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Beautiful Car

Sometimes I run across beautiful photos of cars that should be shared... even without a back-story. Here is one of those...

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Carol of the Bells

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Drive Carefully

Like I was saying on Wednesday. People doing stupid things in cars will be an endless topic of conversation. This one needs no explanation...

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Merry Christmas!!

Unbelievable!!

Online Security

Autopartstomorrow.com is one of the most secure auto parts sites you will come across. We understand that buying auto parts over the web is a fairly new process, and many people are making their first ever purchase on our site. Who can blame them for looking? With the price of some of the electronic components in today's cars, if a wholesale option like us were not available, that car might just be towed to the junk yard instead of being repaired.

Security is one of the reasons we do not take phone orders. While we trust everyone who works here implicitly, there is always a greater risk taking your card number over the phone than there is from our encrypted web site. We don't even see your card information. That is shared between your bank and ours, and when they agree everything is OK with the transaction, we just click the button to complete the sale.

There are a few drawbacks to high security however. One of these is sometimes experienced by our customers at checkout. Our card processing system wants to make 100% sure that the person placing the order is the actual person who owns the credit card. To do so we require that the BILL-TO address be the EXACT address stated in the credit card companies records. If you transpose numbers, or use incorrect abbreviations, etc. the card will be returned as rejected and your order will not process. In order to overcome this, some find it helpful to look at their most recent statement, and type the address directly from the front.

Most customers appreciate this level of protection. If you happen to be the one who is having an issue though it will probably be frustrating. If the information above doesn't help, please feel free to call and we will go through several steps to try to help you out. Security is good... It helps build trust. Trust builds loyalty, and loyalty will help us continue to grow and provide the superior level of care you have come to expect. We thank you for your business.

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Man wins Lamborghini and Crashes it Within Hours

You really can't make this up. Trying to find material about people doing stupid things with cars will provide an endless supply of stories without even trying.

SANTAQUIN, Utah (AP) - A Utah man who won a $380,000 Lamborghini in a convenience store chain's contest crashed the sports car six hours after he got it.

The lime green Murcielago Roadster was set to leave for a Las Vegas body shop Wednesday for repairs, just days after Santaquin resident David Dopp won it in Maverik stores' "Joe Schmo to Lambo" contest.

"Yeah, I got it on Saturday and I wrecked it on Saturday," Dopp told KSL-TV.

He said he was taking friends and family on joy rides that evening on the outskirts of town. He said he took a curve at 40 or 50 mph when the vehicle hit ice or loose gravel and started spinning.

Read the story here...

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Embarrassing Holiday Photos

I am not sure, but I believe I can identify these people from our call center?

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Shipping Auto Parts to Canada?

We get this question daily. Although our site clearly explains that we are currently only shipping auto parts to the lower 48 United States, we still have the opportunity to speak with many of our Canadian neighbors. Part of the reason is obvious... Our prices are very low, and our inventory, especially on GM and Ford auto parts is pretty good.

At some point in the future we may become a little more international-friendly, but for now we are growing at a rate that allows us to be as close to 100% effective as possible. There are some methods to ship internationally that may be employed, but for now they are 100% manual and don't fit with how we do business. At Autopartstomorrow.com we offer our large warehouse inventory wholesale direct to the public (in the lower 48 states). We only ship UPS. We do not do special orders. These few rules allow us to automate much of our process for efficiency and cost savings. This in turn allows us to sell auto parts at a very low price.

If however you still NEED to buy the part from us, we do have a separate international division within our parent company. Typically we forward those requests to Nelson Rodriguez and he e-mails his special handling instructions. The pricing may be a little higher, and there will always be shipping, but if you must have it we can probably make it work. It will just need to be done manually.

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Please Don't Do This...

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The Future of Transportation?

Barring a new unforeseen technological advance (i.e. teleportation) we seem to be screaming towards a screeching halt in a never ending traffic jam. While everyone continues to argue over what type of engine/motor we need to put in our vehicles, the real issue is where are they all going to go? Even if we find a new battery technology that never needs recharging there is still a growing problem. The cost of building new roads has become prohibitive. The cost of repair on our failing bridges seems insurmountable. In reality, most states are balking at high speed rail systems, even if the construction is paid for by the federal government, because the day to day operation will never break even.

I believe the days of cars being driven by individuals are nearing an end. What I see is a trend towards networked cars, operated by satellite (like predator drones but computer automated) and unfortunately, government rules and mandates regarding which cars, which people and how much it will cost becoming the prevailing mode of transportation.

This is not meant to be a political article but whenever these things are brought up there will always be backlash. We need to begin working on entire organizations which can be run via computer at an individuals home. Rather than just assuming the infrastructure must continuously grow, how about we figure out ways to get things done with minimum transportation. I am all for globalization, but there is something wrong when you go to the local grocery store and all of the fruits are imported from overseas?

Just start thinking about it. What can you do in this regard? What can your company do? What kind of business will thrive in this environment? Maybe it's time for The Jetsons 3D Air Cars... I'll bet attorneys will have a field day.

Friday Afternoon Time Waster

How many of these videos do you remember from the past year? I am ashamed to admit to 7... Don't tell my boss.


