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Honest John doesn't have a kind word to say about the Peugeot 1007. By Honest John Blunder bus I'm very interested in the Peugeot 1007, but only ever read bad reviews. Are they that bad? The specification seems to include almost everything you could want. I understand they are still popular on mainland Europe and you can pick up a very nice example for about £3,500. DD, Letchworth The 1007 was based on the Citroën C2... and was a heap of junk cars that got the go-ahead on the basis of flawed... Read Full Story

GUEST VIEW By Don Soos I just returned home to Florida after a visit of several days to my former hometown area. During that time I visited Niagara Falls several times, went to the casino, drove around the area and went "downtown," where I parked the car and visited the "major" souvenir shop and the souvenir stands scattered about the area like an outdoor flea market. The entire falls area is a disgrace! There is no other way to say it. The entire area is dingy, dirty, unkempt, shopworn. I am... Read Full Story

The city of Burlington will begin enforcing a junk car ban on Saturday. Although some city officials think that junk cars are a problem, a city councilman thinks the ban isn’t needed. The junk car ban, passed in June, enables the city to tow junked, abandoned or hazardous motor vehicles that are within the city limits. Greg Turner, crime prevention specialist with the Burlington Police Department , said that the number of junked cars is pretty low. “Junk cars have never been an issue,” Turner... Read Full Story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill requiring car dealers to mark junk vehicles with a sticker alerting potential buyers to damage. The governor announced his signing of AB1215 by Democratic Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield of Sherman Oaks on Monday. Under the legislation, California becomes the first state to require dealers to post a prominent marker identifying vehicles that are listed in a federal database as junk cars , salvage or inundated during floods. Blumenfield says... Read Full Story

A lifelong love of collecting rundown car parts has given Grady Ballard lots to play with in retirement. His latest project: making a joy ride of a '39 Ford. DENVER, N.C. Grady Ballard's car turns heads. If he flies by you in the opposite lane, you may wrench your neck. Pass him, and you will slow down for longer look. It is a rat rod, made of an opportunistic assortment of parts from the '39 Ford truck grille in front to the scratch built tailgate with Harley pipes underneath. In between, a... Read Full Story

Thomasville, NC -- A viewer contacted 2 Wants To Know about the junk yards that are visible from the roads. We found out there are ordinances against these eyesores, and covering them up is key to selling this area. As you drive into Davidson County and reach the Guilford County/Randolph County line, you see more than one junk yard in plain view. Realtor Robin Russell said curb appeal means a lot. "It's a person's first impression of an area," he explained. Looking at the corridor of junk... Read Full Story

Police say criminals are casing junk cars in random yards, calling tow companies, and getting cash as the car is towed away for scrap. Desperate times, desperate measures, said Ryan Haluptzok about a new scam in the scrap metal market. Haluptzok, owner of Classic Towing and Recycling in Duluth, has been scammed by people selling him junk cars they don’t own. According to the Duluth Police Department, criminals are casing junk cars in random yards, calling tow companies, and getting cash as... Read Full Story

Frances Hayes Ronda commissioners discussed a proposed nuisance ordinance during their September meeting on Tuesday night. "We need to look over this very carefully and take our time with it," said Commissioner Sam Foster. "I am very leery of this. Are we letting in more government interference and having less for the individual," said Foster. "We are a community and we have to have standards," responded Mayor Victor Varela. "This can affect our property values." The proposed nuisance... Read Full Story

Code enforcement urges residents to report cars without tags by Daniel J. Gross, Staff Writer Due to a surge of incidents in Bladensburg, code enforcement plans to start cracking down harder on abandoned vehicles and vehicles without tags cases. From the beginning of the year through the end of August, there were 168 abandoned vehicle reports, of which 11 vehicles were impounded, said Tim McNamara, the town’s code enforcement director. Last year there were 175 reports, of which 18 abandoned... Read Full Story

By Laura Rowley Diane Zielinski bought a used car for her 17-year-old son at a dealership in Quakertown, Pa., about a decade ago. She paid $3,500 for the maroon Pontiac Grand Am. Three weeks later, her son called from a dark country road at 9 p.m. He had heard a loud bang, and then engine on the car had blown apart. "There were pieces of engine and oil all over the ground," Zielinski recalls. "He could have been hurt." While Zielinski called the dealer, her son came across the website for... Read Full Story