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Welcome to The WardsAuto Dealer 5 - we've put together important items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:
| 1. | In this corner, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Over there, the redone Smart micro car. Totally different cars, yet the latter is relying on its ties to big-brother Mercedes dealers. | ||
| 2. | It comes at a cost, but AutoNation vows it will not sell any new or used vehicle that has an unrepaired safety defect. | ||
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| 3. | Euro-like vans are making commercial driving fun. Well, less of a job, anyway. Check out this story on the reinvention of a once-staid van segment. Here’s our related story, too. | ||
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These are awfully nice cars – until it comes time to insuring them. In that case, ouch, they’re the costliest.
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| 5. | Rolls-Royce hopes its newly unveiled Dawn model will attract a “younger” buyer. But hey kid, have $325,000 handy. And that’s just for the base model. |
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