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If you haven’t noticed, winter is here. Get ready for some really cold months ahead. Snowy roads have always been a problem, you can even get stranded, so need all the essential stuff for a trip outside your house right?

The list kicks off with a must:

1. Check your oil pressure

You should always check your oil pressure especially if you’re going to have a long drive. Having some spare in the trunk can’t hurt you either, it’s winter after all. Make sure you have enough oil and that there are no leaks.
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This are the pictures of the new SLC Gullwing, well actually the mule version. The guys from Next Autos got their hands on some nifty pictures of the coolest Merc around. As you can tell, the weather is bone crunching (-15 Fahrenheit). It looks like the new Gullwing will have a twin-turbocharged V8 that produces about 600 hp.
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The Bentley Continental is one of the greatest cars because it’s massive but really fast. The really good part is the four wheel drive system which is really 4×4 type. The 550 bhp cabriolet was spotted on a sand road showing off it’s 4×4 capabilities. I’m not sure, but shouldn’t this void the car’s warranty?

Check out the video below:
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It looks like Mercedes is coming to the Detroit Auto Show after all. Mercedes is not going to come empty handed, he will bring the some new BlueZero concepts. With these concepts, Mercedes wants to highlight the low or no emission policy of the future.
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Look at this guy, you got to love him right? He’s a nice Ford dealer, who coincidentally comes off as a really nice racist. The Ford dealer from Hardeeville, SC started airing a ad about things like Toyota doesn’t have the new car smell, Japanese cars are “rice ready and not road ready”.

I can’t believe that in 2008 we have issues like this, come on people, Japanese cars really are good, American cars are pretty good as well, but it’s up to the customer, don’t go throwing mud, it could get you a lawsuit.

Check out the interview that makes Welch seem really nice:
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I don’t think BMW understands the word economical recession, because they sold 50% more M3’s than last year. This huge increase in sells is a result of the new 2008 M3. The new M3 has 3 body styles: coupe, 4 door and cabriolet. It really seems that european cars and especially BMW’s M division has a weird effect on people.

Ludwig Willisch, President of BMW M GmbH said: “The fact that our dealers were able to supply significantly more vehicles than the average of the last nine months even in such dramatic times for the world economy demonstrates the fascination and attraction which BMW M automobiles exercise on our customers”.

PS I bet Top Gear’s review helped a bit, but don’t tell BMW that.

I think no one expected the US Senate to reject the automakers bailout bill. Well it happened late last night. They rejected the bailout, automakers can’t try again until at the end of the year, so fingers crossed everybody. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said: this will be “a very, very bad Christmas” for many Americans. It is said that the big problem is that the UAW didn’t to accept GOP demands that workers agree to parity in pay and benefits.
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