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Sommerfeld, Lorraine
Dec 30, 2011
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Good drivers are courteous and polite
Dec 28, 2011
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2011 — through the rear-view mirror
Dec 23, 2011
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The folly of small wheels under the tree
Dec 23, 2011
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A Mini lesson on winter driving
Dec 16, 2011
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Lorraine’s ten rules for holiday shopping
Dec 09, 2011
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Burning rubber and tempting alligators
Dec 09, 2011
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The plane truth? Airport bus doesn’t have wings
Dec 02, 2011
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The dirt on keeping your car clean
Nov 30, 2011
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Sommerfeld: Women hold their own on the showroom floor
Nov 23, 2011
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The key to my heart used to open a garage
Nov 16, 2011
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You should prepare to pay to drive in the city
Nov 09, 2011
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Here’s the secret to surviving winter driving
Nov 04, 2011
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Oblivious motorists still ‘driving invisible’ with no rear car lights
Oct 27, 2011
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Brace for the most dangerous traffic night of the year for kids
Oct 19, 2011
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All hail the minivan, the perfect people hauler
Oct 14, 2011
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Driver’s Ed is one investment parents will want to consider
Oct 13, 2011
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That old car made some good memories
Oct 07, 2011
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Why isn't it a car law that all the lights go on?
Sep 30, 2011
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Not really makin’ it, so BMW’s fakin’ it
Sep 21, 2011
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I cut off a motorcycle and I’m sorry I did it
Sep 14, 2011
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Is the nanny state going too far in cars?
Aug 12, 2011
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Singing in your car? There are worse things you can do
Sep 08, 2011
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Car dealers need more than friends and tweets
Sep 01, 2011
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Zero is zero: Kids get it, why don’t adults?
Aug 25, 2011
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You spot a motorist in trouble. Should you stop?
Aug 18, 2011
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How did this car hit the ditch of a wet cottage road?
Aug 12, 2011
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Not cheap, but RV trip worth it
Aug 05, 2011
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Solitude and majesty in the mountains
Aug 05, 2011
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When a deer meets a Mini Cooper S
Jul 29, 2011
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Advanced driver training just the ticket for this 17-year-old girl
Jul 29, 2011
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Where does all the road anger come from anyway?
Jul 22, 2011
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Automotive ladies who lunch
Jul 15, 2011
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Down-home hospitality way up North
Jul 14, 2011
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Here’s how to behave on the back of a motorcycle
Jul 08, 2011
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Working the pit stop not as easy as it looks
Jul 01, 2011
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Topless Fiat 500 will make you rethink convertibles
Jul 01, 2011
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What you need to know about vacationing in an RV
Jul 01, 2011
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What you need to know about vacationing in an RV
Jun 24, 2011
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Putting yourself to the test
Jun 16, 2011
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Sick of car insurance hikes? The best savings can be found online
Jun 09, 2011
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Child in car on hot day: What was mom thinking?
Jun 04, 2011
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Blind mechanic's dream comes true in a Porsche
Jun 04, 2011
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Blind mechanic offers an example to live by
May 27, 2011
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Fast guy in BMW meets his match
May 20, 2011
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Friday the 13th in Port Dover
May 13, 2011
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The volatile price of gas: Have you surrendered?
May 05, 2011
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My mother and the motorcycle
Apr 28, 2011
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Pulled-over Civic triggers sweet memories of youth
Apr 27, 2011
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Six year slog for my first car
Apr 20, 2011
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If it’s left in the car, whatever it is, it's mine
Apr 20, 2011
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Top Ten Stupid (or Disgusting) Driver Offences
Apr 15, 2011
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How to tell if your car has pothole damage
Apr 08, 2011
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A long way down to Key West
Apr 08, 2011
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Do the voices sell the cars?
Mar 31, 2011
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Why you should keep your car spick and span
Mar 31, 2011
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Car reviews are written for buyers, not makers
Mar 24, 2011
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Freak snowstorm turns drivers into lemmings
Mar 21, 2011
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How can a car be worth half-a-million dollars?
Mar 18, 2011
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Cellphone drivers are the new drunk drivers
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Top 10 driving tips for March break travellers
Mar 04, 2011
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The 3 worst things drivers do, according to top racer
Feb 25, 2011
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Booming stereo bass buries car in snow
Feb 18, 2011
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$350 for mismatched tires? My car lease nightmare
Feb 16, 2011
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How to survive the AutoShow
Feb 11, 2011
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Women with children are not handicapped
Feb 04, 2011
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When it comes to brakes, I’m as stressed as they are
Feb 03, 2011
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When it comes to brakes, I’m as stressed as they are
Jan 31, 2011
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Why you shouldn't cheap out on winter tires
Jan 28, 2011
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Discovering the end of the highway
Jan 14, 2011
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Bearing witness to the ‘Greening of Detroit’
Jan 14, 2011
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Is it okay to break laws when a life is at stake?
