I actually found the rust in Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec to be far, far worse than Alberta/Saskatchewan. So much salt is used on the roads that it’s not even a fair fight for most cars. The truly horrific examples are the 90's plastic body cars that look great from outside but are entirely missing all the steel…

Let’s be honest - for most people a “crossover” is just a better car. Easier to get into and out of. Upright seating position. Better view of the road.

My 8 year old, 2010 Raptor is still worth 80% of it’s price when new. These trucks simply don’t follow the typical depreciation curve for some reason.

My 8 year old, 2010 Raptor is still worth 80% of it’s price when new. These trucks simply don’t follow the typical depreciation curve for some reason.

You’ll also notice that the Jeep in the left lane stopped faster in both tests. Is it because of 4WD or because that lane isn’t quite as smooth/slippery?

The Jeep on the left always stops sooner. I wish they would have kept the Jeeps in their lane between tests instead of always having the 4WD Jeep on the left lane. In the second test you can see the snow building up around the tires of the left Jeep, while the right Jeep is coasting along like a hockey player on the…

Third-row SUV seats.

Auto stop-start can never possibly work on a diesel truck. I mean, I don’t have a diesel, and I know nothing about the technology, but around here diesel trucks never get turned off unless they are parked for more than 8 hours. It’s 5Am and you need to leave for work at 6? Better start that diesel. Stopping into the…

It desperately needs more power. Not blow-your-hair-back power, but more than it has. My wife still drives her (purchased new) 2006 Impreza Outback Sport because Subaru can’t seem to figure out how to build a car that is at least as quick as one they built 11 years ago. She’s pretty much given up on waiting and now is…

Subaru simply doesn’t care since they sell every car they can build as fast as they can build them. You can’t even get a manual Impreza hatchback with a roof rack anymore. Seriously. And in Canada, you can’t get the roof rack at all. (Don’t get me started on the “we only sell the good colours for the highest-end…

On the insurance side - she is in BC, which means the only insurance available (up until recently) is through the government-owned ICBC, famous for being cheap bastards who refuse to pay for anything and there is nothing you can do about it.

I think what it will take is massive investment by several levels of government. Let’s take my fine city for example. Population of around 1.2 million, and we are currently laying the final plans for a new light rail line to cross the city. It will take 15+ years to build it, and the cost is around $5billion.

3 seconds minimized the nannies. But it still tried to keep you from killing yourself. On my 2010 holding the same button for another 12-15 seconds really turned everything off. I only did that once.

In the first gen Raptor, you had to hold down the traction control button for a very. Long. Time.

I might need to buy these just to part them out now that I know how profitable that could be...

Come on, how bad could a monster truck movie staring MacGyver be?

99% of Miatas are driven as Sunday cruisers with the top down. That 99% will appreciate the better looks and comfortable suspension.

This exact car sold on eBay last week for CDN$9000. Not sure why it is listed on Craigslist now for 50% more...

UCI won’t even allow aero mods outside of the TT races. And even then you have to ride a two-triangle bike rather than something much faster like a recumbent with a full fairing. Electric assist being approved is about as likely as the UCI allowing a Scottish rider to hold a record.

People pay a LOT of money to design a good looking home. Throwing a bunch of big solar panels on top of that design is about as appealing as throwing a Fast & Furious spoiler on the back of a Jaguar.