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Turn your Car into a Library

The internet is arriving in our dashes this year, and a Canadian! company is the one (and only) to use it to stream audiobooks into our cabins. We speak with Sanjay Singhal, CEO of AudioBooks.com.

The streaming service will debut in Jaguar Land Rover, arriving this April 2015, with other manufacturers lined up behind them.

Read it online at Autonet.

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The New York Times top 100 list is available, and includes The Hunger Games trilogy, 50 Shades of EyeRoll, American Sniper, and Gone Girl.

’50 Shades of EyeRoll‘… come ON that I got that printed. 

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Why Canada Doesn’t always Get the Car

Maybe you’ve fallen for a car only to discover the automaker doesn’t sell them in Canada. Why?

Bringing 1 car to 1 country can involve
modifying 1,500+ parts

Read it online at Autonet.

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Consumers would see only a few major changes Nissan made to the car, but behind the scenes over 1,500 parts had to be modified to accommodate our Canadian needs.

 

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You Have to Break-in a New Car

Mark Basili of Pfaff Tuning, the customization division of Pfaff Automotive, educates me on why.

Short answer – to protect the piston rings. For the first 1,500 – 3,000 kms use a relaxed driving style, nothing too aggressive but not so far as babying it – giving it the occasional punch is good.

Read it online at Autonet.

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There are no fail safes in place. It all comes down to the human driving it – so make sure to protect the massive investment you just made.

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Finally Junked my Jetta – A Love Letter

It was time. But still…

…the emotional attachment to your car though,
runs deep eh.

Read it online at Autonet.

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The last one.

Here are 4 new banners, based on the newspaper’s photo gallery,

And with that I’m done saying goodbye… love you forever buddy xo

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Try my Trick to Better Handle Bad Traffic

Here’s some horror stories about worse traffic jams that one you may be stuck in.

The 100 km long traffic jam.

Read it online at Autonet.

If that fails, try my trick – last paragraph.

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The reason for many traffic jams is an accident.  So imagine how the injured person you’re inching toward, would give anything to trade places with you and instead be the one… stuck in traffic.

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