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Building a Custom Car

April 26, 2011 by Auto News 1 Comment

Building up a custom car really is great way of enjoying driving and getting hands dirty on what you’re driving. There are not many better feelings than putting time and effort into something like a custom car and finally testing the end product; it turns driving into something so much more rewarding.

What’s great is that there are so many ways to fully customise your car, even if you’re not technically minded, there’s plenty of ways to get involved. A re-spray can give your car a totally original and different aesthetic, something you might not have even thought of before!

By starting to customise, also, you might just find that you start to identify maintenance issues that had never even occurred before and it won’t be just a case of making straightforward repairs, you might also increase the performance of your car too. A re-spray, for example, will cover over any old paint chips and minor scratches, giving your car a good-as-new finish.

Customising you car can have implications for your motor insurance, however, and you should check out the options carefully when asking for a motor insurance quote. Purely aesthetic changes aren’t likely to have much impact, but it’s always worth asking the question.

So enjoy driving, make sure you keep your car in good nick and keep creative – fall in love with your motor again!

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VEHICLE BRANDS THAT HOLD THEIR VALUE

March 30, 2011 by WyoTech Leave a Comment

by Allen B. Ury

It’s well known that a vehicle’s value drops precipitously the moment you drive it off the dealer’s lot. But some brands manage to hold their value better than others. Kelley Blue Book recently issued a list of the best brands and individual models for value retention, and here are their results:

Subaru

Best Overall Brand: Subaru

BMW

Best Luxury Brand: BMW

Audi A5

Best Single Model: Audi A 5

BMW X5

Best Luxury SUV: BMW X5

Honda CRV

Best Overall Crossover: Honda CR-V

Jeep Wrangler

Best Non-Luxury SUV: Jeep Wrangler

Toyota Tacoma

Best Pickup Truck: Toyota Tacoma

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DIY – Teach Me How To: Body and Paint Repair

January 11, 2011 by AutoBodyAndPaintVideos Leave a Comment

www.TeachMeHow.info – Learn how to do body work and paint cars. Whatever your reason is career, job, hobby, brush up on skills, or just to work on your own fixer-upper. Check out the free trainining we have for you.

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DIY – How To (Blend Car Paint) to Match Metallic or Pearl Color – Fade Custom Paint Jobs Tips

October 28, 2010 by AutoBodyAndPaintVideos Leave a Comment

CollisionBlast.com – Custom Paint Jobs, such as a fade can be achieved by using this paint blending technique. In this video we demonstrate how to blend car paint. This is the process of spraying new paint and blending it into the old color to produce a color match. Ideally, you [Read more…] about DIY – How To (Blend Car Paint) to Match Metallic or Pearl Color – Fade Custom Paint Jobs Tips

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DIY – How To (Prep A Car) For Primer – Protect and Final Sand YouTube Training Video in HD

October 5, 2010 by AutoBodyAndPaintVideos Leave a Comment

CollisionBlast.com This is a training video of how to prep a car for primer.

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