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November 8, 2007

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July 30, 2007

Car Buyer's Notebook Now Available in Nine Languages!

Thanks to the Babel Fish translation software from AltaVista, Car Buyer's Notebook is now available in translation for nine languages. If you include English.

The alternate languages include: Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian and Portugese.

All you have to do is click on the appropriate flag in the box that is on the right hand side of the site.

Click here to read Car Buyer's Notebook in Spanish.

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July 4, 2007

Get the Car Buyer's Notebook Widget!

Aren't you tired of constantly navigating to sites, several times a day to keep up with the latest news?

I know I am -- and that's why I love widgets.

Widgets are these cool pieces of desktop "furniture" [like ours at right] that you can add to your computer -- and thus have a continuous live feed of updated news -- without going to a website to scan for cool stuff. [The widget can either be "parked" on top of all windows, or left underneath -- they're customizable, too!]

In the case of Car Buyer's Notebook, we have created just such a widget for you to download to your desktop -- and when you see a story you're really interested in, click on the title and it will take you to a new browser window to see the whole thing.

Getting our widget is simple -- there's only two steps:

1. Go to Springwidgets and download the widget software.

2. Go to this page, and get the Car Buyer's Notebook widget by clicking on the little green cog underneath the widget itself. This will add our widget to your widget menu.

And you will be in automotive widget heaven!

April 20, 2006

Is the New Dodge Ad Offensive to Assholes? -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #169

Yesterday we wrote about the non-controversy over whether the Dodge Caliber fairy ad was offensive to homosexuals.

Then last night we saw the sick puppy ad, and have to ask ourselves -- is this offensive to assholes?

We know we're insulted.

See if this link works to view the video.

Listen to the podcast by clicking here.

You can also subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

April 18, 2006

Standup Comedy Day -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #168

For some reason the funny stories just kept coming over the Internet today, and the podcast is dedicated to covering all the humor we've found in the world of cars and transportation.

Listen to the podcast by clicking here.

You can also subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

Posted by Frank at 2:08 PM | Comments (0) | Filed under 5th Wheel | Auto News | Podcast

April 10, 2006

like a polluted river flowing -- a podpoem -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #166

For today's podcast we read a Charles Bukowski poem, "like a polluted river flowing," or, his take on the daily commute.

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

Posted by Frank at 9:37 AM | Comments (0) | Filed under 5th Wheel | Auto News | Podcast

April 7, 2006

I Love the King of Cars -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #165

Okay, this is the last I'm going to write about King of Cars for a while -- but I love this show! It's funny, outrageous and is one of the first shows ever to look at the reality of the retail auto sales industry.

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

April 5, 2006

Niche Car and New Model Analysis -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #164

After spending 12 hours staring at sales data, we picked out two interesting phenomena -- the relatively short shelf life of niche cars, plus the perhaps false, or at least misleading sales increases made possible by new models in the car companies' lineups.

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

Posted by Frank at 1:55 PM | Comments (0) | Filed under Auto News | Industry Statistics | Podcast

April 4, 2006

Teaching Titenda to Drive -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #163

In this podcast we talk about our experience with teaching a young person to drive. It was cool to help someone out, but as the saying goes we learned more than the person being taught -- chiefly that driving is extraordinarily complicated!

The other thing is an old piece of wisdom -- that the closer you are to a person the less of a good idea it is that you teach them how to drive.

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

March 8, 2006

How Roadside Assistance Programs Work -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #162

In this podcast you will learn how Frank the Genius killed a battery on a new car, BUT it does give us the opportunity to review how roadside assistance programs work for new vehicles.

In particular, it allows us to heap praise on Volvo's Roadside Assistance Program, which worked flawlessly. The operator was so professional in fact, she didn't even mock me for leaving the lights on!

Also, we need our listeners to fill out a simple, 8 question survey to get a read on our audience, so in turn we can get some advertising revenue -- click here to help us help you!

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

March 2, 2006

The Four Kinds of Concept Cars -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #161

In this podcast we discuss the four basic kinds of concept cars, only two of which have any actual value, in terms of the industry, consumers and technology.

Also, we need our listeners to fill out a simple, 8 question survey to get a read on our audience, so in turn we can get some advertising revenue -- click here to help us help you!

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

Posted by Frank at 9:59 PM | Comments (0) | Filed under Auto News | Podcast

March 1, 2006

Write for Car Buyer's Notebook -- Podcast #160

Several listeners and readers have contacted us, inquiring if we would accept article submissions on cars -- and the short answer is, absolutely, yes, send it in!

Listen to the podcast for details on what we're looking for -- we don't want resumes or story pitches, but complete, short stories. Writers will receive credit, but no money, sorry.

Also, we need our listeners to fill out a simple, 8 question survey to get a read on our audience, so in turn we can get some advertising revenue -- click here to help us help you!

