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		<title>Piston Slap:  Design Week: Crooked Shift Patterns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC Commentator Karl_Donina writes:
Hi, Sajeev. I want to know why it&#8217;s so fashionable for automakers to provide obnoxiously labyrinthine automatic shifter gates. It seems to have started with Jaguar&#8217;s innocuous J-shaped gates of the &#8217;80s, but these days it seems to have become passé to provide a simple, easy-to-use linear gate &#8212; push button or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Driver’s Ed Gets Piston Slapped</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC Commentator edgett writes:
What is the correlation between driver&#8217;s training and safety? Articles suggest that improved driver training does not improve highway safety are simply counterintuitive. Granted that nothing supplants experience on the road, but surely having some idea of the braking and handling characteristics of your vehicle, before &#8220;experience&#8221; requires it, is of more [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>50</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Design Week: Chop Top Talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC Commentator Volvo writes:

Sajeev, today in a parking lot I was approaching a new Toyota Avalon from the side and at first thought I was seeing a recent Chrysler product. It had the bottom of the window about shoulder high to the passengers and the windows seemed rather short. As I walked through the lot [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>43</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Design Weak: Big Ass Wheels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Farago</dc:creator>
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Mike writes:
Sajeev, what ever happened to 14-inch wheels?  I mean, seriously, does the Caliber really need to be shod with 17-inchers? Why does my dad’s new half-ton pickup have 17-inch wheels? His old one had what used to be the industry standard 235-75R15. He about had a coronary when he found out new tires would [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>45</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: I’m Pickin’ Up Good Vibrations Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Chris writes:
I have an &#8216;04 Chevy Silverado 2WD pickup with the 4.3 6cyl and auto tranny. Between 1100 @1300 rpms I get a strong vibration that you can feel in the floor of the truck. It happens mostly while coasting or decelerating. It feels like the vibration you get driving a manual transmission in a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: On a Sunny Day You Can See a Dodge Caliber in Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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A TTAC reader who wishes to remain anonymous writes:
I have to buy a 2nd car to be used mostly in the city with short highway trips, my problem is that I have a budget of $7,500.00 since a car payment is not an option at this time.
Clear title, no accident, reasonable mileage and low maintenance [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>56</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Pounding the LaCrosse Super with Too Much Air?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Jim writes:
I just got new wheels and tires on my 2008 Buick LaCrosse Super, 245/45R19s to replace the stock 18s. The tire dealer put in 40 lbs of air, and when I said &#8220;is that a little high?&#8221; they pointed to the sidewall and said &#8220;look, it can take up to 51 lbs.&#8221; I&#8217;ve never [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Change Batteries Like Oil. Or Not.</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-change-batteries-like-oil-or-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Jonathon writes:
Sajeev, I grew up and still live in Chicago. Following the habits of my parents, I always replace a battery after four Chicago winters. Can modern batteries withstand the cold climates better than their predecessors, or should I replace that 4 year old battery this fall?

Sajeev answers:
I do not know if car batteries evolved [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: May The Best Car Lose, Mr. Lutz: Mehta challenges Cadillac’s HT4100</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-may-the-best-car-lose-mr-lutz-mehta-challenges-cadillac%e2%80%99s-ht4100/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Yours truly, Sajeev Mehta writes:
Hello Piston Slappers, this S.O.S. is for anyone GM-savvy enough to tango with a 4.1L Cadillac. And live to diagnose another day: are you up for the challenge?
I acquired a 1986 Fleetwood 75 Formal Limousine (1 of 1000), which made me reconsider my stance on wrong-wheel drive GM products of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Diplomatic Immunity</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-diplomatic-immunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-diplomatic-immunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC Commentator ajla writes:
Hi Sajeev, I recently overpaid on my purchase of a 1986 Dodge Diplomat SE in order to save the car from meeting a grim end in the Cash 4 Clunkers program. The car is in good shape and has 98,xxx miles on the odometer. My question is this: The Diplomat has a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Dodge Neon’s Vanilla Twilight</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-dodge-neon%e2%80%99s-vanilla-twilight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-dodge-neon%e2%80%99s-vanilla-twilight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Robert writes:
My wife has a 2000 neon [not shown] that I bought used 4-5 years ago with 125k.  It is just passing 172k and is slowly falling apart:
* The AC no longer blows cold (just an AC flush?)
* Trunk lock broke (We get into the trunk via the back seat now and only store limited/small [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>37</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: The Full Monte, Revisited</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-the-full-monte-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-the-full-monte-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC commentator SonWon writes:
Hi Sajeev, this is part two of my Monte Carlo saga discussed in an older Piston Slap. I finally had the transmission codes read on my Monte Carlo.  Just to remind everyone it is a 2000 with 196,000 miles, engine is a V6 3800, series 2.  The transmission lost overdrive. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Keeping Cool, Saving Fuel</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-keeping-cool-saving-fuel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-keeping-cool-saving-fuel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC’s David Holzman writes:
One of my good friends asked me a question that I thought you and TTAC&#8217;s B&#38;B could answer better than I could. “Hey David, We just returned from the beach yesterday. I tried an experiment with the air conditioner in the car on this trip. If we set the A/C at the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: The Vanagon’s a Little Rough Around the Edges?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-the-vanagon%e2%80%99s-a-little-rough-around-the-edges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-the-vanagon%e2%80%99s-a-little-rough-around-the-edges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC’s very own David Holzman writes:
Sajeev,
My friend Polly&#8217;s &#8216;83 air cooled, fuel injected, VW Vanagon dies at stoplights, and she has to let it cool down before it will start again. It also runs a bit rough, and it&#8217;s normally hard to start.
The engine was rebuilt 5 years ago (in Sturgis, South Dakota, where she&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Fumble!</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-fumble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-fumble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Craig writes:
After checking out TTAC’s reviews and having a general distaste for sending a  perfectly fine car to the clunker heap, I decided (even though I have a vehicle that qualifies for C4C) that the best car is a free car.  I&#8217;ve been catching  up on maintenance on the 1992 Lexus LS400 since I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: The Wheels on the TrailBlazer go “Thwup-Thwup-Thwup”</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-the-wheels-on-the-trailblazer-go-%e2%80%9cthwup-thwup-thwup%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC Commentator Episode19 writes:
I have a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 4&#215;4 with less than 134,000 miles. It has been a great vehicle – a dozen trips around the country, suburban family driving, and daily commuting – with the only real mechanical issue being a replaced fuel pump at about 70,000 miles. Now I have two [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Coil Overkill?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-coil-overkill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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John writes:
Stop me and if you&#8217;ve already addressed this: but I can&#8217;t find it on TTAC. Could you describe to the pros of spending the extra coin for aftermarket coilovers rather than just buying stiffer springs?

