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How To Improve a Tacoma

March 26, 2024 by Randy Stern
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A pretty bold statement if you ask. There’s more to it when you consider its purpose and intended use, as well as your purpose and intended use.

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Commentary: Will 2021 Be A Better Year For Vehicle Content?

December 8, 2020 by Randy Stern
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In the meantime, the automotive retail business has been working overtime to reinvent itself. They are hungry for inventory, while production is ramping up under safer conditions along the assembly lines. Used cars are becoming scarce, with some auction facilities laying off personnel. However, the rental car companies are trying to reduce excess fleet in the pall of financial issues due to a reduction in travel.

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"Everything Is Yours" In This Opulent Mercedes-Maybach

November 30, 2020 by Randy Stern
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It came as no surprise that with the plethora of new vehicle reveals in mid-November that one of them ended up striking a chord. It was a subtle reveal, but it resonated with me.

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Three New Takes on Luxury For A Post-Pandemic World

November 30, 2020 by Randy Stern
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Consider who is doing the unveiling – Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, and Jeep. Three long-awaited new vehicles that represent three iconic model names. Two of which are new generation models. The third is the resurrection of a long-running nameplate.

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Preview: A Little Taste of Vantas

July 16, 2020 by Randy Stern
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Other Chinese automakers had their eyes on our market for years. Now, a third company will now enter our market with a lineup of SUVs that should be more aligned with the tastes of our consumer.

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Preview: Oh, Snap!

June 16, 2020 by Randy Stern
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Neither of these vehicles register deeply as the one that was revealed on Monday night. There is a significance and meaning to this one. Nine years ago, this was the first vehicle presented to me for publication by a manufacturer. Granted it was the coupe/convertible version of that car, but it still holds a very dear place in my heart and my resume.

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Travelogue: For Health, For Vocation

July 19, 2019 by Randy Stern
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To travel for work again. That was a goal fulfilled. Consider what I have gone through since the beginning of May. Or, as I discovered through this site, a couple of months before then. One would expect to recover from expending kidney stones in a couple of weeks. But, I am discovering that the complications from that event extended this by well over a month because my immune system decided to go haywire letting things go beyond my control.

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Quickies: Hyundai's Two-Fer for 2018

June 15, 2021 by Randy Stern
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TweetThe long hard road for Hyundai has paid off in their product offering. For example, the Elantra and Sonata lines remain their bread-and-butter. Hyundai has been selling at a mix of commercial/fleet and retail, offering solid value for the money. Their SUV products are growing – mirroring market trends. Hyundai recently announced the end of …

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Great Ambitions

March 17, 2017 by Randy Stern
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Tweet 2017 Kia Cadenza Limited – All Photos by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda review of the 2017 Kia Cadenza Luxury can come from the most unlikely sources. It is a flippant statement to make considering that Kia has been presenting us with luxurious products for the past few years. Were they supposed to …

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#MAMA16FR – 25 Years in The Making

May 12, 2025 by Randy Stern
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TweetWhy is the Midwest Automotive Media Association such an honor to be a member of? A discussion with one of its board members came up with a few reasons. We have a great core group of journalist members – mostly from the Chicagoland area, but within our region, too. We also have great affiliate members …

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Victory & Reseda is a website/blog telling the story of the automobile through the eyes of freelance automotive writer Randy Stern and friends. This website/blog serves as a virtual intersection of the automobile, its culture, the past, present and future of personal transportation. It also features travel pieces that center on the automotive experience.

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