The author working on her own renovation project of turning a shed into a writing room. The author working on her own renovation project of turning a shed into a writing room. As a young girl, I learned to use my imagination to escape childhood neglect and abuse. This well-honed coping skill allowed me to…
Category: Used Cars
Here are all the used EVs that qualify for the new $4,000 tax credit
January 1, 2023 marked the dawn of another year for the world, but in the realm of EVs, purchases made by US consumers more specifically, the date kicked off a fresh start of new tax credits for vehicles both new and used. While much of the dust is still settling on the Capitol as it…
Talkin’ Bout My Generation – FormingWorld
This article first appeared in the February 2023 Automotive Special Issue of MetalForming magazine (www.metalformingmagazine.com), and is reprinted here with permission granted by the Precision Metalforming Association. You’ve probably seen references to 3rd Gen steels—implying that there are 1st and 2nd Gen steels as well. This article explores their similarities, differences and evolution. The automotive…
Peach Cars, a Kenyan used-car marketplace, raises $5M in seed investment
Kenyan automotive marketplace Peach Cars is announcing its $5 million seed round led by Japan-based The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) and other angel investors, including Shintaro Yamada (founder and CEO of Mercari), Peter Kenevan (VP, Head of Japan at PayPal), and Hiroaki Ohta (general partner at Japan’s Waseda University Ventures). The startup,…
Arrested: Queensland man selling utes with wound-back odometers
A Gold Coast man is wishing he could turn back time after he was arrested for allegedly tampering with the odometers of used cars, to hide how many kilometers the vehicle had really clocked up. View 2 images A 27-year-old man in Queensland has been arrested by detectives from the Gold Coast Major and Organized…
THE QUEST FOR FIRST HIT PASS OUTCOMES
Excerpted from a pre-release publication tentatively titled “Brickwalls and Barricades: The Quest for Flawless Execution of First Hit Pass Outcomes”, this article introduces actual case studies to showcase the ability to avoid forming defect failures at the stamping press through disciplined execution of the simulation and die build with proven tradecraft and capable craftsmanship. A…
Montreal arson squad investigating used car dealership fire
A used car dealership was damaged by an apparent arson early on Monday morning in northwest Montreal. The flames also destroyed four cars, but no injuries had been reported by midnight. Montreal police (SPVM) reports that a 911 call at around 1 am indicated that the fire had just started at the establishment located on…
Used-car sales may recover for rest of 2023, expert says
With used-vehicle prices back in depreciation territory, May and June could go down in the books as the “worst May and June in history” for used vehicles losing value, Smoke said. However, those vehicles losing value is “a good thing for the people who’ve been sitting on the sidelines not able to find a vehicle…