Articles, expert auto advice and columns from Lorraine Sommerfeld | Wheels.ca

Articles, expert auto advice and columns from Lorraine Sommerfeld | Wheels.ca

Sommerfeld, Lorraine

Dec 30, 2011 -

Good drivers are courteous and polite

Dec 28, 2011 -

2011 — through the rear-view mirror

Dec 23, 2011 -

The folly of small wheels under the tree

Dec 23, 2011 -

A Mini lesson on winter driving

Dec 16, 2011 -

Lorraine’s ten rules for holiday shopping

Dec 09, 2011 -

Burning rubber and tempting alligators

Dec 09, 2011 -

The plane truth? Airport bus doesn’t have wings

Dec 02, 2011 -

The dirt on keeping your car clean

Nov 30, 2011 -

Sommerfeld: Women hold their own on the showroom floor

Nov 23, 2011 -

The key to my heart used to open a garage

Nov 16, 2011 -

You should prepare to pay to drive in the city

Nov 09, 2011 -

Here’s the secret to surviving winter driving

Nov 04, 2011 -

Oblivious motorists still ‘driving invisible’ with no rear car lights

Oct 27, 2011 -

Brace for the most dangerous traffic night of the year for kids

Oct 19, 2011 -

All hail the minivan, the perfect people hauler

Oct 14, 2011 -

Driver’s Ed is one investment parents will want to consider

Oct 13, 2011 -

That old car made some good memories

Oct 07, 2011 -

Why isn't it a car law that all the lights go on?

Sep 30, 2011 -

Not really makin’ it, so BMW’s fakin’ it

Sep 21, 2011 -

I cut off a motorcycle and I’m sorry I did it

Sep 14, 2011 -

Is the nanny state going too far in cars?

Aug 12, 2011 -

Singing in your car? There are worse things you can do

Sep 08, 2011 -

Car dealers need more than friends and tweets

Sep 01, 2011 -

Zero is zero: Kids get it, why don’t adults?

Aug 25, 2011 -

You spot a motorist in trouble. Should you stop?

Aug 18, 2011 -

How did this car hit the ditch of a wet cottage road?

Aug 12, 2011 -

Not cheap, but RV trip worth it

Aug 05, 2011 -

Solitude and majesty in the mountains

Aug 05, 2011 -

When a deer meets a Mini Cooper S

Jul 29, 2011 -

Advanced driver training just the ticket for this 17-year-old girl

Jul 29, 2011 -

Where does all the road anger come from anyway?

Jul 22, 2011 -

Automotive ladies who lunch

Jul 15, 2011 -

Down-home hospitality way up North

Jul 14, 2011 -

Here’s how to behave on the back of a motorcycle

Jul 08, 2011 -

Working the pit stop not as easy as it looks

Jul 01, 2011 -

Topless Fiat 500 will make you rethink convertibles

Jul 01, 2011 -

What you need to know about vacationing in an RV

Jul 01, 2011 -

What you need to know about vacationing in an RV

Jun 24, 2011 -

Putting yourself to the test

Jun 16, 2011 -

Sick of car insurance hikes? The best savings can be found online

Jun 09, 2011 -

Child in car on hot day: What was mom thinking?

Jun 04, 2011 -

Blind mechanic's dream comes true in a Porsche

Jun 04, 2011 -

Blind mechanic offers an example to live by

May 27, 2011 -

Fast guy in BMW meets his match

May 20, 2011 -

Friday the 13th in Port Dover

May 13, 2011 -

The volatile price of gas: Have you surrendered?

May 05, 2011 -

My mother and the motorcycle

Apr 28, 2011 -

Pulled-over Civic triggers sweet memories of youth

Apr 27, 2011 -

Six year slog for my first car

Apr 20, 2011 -

If it’s left in the car, whatever it is, it's mine

Apr 20, 2011 -

Top Ten Stupid (or Disgusting) Driver Offences

Apr 15, 2011 -

How to tell if your car has pothole damage

Apr 08, 2011 -

A long way down to Key West

Apr 08, 2011 -

Do the voices sell the cars?

Mar 31, 2011 -

Why you should keep your car spick and span

Mar 31, 2011 -

Car reviews are written for buyers, not makers

Mar 24, 2011 -

Freak snowstorm turns drivers into lemmings

Mar 21, 2011 -

How can a car be worth half-a-million dollars?