Sajeev replies:
In theory, aftermarket coilover shocks provide a superior balance of suspension control and road grip for performance applications. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Volvo’s Getting Shafted?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-volvo%e2%80%99s-getting-shafted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Rob writes:
I am a regular reader, and now I need some advice.  I have a 2000 Volvo S40 Turbo, with 106,000 miles.  Recently when I’m on the highway and go to increase speed the car vibrates really bad.  It will cruise with no problem, but the moment you try to pick up speed the vibration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Mazda’s Planned Obsolescence: Zoom-Zoom-Scrap</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-mazda%e2%80%99s-planned-obsolescence-zoom-zoom-scrap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-mazda%e2%80%99s-planned-obsolescence-zoom-zoom-scrap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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John writes:
My mom’s 2001 Protégé lx 2.0 automatic was nice when new, 15″ aluminum rims, nice motor, sunroof, etc. Now at 98,000 New Hampshire miles, shipwreck rusty underneath from salt, it needs new suspension. Soup to nuts.
It has horrible rattles from loose suspension fittings, and it floats like a boat, soaring and zooming with mind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Ronnie Schreiber gets Piston Slapped</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-ronnie-schreiber-gets-piston-slapped/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-ronnie-schreiber-gets-piston-slapped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC&#8217;s analyst extraordinaire, Ronnie Schreiber writes:
My daughter has a Volvo 940. The local Volvo mechanic said that the noise it&#8217;s making is the #1 piston hitting the head because of a sloppy big end bearing, which explains the low oil pressure at idle. I was thinking that 60 or 70 years ago, a mechanic might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Is There a Mouse In My Boombox?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-is-there-a-mouse-in-my-boombox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-is-there-a-mouse-in-my-boombox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Greg writes:
Hello, I have a 2002 Toyota Camry SE  with about 120K on it that has been overall pretty reliable. For the  past few months, the OEM (it is not aftermarket) radio has turned psychotic  and turns itself on and off and flips from radio to CD at will – or  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Belts, Chains and Fahrvergnügen</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-belts-chains-and-fahrvergnugen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-belts-chains-and-fahrvergnugen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Steve writes: 
Hi Sajeev, I own a 2005 VW Passat with V6 that has 92000 miles on the odo. VW says I should replace the timing belt ASAP. I let my last Passat (2001.5 V6) go until 120K and my local dealer&#8217;s shop lectured me on the danger of letting it go for so long. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Golf seeking new friend, must love Cats</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-golf-seeking-new-friend-must-love-cats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC Commentator AKM writes:
I own a 2002 VW Golf with 115,000 miles and want to sell it since we’re moving overseas (probably will buy another VW there). Belt changed at 100,000 miles, brakes at 110,000, tires at 100,000. The car is in great overall condition.
However, the engine light is on, simply because the catalytic converter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: A Tale of Two Dusty Legacys</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-a-tale-of-two-dusty-legacys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-a-tale-of-two-dusty-legacys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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TTAC Commentator gntlben writes:
I&#8217;m currently in the market for a new car, and noticed a local Subaru dealer has a pair of new &#8216;08 Legacys (a 2.5GT Limited and a 3.0R Limited) gathering dust on the lot. Both are being advertised with a big discount (down to $25-$26K) that puts them in my price range. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piston Slap: Q’ed up for a Profitable Sale?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-q%e2%80%99ed-up-for-a-profitable-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/piston-slap-q%e2%80%99ed-up-for-a-profitable-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sajeev Mehta</dc:creator>
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Virgil writes:
What has been your experience selling a car privately? My recently widowed sister in California has a 2003 Infiniti Q45 with 10,000 miles. Yes, ten thousand. But I live 2000 miles away. An ad in the paper or Craigslist would certainly bring riff-raff to the door. A simple test drive could turn into a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>44</slash:comments>
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