Flux moves to quell alien insurance fears…

(Vocus/PRWEB ) January 21, 2009 — Following recent news stories about a UFO allegedly wrecking a wind turbine, specialist car insurance broker Adrian Flux had a call from a curious customer asking what would happen if a UFO crashed into his car. Which got the Flux boffins thinking about what bizarre accidents were or weren't covered.

A UFO crashing into your car is covered by Flux

It gets more complicated if a UFO hits a wind turbine, causing a rotor blade to shear off which then crashes into the car Amongst the potential disasters that are covered by normal car insurance schemes, assuming the driver has a comprehensive policy, are:

 Monkeys wrecking the car on a drive through a safari park.
 A block of frozen urine dropping from the sky and striking the car.
 Ditto a meteor.
 Crashing into a grand piano left on a hairpin bend of an Alpine pass (this one assumes the insurance includes European cover).
 A kangaroo, on the hop from the local zoo, jumping over the car and wrecking the roof en route.
 A mastermind criminal, operating from a satellite in geostationary orbit, holding the city council to ransom by taking over the traffic lights and causing gridlock in the streets, during which chaos the car is smashed.
 A UFO crashing into the car.
However, if the UFO causes an accident by attacking the car, with, say, a photon torpedo, then that would be considered an act of war, and thus would not be covered. Similarly, if an intergalactic war led to Armageddon and resulted in the car being damaged, it would not be covered.

Author: Toni Turner

Vehicle network will help meet the growing demand for smaller, fuel-efficient pre-owed vehicles

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) June 3, 2008 — Jeremy Franklin Suzuki has established the Jeremy Franklin Used Car Network in Kansas City. The Used Car Network, with two point-of-sale locations in Kansas City and Olathe, will provide the KC area with greater access to affordable, smaller vehicles. In addition, the Jeremy Franklin Used Car Network will provide a package of services designed to make it easier for car buyers to enjoy and maintain their vehicle.

Demand for smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles has grown sharply in recent months; thus, making it more difficult to find them. The Jeremy Franklin Used Car Network will make it easier to purchase these harder-to-find vehicles by leveraging their established network of national buyers who find and transport these high-demand vehicles from other markets to Kansas City.

We drive more in Kansas City than people do in other markets With demand higher in KC, the difficulty in finding smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles becomes a problem we plan to solve. No matter what your car payment is, we'll give you that amount for each referral. "We drive more in Kansas City than people do in other markets," said Jeremy Franklin, owner of Jeremy Franklin Suzuki of KC & Olathe. "With demand higher in KC, the difficulty in finding smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles becomes a problem we plan to solve."

The Jeremy Franklin Used Car Network will offer a bundle of services that will make it easier for car buyers to own and maintain their vehicle. Services like free tires for life, free batteries for life, service loaners, and the 'Love It or Leave It' purchase guarantee will minimize the uncertainties of vehicle ownership. In addition, every customer of the Jeremy Franklin Used Car Network will be eligible for the Franklin Finder referral program with the most aggressive referral payout known in the industry – your car payment.

Author: Wayne Anderson

The need for environmentally friendly cars has become more and more evident as our carbon footprint continuously grows. At the 2009 Detroit Auto Show two of the world's leading automotive manufacturers unveiled their proposed solutions to the environmental impact of our cars to the world.

London, UK (PRWeb UK) 8 September 2009 — Toyota and Chevrolet both revealed their brand spanking new hybrids, the Japanese manufacturer unveiled the 2010 Prius and Chevrolet showcased their brand new Volt. So which is better?

Luckily insurance companies will extend car insurance discounts regardless of which one of these models you drive, considering their less harmful effects on the environment, Endsleigh car insurance investigates.

Author: Endsleigh

•Results table now shows TOTAL EXCESS
•New providers added, now you can compare insurance prices from Elephant and Santander

Chester, UK (PRWeb UK) 17 September 2009 — moneysupermarket.com, the UK's number one price comparison site, has made a significant update to its car insurance offering by showing the total excess payable in the comparison results table.

Author: Nicki Parry

As the Corvette Racing team tries to collect a fourth straight class win at the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma, the presence of Corvettes and their enthusiasts will be stronger than ever following the creation of a new alliance.

