With a marketing line like "your door to more", the 2014 Nissan Versa Note is a small car with a rather big claim to live up to. I'll admit it - I was a tiny bit skeptical when I picked up this car. After all, its sticker price is below $20,000 ($18,680 for the model I drove) and that usually … [Read more...]
HONDA PILOT : Think Like A Man
I've been curious about the Honda Pilot for years. It's one of those vehicles that isn't particularly beautiful in a typical sexy, suv sense but yet seems to have a rugged, powerful look that turns heads. And then I started to notice that whenever I saw one in an accident, no matter how bad the … [Read more...]
Cool Tech Gadgets For Families On The Go!
I'm wired. Aside from my addiction to caffeine I need to be in constant contact. I freely admit to not being the type that can wind down and get with nature. I need my music and I need my gadgets. No really. Quietness doesn't calm me down it actually does the opposite. But I know that the rest of my … [Read more...]
My Van Is Gross. No, Really, Really Gross.
A couple months back I had my minivan professionally detailed.Some poor schmuck spent three hours sucking back 46 pounds of dog hair, a tonne of crushed Cheerios, moldy sippy cups long forgotten under the seats, and enough wrappers and garbage to fill a...well, a minivan. I paid up and drove away, … [Read more...]
Drive Me (Crazy).
Driving anywhere with my kids is an exercise in madness.See, we own a huge pick-up truck (since we have an apple orchard and need a massive rig to haul our fruit to the packing house each fall) and all three kids are packed into the same row of the cab. Three girls, duking it out.The eldest sits in … [Read more...]
The Day I Lost My Sh*t
This past holiday Monday, my wife and I spent the day at a local mall. We asked my parents to watch Pea and we made it to the mall - one of the few open in the GTA - at around 1pm.When we arrived, it was as if Christmas had come early. There were people everywhere and parking was … [Read more...]