The Motoring Enthusiast Journal - Driven by obsession. Fueled by passion.

Driver's Seat | Volvo 200 Series: An Unappreciated Classic

The Volvo 240 a classic? Well this Swedish brick has all the makings of a classic. For one thing the 200 series of automobiles were hugely popular cars for Volvo with approximately 2.8 million coupes, sedans, wagons and special editions produced from 1974 to 1993. Yes you read that correctly 19 years in production! The production run was so long that the 200 outlasted its supposed replacement, the 700 series that was in production from 1982 to 1992...Read more...

Enthusiast's Corner | Ten Vehicles I’d Love to Own

Making a list of the ten cars that I would love to own was surprisingly difficult. It wasn’t so much an issue of having too many vehicles to choose from. Just the opposite, it was hard for me to come up with ten. How can that be? With thousands of makes and models over the last 100 years you would think it would be easy. Well it would be very easy to come up with an Everest sized list of unattainable exotica and just blindly choose from that. However I wanted to have a list of vehicles that are reasonably obtainable, both on price and availability...Read more...

Going from Pimp to Swift in a Cadillac CTS-V

Enthusiast's Corner | Going from Pimp to Swift in a CTS-V

Buying a new car can be an exciting experience. But in my opinion, and the opinion of the owner of this 2004 Cadillac CTS-V, purchasing a previously enjoyed performance car is even more exciting and rewarding. In the last few weeks my friend Stacey bought a 2004 CTS-V and the whole purchase experience was both unconventional and an adventure...Read more...

Driver's Seat | 1983 Mercedes-Benz 300SD Turbo Diesel

"Engineered like no other car in the world" was the marketing slogan Mercedes used for the S-Class though most of the 80’s. However unlike most marketing spins that greatly exaggerate products abilities, this slogan was actually speaking the truth...Read more...

Photo Gallery | 2010 Canadian International Auto Show

The 2010 edition of the Canadian International Auto Show was held from February 12-21, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario. Click here to see the pictures...

Photo Gallery | Shelby's at the 2010 Canadian International Auto Show Photo Gallery

The 2010 edition of the Canadian International Auto Show was held from February 12-21, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario.Click here to see the pictures...

Vehicles | 2003 Mazda Protege LX 2.0

I must say that I am quite proud of the deal that I got on this 2003 Mazda. Honestly I needed another vehicle just as much as a serious case of scabies or gout, but since two of our three cars are useless in the winter months and I no longer have a company vehicle to use a vehicle purchase was necessary. Having a budget of zero dollars necessitated the need to find one of my famous “Deals of the decade”...Read more...

Events | 2009 British Car Day

Growing up I lived in a household with parents who had a love for British vehicles. Even my mother who really doesn’t admit to being a car enthusiast always wanted a British Racing Green late 60’s early 70’s MGB with wire wheels. We never owned a British vehicle as they are way too unreliable, I was told by my father. We all had an appreciation for them...Read more...

Events | 2009 Redline Rendezvous

The Redline Rendezvous is an annual Canadian Regional on track driver education event hosted by the SVTOA Toronto chapter. The event is run by Track Guys Performance Driving Events and focuses on developing performance driving techniques with professional instructors in a safe, controlled environment...Read more...

Driver's Seat | 1993 Nissan Skyline GT-S and GT-R Coupe

Before anyone in North America even had a clue that the Nissan Skyline even existed I was fortunate enough to have had some seat time behind the wheel of a GT-R model in 1995...Read more...

Driver's Seat | 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera C4S

All my life I have had a passion for the Porsche brand and the 911 in particular. There is just something about the 911 that I love. Perhaps it is the classic lines of the car. Or it could be its long history in motor sports...Read more...

Car Care & Tips | Polishing & Waxing

There is plenty of confusion about the differences between a polish and a wax. Often the two are used interchangeably and that is incorrect. This confusion is most likely due to the fact that there are plenty of store-bought products that both polish and protect the vehicle's finish at the same time...Read more...