Jan 07, 2011
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Beware Big Brother as you drive your car
Dec 29, 2010
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10 ways to tell it’s me in that car beside you
Dec 22, 2010
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Gingerbread cars — a new family tradition
Dec 17, 2010
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Driving to Florida? Here’s a handy guide
Dec 16, 2010
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Drugs replacing booze for teens behind wheel
Dec 10, 2010
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Rideshare nightmare: A precautionary tale
Dec 02, 2010
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Christmas is coming, so make a memory
Nov 29, 2010
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Practice, practice, practice for winter
Nov 26, 2010
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Driving a Miracle to London in a new BMW
Nov 19, 2010
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Car salespeople vs. us: Dancing the lying tango
Nov 12, 2010
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Mastering the wipers, but not the driveway
Nov 04, 2010
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Dad’s work ID means he’s always with me
Nov 01, 2010
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Hands-free or not, calls on the road are bad news
Oct 29, 2010
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Remember to lockyour cars, houses
Oct 28, 2010
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Warranty odds seemed stacked against us
Oct 27, 2010
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Stay alert, use brakes to be a real smoothie
Oct 26, 2010
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In the old days, ‘fuel economy’ was . . . what?
Oct 20, 2010
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Things we did as kids that make us shudder
Oct 14, 2010
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The folly of using the road as a Mini Indy race track
Oct 06, 2010
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Motorcycle doggy has his own custom perch
Oct 01, 2010
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Claims report shows graduated licensing is not enough
Sep 24, 2010
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A 20-minute city plan
Sep 17, 2010
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Roundabouts require a change in thinking
Sep 10, 2010
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Hell hath no fury like a woman pandered to
Sep 10, 2010
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Driving a Range Rover to near-eternity
Sep 02, 2010
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Bad driving in Burlington
Aug 26, 2010
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Getting the cold sweats before the lease ends
Aug 18, 2010
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Don't throw sense out the window
Aug 13, 2010
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Track day terrific for teen
Aug 12, 2010
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Highway’s not the place for mom making pit stop
Aug 05, 2010
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Taking drugs too lightly is risky business
Jul 29, 2010
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Making a connection with another mom’s son
Jul 21, 2010
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‘Provenance’ as important in child safety as art
Jul 16, 2010
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Experience humbling in the face of motoring art
Jul 07, 2010
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A Thornhill doctor’s love affair with Mercedes-Benz
Jul 01, 2010
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Pace of change makes RVs more enjoyable
Jun 23, 2010
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How to ride a Segway or, getting a bum steer
Jun 17, 2010
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How will they make us forget ‘Chevy’?
Jun 08, 2010
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The idiot’s guide to surviving with a GPS
Jun 03, 2010
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Rolling backwards in neutral — and time
May 27, 2010
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Driving school helps driver conquer fears
May 27, 2010
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Google Snoop and 407 ETR are taking over my life
May 24, 2010
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Same lessons apply to minivan as well as hot cars
May 20, 2010
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Spring fever risky time for teen drivers
May 14, 2010
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New fire rescue fees play with danger
Apr 30, 2010
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Cruise control fits men’s need to fiddle
Apr 20, 2010
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‘Teenaged Lad’ had better learn to be careful
Apr 16, 2010
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Rewriting the rules for getting around
Apr 08, 2010
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Size up these hazards of the road
Apr 03, 2010
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Tata ignores flaming Nanos at its peril
Mar 30, 2010
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Tata ignores flaming Nanos at its peril
Mar 28, 2010
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When you finally stop coveting a dream car and start driving it
Mar 25, 2010
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Some tips on finding a good mechanic
Mar 19, 2010
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Passing a driver’s test sounds simpler in Oklahoma
Mar 13, 2010
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Convertible glory: The taming of the wind
Mar 12, 2010
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Fear and loathing in the new car market
Mar 11, 2010
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Fear and loathing in the car market
Mar 06, 2010
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Teen's alertness made up for her eccentric driving
Feb 26, 2010
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Girls, read my text: `Your driving is getting worse'
Feb 20, 2010
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Obeying road rules just means being thoughtful
Feb 12, 2010
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Carmakers are doing their part for safety. Are you?
