Cars

(Full Disclosure: I wanted to test drive the Jetta Turbo Hybrid so badly, that I had my friend take me all the way out to a Richmond industrial park to beg and plead with the folks at VW Canada to let me take one out for a week long spin. Thankfully, they said “Sure! Why not?”)

Another Auto Show has come and gone in our fair city. Not that anyone really noticed, because as much as the New Car Dealer’s Association of BC would like to claim the contrary, people in Vancouver just aren’t that much into cars, other than from a strictly practical sense or to flaunt their questionable taste or wealth. And while the organizers of the 93rd annual Vancouver International Auto Show made some headway by trying to engage a generally indifferent audience

It’s the time of year when the New Car Dealers Association of BC gathers their rosebuds and packs into the Convention Centre, all the new automotive offerings for the BC market. Car manufacturers from around the world have rolled into town to showcase their latest and greatest and to compete for your hard earned dollar, while the media (myself included) replenished our stocks of 2GB flash drive press kits courtesy of the friendly brand reps.

The 93rd annual Vancouver International Auto Show takes place this year from March 26 to 31 at its new home at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. The Auto Show is Canada’s third largest, and one of western North America’s premier automotive exhibition events. We’re giving one lucky reader a four-pack of tickets to the Auto Show.

Do you have a serious case of car addiction? Yes, it’s a real epidemic, but no worries, we have the best prescription for your car fetish. The 2013 Vancouver International Auto Show will be hosted at the Vancouver Convention Centre West from March 26 to March 31, 2013. The only side effect may be withdrawal symptoms after your visit.

Many people have spotted the Mystery Machine cruising the streets of Vancouver. Now you have the opportunity to own the Mystery Machine for only $2,000. The owner has just listed it for sale on Craigslist. 

Yesterday evening, MINI and I said our goodbyes and parted ways. It’s going to be tough leaving the MINI lifestyle behind. But who knows, we may reconnect someday. We’ve built memories that will last a lifetime. It was a great love affair and such an exhilarating experience. I am so thankful to MINI Richmond and Vancity Buzz for giving me the opportunity to experience my very own #MINIadventure.

The holidays are just around the corner and the city is beginning to light up. Vancouver is a magical place this time of year. In just a few days, the city will fully transform into a wonderland. Be on the lookout for the Robson Square Ice Rink, 50 foot Christmas tree at Jack Poole Plaza, and Vancouver Christmas Market. MINI and I did some quick shopping on Robson and also checked out the festive lights across the city. One of which being the St. Paul’s Lights of Hope display.

Witnessed this morning at the corner of Georgia and Beatty is what appears to be a single exotic car crash. Exotic car owners in Vancouver have had a rough go of it lately. First there was the Ferrari F4o crash and then there was the Lamborghini driver that couldn’t afford car insurance and complained about a $600 fine. 

It’s that time of year again. The weather is getting cooler, the leaves are changing, the rain is falling, and the buses are overcrowded with tired, soaking wet, students. Yes folks, it’s autumn in Vancouver. Realizing that Halloween was only days away, MINI and I cruised our way to the charming pumpkin patch of Southlands Farm to pick out the perfect pumpkin.