By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 14–CREDIT UNION OPENS BROKEN ARROW BRANCH: A grand opening for Oklahoma Central Credit Union’s branch in Broken Arrow will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

The celebration will include food, a classic car show, live music by Mary Cogan, pony rides, exotic animals, a kid’s tent with clown, balloons, other giveaways and a drawing for a seven-day cruise.

Ten years ago ClassicCar.com became the first website to offer classic car enthusiasts a comprehensive source of information, entertainment, and advertising. Their new offering, Motorhood Gold, is the Neighborhood for “motorheads” of all shapes and sizes.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 26, 2006 — Ten years ago ClassicCar.com became the first website to offer classic car enthusiasts a comprehensive source of information, entertainment, and advertising. They were the first to offer an online chat room, message board forum to the classic car community, and the first to build websites for many classic car clubs and museums. Having consistently been at the forefront of community development for these predominately baby-boomer enthusiasts, ClassicCar.com has added yet another innovative resource — a one-page neighborhood where a large network of services geared to the classic car community can be accessed.

Motorhood Gold (MG) is the Neighborhood for “motorheads” of all shapes and sizes. Visitors click on a picture icon, with text that describes the service, and are taken to large, small and in-between sized companies who provide products, services and restoration advice for the hobbyist community. This includes everything from classic vehicle insurance, where to find rare parts and educational websites offering help with a restoration process.

Over the past ten years ClassicCar.com has helped many classic car clubs, museums, vendors and trade organizations get online for the first time. They have received numerous recognitions including a USA Today, Yahoo, and RPM "Hot Site" designation and the International Automotive Media Conference Award of Excellence.

The Motor Hood Gold Neighborhood page is laid out in a grid form giving advertisers a choice of 3 tiers to buy from. An advertiser or auto-related website is offered the opportunity to join the Neighborhood by the “block.” Premium, Deluxe and Advantage blocks are designated by how high up on the page they are located. They are rented by the year for $20, $15, and $10 per block. Advertisers may rent as many or as few blocks as they like.

“The innovative approach to offering blocks is that advertisers can create the size and shape of their presence in the Motorhood making it as noticeable as they want,” Carl LaFlamme, Advertising Manager of ClassicCar.com points out. “On your blocks you place an image – a logo, an icon or other picture, to make your block stand out. You receive 50 characters of text to describe yourself, which becomes visible when anyone visiting the page puts their cursor over your block. The blocks are directly linked to your website.“

Another big advantage to joining the “Hood” is the search engine standings. Besides receiving a high-quality link to your website from a high-traffic site like ClassicCar.com, (which by the way receives over 100,000 unique visitors per month) it is an excellent way to improve your search engine standings. Your block will be seen by thousands of people over the course of the year, and companies who are a part of this graphically interesting neighborhood dedicated to the classic car community, greatly benefit.

Author: Terry Kohl

Selling used cars or trucks can be expensive and time consuming. The longer it sits, the harder it is to sell. This site can help people to sell their used car or truck faster… guaranteed.

Author: Rick

GMG annual trend report on what's hot in gardening.

(PRWEB) September 26, 2006 — Outdoor Living is In. Indoor Living is Out. “Outdoor living is no longer a noun. It’s a verb,” says Susan McCoy, president of the Garden Media Group. “We are entertaining in our outdoor living rooms, cooking in our outdoor kitchens, conducting business in our outdoor offices and even grooming in outdoor showers.” Thanks to new product offerings like weather-resistant appliances, furniture and electronics, there’s virtually nothing we aren’t doing outside we haven’t spent years doing inside the home, including watching TV. A recently released survey from Better Homes and Gardens confirms this trend. The survey states that building a major garden or landscaping project is the second most popular home improvement choice. “Today’s consumers in all tax brackets are creating their own outdoor living style, whether it’s adorning their patio with floor lamps from a discount retailer or installing full-blown entertainment areas complete with fireplaces, plush seating and sound systems,” says McCoy. “Living large outdoors is a luxury everyone is embracing.”

What’s In, What’s Out

Author: Kristin Grilli