Lease or loan? Breaking down how to finance your new car

Story by John LeBlanc You’ve done your test drives. You’ve trudged through the colour charts and looked at all the options. Now comes the question: “How do I finance my next new vehicle?”

Long-Term Test: 60 days with the 2015 Kia Sedona – Verdict

Story by John LeBlanc At the beginning of our long-term test of the new 2015 Kia Sedona, the overriding question we wanted to answer was if a minivan was relevant as a modern people-mover at a time when crossovers and SUVs dominate the showrooms. After two months and more than 3,500 kilometres behind the wheel of the Korean […]

Road Test: 2015 Volkswagen Passat TDI Highline

Story by John LeBlanc How expensive is that mountain bike you just bought? Or that snowboard? I ask because when I talk to new car buyers, they often state the extra space required for their lifestyle accessories as the main reason why they opt for an SUV or crossover over a car with a trunk. […]

Long-Term Test: 2015 Kia Sedona — Part 3

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Keen readers will notice that our 2015 Kia Sedona tester is wearing a healthy coat of slush, dirt, road salt and (for all we know) small bits of road kill. Well, after driving the new Kia minivan during what has been arguably one of the coldest, snowiest winters we’ve seen here […]

Dear John: Six easy steps to buying a new vehicle

Story by John LeBlancEvery month, a Dear John letter arrives in my email inbox from a reader looking for new vehicle shopping advice, mainly because car shopping is about as much fun as scraping the ice off your windshield on a cold winter morning. However, picking a new car, truck or SUV, and getting it […]

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