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Many parents are looking for vehicles for their recent graduates and safety and reliability are a top priority. Courtesy of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

62 Best new and used vehicles for teen drivers

POSTMEDIA Wheels Jil McIntosh Looking for the best ride for younger members of your family? Consumer Reports (CR) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have jointly released their annual Teen Vehicle List for 2023. It contains the ...

Updated Jun. 1, 2023 |5 min read

Lorraine Explains: The costly realities of EV repair

Updated Jun. 1, 2023 |4 min read

Repairing this Rivian R1T after this rear-end collision was quoted at US$42,000. CHRIS APFELSTADT/ via Facebook

Corner Wrench: Don't splice electrical accessories without a plan

Updated May. 31, 2023 |3 min read

Wiring woes can tangle a car’s drivability when someone tries to connect an electrically powered accessory without full knowledge of the circuits they’re tapping into and the results of adding electrical load to such sensitive systems. Brian Wangenheim/Unsplash

Learn a lot before you hit the the lot: Five of the best car shopping research sources for Canadians

Updated May. 12, 2023 |7 min read

Corner Wrench: Seal your garage floor to keep it shining

Updated May. 12, 2023 |3 min read

Troubleshooter: Can you live in the country with an EV?

Updated May. 12, 2023 |4 min read

A well-laid-out community means you could entertain getting rid of your car. Stefan Lehner/Unsplash

Lorraine Explains: Why are we scared of well-planned communities that don't worship cars?

POSTMEDIA |Updated May. 12, 2023 |5 min read

POSTMEDIA Wheels Lorraine Sommerfeld When my parents bought the family home — that I still live in — back in 1963, my city was a town and there were more orchards, more farms and no malls. That has changed, but, growing up, we lived within a few ...

Home garages often contain a selection of volatile products, so regular maintainenance and safety precautions should always be taken to prevent messy accidents or, worse, disastrous fires, spills or leaks. Todd Kent/Unsplash

Corner Wrench: Is your home garage a ticking time bomb?

POSTMEDIA |Updated May. 12, 2023 |4 min read

POSTMEDIA Wheels Brian Turner Somebody I knew recently experienced a house fire that started in the garage. Even though fire services responded quickly, the structure and the home was a total loss due to the speed at which the fire progressed and ...

Customers break their bonds with their service providers for a variety of reasons, but there are some things you might be able to do to keep those ties. Sten Rademaker/Unsplash

Troubleshooter: Time to fire your mechanic?

POSTMEDIA |Updated May. 12, 2023 |5 min read

POSTMEDIA Wheels Brian Turner Wait, what did you just say? Fire my mechanic? With a major shortage of skilled technicians across the country? With popular shops booking weeks in advance? Why would I want to fire my mechanic? Consumers Report ...

A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Feb. 13, 2019.

Electric vehicle interest drops from last year, report says

Kevin Connor · Postmedia News |Updated Apr. 19, 2023 |2 min read

Interest in electric vehicles has taken a dip this year, according to a report by AutoTrader. This year, 56% of Canadians were looking for an electric vehicle as their next car, compared to 68% last year. “While interest has dipped slightly, the EV ...

A photo of Ryan while on one of his trips across Newfoundland.

Taking the T'railway: Colchester man documents Newfoundland ATV trek on YouTube

Brendyn Creamer |Updated Feb. 16, 2023 |8 min read

Patrick Ryan, a resident of Valley, Colchester County, first took to Newfoundland’s T’Railways 20 years ago. Since then, he’s taken to documenting his journey while providing resources to those who want to do it themselves. Nearly every year, usually ...

Preparing for winter driving involves more than getting your vehicle and its contents ready. The driver has to know how to drive in hazardous conditions and know what to do if there’s an accident or emergency situation. Justin Pritchard/Postmedia News

Winter Driving Tips with CAA Atlantic

Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated Dec. 7, 2022 |1 min read

The theft of catalytic converters is rising as the value of the precious metals contained within the device continues to soar. Brendan Miller/Postmedia News

Corner Wrench: Stopping thieves with a catalytic converter cage

POSTMEDIA |Updated Dec. 1, 2022 |3 min read

With the horrendous surge in catalytic converter thefts, more and more vehicle owners are considering or installing some type of under-vehicle theft-deterrent cage or alarm system to ward off the highwaymen. The culprits are after the scrap value of ...

As used-car prices settle, many who have jumped at a used vehicle for a price nearly on par with a new one and financed it for 84 months are risking heading into a lot of negative equity. Erik Mclean photo/Unsplash

Lorraine Explains: The new normal average prices of vehicles

POSTMEDIA |Updated Dec. 1, 2022 |4 min read

“Vehicle prices show signs of normalizing,” according to the most recent AutoTrader survey. What does that mean? It means the average price of a new car is $55,469 (an 18 per cent increase over last year’s average) while the average price of a used ...

The 2022 Acura MDX Platinum Elite is smooth, relatively quiet, comfortable and, for a luxury SUV, it’s got decent fuel consumption averages. Renita Naraine/Postmedia News

Millennial Mom’s Review: 2022 Acura MDX is pretty close to the perfect family car

POSTMEDIA |Updated Oct. 5, 2022 |7 min read

I don’t know if perfect is attainable, especially considering we’ve got the world of options when it comes to modern vehicles. We’re spoiled and, as such, we have very specific needs and wants. Driving-wise, the 2022 Acura MDX is one of my favourite ...

The 2023 Kia Sportage X-Line Limited stands out on the road in excellent fashion. Stephanie Wallcraft/Postmedia News

First Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage gets a big update in design and fuel efficiency

POSTMEDIA |Updated Oct. 5, 2022 |8 min read

If you’ve been sleeping on Kia, it’s time to pay attention. Though the brand has been improving in leaps and bounds over the past few years, its product line-up has been close-but-not-quite-perfect for Canada for quite some time. Pick-up trucks and ...