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At a time when many dealer lots are eerily empty due to the chip shortage and other production delays, you could have a hard time wrapping your head around the fact that more than 3,000 new BMW and MINI cars have been left abandoned in a Vancouver lot… for nearly …

An association between a car manufacturer and World Car Free Day is always a bit… special. But Volvo seems to be out there for the long run with a carbon-neutral future and wants you to know it. Volvo Cars Canada last week announced that it has teamed up with Vancouver-based …

Drones are becoming more and more accessible. And these compact aerial cameras are not only good for weddings and real estate sales, they can also be of service in communities and police departments alike by keeping a vigilant eye on problematic sectors for speeding and street racing. Police in Delta, …

BC Highway Patrol in Parksville spotted a car travelling at 125 km/h in a 90 km/h zone last week on Highway 19 near Nanoose Bay on Victoria Island. What could've been a routine stop with a hefty fine turned into a rescue operation when the 1999 Ford Escort sedan was …

You may remember the 87-year-old man from Nova Scotia who’s been driving is 1927 Ford Model T for 70 years . It’s the kind of stories that inspire us deeply here at The Car Guide . Well, here’s another one that is both fascinating and heart-warming. As you know, Ford …

Receiving a heavy fine and getting your car towed is never a good experience – especially when it happens in front of an audience. Last week, the spectacle was a satisfying one for a few motorists who had witnessed the dangerous driving and manoeuvres of one speeding B.C. driver. The …

Exotic car rental by the day can be an exhilarating experience. It gives folks like you and me a unique opportunity to test out some of the finest marvels of automotive engineering on the road today, without having to dish out the six-figure purchase price. And the cost of such …

Honda -powered MINIs have been part of the automotive landscape for a while now. The swap isn’t quick and easy, but it is definitely logical and brings an efficient and powerful mill that lasts under the hood of a classic that will never go out of style. Vancouver-based Spectre Vehicle …

The last time we wrote about Travis Pastrana was in December 2020 after the release of Gymkhana 11, in which the master rally driver and drifting specialist takes his heavily modified, 862-horsepower Subaru WRX STI around his hometown of Annapolis, Maryland. Pastrana also excels at hill climbs. In fact, he’s …

The Tesla Model 3 is an electric compact sedan with a clean, simple design that has nothing in common with the big, post-apocalyptic rigs seen in Mad Max movies, but why not do a conversion? That was the wild idea of a former Tesla engineer who teamed up with Rich …