Feb 06, 2010
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Arctic run a Smart thing to do
Feb 05, 2010
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To Arctic and back: Here's to my Smart partner
Jan 28, 2010
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The wrong kind of help can be a dangerous thing
Jan 23, 2010
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Pulling keys from elderly too painful for many of us
Jan 15, 2010
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This eye candy is tasteless
Jan 09, 2010
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Why idling is for idiots
Jan 02, 2010
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A last-minute winter road trip
Dec 26, 2009
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Survival tips for Boxing Week driving
Dec 17, 2009
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Searching for a ghost of Christmas Past
Dec 12, 2009
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What's so wrong about naming cars after kids?
Dec 05, 2009
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Equipping a newbie for his first drive-by
Nov 28, 2009
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Turning in leased vehicle? Be careful - or be gouged
Nov 26, 2009
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Turning in leased vehicle? Be careful — or be gouged
Nov 21, 2009
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The next owner of your vehicle is a real fusspot
Nov 19, 2009
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The next owner of your vehicle is a real fusspot
Nov 14, 2009
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Chainsaw holder joins my option wish list
Nov 12, 2009
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What every car needs: a chainsaw
Nov 06, 2009
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SUVs are ideal for extreme parking
Oct 31, 2009
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`Making good time' can also make you easy prey
Oct 24, 2009
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Steel City riding queen gets a fitting tribute
Oct 15, 2009
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Culling of slow squirrels not always bad
Oct 08, 2009
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What you see is what you get -- usually
Oct 03, 2009
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GR8 PL8? UR 2L8 4 VNTY PL8
Sep 24, 2009
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Let's all follow the Lorraine Traffic Act
Sep 19, 2009
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Switch to driving on left from right makes sense
Sep 05, 2009
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Stop sign not optional, as every school kid knows
Aug 29, 2009
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Canadian clunker cash plan laughable
Aug 20, 2009
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Big race, little car for two Brothers
Aug 15, 2009
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The secrets of successful RV travel
Aug 15, 2009
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On Top of the World Highway
Aug 08, 2009
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Nasty side of parking lot wars
Aug 01, 2009
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Women riders open new world to 6-year-old
Jul 25, 2009
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Loading up van can be half the fun of a journey
Jul 16, 2009
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Good manners go far in nightmare traffic
Jul 04, 2009
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Sommerfeld: 230km/h on two wheels
Jun 25, 2009
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Time to go topless for summer
Jun 20, 2009
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A key piece from my Dad's world
Jun 13, 2009
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Out of the loop when buying cars
Jun 06, 2009
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Salespeople lose big with sexist thinking
May 30, 2009
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Gas up! It's time to hit open road
May 23, 2009
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End of dealerships, end of an era
May 16, 2009
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New Porsche sales strategy: rent Mosport
May 16, 2009
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Make teens responsible for their driving skill
May 07, 2009
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Tale of two speeders
Apr 30, 2009
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Biking sisterhood revs up
Apr 23, 2009
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Driving test a rite of passage
Apr 18, 2009
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Cloudy future requires a clear transport vision
Apr 16, 2009
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Cloudy future requires clear transport vision
Apr 11, 2009
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Devotion to a brand can be a blind spot
Apr 02, 2009
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Car wash is a ritual gone dry
Mar 26, 2009
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Sometimes, you just have to learn to let go
Mar 19, 2009
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Self-healing paint? Scratch me, I must be dreaming
Mar 12, 2009
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Leasing? Know your facts
Mar 05, 2009
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Passing the 3-year litmus test
Feb 26, 2009
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Maybe size really does matter
Feb 21, 2009
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What generation gap?
Feb 19, 2009
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Generation gap? What generation gap?
Feb 12, 2009
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When love drove a '73 Maverick
Feb 05, 2009
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Tempers flare as snow piles up
Jan 30, 2009
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Clearing the air on winter warm-ups
Jan 22, 2009
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None for the road the only answer
Jan 15, 2009
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When auto writers hit the road
Jan 10, 2009
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Hit-and-run driver scars my son, in multiple ways
Jan 08, 2009
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'Fess up when car meets flesh
Jan 03, 2009
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It's a foreign concept to buy domestically
Dec 25, 2008
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The timeless joy of free parking
Dec 19, 2008
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A Christmas tradition that will never fade
Dec 12, 2008
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That old Dodge a trooper in storm rescue mission
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