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The Front Seat – Governments Slow to Back the Electric Car

POSTED: 25th November 2011

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Are you are like me and wonder why in a time where every politician can’t wait to tell us about how they support “green” and “environmental responsible” initiatives, but are so slow to embrace the electric powered car? Currently only Ontario has an active rebate program in place to compensate those who take the step [...]


A Thrill a Minute

POSTED: 23rd September 2011

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Most kids dread the thought of the summer coming to an end. As the days grow shorter it is a clear sign that back-to-school is right around the corner. For me, I always used to look forward to summer’s end, as it meant the opening of the Pacific National Exhibition (or PNE for short) and [...]


Getting Your Back: Why I think Visual and Motion Sensor systems should be mandatory in all new vehicles.

POSTED: 2nd August 2011

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It is hard to believe that visual systems have only been around in passenger vehicles for a few short years. In the late 1990s the only place you would find them were in garbage trucks and recreation vehicles. A few years later, luxury cars began adopting the technology and nowadays, they are found in most [...]


Great Idea for Convenience….Not The Green Factor

POSTED: 6th June 2011

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Great Idea for Convenience….Not The Green Factor   Each day I receive anywhere between ten and fifty news and product releases from different manufacturers and service companies that are spreading the word about how fantastic their respective company is performing or perhaps the next latest or greatest thing coming to the marketplace. Some end up [...]


Love That NASCAR Experience

POSTED: 16th May 2011

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By Dean Washington   I had the opportunity to take in my first NASCAR Sprint Cup race recently when I attended the Kobalt Tools 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. I had been to a Nationwide Series race once before, but that was on the road course at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, so [...]


Cruise-In Back from the Dead

POSTED: 21st February 2011

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By Dean Washington It is not often in the event business that, after a show is moved from a city or meets its demise, it has a chance in hell of being resurrected. I know, Montreal got back its Formula One race, but more fall into the distant memory column rather than the one that [...]


Front Seat: Hottest Vehicle Award Winners at SEMA Show Well Deserved

POSTED: 17th December 2010

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As long as they have been building vehicles, the debate has raged on as to what the hottest or best vehicle of the day is in the enthusiast’s opinion. And not surprisingly, car and truck enthusiasts generally tend to side with the brand…


Front Seat: Trying to Make Sense of World Fuel Prices

POSTED: 1st November 2010

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By Dean Washington Like anyone who owns a computer and has an email account, I have a few friends that I pretty much hear from on a daily basis. You know who I am talking about? The ones who seemingly have endless amounts of time to surf the net for crazy photos, hilarious jokes or [...]


Front Seat: If You Thought the HST is Ridiculous…Get a Load of This!

POSTED: 9th August 2010

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Effective July 1st, the price of many goods and services in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario rose when the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) came into effect, replacing the Provincial Sales Tax (PST). What this means to people in these provinces is that every good or service…


Front Seat: Want A Nano? Buy A Ticket!

POSTED: 9th August 2010

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By now, many of you are well aware of the “cheapest” new car offered in the world. That, of course, would be the Tata Nano. The Nano has room for four occupants, and is 3.1 metres long…