Category: buying a vehicle

Does society require us to drive?

There are a lot of things that people within our society take for granted sometimes. We’ll take for granted that we’ll have food to eat every day, a roof over our heads and clothes on our back. To quite a few people those aren’t really reality. They work very hard week after week to keep…



Buying a new car…the NEED to know

Recently I was at the Canadian International Auto Show with my two young sons. It’s always fun to go to the Auto Show as many people found out. http://bit.ly/zoK71y I had also taken my dad with me as he was looking for a new vehicle. He figures it may be within a year or so when…



How’s the trunk space?

Sometimes we have too many choices in our lives; too many for our own good. Deciding where to live, what to eat, who our friends will be and what to drive can become difficult decisions. With so many choices in our lives, how on earth can we decide which vehicle to buy when need a…



Never get caught off guard

Every now and then you may get caught off guard. You may have visitors drop by unannounced while your house is a mess. Sometimes you may find yourself invited out for dinner, but you’re short on cash. What do you do in situations like that? Is there any way you can prepare for the unexpected?…



How do I find a good used vehicle?

I’ve recently done a couple of newspaper interviews about what a new driver should look for in purchasing a used vehicle. After all the thinking I did for these publications, I thought I would also share some of that information here. The new driver needs to find value and safety in their first major purchase….



Think green, drive green

Spring is my favourite season of them all. I enjoy seeing how the leaves begin to turn green again. And with spring coming fast and everything waiting to turn green, I ask this question; do you drive green as well? I’m not asking if your vehicle is green. I’m asking if you think of the…



The facts about anti lock brakes

There are a lot of things we believed in as kids. We all had a difficult time sleeping on December 24th because Santa was coming. We all knew how Easter eggs arrived and how a tooth turned into money under our pillow while we slept. We got this information from our parents and we believed…



Do you need your headlight fluid checked?

Have you ever bought a new vehicle and months later found out something new about it? You know what I mean; the little things that the salesperson never showed you. How well do you know your vehicle now that you’ve driven it for awhile? Recently, I was visiting with my brother and young nephew when…