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Ford Ranger riding into the sunset

MINNEAPOLIS — Roger Johnson talks about his 1998 Ford Ranger with such affec-tion that it’s hard to believe he plans to part with it.

He bought the compact truck from his mother 10 years ago, when he was 16, and until a few months ago it was the only vehicle he ever owned.

He figures he’s put about 100,000 of the nearly 170,000 miles on it, on hunting and fishing trips and on summer jobs hauling tree branches and sod. He used it to get back and forth between his fami-ly’s home on the Iron Range and Minnesota State Universi-ty-Mankato, where he earned an engineering degree.

“It’s a pretty good-looking truck for a 16-year-old, and over the years it’s been very functional for me,” Johnson said.

But tastes have changed, and Johnson is selling his Ranger. He recently bought a roomier and more powerful 2006 Ford F-150, the kind of decision many Ranger owners have made in recent years, sticking with Ford but trading up to full-size trucks.

That trend led Ford to shut down production of the Rang-er, and with it the Twin Cit-ies assembly plant in St. Paul, Minn., the last place the mod-el is made.

Since 1992, the Ranger has been the only vehicle pro-

duced at the sprawling facili-ty, which has been part of the landscape in St. Paul’s High-land Park neighborhood for more than eight decades. The last truck comes off the line sometime around Dec. 16.

Auto industry analysts and area dealers say the F-150 has been the Ranger’s biggest competition. As Ford and oth-er automakers worked on fuel economy and other improve-ments to more profitable full-size trucks, compact pickups like the Ranger lost some of their luster.

In 1987, five years after it was introduced, the Ranger compact accounted for more that 20 percent of Ford’s total U.S. truck sales and began an 18-year run as America’s best-selling compact pick-up. Ranger sales peaked at 348,358 units in 1999 and have fallen since then, with only 55,364 sold last year, just 5 percent of Ford’s U.S. truck sales.

Art Spinella, president of CNW Marketing Research, said that in many respects the Rangers of today aren’t that much different from the 1993 model, the last to under-go a major redesign.

“This is not the case of Toy-ota stealing Ranger’s sales,” said Spinella, whose firm spe-cializes in the auto industry. “This is really a case of Ford not keeping Ranger up-to-date enough to maintain sales levels.”

Besides improved fuel effi-ciency, the F-150 added fea-

tures like the crew cab, which could accommodate up to six people, said Tom Kulick, sales manager at Midway Ford in Roseville, Minn.

“People started buying them as their family vehi-cle, using them for driving around town but also haul-ing and towing,” Kulick said. “The Ranger just kind of got set to the wayside.”

Ranger sales have risen slightly in 2011 and could fin-ish the year at their high-est level since 2008. Dealers

attribute some of the uptick to an attractive rebate pro-gram.

Ford has said there’s been a last-minute rush from buy-ers who know that after this year the vehicle won’t be made in the United States. Ford will produce a new and different midsize Ranger in Thailand, South Africa and Argentina for sale in foreign markets.

Ford first used the Ranger name on a styling package for heavier F-Series pickup trucks in 1965 but dropped the name a couple of years later. It revived the Ranger

name for the all-new com-pact pickup it began making in 1982. Ford had acquired a minority stake in Mazda, and the Ranger was basical-ly a Mazda pickup designed to compete with Japanese automakers’ compact, fuel-efficient trucks.

Michael Saxon, owner of two Ford dealerships in Minnesota, said the Ranger appealed to two types of buy-ers. Small businesses found it useful for short delivery trips. Individual buyers used it to get around during the week and then for recreation on weekends. “If they had a lit-

tle fishing boat, a snowmobile trailer or wanted to go biking, it was ideal,” he said.

Saxon believes it would have been difficult for Ford to invest in improvements without substantially increas-ing the Ranger’s price.

“It would have put it too close to the price of a full-size, and people would say, ‘For that little difference I’ll just get the full-size truck,’ “ he said. “I think Ford hung in there (with the Ranger) lon-ger than it had to.”

