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September 4, 2011

(More) Trouble Ahead for Toyota?

Leasing a Mercedes for the Cost of a Toyota Is there trouble ahead for Toyota? That certainly seems possible, at least based on my (exhaustive) experience shopping for a new car lease starting Sept. 1 (keep reading to find out the winner). From below, Toyota faces intensifying pressure from Kia and Hyundai, which are essentially doing...
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“Rich Friend, Poor Friend”*

The Pluses of Having Poor Friends (Just Not Too Poor) Want to know why it’s better to have more poor friends than rich friends? Rich friends are never around — or, if they are, are never free. So, they’re at their cabin, on vacation out east, out west . . . or somewhere. Or, if they’re in...
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“It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane . . .”

 . . . It’s Cavalia Minneapolis!” OK, so it’s not an Unidentified Flying Object, or even airborne. But, I’m sure it’s had at least a few Twin Citians (“Twins Itian’s?) scratching their heads the last few days, trying to figure out exactly what they were looking at (see photo, below). “It” is a very large, very dramatic,...
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