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By Jeff Ivany on December 9, 2009
There are 10 rules of winter driving. Don’t get intimidated, they are really easy to understand and remember. I’ll even help by providing a reason why each of the ten rules should be followed.
Follow at a safe distance
Follow at a safe distance
Follow at a safe distance
Follow at a safe distance
Follow at a safe distance
Follow at a safe distance
Follow at a safe distance
Follow at [...]
Posted in Automotive, General | Tagged Canada, driving, winter |
By Jeff Ivany on May 13, 2009
In the next few weeks, my 2006 Pontiac Vibe gas mileage updates will be coming to an end. We are going to be getting rid of the Pontiac Vibe as our family needs a larger vehicle now. The Pontiac Vibe gas mileage tracker will remain online and I’ll make sure I update the information [...]
Posted in Automotive | Tagged gas mileage, Pontiac Vibe, real world, save money |

By Jeff Ivany on April 14, 2009
Make sure you check both ways before coming out of the “adult video” stores today if you live in Ottawa. Google street view cars are on the streets. I spotted one this morning around 8:30AM coming onto the 416 North bound at Fallowfield. To bad I don’t seem to be able to [...]
Posted in Automotive, Technology | Tagged Google, google maps, street view |
By Jeff Ivany on March 11, 2009
We’ve been tracking the gas consumption on our 2006 Pontiac Vibe since we bought it over 3 years ago. It’s now a habit for both of us to write the distance traveled on each gas receipt we get. The only problem is I seem to forget to collect all those receipts on a timely [...]
Posted in Automotive, General | Tagged fuel consumption, fuel economy, gas mileage, mpg, Pontiac Vibe, real world |
By Jeff Ivany on September 24, 2008
Almost 2 years ago I wrote my brake pad and rotor replacement 101 post detailing some of the stuff I went through to replace the brake pads and rotors on my 2004 Pontiac Sunfire. A few weeks ago I noticed that the car was pulsing a bit under heavy braking. That’s never a good [...]
Posted in Automotive, General | Tagged brake pads, brakes, Canadian Tire, Cavalier, Sunfire |
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