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These Are The Most Pointless Automotive Partnerships

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These Are The Most Pointless Automotive Partnerships Automotive companies teaming up with companies outside of the automotive world rarely works out. Tech companies, clothing designers, and video games don’t really get the complex world of cars they’ve been thrust into. And who could blame them? They can’t all be Eddie Bauer Ford Explorers, after all. Read more…

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What Was The Most Pointless Automotive Partnership?

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What Was The Most Pointless Automotive Partnership? Automakers will often team up with non- automotive companies for things like special edition cars, merch, etc. Sometimes the partnerships make sense. Remember Subaru’s L.L. Bean editions or Ford’s Eddie Bauer Explorers and Expeditions? Other times they come across as trying too hard—take Cadillac’s Bulgari… Read more…

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Why the ‘Penny in Your Freezer’ Trick Is Pointless

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Why the ‘Penny in Your Freezer’ Trick Is Pointless How many times have you heard that if you’re leaving your house before a storm, tornado, hurricane, wildfire evacuation—or even a long vacation—that you should freeze a cup of water and put a penny on top? Well, it turns out this trick doesn’t work and could actually hide the fact that your power went out. Read more…

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