A couple of years ago, at the monthly meeting of the infamous West-Toronto Audi Fans, one of our more well-to-do members showed up in a car that I had fantasized about since I was a teenager, likely because it came out around the same time as I got my licence: The Ferrari 550 Maranello. His was an early car with the…

20 years I’ve been wrenching on cars, 10 of them professionally, and the answer is clear and instant:

That’s my point...if you void your insurance for whatever reason, the finance company (and/or bank) will call in the remaining balance of the loan. And we all know that 99% of people who buy cars on finance massively overextend themselves, so suddenly having the balance called in would result, in most cases, with…

The solution to this is simple...allow insurance companies to deny claims for vehicle thefts when the car is left unattended with the keys in the ignition. Problem will solve itself overnight if people know they’ll be filing for bankruptcy when the finance company calls in the remaining balance of their loan when the…

One night, while driving my Jeep Grand Cherokee prepped for rally support work (big driving lights on the bumper, ham radio gear, roof beacons, tow straps, etc), had a guy in a lowered S10 behind me who positively freaked out because I slowed to let traffic merge ahead of “us” at a highway on-ramp...flashing his…

COTD!

My 1985 Audi 4000q. It was always a source of frustration, but when the parking brake failed and the car popped out of gear and started rolling down hill towards the river while we were making out in the back seat, that was the end of it.

Garage. I think it’s actually supposed to be pronounced “Car Hole.”

Having been to Romaniacs a couple of times (working on the TV show), I can attest to just how challenging this event really is. Between this and the Hare Scramble (Erzberg Rodeo), hard enduro motorcycle racing has some of the most intense motorsports action I’ve ever witnessed.

You’ve never seen anything like this before:

Had no choice but to valet park my 2005 Mazda RX-8 at a fancy hotel. I warned the Valet that if the engine got cold, he’d have to warm it up again before shutting it off lest it flood. Sure enough, got a call hours later (while sleeping) that they were trying to shuffle my car around for space, but it wouldn’t start.…

Love the car, but nearly ten grand is absurd money for it. Then there’s always the old adage that it’s bad news buying someone else’s project. Have to go CP on this one.

I actually think the shape of the car would look better balanced if it had a proper windscreen. And for reasons I can’t explain, I utterly love the art-deco door jambs with leather retainer straps.

Those wheels complete the “1980's interpretation of what the future would look like” look.

GM’s Hybrid System. Sure...lets mate a half-assed single-mode hybrid with the biggest, most gas-guzzling V8 we make. Doesn’t matter that the smaller V8 with cylinder-deactivation gets better mileage...soccer moms will love that their husbands can plug their power tools into the 110V outlet in the bed!

This is how the payout from VW is going to work...