Did AAA still want you to have your card when you wait for their truck?

Man, you need a winch. On more than 1 occasion now you’ve been stuck without one, and it would make things so much easier (assuming you can get enough cable).

I’m pretty sure that the manual will stick around (pun not intended) quite a while, but the difference will be that it will only be available on enthusiast or performance cars. Porsche will probably continue have it, same with most of the VW group offerings like the Golf and maybe Jetta. With the way BMW is headed,…

I think the guys in the GT cars at Porsche are much different players than someone grabbing a base Carrera. Browse a forum like Rennlist and you’ll quickly see that a pretty large percentage of owners drive a lot and track regularly. I’m not surprised the take rate is that split so hopefully it’s enough for Porsche to…

I’ve read that the 991.2 GT3 has a 50% take rate on the manual in North America too. There is hope!

I think previous Top Gear knew their audience was watching because of the entertainment instead of the actual cars. That meant they really shifted to the setups and skits, and that got old real fast for those of us watching for a while. You have to go back to seasons 11 or 12 to see the good stuff, like the Simpsons.…

Watched the Diesel one yesterday, it was very interesting. Not a tonne of new info since I’ve read a number of books about it but there was definitely research about how far back everyone knew. Looking forward to the Trump one tonight!

Neutral: by the time I’m ready to buy a new car in another year or so, I’m pretty sure most of the optional safety features on cars today will be standard in whatever I pick. I’m ok with forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring, tc and stability control but at least give me the option to turn everything off.…

In Canada I’ve seen the 2018 models advertised for $58k CAD (like this one, with an out the door price of $68k). I have no idea how much that is going to come down.

I have 2, I think:

I’m also in Ontario and the snow makes it even more important.

Pontiac Sunfire coupe, probably a 2003 as I got my license in 2004. The car itself was pretty forgettable, apart from the passenger brake pedal, but my instructor made comments that have stuck with me:

The Ottawa region (about 1.5 hours south of the Perce-Neige rally) has a lot of great amateur events. Here are a selection of photos I took at some of them over the last few years.

Why can’t this be love?

Like everyone else our family cars were always utilities of some sort. The first one I remember was a Mercury Sable wagon in the early 90s

The only situation I’ve had was just a coincidence. My dad sold his 1993 Honda Accord in about 1997 and we saw the same car parked at Mont Tremblant on a ski trip. Small world.

1st: Has the IIHS tested any of those potential Chinese vehicles yet? And is there video?

Will these be available at high volume? It would be disappointing if it becomes a Civic Type R situation where dealers become extra greedy.

My Golf tends to be spared, but I definitely had it happen while driving with a friend of mine. He’s a fast driver with racing experience and we were in his 2nd gen TT, with the 3.2, 255 rear tires, stick and Nurburgring stickers. We honked at a motorcyclist that was delayed leaving the green light and shortly after…

I’m pretty set on a Golf R for my next vehicle, but this thing looks pretty solid. Assuming dealers will even have them on the lot around me, I’ll have to go for a test drive.