Articles, expert auto advice and columns from Mark Richardson | Wheels.ca

Articles, expert auto advice and columns from Mark Richardson | Wheels.ca

Richardson, Mark

mrichar@thestar.ca

Dec 23, 2011 -

Richardson: This toy truck helped save my life

Dec 09, 2011 -

Tough times for the Volt

Nov 18, 2011 -

Here’s why I leave my bike at home

Nov 03, 2011 -

The best new cars for 2012

Oct 21, 2011 -

The world needs supercars

Oct 06, 2011 -

What little thing about your car drives you nuts?

Sep 30, 2011 -

Sharing your driving stories

Sep 26, 2011 -

25 years of Wheels

Sep 23, 2011 -

Looking into the crystal ball: Canada’s carmakers predict the next 25 years

Sep 16, 2011 -

Despite the chill weather, here’s how to keep driving topless

Sep 09, 2011 -

How bad is Toronto traffic? A marathon runner outpaces an Aston Martin

Aug 19, 2011 -

Wheels 25th anniversary contest: Be the Editor for a day

Aug 06, 2011 -

A month on the road

Aug 06, 2011 -

The price of a month in an RV

Jul 29, 2011 -

$200 in gas won’t even take us 600 km

Jul 29, 2011 -

$200 for gas won’t even take us 600 km

Jul 22, 2011 -

Just a little too close for comfort!

Jul 18, 2011 -

Feeling the heat from fellow RVers

Jul 15, 2011 -

How the West was won … in an RV

Jul 08, 2011 -

This wasn’t in the brochure: Emptying sewage a smelly task on cross-Canada RV ...

Jul 01, 2011 -

Exploring Canada in an RV

Jun 24, 2011 -

Is the Chevy Volt really the better way?

Jun 17, 2011 -

2011 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport: Here’s what it’s like to drive a $2-million ...

Jun 17, 2011 -

2011 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport: Here’s what it’s like to drive a $2-million ...

Jun 10, 2011 -

Here’s how to get $3,000 just by changing your engine oil

Jun 03, 2011 -

What are the real statistics?

May 27, 2011 -

Humming with hydrogen on a Russian highway

May 06, 2011 -

Peace at last, for my mother

Apr 28, 2011 -

Quarries and gravel trucks create special danger

Mar 23, 2011 -

Ten reasons to ride a motorcycle this year

Mar 15, 2011 -

Should speeding cops be above the law?

Mar 09, 2011 -

10 tips to survive the Florida drive

Feb 25, 2011 -

Slipping and sliding in the snow

Feb 01, 2011 -

Driving in a 'Snowpocalypse' – without winter tires

Jan 28, 2011 -

Putting the hybrids through hell

Jan 28, 2011 -

Wheels' road trip north to Nunavut!

Jan 21, 2011 -

Getting over the hump in a Subaru

Jan 21, 2011 -

Canada’s five most beautiful cars

Jan 07, 2011 -

Win VIP tickets to the auto show

Dec 31, 2010 -

Contest: The five most beautiful cars

Dec 23, 2010 -

Dougie Morgan’s Christmas miracle

Dec 17, 2010 -

Terrifying, and glorious

Dec 10, 2010 -

Enough of the loud motorcycles!

Dec 03, 2010 -

Priscilla lights up the desert

Dec 03, 2010 -

A big car for a big exhibition

Nov 26, 2010 -

Time to store the motorcycle

Nov 19, 2010 -

Why not photo radar?

Nov 12, 2010 -

This is how a crash happens

Nov 10, 2010 -

2011 Vehicles: The best of the bunch

Nov 05, 2010 -

Time to put some teeth into cell phone law

Oct 30, 2010 -

GM has 3 ‘car of the year’ winners

Oct 29, 2010 -

Car of the Year finalists announced

Oct 22, 2010 -

Groups clash to proclaim the Canadian car of the year

Oct 15, 2010 -

Perfecting the electric unicycle

Oct 12, 2010 -

My 10 best and worst driving experiences, and what I learned from them

Oct 07, 2010 -

MPP moves to regulate tow truck drivers

Oct 01, 2010 -

Ice Road Trucker is bigger than life

Sep 29, 2010 -

Top 10 quick and easy ways to be a better driver

Sep 24, 2010 -

Doing the right thing for your old car

Sep 17, 2010 -

Breaking the cycle of car-bike violence

Sep 16, 2010 -

Making all the mistakes with my used Mystique

Sep 10, 2010 -

Draining the batteries on the electric Mini

Sep 01, 2010 -

Ontario’s 10 most memorable roads

Aug 27, 2010 -

The privilege of driving in Ontario

Aug 20, 2010 -

Police pro helps riding officers sharpen skills

Aug 17, 2010 -

Ten things to do before your next road trip

Aug 13, 2010 -

The meaning of life – on the back of a motorcycle

Aug 06, 2010 -

Take me home, mountain roads

Jul 16, 2010 -

Cycling vs. cars: 730 km grind opened my eyes

Jul 02, 2010 -

Fathers, and their sons or daughters, can win a day at BMW driving school

Jun 24, 2010 -

Mud and bikes just go together at school

Jun 18, 2010 -

Fathers, and their sons or daughters, can win a day at BMW driving school

Jun 18, 2010 -

‘Hooker’ behind the wheel is just so wrong

May 28, 2010 -

Cyclists aren’t leaving, and add Editor to ranks

Aug 17, 2011 -

Top 10 one-day road trips from Toronto

May 21, 2010 -

90,000 km ride around the world on a Gold Wing

May 07, 2010 -

Driving with my mother

Apr 16, 2010 -

Letters: Women do so use the cruise control

Apr 09, 2010 -

Big tune-up in cards for Canadian Tire auto service

Feb 20, 2010 -

The unnatural rush to market electric cars

Feb 12, 2010 -

Driving as far north as the gravel goes

Jan 22, 2010 -

Driving home in a future winner?

