Buying a car? Read this first!
Apr 26th 2007 | 1:31 am
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Buying a car? Read this first!
This article in Canadian Driver really cuts through the bullshit and gets down to the most important nitty gritty detail for buying a car best suited to Canadian lifestyle and conditions.
Apr 26th 2007 | 1:40 am
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Apr 26th 2007 | 1:43 am
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Re: Buying a car? Read this first!
You can never have enough of them 
Apr 27th 2007 | 12:58 am
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Very good read.
I especially liked this comment:
You'll need a passenger with oven mitts in a Mercedes-Benz SL 550 roadster; there aren't any cupholders
I especially liked this comment:
You'll need a passenger with oven mitts in a Mercedes-Benz SL 550 roadster; there aren't any cupholders
Apr 27th 2007 | 1:06 am
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Last edited by iaink; Apr 27th 2007 at 1:22 am.
Apr 27th 2007 | 4:22 am
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Apr 27th 2007 | 4:24 am
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Thats cos the santa fe is a jacked up sonata or elantra ( i forget which), but the range rover is properly engineered for off road excursions (parking closer to the Polo presumably).
Apr 27th 2007 | 4:29 am
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As for cup holders, a totally useless addition to any vehicle in my humble opinion.
Now if they can figure out how to mount a Blackberry to the steering wheel so I can text, while driving I'm on it.
