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DailyXY’s MoneyGuy blog is sponsored by RBC To lease or not to lease? If you’re in the market for a new car, that is the question. And while conventional wisdom dictates that buying a car and driving it into the ground should clearly the better bet, the reality is never … Read More
There’s a lot to be said for not owning a complicated machine. Fewer things can go wrong with it. Take the 2009 Chevy Cobalt LS. The windows roll down by hand. The speedometer and tachometer instrumentation are analogue. But guess what? I got to take it for a good long … Read More
This past week featured several boozy Halloween themed events. So the car stayed home. During the cab rides, I asked the drivers for the scariest thing they’d ever seen on the roads. Mohinder: “A truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed over the median. And into our lane. … Read More
So much bling, so much technology – and so much vehicle. Created to impress up to eight passengers, the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid is over five and a half metres long, two wide and nearly two high. This wasn’t a road test as much a final exam. And one with so … Read More
It takes years to develop a car from concept to rollout, so you’ve got to wonder if Toyota was biting its nails over the introduction of the Venza in 2008. Everything had changed so fast. Suddenly soaring gasoline prices had moved Canadians towards smaller fuel-efficient cars; they were introducing a … Read More
