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My New CC: 1987 Suzuki Forsa – Wake Up Little Suzuki; The Forsa Is With Me
Posted on March 16, 2023 | 23 CommentsA few weeks ago, I spotted an ad for a 1987 Suzuki Forsa with only 38,000 original kilometers on the clock. The car, the ad said, was a true “barn […] -
The Evolution of Car Salesmanship
Posted on November 18, 2021 | 31 CommentsWhen I came of driving age in the early nineties, car dealerships dotted the landscape and seemed to occupy almost every street corner. A tire-kicking perusal would typically result in […] -
Editorial: The Myth of Vehicular Luxury
Posted on November 13, 2021 | 94 CommentsMy wife and I are friends with a couple who are struggling financially, but who have several well-to-do sets of friends. When describing their friends’ riches, they refer to […] -
COAL: 2001 XL7 – Adopting Little Suzi
Posted on November 10, 2021 | 28 CommentsIt was 2009 and my young family and I had been living in Calgary for four years. My wife Darlene was increasingly expressing her dislike for our high-mile 1999 Pontiac […] -
COAL: 1990 Pontiac Tempest – A Corsica In Disguise
Posted on November 3, 2021 | 17 CommentsNot our car, but you get the idea. “I’m not putting our baby in that thing!” It was 1999 and my pregnant young wife Darlene was referring to our […]