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A couple years ago, Subaru lost a sale.

I was put in touch with a friend of a friend who was looking to upsize from his Dodge Charger sedan to an SUV with three rows of seating. He felt this was necessary for a couple of reasons:

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Things can happen fast in the automotive world when enough criticism is invoked. For instance, when the Kia Forte first debuted its interior was largely panned as being too cheap looking and feeling. Within six months of receiving the criticism,...

 Almost March..... thank goodness! I've been deep in the depths of "elder care"and then once the storm settled.....I got sick!  Really sick. Sick enough that it scared me. I think I was so worried, stressed and tired with all of it and at...

I bumped into an old work acquaintance, named Jamie, a few weeks ago while out sampling some particularly delicious ramen. After we both agreed the ramen was fantastic, we naturally moved the conversation along to cars.

I asked him what he...

You may have heard that the domestic auto manufacturers have recently decided to put many of their chips into one basket. Crossovers and SUVs are the money maker these days and manufacturers such as Ford and GM are betting the appetite for...

After having abandoned the segment not long ago, the big three domestic manufacturers have looked at their crystal balls and now envision mid-size pick-up trucks to be quite lucrative. That’s why General Motors invested the money needed to...

Last year I took the Cadillac CTS out for a week  to see how the aging sedan was getting on while a slew of new and...

It was around this time last year that Mazda Canada sent a red CX-9 GT to my driveway for a week’s worth of driving and...

When I reviewed the all-new Nissan Kicks, I made a bold claim:

Sorry Korean brands, Nissan is trying to steal your...

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First off...this is happening on December 16th. In the historic Women's Council House on the corner of Young Ave and Inglis Street. I've taught a few painting classes there and it is a lovely spot with loads of parking. There will be hot cider and...