Often times we pretend that we buy a particular new car for practical reasons. We convince ourselves and others that we think of a car as an appliance or a line item in a household budget.
Lets face it, deep deep down, we all know that sometimes a car chooses us […]

The first, and often the biggest, question when buying a car is: should I buy new or used? The answer depends on what is most important to you. There are a number of quality new and used car dealers in the greater Toronto area.
Why Buy New?
There are several good reasons to […]

Reliable models to look for–and troublesome ones to avoid

Toyota Prius
$20,000-$24,000
Is it time to replace your car? Owners of 27 percent of the vehicles in our latest Annual Car Reliability Survey acquired them used last year, and they’re definitely on to something. Data from our exclusive survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, […]

The car you currently own probably represents profit. The question is, whose profit will it be? With few exceptions, you’ll get the most money for your used car by selling it privately. That’s because dealers pay wholesale prices — not retail prices — for used cars.
They sell them at retail, and the difference […]

 
Thank goodness for people like George Iny who is on a mission to clean up the automotive world. I read with interest a CTV article which spoke of how, as president of the Automobile Protection Association (APA), Iny and his team have looked under a lot of hoods and kicked a lot of tires while […]