Kulick recalls the excite-

By Susan FeyderMcClatchy News Service

Ford will produce different midsize Ranger for sale in foreign markets

Jeff Wheeler/Minneapolis star tribune/MCt

After decades of rumors and three years of reprieves, the last Ford Ranger pickup will roll off the line at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant around December 16, 2011, ending an 86-year run of high-wage jobs cranking out everything from the Model T to armored World War II vehicles to Country Squire station wagons in St. Paul, Minnesota’s Highland Park.

In 1987, five years after it was introduced, the Ranger com-pact account-ed for more that 20 percent of Ford’s total U.S. truck sales and began an 18-year run as America’s best-selling compact pickup. Ranger sales peaked at 348,358 units in 1999 and have fallen since then, with only 55,364 sold last year.

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ment that surrounded the introduction of the rede-signed 1993 Ranger.

He and Midway Ford own-er Ed Tichenor were among

area dealers who picked up their first new Ranger mod-els at a big event Ford held at the Mall of America in Octo-ber 1992.

When dealers arrived, they found more than 200 red, white and blue Rang-ers arranged in front of the

Bloomington, Minn., mall in the shape of a gigantic Ameri-can flag and spelling out the Ford name.

“You got your picture tak-en with your vehicle and the regional manager and then you drove them away,” Kulick said. “It was pretty cool. That

was a neat thing about being close to a plant.”

The photo still hangs in Tichenor’s office.

Johnson, who admits he’ll probably feel some twinges when he sees the new owner of his Ranger drive the truck away, was surprised when

he heard about Ford’s plans to stop making Rangers for the U.S. market.

“That seems kind of strange,” he said. “I knew they were closing the plant, but I figured they would still sell them.”

As an engineer, Johnson

said he can appreciate the drive to make full-size trucks better, but he has a hard time believing there’s no place in the market for the Ranger.

“You can do just about anything with it,” he said. “It’s a pretty dang good lit-tle truck.”

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Motorcycle show rolls across countryLOS ANGELES — After

several bumpy years, the motorcycle industry is hop-ing for smoother roads ahead as the International Motor-cycle Shows tour rolls into Long Beach, Calif., this weekend.

Since the economy began significantly losing ground in 2008, annual new-motorcy-cle sales in the United States have plunged by about half to some 300,000 units, as money-conscious consumers chose not to make the often-discretionary purchases.

After falling 41 percent in 2009 and 14 percent last year, sales of new motor-cycles are mostly flat this year, according to the Motor-cycle Industry Council, and are likely to remain there as long as the economy remains stagnant. Still, there are glimmers of hope.

Despite sluggish sales, motorcycling in general has been increasing. The num-ber of vehicle miles traveled on motorcycles has been ris-ing since 2003, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council.

Tire sales have also been increasing. Sales are up 10 percent through the third quarter of 2011 from the same period last year, sig-naling that more people are keeping their motorcycles longer and will eventual-ly need to look at replac-ing them with new vehi-cles. And attendance at California’s Motorcyclist Safety Program classes in 2011 increased more than

15 percent through Octo-ber, according to Motorcy-cle Safety Foundation Vice President Rob Gladden.

The signs bode well for the industry and the 31st annual International Motor-cycle Shows, whose stop at the Long Beach Convention Center started Friday.

“Everybody’s cautious-ly optimistic. We expect an increase in show attendance in Long Beach and across the tour, and that’s good,” said Mike Caudill, spokes-man for the International Motorcycle Shows.

Caudill points to strong advance ticket sales for the

Long Beach show and the kickoff of this year’s 12-city tour in San Mateo, Calif., last month, which, accord-ing to an exit survey, saw an increase in attendance over last year, and more time and money spent on the floor by attendees.

The Long Beach stop is

particularly important for the industry because South-ern California is the nation’s largest market for motor-cycles.

This year’s Long Beach show will mark the North American debuts of several groundbreaking products, including two new scooters

from BMW, a trio of electric motorcycles from Brammo, Ducati’s most powerful Pan-igale superbike, Triumph’s newest Tiger and a not-yet-revealed cruiser from Vic-tory Motorcycles.

The show, which will run through the weekend, will also include a new Dream Pavilion packed with bou-tique products including a Norton Commando 961, MV Agusta F3, KTM RC8 R and Erik Buell Racing 1190RS. A Century of Motorcycling, a retrospective presented by Motorcyclist magazine, will be on display as well.

