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" Ford May Give Excursion a Reprieve   The Excursion SUV was scheduled to bite the dust at the end of 2004 model year, but &amp;quot;thanks to sales incentives, a more fuel-efficient diesel engine and a core of loyal customers,&amp;quot; Ford may extend the life of the giant vehicle, The Detroit News reports.   &amp;quot;Since there continues to be a viable market for the product, we are taking a second look at its production schedule,&amp;quot; Ford spokeswoman Susan Krusel told the News.   The Excursion, which debuted in 2000, is the largest SUV on the market and was criticized by many for its size and inefficiency. According to the News, it may continue to be built through the 2005 and 2006 model year and then be replaced by a longer version of the current Expedition SUV.   Toyota Prices 2004 Tundra Double Cab Pickup   Toyota says that prices for the 2004 Double Cab pickup truck will range from $25,645 for an SR5 to $29,270 for the upscale Limited grade. 4x4 Double Cabs have a base MSRP of $28,975 for the SR5 and $32,600 for the Limited grade. The truck goes on sale next month.   The base MSRP for 2004 Tundra Access and Regular Cab models remain unchanged from 2003. The MSRP for Tundra 4x2 models range from $15,955 for the V6 five-speed manual Regular Cab to $27,825 for the V8 automatic Limited StepSide Access Cab. MSRP for Tundra 4x4 models range from $23,875 for the V8 automatic SR5 Regular Cab to $31,165 for the V8 automatic Limited StepSide Access Cab.   Toyota claims that the Tundra Double Cab has one of the longest beds and most comfortable rear seats of any full-size four-door half-ton pickup on the market. It joins the Regular Cab and Access Cab models in Toyota&amp;#039;s full-size pickup model line.   Driving in the Dark    Shorter days, the end of Daylight Saving Time and holiday travel add up to more time spent driving in the dark. Advance Auto Parts, a Roanoke, Virginia-based auto parts supplier, offers the following for safer night driving:   Conduct a quick walk around the vehicle. Turn on all the lights, test the turn signals, the brake lights and the hazard lights. If any of the lights aren&amp;#039;t working, replace the bulb. If after replacing the bulb, the light still doesn&amp;#039;t work, check the fuse panel for burned out fuses. Don&amp;#039;t forget to check the interior lamps and any under-hood bulbs, as well as the trunk lamp and glove box bulb.  Make sure that all lights are clean and that headlights are aimed properly.  Use extra vigilance at night because pedestrian deaths are highest between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., and more than half of all motor vehicle deaths involving teenagers occur between those hours.  Consider replacing standard headlights with street-legal, high intensity discharge (HID) headlights or halogen lights that increase visibility significantly.  Turn on headlights at dusk. Even if they don&amp;#039;t increase your field of vision at the time, other drivers will be able to see you better.  Use high beams whenever possible to increase sight distance. However, always use low beams when encountering traffic to avoid blinding other drivers.  Watch the right edge of the lane you&amp;#039;re traveling in to minimize blindness from oncoming headlights.  Realize that darkness impairs vision, thereby increasing reaction times and making other vehicles&amp;#039; speeds harder to judge. Drive slower and leave more space between your vehicle and traffic. Ask passengers to serve as additional sets of eyes to look for curves, hills, dips and deer.  If you experience car trouble, pull as far off the road as is safely possible. Always use hazard lights to warn other traffic. If you often drive at night, consider carrying orange reflective triangles or road flares. Also, contemplate adding auxiliary driving lights, such as fog lights, to your vehicle.  Drunk driving increases at night, particularly on weekends. Drive even more defensively during these times, avoiding vehicles that are being driven erratically.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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