Mar 18, 2011 -

Cellphone drivers are the new drunk drivers

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Top 10 driving tips for March break travellers

Mar 04, 2011 -

The 3 worst things drivers do, according to top racer

Feb 25, 2011 -

Booming stereo bass buries car in snow

Feb 18, 2011 -

$350 for mismatched tires? My car lease nightmare

Feb 16, 2011 -

How to survive the AutoShow

Feb 11, 2011 -

Women with children are not handicapped

Feb 04, 2011 -

When it comes to brakes, I’m as stressed as they are

Feb 03, 2011 -

When it comes to brakes, I’m as stressed as they are

Jan 31, 2011 -

Why you shouldn't cheap out on winter tires

Jan 28, 2011 -

Discovering the end of the highway

Jan 14, 2011 -

Bearing witness to the ‘Greening of Detroit’

Jan 14, 2011 -

Is it okay to break laws when a life is at stake?

Jan 07, 2011 -

Beware Big Brother as you drive your car

Dec 29, 2010 -

10 ways to tell it’s me in that car beside you

Dec 22, 2010 -

Gingerbread cars — a new family tradition

Dec 17, 2010 -

Driving to Florida? Here’s a handy guide

Dec 16, 2010 -

Drugs replacing booze for teens behind wheel

Dec 10, 2010 -

Rideshare nightmare: A precautionary tale

Dec 02, 2010 -

Christmas is coming, so make a memory

Nov 29, 2010 -

Practice, practice, practice for winter

Nov 26, 2010 -

Driving a Miracle to London in a new BMW

Nov 19, 2010 -

Car salespeople vs. us: Dancing the lying tango

Nov 12, 2010 -

Mastering the wipers, but not the driveway

Nov 04, 2010 -

Dad’s work ID means he’s always with me

Nov 01, 2010 -

Hands-free or not, calls on the road are bad news

Oct 29, 2010 -

Remember to lockyour cars, houses

Oct 28, 2010 -

Warranty odds seemed stacked against us

Oct 27, 2010 -

Stay alert, use brakes to be a real smoothie

Oct 26, 2010 -

In the old days, ‘fuel economy’ was . . . what?

Oct 20, 2010 -

Things we did as kids that make us shudder

Oct 14, 2010 -

The folly of using the road as a Mini Indy race track

Oct 06, 2010 -

Motorcycle doggy has his own custom perch

Oct 01, 2010 -

Claims report shows graduated licensing is not enough

Sep 24, 2010 -

A 20-minute city plan

Sep 17, 2010 -

Roundabouts require a change in thinking

Sep 10, 2010 -

Hell hath no fury like a woman pandered to

Sep 10, 2010 -

Driving a Range Rover to near-eternity

Sep 02, 2010 -

Bad driving in Burlington

Aug 26, 2010 -

Getting the cold sweats before the lease ends

Aug 18, 2010 -

Don't throw sense out the window

Aug 13, 2010 -

Track day terrific for teen

Aug 12, 2010 -

Highway’s not the place for mom making pit stop

Aug 05, 2010 -

Taking drugs too lightly is risky business

Jul 29, 2010 -

Making a connection with another mom’s son

Jul 21, 2010 -

‘Provenance’ as important in child safety as art

Jul 16, 2010 -

Experience humbling in the face of motoring art

Jul 07, 2010 -

A Thornhill doctor’s love affair with Mercedes-Benz

Jul 01, 2010 -

Pace of change makes RVs more enjoyable

Jun 23, 2010 -

How to ride a Segway or, getting a bum steer

Jun 17, 2010 -

How will they make us forget ‘Chevy’?

Jun 08, 2010 -

The idiot’s guide to surviving with a GPS

Jun 03, 2010 -

Rolling backwards in neutral — and time

May 27, 2010 -

Driving school helps driver conquer fears

May 27, 2010 -

Google Snoop and 407 ETR are taking over my life

May 24, 2010 -

Same lessons apply to minivan as well as hot cars

May 20, 2010 -

Spring fever risky time for teen drivers

May 14, 2010 -

New fire rescue fees play with danger

Apr 30, 2010 -

Cruise control fits men’s need to fiddle

Apr 20, 2010 -

‘Teenaged Lad’ had better learn to be careful

Apr 16, 2010 -

Rewriting the rules for getting around

Apr 08, 2010 -

Size up these hazards of the road

Apr 03, 2010 -

Tata ignores flaming Nanos at its peril

Mar 30, 2010 -

Tata ignores flaming Nanos at its peril

Mar 28, 2010 -

When you finally stop coveting a dream car and start driving it

Mar 25, 2010 -

Some tips on finding a good mechanic

Mar 19, 2010 -

Passing a driver’s test sounds simpler in Oklahoma

Mar 13, 2010 -

Convertible glory: The taming of the wind

Mar 12, 2010 -

Fear and loathing in the new car market

Mar 11, 2010 -

Fear and loathing in the car market

Mar 06, 2010 -

Teen's alertness made up for her eccentric driving

Feb 26, 2010 -

Girls, read my text: `Your driving is getting worse'

Feb 20, 2010 -

Obeying road rules just means being thoughtful

Feb 12, 2010 -

Carmakers are doing their part for safety. Are you?