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Car Wallpapers

It's Friday and I am being a bit lazy, but here is a post anyway. For those of you who love cars (like me) I have found another great web site that specializes in computer wallpapers, many for cars. Here is the link to the picture above, and you can then jump to the "cars" section to choose from hundreds of beautiful car wallpapers or screen savers. Enjoy!!

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Winter Wonderland

It is a little early to post this video, but I wanted to make sure you had a chance to see some stupid "Car on Ice" tricks, so that you would be prepared with "What not to do" advice.

1. If you see a wreck at the bottom of an ice covered hill, don't start down the hill.
2. If you are in a wreck don't panic, STAY IN THE CAR.
3. For God Sakes, don't bail out of your car while it is still sliding!

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Aspiring Auto Mechanic?

With the growing technical aspects of the ever increasingly complex systems contained in automotive applications, "Mechanic" is a dying term. Many new recruits to this field are now considered "Technicians". My feeling is that this trend will continue. Cars and trucks are increasingly just mobile computer networks connected to and engine and four wheels. The Auto Tech of the future will need to be fully vested in computer diagnostic techniques and the larger diagnostic systems that will help them find issues. As such, I feel that pay rates will be rising for good, intelligent and well qualified candidates. Check out this site for possible schools that might help place you into this category.

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P.S. Don't let pre-conceived ideas of what a car mechanic was in the past, cloud your vision to the potential income of this coming "High Tech" job.

Barrett-Jackson Auction

If you have ever had the honor of attending a Barrett-Jackson auction in person you will second what I have to say here... New cars have NOTHING on these classics from years gone by. The vehicles that are auctioned at one of their events have been reviewed and researched, cleaned and re-cleaned, and are only allowed on stage if they are the absolute best of the best.

Some of the paint jobs of these cars cost more than a base model new car. The real money spent on these cars goes into the professional automotive trades, and most of the time are not recouped upon the sale of the car. The people who are offering these cars are true fanatics (crazy fans) who do it for the love of the genre as much as for the thrill of the car. A lot of times the car is being sold only so that cash can be freed up for their next project. Join me in saying a big "Thank You" to the people who keep the epitome of car art and culture alive by bringing these cars back to, and beyond, the beauty of showroom!

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P.S. Just because someone has a vehicle that is the exact year, make and model as one they see on the Barrett-Jackson runway does NOT automatically mean they should be able to sell it for the same price. Take that car, add 10,000 hours of labor and love... then bring it back and we will talk.

Why Don't You Have it?

We get this question daily, multiple times a day. It is understandable really. A customer is looking for the throw out bearing for his beloved 1969 Firebird, and we advertise that we are a GM wholesaler... and his car is GM... so why don't we have every part, for every GM vehicle, at wholesale, and available for overnight shipping? Well, when it's put that way it seems understandable. It would take a warehouse that was hundreds of acres in size to even begin to approach that offering. But when it is your car, and you only need one part, for some reason we put our logical brain aside.

I do the same thing. I am willing to put some work into looking for a hard to find item, but at some point I feel that it is time to "cash in" my frustration on that last place that dashes my hopes.

At Autopartstomorrow.com we are focused on fairly late model vehicles (@ 1995 and up) and lean towards domestic brands. We are a GM and Ford wholesale warehouse distributor in our first life, and make our wholesale warehouse auto parts inventory available to the public online. One thing we are learning, and growing into, is that the public wants a wider variety of parts.

The cool thing about our website is that we are gathering sales and lost sale data daily. This info is feeding into our purchasing computers and we are finding that it makes sense to stock some items that we never would have thought of before. As an example, we are selling tons of Monroe shocks and struts, Moog suspension parts, Westar engine and transmission mounts, and our value line of brake parts and filters are exploding. Each of these lines were under-performing with our dealership customers, but now they are becoming lead sellers.

So, what does this mean for you? Well, just because we did not have it yesterday, that does not mean that we won't have it tomorrow. Successful companies are great to be a part of, and if you will stay with us while we are growing, we promise our offering of auto parts will continue to grow. You love wholesale prices, we love selling auto parts... together we will make this into the best wholesale auto parts organization around!!

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Too Much Backpressure...

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Should I Replace My ...?

Many people aren't sure what the correct replacement period is on many of the maintenance parts their vehicle needs. This article from AskMen.com does a pretty good job of giving some basic guidelines. There are even a few items that I wouldn't consider maintenance items that have a replacement time. My suggestion is that you follow your manufacturers guidelines first, add this list to your knowledge base... and then find a good mechanic you can trust (and listen to them).

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Aston Martin vs. Roller Skates...

Aston Martin Vs. Skater Race

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Laser Cars- 300K with no fill up?

This article, published by GE on their TXCHNOLOGIST site discusses a possible use of an abundantly available, mildly radioactive metal called Thorium which could potentially power an automobile sized vehicle over 300,000 miles with no additional fuel. Can you buy futures on Thorium?

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Go Park Yourself !

I LOVE Concept Cars... Not only because they are futuristic looking (re: cool), but also because the further you look into the specifics, the more you will find really great technologies. This Nissan of the future doesn't really have a look that I appreciate, but the one item I love is the proposed "Go down the street, find a parking place, park... and then come back when I call you" smart phone application.

Thanks to Autoblog for the story and to Nissan for thinking outside of the many angled, self driving, box!

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