Camaro Trumps Mustang -- For Now

In close competition, the Chevy Camaro outsold the Ford Mustang over the last year.

The modern-day Chevrolet Camaro has won bragging rights from Ford's Mustang--at least for the 12-month period since the Camaro reappeared after a four-year hiatus.
But the honor may be short-lived.
From April 2009 through March 2010, Chevrolet sold 82,405 Camaros, compared with Ford's 72,669 Mustangs.

But the 2011 Mustang threatens to deprive the Camaro of its first calendar-year victory over its Ford rival since 1985. The 2011 Mustang came out in April with new 3.7-liter V-6 and 5.0-liter V-8 engines, and Ford's car beat the Camaro 10,225 to 8,931 last month.

But the game of one-upsmanship continues. Many of Ford's sales came from incentives on 2010 Mustangs, and GM has help on the way: A Camaro convertible appears next year to compete with the Mustang's ragtop.

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The "Right to Repair Act"

The Right to Repair Act is bipartisan legislation that would require automakers to provide the same service information and tools to independent auto and maintenance shops, as well as to consumers, that the automaker dealership service centers receive.

The need for Right to Repair legislation has become a necessity in order to protect the rights of car owners to decide where and how they have their vehicles serviced, whether at a new car dealer or an independent service facility. Right to Repair ensures that the person who bought the car and not the car company, can decide where that vehicle is repaired and maintained.

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Brian Wood Automotive - AAA creme de le creme!

Brian Wood Automotive has earned the Automobile Club of Southern California's Approved Auto Repair coveted Quality Service Award for customer satisfaction and service quality.

The Quality Award honorees were selected from approximately 600-plus Approved Auto Repair facilities, which are independent businesses regularly inspected by the Auto Club. To receive an award, a repair shop has to meet extremely stringent Auto Club standards for a consecutive two-year period: no more than one complaint from an Auto Club member, a minimum 99 percent customer satisfaction rating during two consecutive surveys and no facility deficiencies during either of the Auto Club's detailed annual shop inspections or the bimonthly shop reviews.

"Automobiles have become very technologically sophisticated and challenging to repair and maintain," said the AAA-Approved Auto Repair Operations Manager Michael Hoshaw. "These shops are the crème de la crème and exceeded our program's strict requirements. The recipients demonstrate that they possess advanced skill and knowledge and understand how to provide top value and customer service to motorists."

This Won't Happen at Brian Wood Automotive!

When my husband and I arrived at an auto shop to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "It's open!"

To which he replied, "I know - I already got that side.'