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The Car Crash – it sucks, but it happens

The first time you crash is an unfortunate and unforgettable experience. We all think it would not happen to us, that we are good drivers, but sometimes, you just can’t avoid it. It happened to me a couple of years … Continue reading

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Buying an old car in Canada. Here is what can go wrong

A few months ago, I teased the fact that I wanted to buy a car, since I wanted to drive. Canada is the second biggest country in the world, with some of the longest roads and the most diverse terrain. … Continue reading

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Alpine America: Keeping the flame alive

There is something about classic cars. Thinking of it objectively, they are just hunks of metal, through which fluids flow, combustion happens and they move. When you think about it, they have more in common with a lawn mower than … Continue reading

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Eurokracy. What is it?

So last weekend was the fourth edition of Eurokracy Montreal, at the home of the Bombardier CSeries, Mirabel. What is it? To be brief, it is basically a huge car festival, where people meet-up, talk about European cars, show off … Continue reading

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Is the answer always Miata?

I have a problem… I want to buy a car. Specifically a fairly cheap, sort of fun runaround beater kind of automobile. But given my current situation, it cannot be any car. Let me explain: -I live in Canada, specifically … Continue reading

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