep these European rides running happy and ... by Wrench Nation
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#095: Your Tax Refund & Car Repairs: Your Tax Refund & Car Repairs - 5 Reasons your TAX REFUND should NOT go towards that clunker. Often we put off vehicle repairs until we receive that TAX REFUND. The big question - Large repair costs for a vehicle that's just a few feet away from becomi... by Wrench Nation
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#074: Labor Day Road Trip: Labor Day Road Trip - Labor Day Road Tripping like A Dollar Store Groupie. The Inexpensive Ways to Rock Your Road Trip. by Wrench Nation
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#107 Cold Ice Vehicle Vent Air!: Your engine was purring. The gauges were all harmoniously functioning with peace, until a sudden episode of a coolant system failure wreaks havoc. by Wrench Nation
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#080: Deadly Driving Habits: Top Deadly Driving Habits - Driving a motor vehicle is dangerous business. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, the number of traffic accident fatalities in the U.S. has decreased while traffic accidents usually rank in the... by Wrench Nation
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#112 Classic Cars: The custom coachwork, while sporting an elegant and sleek design gave way to so many classic cars of history that are greatly prized and collected to this very day. Take a trip with us as special guests Roger Falcione, founder of ClassicCars. by Wrench Nation
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#090: Vehicle Cold Start – No Start. No Worries.: Vehicle Cold Start. No Start. No Worries. - Top Tips To Keep You Moving. In the most inopportune time your old reliable becomes a serious misfit and leaves you stranded. We reveal the straightforward easy tips to get out of trouble and when you should ... by Wrench Nation
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#092: Muscle Car Wars: Muscle Car Wars - The turbulent 1960’s was an incredible time for automotive manufacturers on and off the race track. We explore the intriguing history of the mighty muscle cars that fought to gain credibility straight from the race track to the dealer... by Wrench Nation
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