News of the Weird: Haunted Honda offered for sale in L.A.

A driver is selling a very special 1992 Honda Accord on the Los Angeles craigslist — after spending thousands to fix it up, he reckons it’s still haunted.

Some of the car’s special features: “Seems to be possessed by a demon or some sort of entity. Makes low mumbling backwards-like indistinguishable talking sounds through the speakers, which aren’t even hooked up to anything. There is no stereo in it, so it can’t be anything to do with that. When you get into the car, it makes you have odd feeling like you wanna leave fast to get out [of] the car and also there’s cold spot inside the rear seat makes you uneasy.”
He’s asking US$6,500, but he’ll take half that if you twist his arm.

Fair disclosure: The seller warns potential buyers that the vehicle is an attempted murderer: “It makes no sense at all, but it has almost killed me many of times while I was driving to work and school... Please take this car out of my life. May God Bless You & Have Mercy On Your Soul!”

Peter Kenter, National Post

Source;
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posteddriving/archive/2009/03/31/news-of-the-weird-haunted-honda-offered-for-sale.aspx

Cars Vs. People: What's More Fuel Efficient?

Ever wondered whether walking was more resource efficient than driving? Although we know we poop more when we exercise, this chart finally helps us to answer that question a bit more scientifically.
It turns out the human body is an extraordinarily efficient machine — much more so than even the most efficient car. Which gets us to wondering — shouldn't we be running our cars on people or Soylent Green?
While we ponder that question — take a look at the full chart here.

Source;
http://jalopnik.com/5165228/cars-vs-people-whats-more-fuel-efficient

Nissan Backed Toyota Dealership Closes

A Nissan backed Toyota dealership, I don't know what to think of that....
The recently opened Superior Toyota of Oakland hoped to be a rare example of an auto dealership that could swim against the harsh economic tide.

On Tuesday, employees were informed the 200,000-square-foot dealership at 8181 Oakport St. at Hegenberger Road would be shut down at the close of business Tuesday. It came as a surprise as the grand opening of the site was to be scheduled soon, and cars were being placed in the window fronting Interstate 880 this week.

Even a huge sign near Oracle Arena declared the site "now open."
While it's a Toyota dealership, owner Michael Kahn said Nissan actually provided the financing for the new building.

Source;
http://www.autospies.com/news/Nissan-Torpedos-Brand-New-Toyota-Mega-Dealership-Forcing-It-To-Close-41538/