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Darned Cats are Crapping in the Freeway Sand Barrels, says Highway Department

  The state department of transportation is asking for motorists’ help in preventing cats from using freeway sand barrels as a litter box. “If you’re driving by and happen to see one of the little (expletive) inside one of our barrels, please… Read More

Volkswagen Owners Outraged Over Diesel Engine Emissions Fix

AUTOMAKER ANNOUNCES PLAN TO MODIFY ENGINES AND PROVIDE OWNERS WITH  TOWABLE TANK FILLED WITH DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID  Volkswagen owners are up in arms today after the German automaker announced its controversial fix for the nearly half-million U.S. market vehicles… Read More

Parksplug Review: The 2016 Ford Transit Disconnect

We’ve loved Ford’s Transit Connect since it hit U.S. shores for the 2010 model year.  The compact van is fuel efficient and will carry seven passengers or a payload of up to 1,620 pounds. That’s why we’re elated to hear that Ford… Read More

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If the Movie Bullitt Had Been Made Ten Years Later…

Parksplug’s Top 10 Automotive Stories of 2015 — Number 9

THE CHEATING SCANDAL DEEPENS:  VOLKSWAGEN HAD AN ASHLEY MADISON PROFILE,  SOURCE CLAIMS Or maybe the scandal widened rather than deepening.  Whichever, it turns out Volkswagen was cheating on more than just diesel engine emissions tests. An anonymous source… Read More

Parksplug’s Top 10 Automotive Stories of 2015 — Number 8

JEEP STRIKES GOLD WITH GLASS BOTTOM WRANGLER Jeep’s recently released glass bottom Wrangler has become such a huge sales success that the automaker is having difficulty building enough of them to meet the demand. “We thought it would… Read More

Parksplug’s Top 10 Automotive Stories of 2015 — Number 7

POLICE SAY PLAN TO TICKET SUBARU WRX BUYERS AT TIME OF SALE A BIG TIMESAVER It’s no secret that the Subaru WRX is the most-ticketed car in the U.S.  Now Subaru of America is teaming up with local… Read More

Parksplug’s Top 10 Automotive Stories of 2015 — Number 5

GM TO START RECALLING OTHER BRANDS General Motors announced today that it has completed recalls on all the vehicles it has built since the company was formed in 1908 by rapper-industrialist will.i.am durant, and hopes to soon start… Read More

Parksplug’s Top 10 Automotive Stories of 2015 — Number 4

HEALTH EXPERTS:  IF YOU’RE GOING TO ROFL, DON’T DO IT IN THE GARAGE If you ROFL in your garage, you’re much more likely to come into contact with gasoline, oil and other harmful chemicals that can be absorbed… Read More