Rekindling and Old Affair

Once again, Americans are finding out that cars are fun

Summer is a time for rediscovering familiar pastimes: picnics, baseball games and trips to the beach. This season millions of Americans are enjoying a kind of fun they have not had in years: a spin in a sleek, shiny new car. More buyers are flocking to auto showrooms than at any time since 1979. Instead of fuel-sipping "econoboxes," people are choosing cars with pep and pizazz that put pleasure back into driving. Says Len Scarano, general manager of the Arrow Auto Mall in Little...

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