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

Posted by Frank at 3:16 PM | Comments (0) | Filed under 5th Wheel | Auto News | Podcast

February 28, 2006

GM's Ethanol Campaign & Dodge Caliber Walkaround -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #159

In today's episode, we talk about how GM seized image leadership on ethanol with their Live Green Go Yellow campaign, and then we leave you with a pretty cool audio walkaround of the new Dodge Caliber, from the company website.

Also, we need our listeners to fill out a simple, 8 question survey to get a read on our audience, so in turn we can get some advertising revenue -- click here to help us help you!

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

February 27, 2006

Check Out A Cabin in the Woods – A Podnovel by Frank Giovinazzi -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #158

We interrupt the normal programming for this website to introduce our new audio novel, A Cabin in the Woods. We're calling this project a podnovel because we've set up a new channel to publish the weekly installments of the story, a fantasy/horror novel set in the woods.

The main character, Roger Cooke, is a college student who moves to a cabin in the woods to write the Great American Novel, but things take a turn for the weird in a hurry. One of the really cool things about this book is the structure – set up like the Thousand and One Arabian Nights, it goes back and forth between the narrator and the tales, creating its own special world, if you will.

You can listen to this off-topic podcast by clicking here, or you can listen to the introduction to the novel here.

The first chapter of the book is already posted, you can listen to it here; if you're totally into audio books in the Stephen King/Twilight Zone vein, you can put this RSS string into your podcatching software to get the regular downloads: http://acabininthewoods.libsyn.com/rss

If you'd like to check out the text entries for A Cabin in the Woods, you have two choices, at http://www.FrankGiovinazzi.com/a_cabin_in_the_woods/, or www.ACabinIntheWoods.libsyn.com.

Posted by Frank at 9:26 AM | Comments (0) | Filed under 5th Wheel | Auto News | Podcast

Ten of the Biggest Underreported Automotive Sales Stories of the Year – Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #157

With sales reports out in a couple days, I thought today would be a good time to put out a story that highlights what everyone else is overlooking. Folks, get ready for some real automotive journalism!

Here's a preview of today's podcast:

Ten Underreported Automotive Sales Stories

1. Toyota is ready to become the #3 best selling car company in America. They've been beating Chrysler for a couple months, 3 brands versus 3 brands, but Chrysler has been adding their Mercedes numbers to avoid the embarrassment.
2. Nissan's sales have been down 4 months in a row. They may not hit a million, unless pride gets in the way of profit.
3. BMW is the second best selling luxury brand in America. Beemer was behind Lexus in January by only 384 units, or 2%.
4. The Chevy Cobalt is a hit. Sales were up 140% in January.
5. Audi is coming on. Sales were up 19.8% in January, and they could be looking at a 100,000 units in 2007.
6. Pontiac is surging. Sales of the G6 were up 273.6% in January, Pontiac as a whole was up 55.3%, and the SOLSTICE BEAT THE MIATA.
7. The Honda Ridgeline still isn't selling. Only 3,814 units in January, despite winning awards and a generous lease. And the Hummer H3 sold 3,777 units but gets no press!
8. The Range Rover Sport is Land Rover's best-selling vehicle.
9. The PT Cruiser is the best-selling crossover/wagon in America.
10. Toyota's hybrid SUVs are failing in the marketplace.

Also, we need our listeners to fill out a simple, 8 question survey to get a read on our audience, so in turn we can get some advertising revenue -- click here to help us help you!

To listen to today's show, click here to play it directly on your computer.

Or you can subscribe to the daily Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast feed by putting this URL in your podcatching software: http://carbuyersnotebook.libsyn.com/rss

Car Buyer's Notebook

November 8, 2007

Check out the latest car videos

July 30, 2007

Car Buyer's Notebook Now Available in Nine Languages!

July 4, 2007

Get the Car Buyer's Notebook Widget!

April 20, 2006

Is the New Dodge Ad Offensive to Assholes? -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #169

April 18, 2006

Standup Comedy Day -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #168

April 10, 2006

like a polluted river flowing -- a podpoem -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #166

April 7, 2006

I Love the King of Cars -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #165

April 5, 2006

Niche Car and New Model Analysis -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #164

April 4, 2006

Teaching Titenda to Drive -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #163

March 8, 2006

How Roadside Assistance Programs Work -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #162

March 2, 2006

The Four Kinds of Concept Cars -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #161

March 1, 2006

Write for Car Buyer's Notebook -- Podcast #160

February 28, 2006

GM's Ethanol Campaign & Dodge Caliber Walkaround -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #159

February 27, 2006

Check Out A Cabin in the Woods – A Podnovel by Frank Giovinazzi -- Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #158

Ten of the Biggest Underreported Automotive Sales Stories of the Year – Car Buyer's Notebook Podcast #157

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