If I Could Always Drive Something this Big, I Would

Mar 12 2014

Backing up a 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD.

It’s a 6.6L V8 Turbo diesel, outputting 397-horsepower and wait for it… 765 lb-ft of torque come ON.

Blog posts about the truck are here.

Full review on Autonet.ca

Back in Business with a Booster Pack

Mar 5 2014

Enough. 10,000 times by now at least.

It’s a MotoMaster 700, $99 at CDN Tire.

My car was dormant for 6 days, and it boosted it first shot.

Booster packs got pretty sophisticated since I last paid attention.

Look, USB.

The Jetta is fully-functional again.

I should’ve bought backup a long time ago.

Armoured Cars are Coming into Vogue

Mar 5 2014

There’s a very expensive luxury sedan segment you don’t see advertised, the Security segment.

BMW Security, Mercedes S-Guard, Audi A8 Security,

Take their largest sedan, add plating, ballistic and new windows, cameras with night vision, instantly seal the cabin for gas attacks, and keep it looking like the regular model – security through obscurity.

Read in on Autonet.ca

Favourite line:

Masking the armour beneath factory finishings, so the car looks identical to the non-armoured model.

The Attack:

I’d go for the vehicle’s traffic… follow behind, laptop and antennae on the passenger seat, see what you can capture…maybe steal some passwords, or take some data and hold it for ransom, copy photos for blackmail, you get it.

Related: Wenet armoured car shopping

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Meet Autonet Teammate – Brian Makse

Mar 4 2014

Finally we met at a Nissan dinner a few weeks ago*, welcome to my blog Brian!

He writes for Autonet.ca too, we both make videos, and we’re both the Featured Authors.

That’s where the similarities stop.

He reviews high performance stuff, Aston Martins and Lamborghinis, see the list on his site here.

He also races competitively, has driven the Nürburgring, and once broke 300 km/h on the Autobahn, nice.

* – woah this photo is bad of us eh Brian, sorry about that, the 2nd one was even worse. We can amend next time we see one another IRL

(Note – because the team is all freelancers, we don’t really hang out, so this is a rarity. I’ve now blogged 82% of the team, nice. Meet more of my team here)

Never Rely 100% on Driving Aids

Mar 3 2014

All these new driving aids (Blind Spot Warning, Park Assist, etc) rely on sensors to function.

But, when was the last time you checked the sensors, before climbing behind the wheel and relying on them?

If this Rear View Camera sensor is this dirty,
then aren’t all the sensors this dirty?

How can something this dirty properly function and calibrate? Can’t.

Backing up a 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD.

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Favourite line:

The Attack:

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If this Rear View Camera sensor is this dirty, then aren’t all the sensors this dirty?

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If this Rear View Camera sensor is this dirty,
then aren’t all the sensors this dirty?