Nine Signs of Pothole Damage to Your Vehicle

Have your vehicle examined if it exhibits any of these signs.

1. Rolling or swaying in turns

2. Diving when braking

3. Squatting when accelerating

4. Bouncing or sliding sideways on winding, rough roads

5. Bottoming out or thumping on bumps

6. Sitting lower in the front or rear

7. Leaking or other signs of physical damage, such as rusting or dents

8. Losing directional control during sudden stops

9. Pulling or drifting in one direction or another on a smooth, flat road without a crown

What's New

BMW Assist adds MyInfo, powered by Google Maps

Send destinations to your BMW from your home or office with the new MyInfo service. Access Google Maps on the internet to find restaurants, stores or a street address. Then, with the click of your mouse, send this information with its associated phone number and even a personal note directly to your BMW. Once in your vehicle, it appears under the BMW Assist menu option and can be exported to your Navigation system (if so equipped) for immediate route guidance, while you can call the destination via your Bluetooth linked phone. It's a fast and easy way to find your way.

Available on all BMW Assist-equipped 2009 BMWs, except the X3, as well as 2008 X6 vehicles produced 4/08 and later. Requires BMW Assist Safety Plan subscription.

Did you know?

Certified Success

Since its inception in 1996, the BMW Certified Pre-Owned program has become the number-one luxury certified program in the United States. In 2007, 89,795 Certified Pre-Owned BMWs were sold - or one CPO BMW for every three new ones.

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When it comes to a luxury SUV one has come to expect certain things, like style, power, and paying a premium price. Kia decided to redefine the category by making a new kind of luxury SUV. One that comes with style, power, and best in class fuel economy, all at a price that's a lot less than you'd expect to pay. Come see what all the talk is about.

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Hot-weather safe driving tips

It's summer, when temperatures and tempers rise. Keep your cool - and those of drivers around you.

* Don't tailgate - especially behind trucks, where you may not be visible to the driver.

* Avoid groups of cars on the highway, so you don't get involved in other people's accidents.

* Courtesy is contagious and also helps avoid accidents. Let other cars merge; stay to the right except to pass; and always use turn signals.

* Mobile phones distract you from concentrating on traffic. If you must call, use a Bluetooth wireless system or headphones. Better yet, pull over!

Jetta TDI buyers to get $1,300 back from the IRS

Now that Toyota has sold so many Priuses that the popular hybrid no longer qualifies for federal tax credits, and they are essentially sold out until the new generation cars show up next year, people might be wondering where to go for a high mileage vehicle. Volkswagen's new 50-state legal Jetta TDI is going on sale around about Labor day and our good friends at the IRS have decreed that people who purchase one will be able to get a check back from the feds for $1,300. The clean diesel Jetta qualifies under the Advanced Lean Burn Technology Motor Vehicle income tax credit. That would bring the price premium for the diesel to only $700 over a comparable Jetta with a gas engine. The EPA has rated the Jetta at 29/40mpg city highway with a 6-speed DSG gearbox. Real world numbers are likely to be closer to the low 40s for most drivers, but we'll be finding out for ourselves soon.

Passat Tops Motor Trend List of Family Sedans

Motor Trend recently picked the Volkswagen Passat as their No. 1 "Familial and Frugal Four-Cylinder Car" when testing it against 10 other similar Series 4 vehicles. The judges recognized the car's ability to exhibit some muscle while remaining a "dutiful family member" with plenty of space to haul passengers with economical ease in the increasingly expensive gasoline world.
In addition to having exceptional speed and handling for its class, the Passat was also praised for its sleek shape, comfortable and stylish but simple interior, and trunk space.

The automotive jury declared, "Passat's European DNA means a clean, sleek exterior shape and simple, orderly cabin that stands apart from some of the flashier competition." They also cheered that its exceptional handling and pick-up "does 'swift' like Howard Stern does shock" and that "you might not even notice your true pace until those blue lights appear in your rearview mirror."

Overall, Motor Trend said that when it came to picking the No. 1 car for "Familial and Frugal," the decision was nearly unanimous that it was "so attractive and so far and away the best drivers' car, it would be nuts to consider anything else."