“We know from research that there’s still interest in motorcycles. The trick is to give people a reason to buy,” said Pieter de Waal, vice president of BMW Motor-rad USA.

BMW’s 180-horsepower S 1000 RR superbike, intro-duced in 2009, has become the company’s bestseller. This year BMW followed up that success with its K 1600 LT six-cylinder sport-touring bike. Late next year, it will introduce its first scooters. All four vehicles will be on display this weekend along with the rest of BMW’s 2012 lineup.

“If there’s a ‘wow’ effect, then we see success,” de Waal said. “More than anything else, you have to believe in the future. And you have to be brave when you design a motorcycle. You cannot go for middle of the road anymore. People who buy motorcycles don’t need to. It’s an emotional, irratio-nal purchase.”

By Susan CarpenterMcClatchy News Service

Glenn KoeniG/los AnGeles Times/mCT

Tony Garnica rolls in an antique Harley Davidson at the International Motorcycle Show at the Long Beach Convention Center on December 8. Since the economy began significantly losing ground in 2008, annual new-motorcycle sales in the United States have plunged by about half.

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Sporty version of smallest BMW isn’t worth extra cost

New for 2011, the BMW 1M adds power and perfor-mance to the Bavarian auto-maker’s smallest model, but at a daunting price.

The 1M is part of BMW’s renowned M line, which pro-duces the sportiest versions of many of the brand’s mod-els.

The new 1M coupe is a clever exercise in life-cycle management, and a good, but not great, car.

The 1M’s increase in power and performance is relatively modest. A cost-conscious shopper should seriously consider the slight-ly less powerful BMW 135i, or a less-expensive small sporty model from main-stream brands. The Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Cama-ro, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo or Subaru WRX STi may not match BMW’s prestige, but how much is the blue and white BMW roundel worth to you? The attractive 1M is fast and marvelously respon-sive. Its interior offers some welcome upgrades from the mainline 1-series. Overall, though, the improvements are relatively mild for an M vehicle.

Since 1972, BMW’s M divi-sion has boosted the perfor-mance of the automaker’s vehicles by increasing their power and reducing their weight. In addition to pro-ducing some tremendously exciting cars, this serves several purposes:

n It reinforces the idea that BMWs are the ultimate driving machines.

n It gives the most per-formance-oriented BMW owners something special to enjoy and brag about.

n It pads the bottom line.

n It injects new life into vehicles that are about to be replaced by new, presum-ably better, models.

BMW’s entertaining sub-compact 1-series is a per-fect candidate for an M

makeover. A new version is on the horizon. (The new 1-series hatchback is already on sale in Europe. A U.S.-bound coupe and convertible can’t be far behind.)

The 2011 1M is faster, lighter and more powerful than the admirable 135i that’s one price rung lower in BMW’s smallest car line, but not enough to justify the extra cost. The 1M also lacks some features — voice-rec-ognition, standard Bluetooth

for hands-free phone calls — a $46,000-plus subcom-pact should have.

Prices for the 2011 1M start at $46,135. The car comes with a 335-horsepow-er twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six engine and six-speed manual transmission.

The 1M I tested had a hands-free phone system, power front seats, memo-ry, an iPod adapter and a few other options. It cost $49,035. All prices exclude

destination charges. The 1M’s most-obvious

competition is the $31,050 135i, which has a single-turbo version of the same straight-six engine.

It produces a perfectly sat-isfactory 300 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque.

The 135i accelerates to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds. The 1M is 77 pounds lighter than the 135i; 35 pounds of the decrease is because it doesn’t have a sunroof.

It has 332 pound-feet of torque, with brief spikes to 370 pound-feet thanks to an overboost feature that cranks up the turbo for all-out acceleration.

Other potential competi-tors include V6 versions of the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang — 323 and 305 horsepower, respectively — and Japan’s all-wheel drive pocket rockets, the Mitsubi-shi Lancer Evo and Subaru WRX STI.

All those cars have more functional rear seats than the little 1M, though none is especially practical.

The 1M’s real shortcom-ing is that it invites compari-sons to cars like a Camaro, Evo, Mustang and WRX. BMW’s M models should be above such things.

