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    A Personal Request

    Dear Pros, I have a personal request to make. I would greatly appreciate your assistance. One of our greatest assets has been the Autopia Review system. Unfortunately, many other tasks got in the way of me keeping it up-to-date. This will not be the case again, I assure you. This...
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    Reorganizing the Pro Forum

    Hey Gang! Well, as you might have noticed, I decided to reorganize the Professional Detailer forum into its own area with sub-forums. We're getting a lot more pros as of late (yeah!), so I think it best if the topics had a little more organization. This way good topics will not get pushed...
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    Autopia Reviews

    This week I will be giving the Autopia Reviews system a complete overhaul. I'm updating and adding categories, adding new categories, updating and adding new brands, and adding as many products as I can. While I'm in the process, you can still add reviews and use the system, but it may look a...
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    Welcome to Eco!

    Welcome to the Eco Detailing forum area. As large volume chemical consumers, I feel it is necessary for Autopians to begin having some constructive discussion on eco-friendly products and methods. - What does it mean to be an eco-friendly detailer? - What chemicals should we avoid? -...
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    Autopia Gear

    Well, many of you asked for it, so it's my pleasure to announce the new Autopia Gear store at Café Press. You'll find a link in the menu bar above. I will update the offerings as often as possible, and I enjoy hearing about some of your Autopia Logo Gear ideas. Do you have a custom...
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    What Can I Do For You...

    The down turn in the economy is hurting all of us. I think it is times like this that being part of a community like Autopia.org can help. What can I do for you pros to help bring you more (or more profitable) business? One of my thoughts was to use my programming skills to automate...
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    Autopia Welcomes Detailed Image

    Autopia.org is pleased to announce Detailed Image as our newest sponsor. Detailed Image is the exclusive sponsor of our Professional Detailer's Forum area and will be featured in our new comparison shopping engine along side our other sponsors. Detailed Image specializes in serving...
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    Autopia Marketplace

    I am very please to announce the Autopia Marketplace Directory. This new resource is a hand generated directory of brands, products, merchants and services of interest to the general Autopia community. In its BETA release, all of the "FREE" listings were generated by me by scouring the...
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    Autopia Detailer's Directory

    I guess it was about a year ago (maybe more) that I promised I'd give the Pro Detailers a place to advertise their business. That day is near! In the next few days I will announce for general use a new directory service (marketplace) that will allow you to list your business, contact...
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    Keyword Hotlinks

    As part of its sponsorship program, Autopia.org has started keyword hot linking for sponsored brands. The keyword hot link feature takes brand name key words (e.g., Menzerna) and automatically hot links them to a description with a link to the sponsor's supporting page for the brand or item...
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    Autopia.org Welcomes DetailersDomain.com

    Autopia.org is pleased to announce Detailer's Domain as our newest sponsor. Detailer's Domain is available for conversation in their Private Sponsor Forum area and will be featured in our new comparison shopping engine along side our other sponsors. Detailer's Domain features these fine...
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    Autopia Shopping Network

    Autopia.org is very pleased to announce the Autopia Shopping Network, a comparison shopping engine for the detailing products industry. While other comparison shopping engines (Yahoo!, Shopping, PriceGrabber, etc.) offer a "car care" or "detailing supplies" section, none specialize in our...
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    Autopia.org Welcomes Palm Beach Motoring Accessories

    Autopia.org is pleased to announce Palm Beach Motoring Accessories (PBMA) as our newest sponsor. PBMA is available for conversation in their Private Sponsor Forum area and will be featured in our new comparison shopping engine along side our other sponsors. PBMA's online stores include...
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    Post Server Move Problems

    Our Autopia.org community has been moved to a new server. This was a necessary task to complete our "independence" before the end of April. Although we are technically "moved", there are still a couple minor issues that I am still trying to resolve: 1. Shout Box does not display shouts...
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    Forum Sluggishness

    For the past week we have been experiencing a performance problem with the forum in the mornings. As a member, you would experience the problem as over-all sluggishness or periods where the forum was not available. I have finally tracked the issue to the Google indexing spider and an error...
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    Autopia.org Ownership & Future Direction

    NEWS RELEASE March 31, 2008, San Diego, CA -- On April 1, 2008 the Autopia.org automotive community will become an independent internet publication. The spin off of Autopia.org from it's former parent company, The Perfect Shine, LLC, will allow the Autopia community to continue its...
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    Ford Focus ST Drifting

    YouTube - Top Gear - Ford Focus ST Drifting Any Ford Focus fans out there? Did I hear correctly that the Focus line is going 100% Euro-spec in the next year or two?
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    997TT Top Gear

    YouTube - 997TT Top Gear I love the night video segments on this shot. Very cool.
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    Ferrari 360 2008 Xixona Sport

    YouTube - Tests Ferrari 360 2008 Xixona Sport I want one of these for my Birthday... and I even like the color!!! :o
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    Benz AMG Commercial

    YouTube - Mercedes Benz C63 AMG commercial What do you think of the new Benz AMG commercial. I never would have expected Mercedes Benz to put out a national TV commercial like this promoting burnouts and drifting.
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