Harald who? Does the name Harald Gormsson mean anything to you? It does to me. It’s because of his namesake that I decided to trade up from a 2008 to a 2009 Ford Escape. Harald was a King of Norway back around the latter half of the 10th Century. He was known for opening communication and unifying Scandinavia, and a solid millennium after his death,...
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Introducing the SUV I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I have wanted a Ford Explorer since 1997. Prior to that, the only similar vehicles I had ever driven were the GMC Jimmy and, its Chevy sibling, the Blazer. Those GM products were my introduction to the SUV, and I was hooked! I felt like I was driving a cool, sporty truck,...
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Lease on Life I love driving. I always have. Even my favourite video game is just about any driving game. I really don’t mind being a passenger, but I like planning a weekend road trip, and I certainly have taken my share. When I leased my first vehicle, my Oxford White, 2008 Ford Escape, I remember the salesperson asking me how many kilometres I thought...
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Rental Units “You live in Toronto, you don’t need a car.” Friends and colleagues alike would tell me this, and I’d agree that public transit sufficed for my daily commutes. But when I needed to golf, when I wanted to take a one tank trip out of the city, then they were clearly wrong. I needed a car. So, I would rent one. Always an...
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I Went. Did You? “Hey, did you make it to the Auto Show?” The Auto Show. No single other annual show seems to elicit a question surrounding attendance like the Auto Show does. There are home, boat, and wedding shows, and even an annual exhibition. And while all of those shows may be wonderful and serve wide demographics, it’s the Canadian International Auto Show you’re...
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