Archive for December, 2010
Custom Floor Mats: An Easy Way To Personalize Your Car Interiors
Yes you can personalize the interiors of your car with the help of quality floor mats. Sounds bizarre? Well this article is for you. The custom floor mats can do the same. How? Let me explain:
The floors of our car have to negotiate with a lot of mud water dirt and scratches. However the floors are most neglected ones. Most of car owners tend to ignore the importance of proper floor protection. Neither do they consider cleaning them frequently. If you want to protect floor mats of your car keep them neat and clean and let them to add value to the interiors of your car getting the custom floor mats is necessary.
The custom floor mats are specially designed products that protect original floor mats against any damage as well as cover up already cause damages if any. The construction of custom floor mats is very crucial. The quality of material used and the kind technology employed in the manufacturing are the most important factors that determine the ultimate effectiveness of the floor mats.
The manufacturer of repute employs the qualified professionals and latest CAD/CAM technologies to produce quality floor mats for your car. The size shape and finishing also play the crucial role. They should not slip away or curl and fold. Most of the producers of repute such as Coverking use the quality material such as nylon clear vinyl and poly carpet.
Apart from protecting the original mats of your car floors the custommade floor mats are very effective in adding appeal to your cars interiors. Another advantage of these affordable floor mats is the opportunity to personalize them. With custom floor mats you can incorporate your names and logos. Besides superior quality this is the most exciting quality of customized car floor mats.
The floor mats that are custom fit are available in several cool varieties. The Carpet70 Ounce Clear Nibbed and the Nylon Carpet floor mats are the most popular brands. You can select the best suitable floor mats for your car online as well. So get custom fit floor mats of your choice and get your names and logos embroidered on them. This way you can add personality to your car.
About the writer: This Article is written by David for covers4auto.com on Floor Mats and Car Floor Mats. For more information you can visit Custom Floor Mats.
Corn And Ethanol Production May Help Eco Issues
The US government have for some time now being giving a subsidy to corn and ethanol production. The reasoning behind helping in the production of corn and ethanol is that it can be used as a alternative to fossil fuels. In turn it is hoped that because ethanol burn more cleanly than petrol that it will help the environment and reduce US dependence on oil from other countries.
With most ethanol that is produced in the U.S being made from corn although other grains and biomass can be used there as been a economic stimulation to U.S. agriculture therefore creating a new market for corn and maize. Estimates have also shown that as many as 10 million acres of land are required to grow corn or maize to produce ethanol.
By increasing production in the ethanol industry it may be a means of increasing farmers income as well as reducing farm subsidy payments and also as said before lessen the dependence on imported fuels. Furthermore there is more energy efficiency achieved through use of corn and ethanol and it also achieves a net gain in a better form of energy since converting corn to ethanol means using abundant domestic supplies of coal and natural gas.
Some possible negative aspects with using corn and ethanol:
There are certain issues with using corn and ethanol since it requires the use of fuel and energy to grow the corn in the first place and it has been found that one acre of U.S. corn will produce approximately 328 gallons of ethanol. However the planting growing and harvesting of that amount of corn will need 140 gallons of fossil fuels and that in itself amounts to 347 per acre which equates to 1.05 per gallon of ethanol even before the corn leaves the farm.
This may be further compounded by the crushing and fermentation of corn at processing plants all of which consumes energy. It seems that the end cost of producing ethanol and using corn works out to be more expensive than that of petrol.
On a positive note there are a lot of people who state that figures show that corn and ethanol give up to thirty percent more energy than is taken to make it. Also some other figures show the net energy values for corn and ethanol are going up and the reason for this is that technology relating to corn and ethanol production is getting better.
About the writer: For more information about corn and ethanol production and biomass please check out www.ecoholistic.com
Chryslers Lifetime Powertrain Warranty
South Korean carmaker Hyundai Kia Autogroup set the standard for reliability in 1999 when it introduced it’s 10year/100000mile powertrain warranty on all car models on top of its already generous 5year/60000mile coverage of almost all components.
In recent years Chrysler has been making a slow comeback with 67 percent of surveyed models scoring average or better in predicted reliability. In fact Steven Landry Executive Vice President of North American Sales for Chrysler is fond of telling people that dealer feedback reinforced what they were seeing internally that Chrysler’s recent fleet is the best quality they had ever seen. Faced with declining consumer confidence in American automotive manufacturing and an eroding customer base Chrysler decided to raise the bar and issue its own benchmark warranty to lure buyers back to Detroit. “We decided to add ‘lifetime’ to our warranty as a service to our customer” says Patti Georgevich Global Service Communication Manager for Chrysler. Will consumers take the bait?
Devil in the details
The lifetime warranty begins at the end of the 3year/36000mile Basic Limited Warranty and covers the engine transmission and drive systems. Chrysler is quick to point out those parts are the most costly to repair but they neglect to mention that they’re also the parts least likely to break.
As always you need to read the fine print. Before you get excited about stresstesting your Dodge Ram SRT10 note that all cars are covered by the warranty. Chrysler excludes all hybrids and SRT models from the lifetime coverage. If you’re trying to save a few bucks by buying a used Jeep stash those savings in a safe place in the event you need to fix the engine timing. Like the Hyundai 10year warranty Chrysler’s lifetime warranty applies only to the original owner of the car and is nontransferable to subsequent owners.
If you have a hard time remembering your anniversary or mother’s birthday perhaps this isn’t the best deal for you. The only caveat for maintaining the warranty is that the powertrain must be inspected by an authorized Chrysler Jeep or Dodge dealer ‘free of charge’ every five years within 60 days of the purchase date. This means that if forget to have the car inspected the warranty is void.
And the lifetime powertrain warranty isn’t a license to skip oil changes or run your engine into the ground? the warranty requires that you properly maintain your vehicle according to the Scheduled Maintenance Guidelines in the owner’s manual. The provisions stop short of requiring documentation of all repairs. But if you need a new transmission around the 80000 mile mark you might end up in a hesaid/shesaid confrontation. The good news is that Chrysler does not mandate service or repairs be performed at a Chrysler dealership. The bad news is that if the damage appears to be a result of improper maintenance and you can’t back up your claim with documentation you’re on the hook for a new transmission.
Too much of a good thing?
Cars typically have a 3year/36000mile or 4year/50000mile bumpertobumper warranty. Coincidentally owners keep new cars on average for five and a half years. Not long after the warranty expires and the car starts breaking down owners tend to sell the car for a newer model. Which begs the question is a lifetime warranty really necessary?
And even if you’re the type to drive a car until the wheels fall off powertrains are typically the last to go. So while it may be a good idea to keep your detailed service records they may be moot. “If you follow all recommended service and maintenance” says Ms. Georgevich “our vehicles should last a very very long time.
While it’s too soon to see if the warranty will entice more customers or end up being a costly mistake it’s easy to see how it makes for good marketing.
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