There’s never been a better time to be interested in an electric truck or SUV than now. Not only do you have options coming from the big-name brands—like the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, or Chevy Silverado and Blazer EV models—but you also have quite a few choices from new brands. One of the […]
Author: Greg Wiesen
With a BA in English and a love of all things riding on four wheels (or six wheels if we’re talking about a dually, and you know we are), Greg Wiesen took the automotive journalism field by storm thanks to his dynamic writing style and ability to articulate the unintelligible. For more than a decade, Greg has lent his skills to writing about a wide range of topics, but exploring the latest cars, trucks, and SUVs has become his true passion. Now, if he could just convince Lamborghini to send him a Countach in exchange for a review, everything would be perfect.
6 Strategies for Car-Shopping in 2022
If you’re shopping for a car right now, then you already know how tough things are. There are ongoing shortages of new vehicles along with high prices on used models. Just a few minutes of looking at dealership websites can be enough to make you want to curl up into a ball and start crying […]
Get to Know Your Ram 1500 Options
If you’re shopping for a truck and you’ve narrowed down your choices to a Ram pickup, then you’re most of the way through with selecting the right vehicle. Ram’s lineup is pretty streamlined overall since they don’t have any midsize or compact options—unlike competitors like Ford—so you know that a Ram 1500 is going to […]
Finding the Right Subaru for You(baru)
When you’re shopping for a car or SUV, it’s easy to become awash in a vast sea of possibilities and feel like you’re drowning (or at least treading water). Even when you’ve narrowed down your choices to the models you’ll find at your favorite Subaru dealer, you’re still looking at a lot of possibilities just […]
Choosing the Right Truck Upfit for Your Business
While consumer-grade trucks like the Chevy Silverado 1500 are great for a wide range of tasks, they can fall short when you need something for your business. That’s when models like the Chevy Express Cutaway and Chassis Cab options become ideal, with impressive power and capability you won’t find elsewhere. Most dealerships that sell these […]
What’s Your Budget When Shopping for a Car?
When you start shopping for a vehicle, you have a ton of things to figure out: the right type of vehicle, the size that best meets your needs, makes and models within those categories, the type of powertrain you want, any extra features and options you might need, and so on. Focusing on all of […]
Is the Ram TRX Right for You?
If you’re wondering whether the impressive Ram TRX pickup is right for you––or perhaps more importantly, if you can actually afford it––then that’s a good question and well worth asking yourself. Unfortunately, the answer is pretty complicated and really comes down to what you’re looking for, what your budget is, and considering all of your […]
Which Range Rover Is Right for You?
If you’re shopping for a luxury SUV and want an absolute pinnacle experience, then the Range Rover must be on your radar. While its competition, like the Cadillac Escalade or Mercedes-Benz GLS models, might start at a lower price for an exquisite driving experience, there’s nothing quite like the Range Rover. Perhaps best of all, […]
How to “Frankenstein” Together Your Next Test Drive
Somewhere in a long-forgotten junkyard, a vehicular necropolis where dead cars are buried and forgotten, a lone figure works through the night, digging for the worthy dead. He gathers parts: a transmission here, an engine there, and tires that can be stitched together once more. Hours later, he pieces together the disparate components like reclaimed […]
Which Toyota Is Right for You?
When you first start shopping for your next car, the massive number of options available to you can feel pretty overwhelming. I’ve found that what helps is narrowing down your options with big-picture decisions to let you focus on just a couple of models that fit the right category for what you’re looking for and […]
Important Model Years for 6 Popular Kia Models
Finding a great used car isn’t always easy––you have a lot of options available to you, and narrowing those down to the perfect one takes some work. Even if you know you want to find a great Kia at a Canadian used Kia dealership, you still need to consider which model will be best for […]
Shopping for a Car Online? Skip Carvana!
Founded in 2012, Carvana has become increasingly popular over the last decade as a reliable car shopping tool. It has been the fastest-growing online retailer for cars and posted record profits in 2020, thanks in large part to the Covid pandemic and the booming used car market. And yet, recent news for Carvana has been […]
Ups and Downs for Volvo
There’s a surprising amount of stuff going on at Volvo, the Swedish automaker that might not be the flashiest company, but they’re well known for making safe and reliable cars and SUVs. Volvo has been in the headlines recently for mostly good reasons as they’ve been pushing the technology in their vehicles to new levels […]
Manufacturers Don’t Have a Spare to Spare
Allow me to take you on a brief narrative journey: it’s Saturday night, you and your special someone have just enjoyed a nice evening out, and there’s a certain romantic sparkle in the air that’s let your shoulders relax for the first time in three weeks. At this moment, you think, “Maybe this is the […]
Full-Size Spotlight: The 2022 GMC Yukon vs the 2022 Toyota Sequoia
Often referred to as the “land yachts” of the automotive world, full-size SUVs are known for being cumbersome to handle and slow to respond. Drivers who opt for a full-size SUV aren’t exactly looking for sport-like performance, but automakers like GMC aren’t taking that entirely off the table. Power, capability, sophistication, and innovation are only […]
Canadians – Which Mazda is Right for You?
I like to think of shopping for a vehicle as playing a game: you’re answering a series of questions to make decisions that narrow down your options until you win (get the right one). However, this isn’t always easy, as finding the right answers to these questions can be tricky. There’s no definitive right answer […]
Your Warranty Options When Shopping for a Nissan
As you’re shopping for a vehicle, you have a lot of things to consider: make, model, year, new or used, features and options you want, and much more. In the midst of all of this, you might not be thinking too much about future expenses for repairs and such, but you should be (at least […]
Crazy Car Costs: How to Shop for a Used Vehicle
If you’ve been watching the prices of used cars over the last 15 months or so, then I don’t have to tell you how crazy things are. But, on the other hand, if you just started shopping for a used model, then welcome to the party and get ready for the sticker shock: it’s intense. […]
Things to Consider Before Buying a Tesla
When you’re shopping for your next car, you have a lot of different brands and options available to you, but there’s no denying that among them, Tesla stands out. Whether or not you’re a fan of Tesla’s, shall-we-say, controversial figurehead, the cars and the level of performance they have to offer speak for themselves. That […]
Let’s Dig into Hyundai’s SUV Lineup
If you’re looking for your next vehicle, and you want an SUV or crossover, then you should definitely check out the lineup at a Hyundai dealer near you. Hyundai has one of the most impressive selections of crossover and SUV models on the market, with something for pretty much everyone. What really makes them stand […]