The 1M comes from BMW’s renowned M divi-sion, which produces the sportiest versions of many of the brand’s models.

Despite that, the 1M is marvelously enjoyable to drive.

The steering is as pre-cise as a hunting scope. The chassis holds rock-steady through fast curves.

The 1M’s ventilated, cross-drilled brakes prom-ise smooth and confident stops time after time.

The front seat provides plenty of room, but could use more storage bins for phones, iPods, sunglasses and the like.

The interior trim features leather seats and Alcan-tara inserts on the doors and dash. The gauges are big and legible, with a soft white illumination I prefer to BMW’s usual orange.

The 10.3-cubic-foot trunk holds enough luggage for a weekend getaway. A fold-down rear seat increases cargo space.

The most notable exterior changes are big wheel arch-es and the car’s wider track. The sides feature chrome M badges. The grille has three large openings for engine cooling.

The 1M delivers some siz-zle for the last year or so of the current 1-series’ life, but other small sporty cars offer a better combination of val-ue and performance.

By Mark PhelanMcClatchy News Service

BMW/MCT

New for 2011, the BMW 1M adds power and performance to the Bavarian automakerês smallest model.

2012 BMW 1Mn Base Price: $46,135 (excluding destination charge)n Price as tested: $49,035

The 2011 1M is faster, lighter and more powerful than the admirable 135i that’s one price rung lower in BMW’s smallest car line, but not enough to justify the extra cost. The 1M also lacks some features — voice-recognition, standard Bluetooth for hands-free phone calls — a $46,000-plus subcompact should have.


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Under The Hood: Diagnostic tools have come a long way

QUESTION: I just got back from taking my pickup into the shop because it was run-ning rough. It’s a smaller place with good people, and I enjoy having a chance to speak with the fellow that does all the work. As a con-versation starter, I comment-ed they’d need to put her on the scope, and the young man chuckled and said they don’t do that anymore. He showed me his computer scanner and said it could also do scope-like things that were differ-ent than I remembered from the old days.

I didn’t want to ask more since he was now running on my nickel, but I was curi-ous to learn more about his fancy tool, which was the size of a phone book. Can you please fill me in?

—Melvin Chambers A: It sounds like your tech

was using a diagnostic tool similar to a Snap-On Modis or Versus, which combine the functions of a scan tool and digital storage oscillo-scope, along with additional cool features.

A scan tool connects to the vehicle’s data link con-nector and provides access to diagnostic trouble codes, powertrain, brake system,

body and other system data, and allows functional testing of components and switch input tests. Among other features, the scan tool can also check for emissions test readiness, serve as a flight recorder and dispense expert diagnostic trouble-shooting information.

Large, roll-around auto-motive tune-up scopes, or oscilloscopes, have largely gone by the wayside along with carburetors, distribu-tors and spark plug wires. While a very capable tool, many of the things a scope checked just aren’t found on a car or truck anymore.

Another limitation was the

power cord — you couldn’t road-test very far with the scope plugged in. With the explosion in electronics tech-nology in today’s vehicles, it’s important to be able to view rapidly occurring elec-trical signals such as sen-sor signals, component com-mands and module-to-module communication while driv-ing down the road. These tests are sometimes needed to go beyond the vagueness of many diagnostic trouble-code descriptions and basic voltmeter tests.

A portable automotive digital storage oscilloscope, or DSO, provides waveform images of electrical signals,

which are scrutinized for shape and consistency, sim-ilar to a doctor viewing an EKG. Better tools of this type also include a data-base of component tests and procedures, and samples of good and bad waveforms.

Some tool manufacturers package the scan tool and DSO into one convenient and expensive package, which can range from $7,000 to $10,000. Snap-On’s Versus goes fur-ther by including access to technical information, such as service manual and diagrams; shop management software; and Internet connectivity. Technician productivity is improved, as one tool can do

all this from the driver’s seat, as well as order a pizza to be delivered for lunch.

As you might imagine, a savvy auto technician needs to know far more than just how to use these tools. The real challenge is interpret-ing the avalanche of provid-ed information and creating an appropriate diagnostic path, following it to a solid fix, and validating repair effectiveness.

