“Can you see my gum?”
At the 2015 Canadian Auto Show (photo: Isabel Diamond)
Keeping an Exotic Clean at an Auto Show
Speaking with Dale Courville, the gentleman behind keeping both Ferrari and Maserati polished at this year’s Canadian Auto Show.
Those aren’t dealer cars but shipped direct from the factory,
run through a pop-up wash, then everything is pre-stolen.
Read it online at Autonet.
Favourite line:
The ending – where he uses his access to turn the bullied kid into the class VIP.
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If you’re in the Southern Ontario region, Dale also has a mobile car wash, and does a ton of the exotics you see around Toronto, as in, your Civic will be in good hands. Here’s his site – PrecisionDetail.ca
And if you’re unfamiliar with going to a detailer, here’s an old column of what to do and say.
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Back to ‘Keri on Driving’ – Index
The 2015 Canadian International Auto Show #CIAS
It smells so good in there – new car smell turned up to 11.
First stop was the exotic room downstairs.
I was there hours before the rest of the media ha, but didn’t Tweet as much so not to bring heat to my interview subject.
Pfaff always brings the big badges.
Top is a Pagani (more about this car here, including me inside the thing), and bottom is my dream supercar – a Mclaren.
Because most cars make their debuts at either the LA or Detroit show, most of us auto journalists have seen all these cars already.
See my Top 5 list for the paper – Top 5 Favourite Things at the LA Auto Show.
Stopped by for the Acura NSX reveal. Why doesn’t everyone use this silver fabric? So dramatic.
First time I saw this car in real life was Detroit a couple years ago, more about that here.
Best ad spec of the show goes to Honda’s selfie stick.
Which I used to capture the best part of any show – the people.
Here’s the website – Autoshow.ca – $23/adult, $7/kid, $45/family – February 13 – 22, 2015.
5 Cars to Watch in 2014
Been Filming with Motoring TV
Motoring TV – Canada’s longest running TV show * about cars on TSN.
* 26 years!
Acutal real microphones were used, a first for me.
They film on tape, gah; I could never.
Years ago I wrote a diatribe against tape, hang on… here, 2009.
Feel just as strongly today.
This is the crispest footage of me, ever.
These are all for a new segment we launched today,
Motoring TV ‘Double Talk‘.
Keep an eye MotoringTV.com, I’ll be in a bunch starting tomorrow.
I’m pointing here!
Aaaaand action.
[photos by Ed Gatner]