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• Toyota Land Cruiser blithely romps where hybrids fear to tread

  Nothing fazes the Land Cruiser. For generations — of cars and people — it has been Toyota's king of the off-roading hill, the preferred ride of oil sheiks and all brands of freedom fighters. From its humble beginnings in the Jeep vein, it has grown and grown, in price, size, power and capacity. »Story
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• Gold-plated '64 Chevy lowrider an obsession

  Fred Rael's 1964 Chevrolet Impala convertible lowrider is as good as gold. »Story
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• 'Drive' readers write in on fuel issues

  In your article on the new Volkswagen Jetta TDI, you forgot to mention that you can't buy a TDI in New Mexico without paying outrageous markups: $2,500 in Albuquerque and $3,000 at the hobby dealership in Santa Fe. There will be a total of four TDI Sportwagens delivered to N.M. dealerships between the initial release and the end of the year, and all of them will be marked up like they're Nissan GT-R's. I wound up going to San Antonio to get one the way I wanted it at a good price. — John Vance »Story
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• Commentary: Making the world better, one mechanic's thoughts

  The United States is going through some of the hardest financial times since the Great Depression. Just about everybody has been affected by the current economic situations in the housing, banking and financial markets and our involvement in multiple military conflicts around the world. »Story
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• Companies putting brakes on auto shows

  Facing their worst sales in decades, carmakers are cutting spending on auto shows, the industry's traditional customer-courtship event. »Story
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