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Monday Rant: Green Means Go!

Distracted driving can happen when you're not even moving.

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Monday Rant: Green Means Go!
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Top 10 Cars for Pokemon Go

The best rides to help catch 'em all.

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Top 10 Cars for Pokemon Go
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Monday Rant: Turn Your Lights On

Turn on your lights, guys, it’s not that hard.

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Monday Rant: Turn Your Lights On
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Monday Rant: Settle down about front-biased AWD, please

Pritch says you need to simmer down about front-biased AWD systems.

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Monday Rant: Settle down about front-biased AWD, please
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Monday Rant: How to Tell if You Have a Flat Tire

Pritch ponders a scary case of automotive cluelessness.

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Monday Rant: How to Tell if You Have a Flat Tire
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Used Vehicle Guide: Best Year-Round Practical Performance Cars

Check out our list of sensible and practical performance models from the used market, ready for year-round use.

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Used Vehicle Guide: Best Year-Round Practical Performance Cars
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Best Rides for Beach Fun

We highlight some hot rides for cruising the strip and hitting the beach.

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Best Rides for Beach Fun
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Monday Rant: Autonomous Cars in the Snow

Pritch ponders how self-driving cars will work in his climate.

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Monday Rant: Autonomous Cars in the Snow
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Rules of the Road: That put a dent in my day...

Rules of the Road is a new column (that we’re testing the asphalt with) intended to educate motorists on the legal ramifications, as...

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Rules of the Road: That put a dent in my day...
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Top Picks: Favourite Manual Only Cars

A look at a list of hot rides for drivers with two feet.

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Top Picks: Favourite Manual Only Cars
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Dear Nanny System, Go Away, Love Jacob

Jacob is dazzled by all the new gadgets and toys in these modern cars he’s been testing – now if only he could actually use them!

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Dear Nanny System, Go Away, Love Jacob
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Monday Rant: Insurance is Too High, and You Don’t Need a Tow

Originally published on Autos.ca on July 22, 2013 (Monday Rant: Insurance is Too High, and You Don’t Need a Tow)

Want to hear a...

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Monday Rant: Insurance is Too High, and You Don’t Need a Tow
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Great Road Trip Rides for Under $20,000

Got twenty grand? Need a new (or new-to-you) ride? Love road trips? Here’s a look at a few of our favorite picks.

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Great Road Trip Rides for Under $20,000
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Monday Rant: Grey-Area Abusers

Every driver approaching a traffic control signal showing a circular amber indication and facing the indication shall stop his or her...

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Monday Rant: Grey-Area Abusers
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Top Picks: Best Cars for Stop-and-Go Traffic

Picture this: It's 5:15 pm at the end of a hectic day at work. Home is a 32 km commute away – normally a 40 minute trip, but the traffic...

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Top Picks: Best Cars for Stop-and-Go Traffic
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Monday Rant: Motorbikes Could Solve Traffic Woes

It’s time to legalize lane splitting.

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Monday Rant: Motorbikes Could Solve Traffic Woes
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Monday Rant: Save the Rear-Wheel Drive

Because skids.

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Monday Rant: Save the Rear-Wheel Drive
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Top Picks: Best Used Convertible Buys

Sun-chasing fun on a budget.

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Top Picks: Best Used Convertible Buys
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Best Cars for Learning Drivers

Photos by autoTRADER.ca staff.

Ever hear the phrase "It's too much car for you"? Sounds like something from an '80s movie, right?...

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Best Cars for Learning Drivers
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Monday Rant: You Don’t Need Synthetic Oil

For many drivers, synthetic oil might be overkill.

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Monday Rant: You Don’t Need Synthetic Oil
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Luxury Compact Crossovers Comparison

Review by Jacob Black, photos by Jonathan Yarkony

Sex sells.

As much as we humans like to pretend we are civilized, well-mannered...

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Luxury Compact Crossovers Comparison
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Beyond the Pale: Top Grey Market Imports from Germany

These are some of the best cars previously unavailable in Canada, now permissible to import under a grey area of Canada’s murky vehicle...

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Beyond the Pale: Top Grey Market Imports from Germany
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Top Used Vehicles for Canadian Winters ($20k+)

Justin shares his favourite winter-ready used rides by price-point, and some tips on shopping smart for the one that interests you.

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Top Used Vehicles for Canadian Winters ($20k+)
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Top Picks: Space for the Buck Champs

A list of suggested rides, new and used, that offer top-notch space to price ratios

Some shoppers want the most horsepower for their...

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Top Picks: Space for the Buck Champs
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Top Picks: The Big 5 Used Pickup Truck Buys

Looking for a newer used full-sized pickup? You’ve got five options – each with unique appeal, and unique issues to be on the lookout for.

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Top Picks: The Big 5 Used Pickup Truck Buys
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Flying Fast Under the Radar

Some great options exist in a fast car that doesn’t scream “performance” – to your wife, or to your local law enforcement personnel.

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Flying Fast Under the Radar
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Back to School: Best Cars for Student Budgets

As summer draws to a close, it's time to hit the books. And the road.

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Back to School: Best Cars for Student Budgets
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