Jan 11, 2010 -

Subdued start to Detroit auto show just the right touch

Jan 11, 2010 -

Top 10 reasons to attend/avoid the Detroit Auto Show

Jan 11, 2010 -

Subdued start to Detroit auto show just the right touch

Jan 11, 2010 -

Top 10 reasons to attend/avoid, the Detroit Auto Show

Jan 11, 2010 -

Top 10 reasons to attend/avoid the Detroit Auto Show

Jan 11, 2010 -

Subdued start to Detroit auto show just the right touch

Jan 11, 2010 -

Optimism in the air as Detroit auto show opens

Jan 11, 2010 -

Optimism in the air as Detroit auto show opens

Jan 11, 2010 -

Optimism in the air as Detroit auto show opens

Jan 09, 2010 -

Hybrid Fusion brought me back to Ford

Dec 26, 2009 -

My highs and lows of 2009

Dec 19, 2009 -

Local racers to take on Dakar Rally

Nov 27, 2009 -

Electric car marks dawn of another generation

Nov 14, 2009 -

Budget mods round out Nissan Cube

Nov 05, 2009 -

Automakers vie to win AJAC Car of the Year

Oct 17, 2009 -

How to tell drivers their lights are out?

Oct 17, 2009 -

The ugly truth about the Nissan Cube

Oct 16, 2009 -

Audi R8 5.2L V10: Excess success?

Oct 03, 2009 -

Hand-held phone ban no big deal

Sep 26, 2009 -

Carfree Day? What a waste

Aug 29, 2009 -

Sway ... just a little bit longer

Aug 22, 2009 -

The terrible torture of riding a bicycle

Aug 15, 2009 -

Minis for everything

Aug 07, 2009 -

A half-million-dollar car bids farewell

Jul 03, 2009 -

2009 Chevrolet Aveo: Driving Canada's cheapest car

Jun 06, 2009 -

Sad loss for motorcycle precision riding

Jun 05, 2009 -

General Motors dealer closes `just in time'

May 29, 2009 -

Crash course in OPP precision motorcycling

May 16, 2009 -

Give loud motorcycle pipes the pinky

May 09, 2009 -

The new Camaro's big challenge

May 01, 2009 -

What everyone needs: 5 motorcycles

Apr 25, 2009 -

Honda Element gone to the dogs

Mar 06, 2009 -

Richardson: With speed comes responsibility

Feb 21, 2009 -

Hard times but Toronto auto show sparkles

Feb 14, 2009 -

Two diamonds, 5,515 kilometres

Feb 06, 2009 -

Driving with the ice road truckers

Jan 24, 2009 -

Fuellin' around at the auto show

Dec 06, 2008 -

Will Detroit 3 be able to buy some time?

Dec 05, 2008 -

Hyundai Accent hits end of the road, for now

Nov 22, 2008 -

What's happened to the Letters page?

Nov 08, 2008 -

Kids on motorcycles - what makes sense?

Nov 01, 2008 -

Wheels wins at AJAC awards

Oct 25, 2008 -

Journalists select top cars, trucks

Aug 15, 2008 -

Video: Multi-millionaire's garage

Aug 07, 2008 -

A conversation under a helmet

Jul 04, 2008 -

Lament for a lost leafy lane

Jun 19, 2008 -

Canada's cheapest car blog

May 31, 2008 -

A quarter century of quality journalism

Mar 22, 2008 -

Spring's here — get ready to ride!

Mar 15, 2008 -

AJAC needs to stay real with its top award pick

Mar 14, 2008 -

Feb 25, 2008 -

Arctic trek called off

Feb 16, 2008 -

Along came a three-wheeled Spyder

Jan 12, 2008 -

2008 Chrysler Town & Country LTD

Dec 29, 2007 -

The misery of a highway crash

Dec 08, 2007 -

Finally, it's time to buy a Harley

Nov 02, 2007 -

U.S. deals still a waiting game

Oct 20, 2007 -

The waiting game of U.S./Canada pricing

Oct 06, 2007 -

Speeding law has teeth that really bite

Sep 08, 2007 -

Is the Harley still a bike like no other?

Sep 01, 2007 -

Home on a Harley

Aug 18, 2007 -

Is motorcycle rally losing its thunder?

Aug 17, 2007 -

Two on the road to adventure

Jul 14, 2007 -

800 km on 49 cc -- are you mad?

Jul 07, 2007 -

Renewed push for photo radar misses the point

Jun 23, 2007 -

Crushing cars not the answer against racers

Jun 21, 2007 -

Will these ideas stop street racing?

Jun 21, 2007 -

Of the many ideas on how to stop street racing, which will really work?

Jun 16, 2007 -

Camry's fuel reminder smug, but works

May 12, 2007 -

Harley's latest work of art

May 12, 2007 -

Ontario misses an HOV incentive

Mar 03, 2007 -

Gas shortages remind you of something?

Feb 17, 2007 -

Feel the sand between your toes, or tires

Dec 16, 2006 -

The blessings of bikes

Dec 09, 2006 -

FJ Cruiser takes on the Supercross

Dec 24, 2005 -

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan

May 21, 2005 -

2006 Dodge Charger

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