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Oddly enough, this is a topic I can relate to. I bought my 2002 Tacoma about seven years ago. There was no license plate holder on the front. Someone had simply drilled two holes in the lower plastic bumper, which I really didn't like. For some reason I didn't get screws or bolts to attach the...

As it happens, I was just looking up the numbers on themoneyconverter.com. The current rate, supposedly set today, is US$1 equals CDN$1.227. Taking the American base price of US$67,500, that converts to CDN$82,823.17. Is that large difference from the $90,000, purely change in exchange rate...

There's definitely going to be some hardball decision-making here. As aAlpine points out above, we in BC already pay a 10% PST on vehicles. Now we will be adding a 10% federal tax on the amount over $100,000, plus the 5% GST. There are places in BC, and I'm sure there are in Quebec, too, where...

"I don’t think anyone would not buy it if it was faster." You could be right. Everyone gets a thrill out of some zip in their car. VW might not be thinking so much about your teen daughters as your parents or older relatives. According to the reviews I have seen, the acceleration is okay. But...

I just noticed the budget tax proposal this morning. That's a kick in the shins. Especially when the GST, and likely PST here in BC, will get added on top of the higher price. This could make it very tough on Rivian. The only way I can see to get the price under $100,000 is to forget about the...

I think VW has gone out of their way to make this car 'normal', for lack of a better word. They want the average ICE driver to get in this car and feel totally at home. That's why they went to that glide mode, instead of straight regen. They think (right or wrong) that this will feel...

On the subject of snow tires, I recently asked which tires were used in the winter testing video that came out a while back. I thought for sure the response would be that they used the 20" AT tires, the only ones carrying the snowflake/mountain symbol. Apparently that wasn't the case. They were...

That should appeal to anyone who grew up playing with lego. It's certainly the opposite approach to the way vehicles have traditionally been built. It didn't look like he required any special 'Bronco specific' tools to remove any of the panels.

I'm not sure "smart" is an accurate description of why I'm waiting. I noodled for so long making a decision to order the R1t that I'm now well back in the order list. And, of course, they won't be shipping any vehicles north right away. So, we have to wait.

What I have now is a small four-wheel drive pickup. With the canopy, I get enough length between the roof racks to safely hold my kayak. Summer or winter, I can go anywhere. In a pinch I can sleep in the back. The R1t with the max battery can also go anywhere, summer or winter. I believe I'll...

Not sure exactly what I'm looking at with the kayak mount. It could be that it has some load assist features. We're still not seeing any kind of devices to raise the level of the two bars that sit in the R1t's box. This feels so much like Christmas. Maybe I should get the forest green colour...

And, of course, that difference in price is further exaggerated by sales taxes. The Canadian dollar could continue to rise somewhat if the price of oil keeps moving up. The glut of oil that existed shortly after the coronavirus hit, has largely disappeared. So, ironically, we have to hope that...

Alpha has now come out with an extended cab version of the Wolf. Pretty slick. Now all they have to do is actually build it.

Toyota has now shown pictures of its BZ4X battery electric vehicle that it has been developing with Subaru. They are still referring to it as a concept car. However, some observers think that it might be close to the finished product. It's a little bit bigger than the Rav 4 that it is supposed...

That's not bad. I thought it might be more. I saw a video that suggested paint, including primer and clear-coat, would only add about 8 lbs to the weight of a small sports car. If the R1t uses more than double that, say 20 lbs, then the total weight of paint and wrap would only be a maximum of...

Does a wrap add much weight to a vehicle?

I have no idea where I'm going to end up with the colour. Whenever I see a blue R1t in open sun, it looks too baby blue for my tastes. Then, I see one in the shade or under an overcast sky and I can't stop drooling. I like the forest green. (Or, is it really launch green!) But, green might...

Blue Origin uses two Rivian R1T Trucks for capsule recovery Two dirty Rivian R1t's and a rocket ship that didn't explode; what more could you possibly ask for!

PetroCan is our best hope for high power chargers. They have chargers up to 350 kW at a string of stations across Canada. I don't know if they are going to keep expanding or leave it at what amounts to a PR statement. BC Hydro appears to be only installing 50 kW chargers. The good news is that...

I'm not picking up so much salt here in the Vancouver/Burnaby area. It's the higher elevation roads leading north from Whistler and east from Hope. Before I owned the truck, it was driven daily from Pemberton to Whistler. I've driven up there in the winter, as well as up into the Coquihalla and...