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Posted on June 14, 2016
Snarling Truck Bed Dog Will Be Optional on 2017 Rams
Ram announced today that it will offer a vicious, snarling dog as an option for all its 2017 pickups. “We’ve all walked by a parked truck only to have an attack dog in the bed suddenly lurch forward and… Read More
Updated on January 31, 2020
Sirius XM Broadcasting Nothing But Daft Punk After Satellite Slips its Orbit
Customers of Sirius XM’s satellite radio service are flooding social media sites with complaints after one of the company’s satellites was knocked out of its orbit late last night, drastically limiting programming. “It was probably a piece of… Read More
Updated on June 13, 2016
State Farm Adds “Conehead Surcharge” to Customers’ Bills
Do you review the line-by-line charges on your monthly auto insurance statement? Most most of us don’t, but Radon McChutney, an alert Parksplug reader who hails from Corkle Forks noticed a $3.50 “Conehead surcharge” buried deep within her… Read More
Updated on June 13, 2016
Chevrolet Searches for New Name for Upcoming Electric Car
GM had planned to name their upcoming small EV the Bolt. After all, the name rhymed with its larger Volt stablemate and Bolt was simple yet catchy. But then GM’s plans veered off the road and into the ditch. You… Read More
Posted on June 9, 2016
Spy Photo Reveals 2017 Camaro’s New Bubble Top!
Chevrolet has reportedly received thousands of complaints from Camaro owners about the car’s poor outward visibility, and now, it appears that a fix is just around the corner. As shown in the attached spy photo — taken by Parksplug photographer… Read More
Posted on June 3, 2016
Calendar to Change to Match Vehicle Model Years
With some 2017 vehicles already cooling their wheels on dealership lots, it’s easy to forget that we’re not even halfway through 2016. To alleviate the confusion between the calendar year and vehicle model years, the World Timetable Foundation (WTF) has… Read More
Posted on June 2, 2016
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Posted on May 31, 2016
45 Years Later, Singer Don McLean Again Drives His Chevy to the Levee
In his 1971 musical hit American Pie, singer Don McLean described driving his Chevy to the levee only to discover that it was dry. Now, 45-years later, McLean again has driven a Chevy — a rental Impala — to the levee to… Read More
Posted on May 27, 2016
Jeep Strikes Gold With Glass-Bottom Wrangler
Jeep has a certifiable hit on its hands with the recently released glass bottom Wrangler. In fact, sales have skyrocketed to the point that the Torpedo, Ohio assembly plant can’t build enough of them to meet the demand… Read More