The Band Wagon

Shoppers looking for a small, but roomy utility vehicle would do well to consider the 2012 Nissan Rogue. This model offers a comfortable ride and supplies the tech features most customers want. The 2012 Rogue is a compact crossover SUV that seats five. It comes in two trims: S or SV. The Nissan Rogue has standard front-wheel drive, available all-wheel drive and is powered by a four-cylinder engine paired with an automatic transmission. Changes for 2012 include a Special Edition package for…

Tough! Was written in 1993 by one of Canada’s most creative playwrights, George F walker. It was shown to young adults of that time as a cautionary story and is now portrayed as entertainment. Walker’s only play that is for “young audiences” is set in a city park, where three working class teenagers meet. The characters are Tina, Jill and Bobby. Tina confronts Bobby for cheating on her as he had been caught messing around with another girl at a party, and is backed by her tough friend, Jill.…

The Mazda Mazda3 is a compact model, available in four-door sedan and five-door hatchback configurations. The front-wheel drive Mazda3 is the best-selling Mazda model, introduced in 2004 and now in its third generation. 2014 to Present: Mazda Mazda3 Following a customary six-year model run for the first-generation Mazda3, the second-generation model had a relatively short four-year product run. That abbreviated run coincided with a major change instituted by Mazda — its SKYACTIV technologies,…

In the late 60’s the Ford Motor Company was faced with unyielding competition from its Japanese and German rivals in the race to the ideal compact car. In an effort to keep up with its foreign counterparts Ford came out with the Ford Pinto. The timeline from designing the Pinto to finished product was rushed due to Ford’s desire to have the car available quickly, and subsequently costing hundreds of people to lose their lives. Before the Pinto was ready for the assembly line there were a number…

15. Chevrolet Suburban C1500 http://www.gmpartscenter.net/auto-parts/chevrolet/suburban-c1500 The Chevrolet Suburban C1500 is a half-ton SUV that carries a nameplate that has been used consecutively since 1933. These trucks are perfect for family outings and carrying a lot of cargo like camping or sporting equipment. They have towing and hauling capacity. When you replace any worn out part on your C1500, you like to use genuine OEM parts in order to get the replacement part that is the same as…

typically guys are aware of the rules of moral behavior, they just seem to have trouble following them, when there are certain extenuating circumstances. For example: " Zippy, a guy dog who has been told numerous times that he is not suppose to get into the kitchen garbage or poop on the floor, but he has never understood why, so he thinks that it should not apply to him when someone just threw away a seven week old kung Pao Chicken and is home alone." Thinking since nobody is home they…

The Pinto One the controversial news that came out about the Ford Pintos in 1972 was the explosions that would occur involving a low-speed rear-end collision. Also, Accident investigations discovered that victims of the rear end collisions had few trauma injuries because of the impacts, but had burned to death when the vehicles burst into fire. Additionally, after the accidents due to the doors becoming jammed shut. A few people had gotten trapped inside their cars and were unable to escape…

The Jeep Wrangler is a traditional body-on-frame four-wheel drive SUV, a model that traces its roots to a government purpose (GP or Jeep) vehicle used during World War II. This iconic model is prized for its off-road capabilities and unique features, including a fold-down windshield and removable doors. Long a two-door model, a four-door Wrangler Unlimited version was introduced in 2007. 2007 to Present: Jeep Wrangler Overview The third-generation Jeep Wrangler was introduced in 2007. As…

A Philosophical Approach In the 1978, three teenagers died after the Ford Pinto they were in was involved in a low spread rear-ended collision. This was not the first time that a death was the outcome of Ford Pinto being involved in a low speed rear end collision. The Ford Pinto was designed and released in a quick time period in 1971 (Trevino & Nelson, 2014, p. 64). Although it was discovered during the testing of the Pinto that the gas tank had a flaw, Ford decided to move forward with the…

The event that led to the Ford Pinto Case was due to a hazardous gas tank, the Ford Company had to make a decision between recalling the cars, which would costs the company an astronomical amount of money to repair, or do nothing and keep them as they were and face the lawsuits that would occur because of their decision to not make any necessary repairs. When the cost reports came out and showed that it would be in the company’s best interest to not recall the cars and instead pay out the…