September 2010

Buying a car: Advice from a financial advisor

September 30, 2010 Buying and Selling

When deciding to purchase a vehicle, every driver must ask themselves, “What can I afford?” Owning a car is a big commitment and comes with many costs. We spoke with Kaiser Chan, a financial advisor, who gave us his suggestions on being a financially responsible car owner. Determining what you can afford Chan’s first piece [...]

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Nissan Partners with City of Toronto on Zero-Emission Vehicle

September 28, 2010 Automotive News

The City of Toronto has signed a deal with Nissan Canada as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce vehicle emissions and create cleaner neighbourhoods. As a result of this partnership, expect to see fully electric vehicles roaming the streets of Toronto towards the end of 2011. Nissan’s LEAF is a fully electric and zero-emission [...]

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Toyota Canada Unveils Premium Audio System

September 25, 2010 Automotive News

Legendary recording engineer and producer Tony Bongiovi has teamed up with Toyota Canada to produce a car audio system that even the most scrutinizing ear will find to be a remarkable listening experience. At the heart of the audio system is the Bongiovi Acoustics Digital Power Station (DPS), capable of analyzing an audio signal in [...]

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Six Months Remain for Canada’s Retire Your Ride Program

September 22, 2010 Automotive News

Since the program’s launch in January 2009, Canada’s national Retire Your Ride program has resulted in more than 96,000 older vehicles to date being taken off the roads, and the program will continue retiring vehicles until March 31, 2011. “Retire Your Ride has seen tremendous success to date, responsibly recycling over 38,000 vehicles in Ontario [...]

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2010 BMW 335d Sedan

September 21, 2010 Car Reviews & Road Tests

While filling up our metallic silver 2010 BMW 335d at the diesel pumps (which was appropriate given the ‘d’ on the decklid) nearby drivers looked at us with shock and dismay. One guy driving a 6-series Coupe had eyes the size of dinner plates. This situation gives credence to both the attitude and lack of [...]

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Porsche Celebrates 25 Years with Exclusive 911 Speedster

September 21, 2010 Automotive News

Porsche Exclusive, the sports car company’s individual customization division, is celebrating its 25th year of existence by manufacturing 356 limited edition 911 Speedsters, 15 of which will be sold in Canada. The anniversary edition Speedster will come fully equipped with nearly all of the optional features of the 911 Sport Classic, as well as upgrades [...]

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Why driving school?

September 20, 2010 Buying and Selling

Learning to drive can be an overwhelming experience! Driving school is a practical way to learn the rules of the road in a controlled, safer environment. Taking an approved driver’s education course also has other practical benefits; it can allow new drivers to move faster through the provincial graduated licensing system and it can also [...]

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Canadian Toyota Workers Build 4 Millionth Vehicle

September 17, 2010 Automotive News

Toyota workers in Cambridge, Ontario celebrated today when the 4 millionth vehicle rolled off the assembly line. The celebrated vehicle was a 2010 silver Corolla model (pictured at left). Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) Chairman Ray Tanguay said, “The consistent quality produced by Canadian Team Members has supported this major contribution to our economy. This [...]

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Porsche Sends Five Canadian Students to Singapore

September 17, 2010 Automotive News

Porsche Canada today announced that it will be sending five Canadian high school students to Singapore this month to participate in the F1 in Schools World Finals. The sponsored team is from Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute in the east end of Toronto. “Like all teams, we are hoping to bring the big trophy home [...]

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Nissan LEAF Polar Bear Commercial

September 15, 2010 Automotive News

Nissan did a great job in making this commercial for LEAF, their upcoming electric vehicle set to launch in 2011.

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Werner’s Auto Sales & Service Celebrates 30 Years!

September 14, 2010 Automotive News

Werner’s Auto Sales & Service started out in 1980 just a stone’s throw from their current location in Cambridge, Ontario. Back then, the town leased them a 2-bay Sunoco station for $1 where Werner started out pumping gas and fixing cars. To celebrate the 30 years in business, Werner’s hosted a Vintage Volkswagen Car Show. [...]

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Removing Stains From Car Seats

September 10, 2010 Car Care Tips

Spills happen! However, just because you dropped something in your vehicle does not mean that the seats cannot look good again. We contacted Reena Nerbas, author of the Household Solutions series of books on cleaning, for some tips on how to deal with dirty car seats. Nerbas specializes in natural and non-toxic cleaning tricks. This [...]

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Door2Door Detailing Service

September 8, 2010 Car Care Tips

Today started out like pretty much any other day. On this day however, I had the privilege of having my vehicle washed, waxed, and detailed for me. In my own driveway. Door2Door Detailing is a Toronto-based company that comes to you — whether at home or the office — and will completely detail your vehicle [...]

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Buying your first car: Advice from a car salesman

September 7, 2010 Buying and Selling

Buying your first car can be both an exciting and overwhelming experience! It is a large purchase and there are numerous variables to consider. However, there are ways to shop more knowledgeably and, hopefully, make the entire process less stressful. We talked to Keith Sills, a car salesman at Cambridge Mitsubishi, who gave us his [...]

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Tire Pressure 101

September 2, 2010 Car Care Tips

The average car weighs a few thousand pounds. This hunk of metal is held to the road surface by four engineered pieces of rubber called tires. Most of a vehicle’s mass, however, is carried not by the tire structure itself, but by the air inside of it. In fact, tire inflation carries 95 per cent [...]

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Carpages.ca Fundraiser Advertisement

September 1, 2010 Automotive News

This advertisement was created for a recent fundraiser event in Toronto. We thought we’d post it here just for fun. This ad was created for a fundraiser event in Toronto.

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