Feb 06, 2010 -

Arctic run a Smart thing to do

Feb 05, 2010 -

To Arctic and back: Here's to my Smart partner

Jan 28, 2010 -

The wrong kind of help can be a dangerous thing

Jan 23, 2010 -

Pulling keys from elderly too painful for many of us

Jan 15, 2010 -

This eye candy is tasteless

Jan 09, 2010 -

Why idling is for idiots

Jan 02, 2010 -

A last-minute winter road trip

Dec 26, 2009 -

Survival tips for Boxing Week driving

Dec 17, 2009 -

Searching for a ghost of Christmas Past

Dec 12, 2009 -

What's so wrong about naming cars after kids?

Dec 05, 2009 -

Equipping a newbie for his first drive-by

Nov 28, 2009 -

Turning in leased vehicle? Be careful - or be gouged

Nov 26, 2009 -

Turning in leased vehicle? Be careful — or be gouged

Nov 21, 2009 -

The next owner of your vehicle is a real fusspot

Nov 19, 2009 -

The next owner of your vehicle is a real fusspot

Nov 14, 2009 -

Chainsaw holder joins my option wish list

Nov 12, 2009 -

What every car needs: a chainsaw

Nov 06, 2009 -

SUVs are ideal for extreme parking

Oct 31, 2009 -

`Making good time' can also make you easy prey

Oct 24, 2009 -

Steel City riding queen gets a fitting tribute

Oct 15, 2009 -

Culling of slow squirrels not always bad

Oct 08, 2009 -

What you see is what you get -- usually

Oct 03, 2009 -

GR8 PL8? UR 2L8 4 VNTY PL8

Sep 24, 2009 -

Let's all follow the Lorraine Traffic Act

Sep 19, 2009 -

Switch to driving on left from right makes sense

Sep 05, 2009 -

Stop sign not optional, as every school kid knows

Aug 29, 2009 -

Canadian clunker cash plan laughable

Aug 20, 2009 -

Big race, little car for two Brothers

Aug 15, 2009 -

The secrets of successful RV travel

Aug 15, 2009 -

On Top of the World Highway

Aug 08, 2009 -

Nasty side of parking lot wars

Aug 01, 2009 -

Women riders open new world to 6-year-old

Jul 25, 2009 -

Loading up van can be half the fun of a journey

Jul 16, 2009 -

Good manners go far in nightmare traffic

Jul 04, 2009 -

Sommerfeld: 230km/h on two wheels

Jun 25, 2009 -

Time to go topless for summer

Jun 20, 2009 -

A key piece from my Dad's world

Jun 13, 2009 -

Out of the loop when buying cars

Jun 06, 2009 -

Salespeople lose big with sexist thinking

May 30, 2009 -

Gas up! It's time to hit open road

May 23, 2009 -

End of dealerships, end of an era

May 16, 2009 -

New Porsche sales strategy: rent Mosport

May 16, 2009 -

Make teens responsible for their driving skill

May 07, 2009 -

Tale of two speeders

Apr 30, 2009 -

Biking sisterhood revs up

Apr 23, 2009 -

Driving test a rite of passage

Apr 18, 2009 -

Cloudy future requires a clear transport vision

Apr 16, 2009 -

Cloudy future requires clear transport vision

Apr 11, 2009 -

Devotion to a brand can be a blind spot

Apr 02, 2009 -

Car wash is a ritual gone dry

Mar 26, 2009 -

Sometimes, you just have to learn to let go

Mar 19, 2009 -

Self-healing paint? Scratch me, I must be dreaming

Mar 12, 2009 -

Leasing? Know your facts

Mar 05, 2009 -

Passing the 3-year litmus test

Feb 26, 2009 -

Maybe size really does matter

Feb 21, 2009 -

What generation gap?

Feb 19, 2009 -

Generation gap? What generation gap?

Feb 12, 2009 -

When love drove a '73 Maverick

Feb 05, 2009 -

Tempers flare as snow piles up

Jan 30, 2009 -

Clearing the air on winter warm-ups

Jan 22, 2009 -

None for the road the only answer

Jan 15, 2009 -

When auto writers hit the road

Jan 10, 2009 -

Hit-and-run driver scars my son, in multiple ways

Jan 08, 2009 -

'Fess up when car meets flesh

Jan 03, 2009 -

It's a foreign concept to buy domestically

Dec 25, 2008 -

The timeless joy of free parking

Dec 19, 2008 -

A Christmas tradition that will never fade

Dec 12, 2008 -

That old Dodge a trooper in storm rescue mission

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