—Brad Bergholdt is an auto-motive technology instructor

at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, Calif. Readers may send him email at [email protected]; he can-

not make personal replies.

By Brad BergholdtMcClatchy News Service

China to levy tariffs on US automakers for sedans, SUVs

WASHINGTON — Chi-na’s Commerce Ministry announced Wednesday it will levy tariffs on U.S. automak-ers for imports of sedans and SUVs, touching off bipartisan criticism of Chinese officials in the nation’s capital.

House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., and the committee’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Sand-er Levin, D-Mich., issued a joint statement saying that China’s action, which will directly affect Detroit-area automakers, is unjustifiable.

“Unfortunately, this appears to be just one more instance of impermissible Chinese retali-ation against the United States and other trading partners,” the congressmen said in the statement.

They added that it appears the decision violates China’s commitments to the World Trade Organization and asked President Barack Obama and his trade officials to “exercise all available option to enforce U.S. rights.”

According to China.org.cn, the authorized government Web portal to China, the Com-merce Ministry announced anti-dumping and anti-subsi-dy duties on sedans and SUVs with engines of 2.5 liters and above imported from the U.S. The statement said an inves-tigation showed evidence of dumping — a term for sell-ing products at prices below those supported by local com-petition.

Effective Thursday, import-ers of related vehicles from the U.S. will be required to set aside deposits with Chi-nese customs ranging from 2 percent to 12.9 percent of sales, according to the level of dumping and the level of sub-sidy U.S. automakers received from their government, the ministry said.

The duties will expire on Dec. 14, 2013.

The ministry said U.S. automakers, including Gen-eral Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, received govern-ment subsidies and dumped their vehicles in to the Chi-nese market, which harmed China’s auto industry. The

Obama administration and, before it, the administration of President George W. Bush, invested some $80 billion in taxpayer funds to rescue the two companies.

According to the U.S.-Chi-na Business Council, the U.S. exported $4.5 billion worth of vehicles to China in 2010, an increase of more than 130 per-cent from the previous year. But for GM at least, the duties should only affect about 11,000 larger vehicles.

GM noted that it has long supported the development of China’s auto industry and that its imports are less than half of 1 percent of the com-pany’s domestic production in China.

“GM and its partners are working with relevant authori-ties to understand the impact of the Chinese government’s decision to lift the suspension of anti-dumping and coun-tervailing duties and to seek a solution consistent with a constructive global trade envi-ronment, which we believe is important to both China and the U.S.,” the company said in a statement.

By Todd SpanglerMcClatchy News Service

Ford F-150 named Motor Trend Truck of the Year – for the fourth time

DETROIT — Motor Trend magazine named Ford’s F-150 the Truck of the Year, edging out the Nissan NV commercial van, the Ram HD Laramie Longhorn and the Toyota Tacoma.

The magazine’s editors presented the award Mon-day to Mark Fields, Ford president of the Americas at a ceremony at the compa-ny’s Dearborn, Mich., head-quarters.

While Motor Trend tested versions of the pickup with a 5.0-liter V-8 engine, it was Ford’s 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine that helped capture the award.

Ford officials now expect the EcoBoost V-6 to be select-ed by 45 percent of F-150 buy-ers. Truck owners traditional-ly have expected their rigs to be outfitted with a V-8 engine, but Ford’s EcoBoost V-6 is changing that perception.

Automakers are pushing for better fuel economy in the pickup segment where muscle has been measured in displacement until volatile

gasoline prices and a shaky economy changed priorities for many consumers.

The EcoBoost equipped F-150s average 18 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving, according to federal government ratings, compared to 14 to 17 mpg for eight-cylinder models.

The turbocharged V6 gives the truck more tow-ing power than the larger

5.0-liter V8. “It mastered every task

we subjected it to, acing our instrumented tests at the proving grounds and sway-ing opinions during our real-world road evaluations,” Motor Trend Editor-In-Chief Ed Loh said of the F-150 in an announcement.

The F-150 also took top honors from Motor Trend in 2009, 2004 and 1997.

