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Driving in a Roundabout

If you feel nervous: don’t be shy to put on your hazard lights and let the other drivers know you’re new to this.

Just remember…

The 1 Rule of a Roundabout:
never brake inside one

Read it online at Autonet.ca

Favourite line:

Remember there are hundreds of thousands of roundabouts being used in Europe right now, some 4 lanes wide, and there’s no way they’re all better drivers than you – you got this.

Turns out roundabouts are a touchy topic, 73 comments, not bad.

Below is a video of me driving inside a roundabout.

I’m driving a GMC 2500 HD Denali in the States. There’s a video over at Motoring TV.

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I’m all Deer-in-the-Headlights to Film

I have 300 videos online, 8 pages of topics ready to go, and still I’m freezing up. Dumb eh.

So back to 2007 where this all started – me by myself, talking to a camera on a tripod.

I’ve been making garbage videos:

film review delete, film review delete.

First, I reminded myself of the physical actions of making a video.

Painting my toes red.

Move to the next level: speaking, blablablaing to the camera.

In real life, I speak very little.  Here I am talking about how I don’t like talking.

I really don’t.

The irony is, I’m pretty good at it.

Best way I can describe this feeling…

… as soon as you’re done reading this paragraph… hold up your phone, video on. State your name, location, speak passionately for 1 minute about anything, and upload it to YouTube. Then, Facebook & Tweet the link with this text, “I made this video, go watch it”.

That anxious feeling that’s now in your stomach, it’s that.

I’m too animated, talk too much with my hands, speak too quickly.

Reviewing the footage yeah, I can see it, but I’ll only slow my speech down a little. Because I figure: if you can’t absorb at that speed, you’re probably not going to like my stuff anyway.

Also noted while reviewing, wow, that is not the face that started 7 years ago.  Sigh. I can’t get away with it anymore, I’m going to have to learn to use makeup.

Last summer I bought my first eyeliner, world’s oldest tomboy here. No dramatics, there’s 12 year olds better at makeup than me.

Pro tip – everyone looks good at this angle.

You know though, making and editing video of yourself is a strange but rewarding experience. I’m more self aware because of it.

If  you ever want to take a good, cold look at yourself, make a video of you interviewing someone. I have a whole theory about this, it’s on my Mega Video List.

 

 

Audi’s All-new 2015 A3 Sedan

Audi has made a bold move, and retired the vehicle that accounted for 20% of its total sales – the hatchback A3. 

Read my full review on Autonet.ca

“This A3 is minimalistic elegance
with a hint of subtle aggression.”

I called this a “starter Audi”.

Because once you’ve become accustomed to the automaker’s simplicity and refined ride, it’s tough to leave the four rings family.

The screen disappears into the dash! I love that, because I don’t love screens.

I’ve accidentally attended a lot of launches for this car.

Left is the North American debut, at the LA Auto Show.  Right is its arrival to Canadian dealerships.

Below is the car’s world launch in Budapest, Hungary.

More about that trip here, and here’s a couple more videos – the castle, and me in the castle.

Handsome rim offerings.

I’d choose top left.

The engine is a 1.8L Direct Injection Turbo outputting 170 hp & 199 lb.-ft.  Sadly, there is no manual transmission offering.

The engine.

The all-new 2015 Audi A3 Sedan

1.8L starting at $31,100

2.0L starting at $35,900