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20
Aug

Three Companies Griding My Gears

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, August 20th 2010   4 comments already   

From time to time I need to rant about companies getting on my nerves. Today I have three.
Honda: I just crested the 36,000 mile mark on my Honda Accord. I’ve loved this car. I bought it at the beginning of 2008 and paid it off 11 months later. But at 36,000 miles the basic warranty [...]

under: cars, personal, technology    
1
Jul

How IPOs Work: Tesla Motors

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, July 1st 2010   3 comments already   

Not since Ford went public in the 1950s has an American automaker gone to the equity markets for an initial public offering (IPO). But, on Monday, Tesla Motors did just that. I thought Tesla, which now trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker: TSLA, would be a great showpiece for how IPOs [...]

under: banking, business, cars, investing    
23
Mar

How To Buy A Car

Posted by The Weakonomist in Tuesday, March 23rd 2010   5 comments already   

My third post ever was about my own car buying experience. However most of you weren’t around then so I wanted to rehash that post into a simple guide on how to buy a car. Buying a car can be a very simple exercise, or it can be a stress filled nightmare that [...]

under: business, cars, lists, loans, personal    
30
Dec

Review Of What Happened In 2009, Courtesy Of Dave Barry

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, December 30th 2009   1 comment so far   

Last year, I attempted to review the entire year. I offered commentary on the events, told you what was significant, and tried to add a little humor. In essence, I was trying to do what Dave Barry already does. If you don’t know who Dave Barry is, Google him, and buy all [...]

under: banking, business, cars, economics, environment, government, investing, jobs, lists, media    
15
Jun

When A $300,000 Parking Space Is Worth It

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, June 15th 2009   1 comment so far   

If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen this story last week.  The short version is that someone purchased a parking space for $300,000.  If you live in an area where you park for free or super cheap every day, you might see this as ridiculous.

The $300k parking space immediately became a prime [...]

under: cars, personal finance, weaky    
13
Jun

Subscriber Swap Saturday With No Debt Plan

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, June 13th 2009   Comments Off   

Happy Saturday my friends.  I want to introduce you to a fantastic blog called No Debt Plan.  My friend Kevin runs this blog and has a been doing a great service to personal finance readers for some time called the Subscriber Swap Saturday.

No Debt Plan is about getting and staying out of debt with a [...]

under: Interview, cars, links, weakend    
18
May

How Interdependent Is Each Car Company On Another?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, May 18th 2009   7 comments already   

You may or may not know that various car companies sometimes share knowledge, parts, and people to save money.  For instance, Lotus uses Toyota engines, Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe has turbo motor shared with Mitsubishi, Nissan licenses hybrid technology from Toyota and is rumored to be working on a truck that is based on the Dodge [...]

under: business, cars    
28
Mar

Weakonomics Weekend Edition: Tesla Model S Edition

Posted by The Weakonomist in Saturday, March 28th 2009   8 comments already   

It is possible that during this past week we experienced the fundamental change in the American automotive landscape*.  Tesla, the appropriately named electric car company, announced their second production vehicle, the Model S (white on left).

Tesla was previously in the headlines for their Roadster (red on right), a beautiful 2-seater sports-car that runs on only [...]

under: cars, environment, technology, weakend    
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