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Dear Dub, We had our first snow of the year and it's so pretty. But I'm a new driver and I'm just about to get a car. Do you have any recommendations for a car that's best in the snow?..

Well it's time to continue my ongoing series of interviews with the CarSpace forums hosts. Today I spent some time with steve_, the host of the SUVs and Automotive News forums. I was really excited when he said he'd see me on the river...

Dear Dub, I did something really stupid the other day. I didn't pay attention to the fact that it was fall and the leaves were coming down. It had rained the night before and we went out for a drive to view the fall foiliage...

Sometimes the timing of letters is perfect, like a horror story right around Halloween. And the moral of this story is... the job of basic automotive eductation is never done!..

Dear Dub, I have a problem with my classic car eating tires. It's not a "restoration" so we don't have to worry about finding parts as I've installed all new modern suspension parts and some great looking wheels. I've had it on the alignment machine and it's right on manufacturer specs for the car and it still chews up tires...

Dear Dub, They say the clothes make the man. What about the car? Should I be worried about what my Yugo says about me?..

Since I could have been killed and you might learn something from it, I have to tell you about the car that came into the shop yesterday. A guy visiting his daughter who is attending the local college comes in and says her car is riding really loud and rough. So I go out for a test ride with him and talk about road rumble!..

Dear Dub, Friends and family think I spend too much time and money on my cars and call me a car nut. I don't think I am, I just like my cars. Do I have a problem?..

Dear Dub, In all the hub bub in the stock market recently and bailout deals and all that, the bailout of the automakers seems kind of lost in the shuffle. With all the money that the government is getting ready to throw around, do you think we should bailout Detroit? One of the Undecided Dark days in Detroit Their sales are way down Smug smiles of the past Have turned to a frown They didn't adapt to the changing game They forged right ahead making more of the same Gas may be rising But no problems they see So General Motors Brings us the Hummer H3 The dinosaurs thought They were too big to fail But they were wrong too Now we're hearing the wail We need to survive Just lend us some money If it wasn't so sad This all would be funny I know it sounds cruel and heartless and mean But sometimes bad companies do leave the scene You dug your own hole Don't sit there and cry Say, here's an idea Try building something we'll buy!

Dear Dub, Is there any way to turn of that chime that goes off if I'm not wearing my seatbelt? Most of the driving I do is just short, local trips and it really drives me crazy! Live Free or Die Yea, aren't all those safety warnings and labels annoying?..