Modern vehicles are quite safe. Safer than vehicles that were on the roads a decade ago, and getting safer every new model year, no doubt about it. How they are getting safer is twofold: their structures are a lot stiffer, they have more airbags and their engineering is designed to disperse the force of an impact from the driver and ...
Read More »2016 Montreal Auto Show: Want to try an EV? Come to the show!
Interested in finding out what it’s like to drive a hybrid or electric vehicle? Now’s your chance! The Montreal Auto Show, in collaboration with CAA-Quebec, is offering the chance to try 13 different EVs and plug-in hybrids to show goers. Driving an electric car is not the same as piloting a traditional gas-powered example, and the best way to understand ...
Read More »Reduce the effects of winter on your car and you
Winter has arrived. Good say winter sports enthusiasts while for others, now begins five or six months of slightly chaotic driving, mixed with unpredictable, usually very cold weather. But regardless of whether we like it or not, winter is here, and we have to deal with it. Your car will also feel the effects of winter. Not only from a ...
Read More »Buying a new Car: should you get a 2015 or a 2016?
With fall comes the need to change for many automotive enthusiasts, and even those who are not that passionate. With the arrival of brand new 2016 models, many feel like their current car is outdated and they head over to their local dealership to sniff out what’s new. You then realize that the dealership in question has two variants of ...
Read More »Government of Quebec raises fine for using your phone at the wheel, adds a demerit point
As of today, drivers caught operating a handset at the wheel will be fined $100, and will receive four demerit points on their license. In an effort to curb phone usage at the wheel, the Government of Quebec as decided to raise the fine from $80 to $100, and to penalize those caught performing the infraction an additional demerit point. ...
Read More »American company seeks to provide insurance against rising gas prices
By using strategies that delivery companies and airlines have used for years, and American company is trying to protect consumers against a possible raise in gas prices. The idea is simple. By paying a fixed monthly amount, the consumer is protected if prices rise beyond a certain amount over the course of a year. If oil prices climb, the consumer is ...
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