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Report: CA bank robber foiled by vanity plates bearing own name

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Filed under: SUV , Etc. , Ford , Police/Emergency There’s no such thing as the perfect crime, but some criminals are clearly more perfect than others. According to UT San Diego, a man wearing latex gloves and sunglasses recently strolled into a Chase Bank in San Diego, pointed a gun at a teller and began demanding money. The teller wisely obliged, handing over $2,920 in cash before the robber took to his vehicle and fled in a white Ford Expedition

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Official: Chevy launches app to give away tons of stuff during Super Bowl

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Filed under: Etc. , Marketing/Advertising , Chevrolet Because the Super Bowl isn’t enough of a spectacle already, there will be 20 Chevrolet vehicles and a heap of other prizes up for grabs during the big game. General Motors has revealed the Chevy Game Time app, which, once downloaded, presents trivia questions and polls about what’s happening during the broadcast. Get the right answer or the most common answer, and you’re put in a drawing for one of those numerous gifts

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Report: PA couple accused of trying to blow up Ford Fusion with flaming tampons

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Filed under: Sedan , Etc. , Government/Legal , Safety , Ford Two Pennsylvanians recently found themselves in trouble with the law after vandalizing a 2006 Ford Fusion in a decidedly inventive manner. Patricia and Quentin Deshong, 25 and 22, respectively, are staring down the barrel of charges ranging from attempted arson to public drunkenness, criminal mischief and making terrorist threats. The Deshongs reportedly broke or cracked multiple windows in the vehicle, ripped various hoses from the engine bay and attempted to set the vehicle ablaze by sticking lit tampons into the fuel tank and oil cap

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Spy Shots: Chevrolet Cruze facelift spotted overseas

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Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Chevrolet , Diesel A Czech site has gotten a glimpse of what we may be able to expect from the upcoming Chevrolet Cruze face lift. AutoForum managed to swipe what it says is a full, undisguised view of the vehicle’s revised front fascia, where we can clearly see a more angular split grille with new horizontal slats. The current Cruze relies on a rounded opening.

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Official: Subaru promises BRZ, Impreza STI concepts plus rally return at Tokyo Auto Salon

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Concept Cars , Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Japan , Hatchback , Subaru , Tokyo Auto Salon , Racing Unlike most cities, Japan’s capital city plays host to two major automotive exhibitions: the Tokyo Motor Show and the Tokyo Auto Salon . While these terms may be interchangeable when it comes to European expos, in Tokyo, they connote two different shows altogether. The first is the Motor Show, where new concepts and production models are unveiled by the world’s automakers. The Auto Salon is more of a tuner expo along the lines of the SEMA show in Las Vegas

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Vintage VW Bug buyer already had key to the car

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Filed under: Classics , Volkswagen At this time of year there are no shortages of holiday miracles. Most of them seem to involve animals, the cuter and furrier the better. Just today we read about a baby seal who sought shelter in a New Zealand woman’s house and curled up on the couch . Earlier in the week, it was the four deer who were saved from drowning by boaters in Alaska.

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Vintage VW Bug buyer already had key to the car