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Seven character types that make for car-pool hell

April 29, 2017 by David Menzies

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Car pooling is great, as long as you select your passengers carefully

Anecdotal evidence suggests that with gas again nearing the $1.20/litre benchmark in many regions, carpooling is coming back into vogue. Which is all well and good… unless any of these seven nitwits jump into the pool: Know-It-All Knowlton Good old Knowlton. It’s all about me-me-me, with Knowlton. Thus, when we … Read More

These car accessories say one thing: You are trying too hard to be cool

April 17, 2017 by David Menzies

Classic cool

A stroll through the local Canadian Tire parking lot and store reveals what is wrong with car culture today. Guys and car-makers are trying too hard to be cool, and that is just sad. Consider these sure signs of trying too hard, and avoid them: Roo Bars Attention Range Rover, … Read More

When the stars are cars, which one shines the brightest?

April 9, 2017 by David Menzies

The Batmobile is one of the biggest car stars

Automobiles and movies both go back more than a century, so it’s almost as though cars were destined to become an integral part of motion pictures. As such, the inevitable question arises when a film’s stars are its cars: what are the best vehicles featured on celluloid? Here are our … Read More

The New 2017 Buick Envision

November 28, 2016November 11, 2016 by Steven Bochenek

Picture the rolling hills folded into those last miles of prairie before the Rocky Mountains suddenly spring up. Or envision them. They’re joined by smooth, traffic-free roads unlike anything the GTA’s had in two generations. And they’re the perfect place to test Buick’s new compact SUV, the Envision, an outright … Read More

2017 Ford Escape SE: Back to the Future

November 25, 2016October 31, 2016 by Steven Bochenek

We used to own a 2003 Ford Escape, which I bought new and drove the shit out of for nearly a decade. At the risk of sounding obvious, the 2017 tester I drove last week is different. And better. We could stop here but there’s plenty worth exploring and comparing. … Read More