Posts Tagged ‘car’

okay, so maybe it’s not spring, then

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

car buried in snow

common as muck

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Around Toronto today, I saw three Lamborghinis and five Ferraris. I think I saw fewer SmartCars, so as usual, smarts are in shorter supply than muscle.

no hybrids for canada

Friday, September 21st, 2007

I was looking to perhaps rent a hybrid for a longish business trip. My company’s preferred supplier, National, doesn’t do them in Canada, but does in the US:

no hybrids for canada

Why do they get them, and we don’t? Don’t say there’s no demand; I‘d rent one …

messing with cars makes you bad at spelling

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

nvrloenf

I think it’s supposed to mean “Never Low Enough”, but it’s hard to tell

ugly-ass car

Friday, April 1st, 2005

ugly-ass Scion xB car
We saw lots of these when we were down south: the Scion xB. Thankfully, they haven’t made it to Canada yet.

I thought at first it was a special-needs vehicle; with low sills and high door tops, it seems pretty accessible. But then again, such a vehicle needn’t be quite so horrible (like the old Invacar).

But now I discover that this car is being marketed to the ‘youth’ segment. What!? I used to draw things like this when I was three years old.