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Throwback Edition: 2008 Recession in Canada and It’s Impact on the Automotive Industry
In this week’s blog post we are going to be throwing it back all the way to 2008! There were so many reasons that many Canadians will never be able to forget that year; the iPhone was expected to be released on Roger’s wireless service provider, the federal government issued a formal apology for the acts committed in Residential schools, and of course the economic crisis. We will be covering the impact of the crisis specifically on the automobile industry and ways to (possibly) prevent it from happening again in the future. What is a Recession and how is it different than an Economic Depression? A recession is defined as…
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Friday Spotlight: 2003 Toyota 4Runner
It’s been a decade since the 4th generation Toyota 4Runner was introduced and it’s crazy how fast time is flying! This new release (for its time) had seen many revisions and improvements to a couple of different aspects including on and off-road handling, comfort, safety and performance, and economy. Toyota basically reinvented the 4Runner for its 4th release. In this week’s blog post, we will be reviewing the SR5, which is the base model of the Toyota 4Runner. Pros – Solid Structure and Good Refinements The 4th generation 4Runner offers 2 additional inches of legroom in the front, 0.4 inches more headroom, and the outboard passengers sit 2 inches farther…
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The 5-Speed Manual Transmission is Nearly Extinct – What You Need to Know
About 70 years ago times were a lot different than now. Most of the things we take for granted today were just being invented or discovered by curious people of those times and although many of them might have been told they were crazy, they still continued to pursue their dream. It is with many thanks to them today that they never quit because although they didn’t realize it then, the inventions would prove to be very useful today. Take the 5-speed manual transmission for example – one of the greatest inventions of all time. This first came available on the market in Europe during the 1950s being equipped in…
