Floor Mats and Liners For Your Vehicle
Your Ford F Series, Toyota Tundra, Dodge Ram, or GMC 1500 pick up truck gets the job done when it comes to moving people and your stuff. Likely, your truck’s cargo bed is utilized frequently as you use it to transport wood, gravel, household items, or even food items. To protect your cargo bed and the truck’s interior from mistreatment, custom made liners and floor mats offer extraordinary protection for your vehicle that no stock product can possibly equal. Let’s examine some important features that custom made liners and floor mats have to offer.
Custom made liners offer the best protection for your pick up truck or SUV because they feature the following characteristics:
- Each liner is custom made to the specific specifications of your truck’s cargo area.
- Liners are made from rigorous polyethylene material to stay supple in intense weather conditions: from the heat of summer to the worst of winter’s extreme chill.
- Liners resist snow, ice, hail, sleet, rain, mud, dirt, gas, oil, and battery acid.
- Liners include molded-in tread pattern cargo grips to lessen the movement of your passengers, pets, and other stuff.
- Are available in three important colors: gray, black, and tan to match mostly any vehicle.
- Likewise, custom made floor mats offer the following significant features:
- Are constructed with the toughest rubber to endure abusive foot traffic.
- Warranted to not crack or break; compare that with one year limited warranties from off the shelf competitors.
- Contrasting to clumsy fitting off the shelf models, custom floor mats offer an exact fit. No dangerous folding or slipping while operating your car!
- Withstand snow, ice, hail, sleet, rain, mud, dirt, gas, oil, and battery acid.
To purchase a cargo liner or floor mats through an online wholesaler, you can get the finest service, the lowest prices, and the best selection especially if the following is offered to you:
- A toll free number; competitive prices; online ordering with assistance, if needed; free and quick shipping and handling.
Besides serving full sized truck and SUV offerings, custom liners and floor mats can be made for a wide range of other vehicles, all the way from the compact Kia Sorento to a Land Rover and beyond. Protect your vehicle today and order the mats and liners that are right for you.
Copyright 2006 - Matt Keegan is a freelance writer covering all of the important automotive makes as well as industry news. You can keep your Ram, F-150, Tacoma, Sorento, Land Rover or other fine vehicle looking great by shopping the Discount Auto Accessories superstore for high quality automotive accessories.
2006 Chevrolet HHR: Chevy’s PT Cruiser?
I realize I am certain to get some flack for my title, but at first glance, no wait, at every glance when I look at the HHR I can’t help think that this is Chevrolet’s answer to the Chrysler PT Cruiser. While you may disagree, the similarities are striking and the HHR is positioned to compete against the PT Cruiser, Honda Element, and the Scion xB. How well the HHR will do is another thing, so let’s take a look at this little wonder before passing judgment.
The HHR, like the SSR released by Chevrolet one year before it, is a retro car meant to evoke comparisons with vehicles of another generation. Taking styling cues from the 1949 Chevrolet/GMC Suburban the HHR, or Heritage High Roof, is based on the all new Chevrolet Cobalt frame. The PT Cruiser is also a retro vehicle and it take its styling cues from panel trucks of the same era, thus the PT in the name makes the vehicle a panel truck cruiser. For further comparison notes the Chrysler is based on the aging [and soon to be discontinued] Neon platform.
The HHR, like the PT Cruiser, is essentially a tall wagon with raised seating that can fold down to allow for ample carting of large and lengthy items. Indeed, with the front passenger seat folded down, the HHR can easily carry an 8 foot step ladder inside its cabin. Chevrolet added plenty of bins, hooks, and cup holders to the HHR so that the utilitarian nature of the vehicle is only in its styling, and not in its practicality. Good thing, because retro should only be in looks and not in creature comforts or the lack thereof, right?
With four passenger doors and a fifth utility door — a liftgate — the HHR is said to hold five passengers, but as vehicles of this size go the three in the back should be children, otherwise the going will certainly be cramped.
Unlike the PT Cruiser which offers three 4 cylinder engines, two of which are turbocharged, the HHR features just two normally aspirated engines: the 2.2L Ecotec with 143 horsepower or the 2.4L Ecotec with 172 horses. Both engines are mated to a 5 speed manual transmission, but customers can opt for a 4 speed automatic if they so desire.
Yes, all the other creature comforts of modern vehicles are also available with the HHR; some is standard equipment while others are listed as options. Air conditioning, cd players, air bags, power seats/windows/doors/locks, etc. are offered depending on option packages ordered and the model selected [there are three].
One of the best features of the HHR is its price. Currently, Chevrolet’s base MSRP is $15,990 and although GM’s special employee pricing program has ended there are certain to be incentives offered to lure buyers, possibly in the area of low rate financing. Highway gas mileage should approach 30 miles to the gallon, which is comparable to cars in its class.
Time will tell how the HHR is received and since it is so new I haven’t had a chance to test drive one yet. Thus, I really cannot pass judgment on the HHR other than to say I like its looks and think that it may be a good competitor to the PT Cruiser as well as an option for those considering the Honda Element or Scion xB.
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2006 Chevrolet Aveo: America’s Price Leader
The only thing American about the compact Aveo automobile is its Chevrolet name. Built in Korea [or in China] by GM Daewoo, the Aveo is America’s price champion coming in at just under ten thousand dollars. That’s right; you can still purchase a new car in the USA for under ten thousand dollars excluding taxes, dealer prep, and destination charges. Let’s take a closer look at Chevy’s bargain basement people hauler.
Four Door Sedan Or Five Door Hatchback
Available as either a four door sedan or as a five door hatchback, the Chevrolet Aveo fills an important niche in the Chevy line up as an entry level econocar. Priced nearly five thousand dollars less than Chevy’s next most expensive model, the Cobalt, the Aveo allows for Chevrolet to contend for a piece of the youth market. The Aveo is expressly targeted to compete against similar models from Scion, Kia, Hyundai, and Toyota.
Fairly Stripped To Well Equipped
So, exactly what do consumers get for their money, particularly with a base model? For starters, the Aveo comes with tires, a steering wheel, bumpers, and safety glass. Seriously, standard equipment for the Aveo is a 1.6L I4 engine paired with a 5 speed manny tranny. Air conditioning will cost you extra, but the base equipment list does include an AM/FM radio, rear wiper, a cargo cover, and side impact air bags for the driver and front seat passenger. Option packages include better sound, air, an automatic transmission, and a host of other accessories.
With a 97 inch wheelbase and a curb weight of nearly 2350 pounds, the Aveo certainly is a contender in the lightweight category. Headroom of nearly 40 inches allows taller drivers easier access, but one can only wonder if anyone would find the Aveo all that comfortable to begin with based on the car’s size and the quality of the seating?
Made In South Korea By GM Daewoo
GM Daewoo [50.1% owned by General Motors] recently released a new version of the Aveo [called the Gentra in Korea] that currently is only available in Asia. The new Gentra/Aveo incorporates a rounder exterior departing from the dated wedged shape of the current Aveo. No official word as of this writing if and when the new model will make its American debut.
While the Aveo is certain not to win many awards, it does provide for consumers possessing limited means an affordable mode of transportation. For Chevrolet, who was lacking a basic home grown model, the Aveo brings in buyers who might have otherwise bypassed Chevy dealers and headed directly to Scion or Kia for their first car. Beyond that the Aveo is a truly forgettable car and first time buyers may want to consider a good used car instead.
Copyright 2005 — Matt Keegan is a contributing writer for the Race Pages as well as an automotive fan. For the best Chevrolet parts, including BBK headers, or for quality DC Sports headers, shop our store today!
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