Dog on Board - Distracted Driver

DOG ON BOARD

A recent study conducted by AAA and Kurgo says that "Sixty-five percent of dog owners admit to engaging in at least one potentially distracting activity while driving with their dog."
The survey stated that there are 78 million dogs that reside in 46 million U.S. households, and that in the past year, 56 percent of survey's respondents have driven with their dog in the car at least once a month.
29 percent of those surveyed admit that their dog has distracted them while they're driving. 52 percent of the surveyed owners admit to petting their dog on board while 29 percent say they've  used their hands or arms to restrain their dog while braking.

Cougatti or Ford Cougar transformed in Bugatti Veyron.

BUGATTI VEYRON REPLICA - FORD COUGAR RE-BODIED

The young Mike Duke, 25, from Florida spent nine months building literally his own Bugatti Veyron. You can buy his Bugatti Veyron replica for only $89,000 on eBay.

Mike rebuild the body of his Ford Cougar imitating the Bugatti Veyron. The result is a genuine reproduction of the $1.6 million luxury car. Of course, the Cougatti" doesn't own all the 1,001 "horses" of Veyron, but has the advantage of being a cheap and easy maintenance, luxury car.

Bugatti built only 300 Veyrons with the final model and all are already sold, so Cougatti is a unique replica of an exclusive car.

Mike also commented about his car:

• "It drives smoothly without any issues and if there is ever a repair issue I'm sure it will not break the bank."
• "I'm very happy with the finished result and of course driving around in the car gets more comments than you could ever imagine."
• "I want to be careful not to call this car a Bugatti - it's a re-bodied Ford Cougar."

2012 MINI COUPE - Super-compact sport car from MINI

MINI COUPE

Mini is announcing the first two-seat in the current model range, the 2012 Mini Coupe, a super-compact sport car. Under the hood works the latest generation of four-cylinder 1.6liter gasoline, six-speed manual standard gearbox and optional six-speed automatic gearbox.

The engine outputs 121 hp at 6,000 rpm for MINI Cooper Coupe, 181 hp at 5,500 rpm for MINI Cooper S Coupe and 208 hp at 6,000 rpm for MINI John Cooper Works Coupe.

The price ranges from $22,000 for Mini Cooper Coupe to $31,900 for MINI John Cooper Works Coupe with a step at $25,300 for MINI Cooper S Coupe.

The design of the new MINI Coupe is very attractive, with aggressive looking and aerodynamic profile and it's the brand’s first model to adopt a three-box body structure with a strikingly stepped rear end. An active rear spoiler optimizes airflow at higher speeds.  The interior offers large luggage area and high-opening tailgate.

Car thieves trends in US - Top 10 MOST STOLEN CARS

In US are stolen about 800,000 to 1 million cars each year. While the most brands release a new version of their best cars almost yearly, the thieves still prefer older cars. Some of them have the (non) advantage of being component-compatible with the most releases of that model, and this feature makes thieves to love them. Below is the top 10.

10. TOYOTA COROLLA [2009]

The Toyota Corolla is one of the “best loved cars in America” according to Kelley Blue Book . It rates high on maintenance and resale value — and it gets decent gas mileage. The 2011 had just “minor cosmetic changes,” which means parts from prior year models can be used in the newer models, which makes the car very attractive to car thieves

TOYOTA COROLLA 2009

09. FORD EXPLORER [2002]

The Ford Explorer is one of the most popular SUVs on the market. People love the vehicle because it has the functionality of an SUV but also has style and comfort. Because they’re so popular, Ford hasn’t made too many changes in subsequent models, except for improvements to safety and roominess. You know what that means — thieves love them for the parts!

FORD EXPLORER 2002

08. ACURA INTEGRA [1994]

The Integra makes the stolen list because it was a popular vehicle that Honda made from 1985 to 2007 that people liked to buy and soup up “Fast and Furious” style with everything from engine modification to enhanced suspension and blinged-up wheels, Keah explains.

ACURA INTEGRA 1994

07. CHEVROLET PICKUP [1994]