Pre-Owned Road Tests
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Preowned: 2002-2006 Chevy Avalanche
We've heard the Chevy Avalanche defined in many ways: a Suburban with a rear-end problem, a Silverado crew cab that's been backed into a... more |
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Preowned: 1993-1998 Toyota T100
Fifteen years ago, Toyota brought the T100 pickup in through the back door, hoping not to raise the ire of the Big Three truckmakers. more |
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Pre-owned: 1998-2003 Dodge Durango
Amid the explosion of unibody SUVs to arrive in the late 1990s came Dodge's midsize 'ute, a body-on-frame derivative of the popular Dakota... more |
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Pre-owned: 2003-2006 Chevrolet Silverado SS
The concept of a hot-rod truck isn't particularly new, but the previous generation of American sleds helped push the idea to new frontiers. more |
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Pre-Owned: 1994-2002 Dodge Ram 2500/3500
As with most full-size trucks, the engine, transmission, and drive choices for the Dodge Ram 2500/3500 were plentiful. The 2500 came... more |
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Pre-owned: 2001-2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500HD
We like to think all trucks are heavy duty, but some are more so than others. more |
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Today's Pre-Owned Vehicles May Be the Better Bargain
Compared to 20 to 25 years ago, automakers say today's "certified pre-owned" vehicles can be as good as buying a new vehicle and are a... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1992-2006 Hummer H1
Perhaps no other vehicle polarizes public opinion more than the original Hummer. It's either the harbinger of the end of the automotive... more |
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Pre-owned: 1999-2003 Lexus RX 300
Deciding on the greatest utility in a sport/utility vehicle is sometimes psychological. Can it get you through the snow? Does it have good... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1999-2004 Chevy Tracker/Suzuki Vitara
In their heyday, the Chevy Tracker and Suzuki Vitara (mechanically identical twins) worked hard to keep up with the likes of the Honda... more |
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Pre-Owned: 2000-2005 Ford Excursion
When Ford started development of the Excursion in the late 1990s, SUV sales charts were reaching near-vertical trajectories, particularly... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1999-2006 Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra
The Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra became far more rugged and reliable than their C/K forebears, but still not quite Toyota-like in quality. more |
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Pre Owned: 1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
There's no question that Jeep's Grand Cherokee, the larger, sleeker sister of the boxy, suddenly cool-again Cherokee, opened the brand to... more |
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Pre Owned Trucks: 1998-2005 Ford Ranger
While other compact pickup trucks have sold well--the Tacoma arguably has given Ford the strongest run for its money--the evergreen Ford... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1998-2004 Nissan Frontier
By the 1990s, Nissan, the company that (under the Datsun name) essentially created the compact pickup truck market in the U.S., looked to... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1999-2004 Ford F-Series Super Duty
Big jobs require big trucks. That's probably why Ford's previous generation of heavy-duty pickups, the F-250 and F-350, has been such a... more |
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Pre-owned: 1992-1999 Chevrolet Suburban
In many parts of the country, vehicles like the Chevrolet Suburban are the working class, the backbone that helps get stuff done. more |
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Pre-Owned: 1995-2004 Chevrolet Blazer
One year after the S-10 received a major redesign, Chevrolet revised the Blazer, its popular midsize SUV based on the same platform. more |
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Pre-owned: 1999-2003 Lexus RX 300
Smartly dressed, ready for most any occasion, but not too macho, the 1999 RX 300 was the first "metrosexual" SUV. more |
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2005 Certified Pre-Owned Programs
Buying a used vehicle carries inherent risks: You can't be certain how the vehicle was treated for tens of thousands of miles before you... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1997-2004 Dodge Dakota
Middle kids occasionally get a raw deal. Sometimes, however, they achieve the Goldilocks Effect: They're not too big and not too small;... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1990-1998 Chevy/GMC C/K Pickup
Somewhere in the country at this very moment, a Chevy or GMC full-size pickup is working for a living--the new Silverados are at the mall,... more |
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Pre-Owned: 1994-2004 Toyota Tacoma
Toyota's minitruck has been such an icon and strong seller it's ironic that it took until 1995 for it to get a popular name. more |
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Pre Owned: 2000-2005 Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon
You don't need to know much about the SUV market to understand why it's become so segmented. more |
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Pre-Owned: 2000-2001 Nissan Xterra
As the 1990s drew to a close, Generation X was the target market. more |
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Posted May 5 2008 08:24 AM by Mark Williams
Much of our time is spent traveling places to drive a given manufacturer's latest and greatest. Usually that means flying to some familiar place, staying is some familiar hotel, and more times than not driving on some... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted April 11 2008 02:33 PM by Allyson Harwood
While it would make sense for cars, trucks, and SUVs to be painted in simple colors like "red" and "blue," that's never the case. Automakers use their own brand-specific paint mixes, and each one gets its own name.... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted April 11 2008 03:38 PM by thomas_voehringer
Some trucks and SUVs have huge blindspots. Here's a technology that overcomes them. more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted April 18 2008 12:09 PM by Melissa
My sunny Friday mid-morning drive yielded a lot of eye candy and beater-classics on the open road. Take a look at what caught my eye this wonderful morning. more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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