Hybrid vehicle sales tax exemption ends Aug. 1
Purchasers of new hybrid vehicles will need to take possession by July 31 to receive the sales tax exemption, according to Mike Gowrylow of the state Department of Revenue. Lease payments on previously qualifying hybrids will become subject to sales tax after July 31, he said. Full Story
Keep your car's interior as good as the day purchased
With the warm weather upon us, it's now the perfect time to give vehicles a cleaning overhaul. When it comes to keeping a car or truck clean, drivers are often quick to take their vehicle to the car wash and make sure its exterior looks as good as it possibly can. Full Story
Get your vehicle ready for summer
With economic concerns on most people's minds, the oldfashioned auto vacation is poised for a comeback, as families look for convenience and ready mobility over the expense of air travel to exotic destinations. But with summer weather, comes special automotive maintenance challenges; extreme heat, humidity, and heavy stop-and-go traffic can cause marginal systems to fail. Full Story
Car care guide takes mystery out of vehicle maintenance and repair
A new Car Care Guide for motorists turns technical automotive jargon into easy-to-understand everyday language, taking the mystery out of vehicle maintenance and repair. The free guide, published by the Car Care Council, can be ordered on the council's Web site at www.carcare.org. Full Story
How to make your boat green-friendly
For much of the last decade, emphasis on living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle has grown and grown. One place people can practice a more environmentally friendly lifestyle is on the water. Full Story
State offers Web site for boaters
Washington state has created a new Web site for boaters that consolidates and simplifies access to a variety of information on boating services, rules and regulations, places to boat, fishing licenses, and boating news "The new Web site — www. boat.wa. Full Story
New device track's a battery's life expectancy, health
For most of us, the inner workings of batteries are a complete mystery. Yet nearly all of us depend on these black boxes to start and run our cars, trucks, 4x4s, boats, RVs and campers. More often than not, our batteries do their job — but we have no way to predict when they're going to stop, leaving us in the lurch, or worse. Full Story
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