Knight Rider

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Knight Rider at NBCKnight Rider is back and it appears even more exciting and more sophisticated.

NBC is relaunching Knight Rider which premiers on Wednesday, September 24.

They already aired the 2 hour movie pilot in February that connects the old with the new. It features David Hasselhoff (the “old” Knight) with Justin Bruening (the “new” Knight) at his mother’s funeral. It appears that Hasselhoff will continue to appear on the new Knight Rider but as the missing father of Mike Traceur (Bruening), who is now driving the KITT (black Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang - a Cobra). Watch more videos at: http://www.nbc.com/Knight_Rider/video/

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Facts on Premium Gasoline

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As gasoline prices reach beyond $4.00 per gallon, let’s take a pause to figure out if it is worth paying 20 cents more for the premium grade.  The best place to look for an answer is in the owner’s manual.

Filling up premiumIf it asks for a regular grade (87 octane), then pumping that premium oil will be of no additional benefit. However, often time vehicle manufacturers suggest the premium fuel only to achieve optimum performance for the car. In that case, if the regular grade is used, the car will experience a negligible performance loss upto 5%.

Mordern cars automatically adjust the engine with the fuel grade provided to avoid damage. There is lot of information available on this topic from sources including scientific research, automakers and gasoline experts. Share your experience and opinion on premium gasoline. What grade do you use?

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Cool Cars We Miss

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Here’s an interesting article on MSN Autos by Evan Griffey. It’s about the popular cars that are not in production anymore like Toyota Supra or Acura NSX. And if you are a proud owner of one of those, holding on to her would be a wise idea. Read about it more on Edmunds.com

Toyota Supra

What do you have to say about such discontinued cars?

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