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Eight Popular Automotive Gifts To Buy For The Women In Your Life link hidden, please login to view
Shopping for gifts that will surprise and delight our loved ones can be difficult. If you are struggling to figure out what to buy this Valentine’s Day, read this expert guide on the Top Eight Automotive Gifts To Buy For The Women In Your Life.
#1 Automotive accessories like the Betty Boop themed
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link hidden, please login to view. Some running boards incorporate safety LEDs to illuminate the steps, like the AMP Research PowerStep XL Running Boards. #4 If your Valentine is a perfectionist, who prides herself in keeping the interior of her vehicle spotless, gift her with the
link hidden, please login to view. This popular aftermarket accessory will prevent her factory-installed carpet from being ruined and run down, providing a layer of protection that can be rinsed clean. #5 Do you and your partner love chasing after adventures together? Then use Valentine’s Day for an upgrade. NAPA
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link hidden, please login to view will keep her warm, and a link hidden, please login to view will keep her safe. Combined, these products make a great gift bundle, and is a thoughtful way to improve her preparedness when on the road, far away from home. This Valentine’s Day, NAPAonline.com has the gifts you need to wow her. Let her know you’re thinking about her safety, and add some style to her ride. Remember, changing her oil is a great gift too! If you’re not ready to work on her vehicle yourself, take the vehicle to
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By Counterman
In the April 2020 issue of AMN/Counterman, Tom Dayton shared some of his favorite car movies – an eclectic list that runs the gamut from “Mad Max” to “Stroker Ace.” Now it’s my turn.
To ratchet up the fun level (for me, at least), I’m expanding the list to include TV shows.
“The Dukes of Hazzard”
I’m not talking about the movie here. I’m talking about the show that aired on CBS from 1979 to 1985 – the show that rocked my world when I was a kid. This one was my absolute favorite until “The A-Team” came on the scene.
As far as I was concerned, “The Dukes of Hazzard” had it all: simple plots, good music, loveable characters … and gratuitous car chases. Every episode was a satisfying mix of burning rubber, banjo pickin’ and fast cars flying down dirt roads in an ever-present cloud of dust. Often, those cars literally took flight – because every bridge in Hazzard County was out.
Sure, there was a lot to love about this show. But the thing that kept me coming back every week was the orange 1969 Dodge Charger known as the General Lee. I couldn’t get enough of that car. I remember riding around the neighborhood on my bike, pretending I was in the General Lee, hooting and hollering every time I jumped a curb, like I was one of the Duke boys.
According to IMDb, it’s estimated that between 256 and 321 General Lees were used during the filming of “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series.
“Replacing the police sedans was easy, but replacing the General Lee was much harder because Dodge stopped making the Charger,” the IMDb website explains. “It got to the point where if producers saw a Charger on the street, they would approach the owner and offer to buy it on the spot.”
“Seinfeld”
Season 7, Episode 20
When it comes to “Seinfeld,” there are plenty of memorable moments from the show’s magnificent 173-episode run. Recently, I rediscovered a hidden gem: “The Bottle Deposit” from Season 7. Like every episode, this one is built on a series of bad coincidences and bizarre plot twists that converge in unexpected and hilarious ways.
Jerry’s opening monologue provides some foreshadowing for the upcoming episode, when he riffs on the quirks of taking your car to a repair shop. Later, we learn that Kramer and Newman borrowed Jerry’s car to go shopping at Price Club (now Costco). Why didn’t they just take Kramer’s car? “Steering wheel fell off,” Cosmo confesses. “I don’t know where it is.”
When Jerry drops off Elaine after driving her to an auction – where she overpaid for a set of John F. Kennedy’s golf clubs – his Saab is clunking and clattering, and the engine is smoking. He lifts up the hood, only to discover that Kramer and Newman left their groceries in there because they ran out of space in the car.
Jerry is understandably upset, and he dreads the prospect of taking the car to his obsessive mechanic, Tony – played by the inimitable Brad Garrett (best-known for his role on “Everybody Loves Raymond”). “Have you been rotating the tires?” Tony grills Jerry. “You don’t try to – you do it! Fifty-one percent of all turns are right turns, you know that?”
After Tony has a chance to inspect the vehicle, he calls Jerry back to the shop for a heart-to-heart talk.
“Don’t lie to me Jerry,” he says. “You know that motor oil you’re putting in there? It’s from one of those quickie-lube places, isn’t it? Jerry, motor oil is the lifeblood of a car. You put in a low-grade oil, you can damage vital engine parts. See this gasket? I have no confidence in that gasket!”
Tony proposes a “major overhaul” of the engine – provided that Jerry will commit to following the recommended service intervals and keep the speed under 60 miles per hour for a while. When Jerry decides that he’d like to take the car to another shop, Tony absconds with Jerry’s beloved Saab. Afterward, a police detective who interviews Jerry tells him he sees this kind of thing all the time.
“The mechanic forms an emotional attachment,” the detective explains. “He thinks he’s gonna lose the car, he panics, he does something rash.”
More Ideas? I’m stopping here for two reasons. One, I’m out of room. And two, I’d like to keep this series going. If you have an automotive-themed movie or TV show (or song, Broadway play, etc.) that you’d like to add to the list, drop us a line at [email protected]
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By OReilly Auto Parts
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the “Company” or “O’Reilly”) (Nasdaq: ORLY), a leading retailer in the automotive aftermarket industry, announced executive leadership promotions. Effective January 9, 2023, Brad Beckham, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Brent Kirby, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, will each be promoted to Co-Presidents. Mr. Beckham and Mr. Kirby will continue to report to Greg Johnson, who currently serves as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and will remain in his role as CEO but pass on the title and role of President to Mr. Beckham and Mr. Kirby.
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By OReilly Auto Parts
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (the “Company” or “O’Reilly”) (Nasdaq: ORLY), a leading retailer in the automotive aftermarket industry, announces the release date for its fourth quarter and full-year 2022 results as Wednesday, February 8, 2023, with a conference call to follow on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
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By Counterman
CRP Automotive offers Rein Automotive TechSelect Turbo Kits (CRP P/N TRK0007) for some of the most popular BMW applications on the road today. These kits are a solution for turbocharger replacement service and include all of the hoses, gaskets, and hardware necessary to complete the job quickly and efficiently.
Developed with technicians in mind, Rein Automotive TechSelect Turbo Kits include the most recent turbo hose versions, and include all brackets, hardware, and necessary sealing components for installation. This allows shops to order all of the components needed to complete a turbocharger service by using one part number.
Rein Automotive TechSelect Turbo Kits are available for popular BMW applications that use the N54 and N55 engines, including the 335i, 335i xDrive, 335is and 335xi, from model years 2007-2018. Additional coverage is available for vehicles with N20 and N26 engines including the 320i and 328i from 2012-2018, among others.
“We developed these TechSelect kits to make turbocharger replacement easier,” noted David Hirschhorn, CRP Automotive brand director. “As these vehicles reach higher mileage, the turbocharger system begins to wear out and most of the system components can’t be reused. Our TechSelect Turbo Kits provide a one-stop solution, giving technicians confidence in knowing that they have all the necessary parts to complete the job and avoid comebacks.”
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