By Greg GardnerDetroit Free Press

AssociAted Press files

Motor Trend magazine named Ford’s F-150 the Truck of the Year, edging out the Nissan NV commercial van, the Ram HD Laramie Longhorn and the Toyota Tacoma.


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Tilt-Adjustable SteeringWheel, PW, Cruise,Spd-Proportional PowerSteering.

‘04 KIA Optima

$4,997850-576-6171

Kraft Nissan

0194117


Stock #P865. 28,391Miles. 4 Door. 6-SpeedAutomatic. RENESIS 2-ROTOR ROTARY.

‘08 MAZDA RX-8GRAND TOURING

$20,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2433A. 72,106Miles. Crew Cab. AWD. 4-Speed Automatic. VortecFlex Fuel V8.

‘07 GMC Sierra1500 4WD

$20,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2409A. 25,788Miles. 5 Door. 6-SpeedAutomatic. TURBO DISI16V I-4.

‘08 MAZDA CX-7Sport

$18,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P864. 51,544Miles. 5 Door. 6-Speed Manual.TURBOCHARGED DISI16V I4.

‘09 MAZDA 3SPORT

$18,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P859. 35,075Miles. 4 DR. 5-SpeedAutomatic. V6.

‘08 HONDA AccordEX

$18,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2614A. 23,297Miles. 4 Door. 4-SpeedAutomatic. SOHC 16V I-4.

‘08 SUBARULegacy

$17,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P854. 65,214Miles. 4 Door. 7-SpeedAutomatic. DOHC VVT24V V6.

‘06 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASSC230 SPORT

$17,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P855. 71,002Miles. 5 DR. 6-SpeedAutomatic. DOHC 24VV6.

‘07 MAZDA CX-9Sport

$17,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P852. 31,700Miles. 2 DR Conv. 6-Speed Automatic. DOHC16 Valve I-4.

‘06 MAZDA Other

$15,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Certified Used. Stock#P844. 32,181 Miles. 4DR. 5-Speed Automatic.DOHC 16V I-4.

‘08 MAZDA 6 ITOUR

$15,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Crew Cab. Stock #2599B.90,324 Miles. 4 Door. 4-Speed Automatic. SOHCTriton V8.

‘03 FORD F-150Lariat

$14,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2214B. 57,455Miles. 4 DR. 5-SpeedManual. SOHC I VTEC16-VALVE I-4.

‘07 HONDA CivicEX

$13,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P841. 35,994Miles. 4 DR. 4-SpeedAutomatic. DOHC 24VVVT-I I-4.

‘09 TOYOTACorolla XLE

$13,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #868. 42,060Miles. 4 Door. 5-SpeedAutomatic. DOHC 16VCVVT I-4.

‘09 HYUNDAISonata GLS

$13,4951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P856. 88,779Miles. 4 Door. 4-SpeedAutomatic. OHV 12V V6.

‘07 CHRYSLERTown & Country

$12,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2605A. 93,810Miles. 5 DR. 4-SpeedAutomatic. DOHC VVT-II-4.

‘04 TOYOTAHighlander

$12,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock # 2613A. 68,446Miles. 4 DR. ECVT-Automatic. DOHCVVT-I-4.

‘04 TOYOTA PriusBase

$11,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2507A. 99,038Miles. 5 Door. 4-SpeedAutomatic. SOHC PowerTECH 12V V6.

‘05 JEEP LibertyRenegade

$10,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2451A. 105,075Miles. 5 Door. 5-SpeedManual. I-VTEC DOHC4-Cylinder.

‘03 HONDA CR-VEX

$10,0001-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda


‘05 HONDA CivicLX

$9,4951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda


‘05 MAZDA MPVLX Van

$9,4951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2512A. 128,814Miles. 4 Door. 4-SpeedAutomatic. DOHC 16V4-Cylinder.

‘05 MAZDA 3i

$8,4951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #2349A. 94,163Miles. 4 Door.

‘04 SATURN ION

$6,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

Stock #P860A. 122,120Miles. 2 Door. 5-SpeedManual. OHV V6.

‘99 DODGE DakotaSport

$5,9951-888-432-2914

Gem Mazda

$399 Dealer Fee, Tax, Tag, Title

TD-0000194116

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