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WIN A HONDA, MERCEDES, OR (HOPEFULLY) TIRES

Secondary effects of the rising cost of oil are about to hit your wallet in a bad way. CNN.com hosts a video from News 12 In New Jersey highlighting the ridiculously fast-rising cost of tires. Business owners, especially those with heavy trucks, are most seriously stuck. Check it out.

Honda Canada wants to give away a Civic. Apparently, the choice is your’s – coupe or sedan. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz of Canada will be giving away a B-class through HGTV. The Good Car Guy was forced into falsifying information in one question where multiple choices (and no box marked ‘other’) did not fit my hatch-filling circumstances. 
Enter the Honda contest and the Mercedes contest with a click…. and then some typing.
Daily Tracker
Oil Crisis Monitor
Updated: Oct 21, 2026 — 4:45 AM MT
Strait of Hormuz
234
Days
Day 234 — Shabwa toll rises to 73 (governor); tanker hit off Oman, crew safe. The strait remains closed.
Day 234: Shabwa's governor raises the camp-strike toll to 73 killed; UKMTO reports a tanker struck and set on fire off Oman.
Brent Crude
+48.7% since closure
$108.79
/bbl
Today: −$0.76 (−0.7%)
U.S. Gas Avg
+42.1% since closure
$4.26
/gal
Today: −$0.01
WTI Crude
+41.8% since closure
$97.82
/bbl
Today: −$0.72 (−0.7%)
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USMCA Tariffs
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16.1–16.8M
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