It’s Wednesday and once again time for me to help you find some of the coolest automotive news and websites on the Internet.  Today, there’s a little something for everyone, so I hope you find something interesting, funny or just plain awesome in your interweb travels.

From crime reporter to crime victim: While Orlando Sentinel reporter Susan Jacobson was working out at her local gym, thieves were in the parking lot smashing her driver’s-side window and stealing her purse from the trunk of her car.  She says that in just 16 minutes, the bad guys managed to rack up more than $900 on her credit cards. Click here for the full story. 

Baby Alert’s ChildMinder Smart Pad system is a device to remind parents when they’ve inadvertently left Jr. in the child-safety seat. Motherproof has a real mom’s review of the product and honestly if my children were still little, chances are I’d like her solution much better.

If you’re in the market for a new car, stop by Kelley Blue Book to check out the 5 Great Cars Deals for this week, including the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta and the 2009 Dodge Ram 1500.

Car Gurus has the details on the world’s fastest street-legal car, the Maxximus G-Force.  Want to buy it?  You’re in luck – for a mere 3 million, you can drive it home today.

If you didn’t know it before, now you have absolutely no excuse: The Top 10 Signs Your Car is a Beater.

Have you ever wanted to know how to get your car in a movie, TV show or in a commercial?  Here’s a great article on how, who and what to do.

Over at Jalopnik, they report that for the second time in a month, the same house has been hit by a car.  While you’re there, check out their list of Ten Cars and the Type of Guys They Attract.

Car and Driver lists the Greatest Automotive Flops of the Last 25 Years, including the Sterling, Chevrolet SSR and Jaguar.  What what?

Car Envy gets an extra special shout-out and is my cool blog pick of the week. They have the low down on the Porsche Cayenne Hybrid.  I almost wrote about this car the other day, but I found myself seriously struggling, so a big thanks to Car Envy for picking up the slack on my part and because they say the same thing I found myself thinking, Porsche…Yes! Fuel Efficient…Yes! Dang!…This is one ugly car.

Reuters reports that a record number of car dealerships closed in 2008 – 881 to be exact – or approximately 4.2 percent of the country’s 20,084 auto dealerships.

Newsweek says that in the face of sluggish sales for new cars, used vehicles are speeding off the lots in almost record numbers.

Is it possible to build a 70mpg car out of a 1971 VW Rabbit and all for about $7,000?  Believe it or not, it might be worth a shot. 

Have you ever walked out of a supermarket and wondered why you couldn’t find your car?  Check out AOL Auto who asks, Why do all cars look the same?

Over at Car Lust, they’ve got a sweepstakes going on where you can win an Actron PocketScan Plus code scanner by signing up for their newsletter.

If you’d like to have a blog article listed here next week, just send me an email at: tmockmore@gmail.com.   In the subject heading, write Cool Car News, so I’ll know which file to put it in.  Don’t forget to include your name, the URL of the article and whether you’re the site/blog owner/writer.  If you find something interesting in your web travels that you think is awesome, send it in!

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