Buy a car or buy a home? That is the question! Not everyone can make both investments at the same time, so figuring out which should come first is often a bit of a big decision. Especially considering that buying a vehicle can affect what happens with your home loan process. Read More
A Car for Your 16-Year-Old: How to Balance Price and Safety
Posted by Taylor Marsden | Shopping, Tips | No CommentsIs there any better feeling than being handed the keys to your very first car? Only if that car is bought and paid for by mom and dad! But buying Junior’s new ride often comes with a ton of questions – mainly how safe is it on the road and how light is it on the wallet? Lorraine Sommerfeld of Driving.ca and Lorraineonline.ca shares her expert tips on how to balance safety with your budget when buying a car for your teenager. Read More
Does Car Size Actually Matter When It Comes to Safety?
Posted by Taras Trofimov | Features, Opinion, Other | No CommentsIt’s no secret that North Americans, including Canadians, prefer large vehicles, like SUVs and pickups, to smaller ones, like compact sedans or minis. Our analytics data seems to confirm this since Honda CR-V, Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander are some of the most searched new vehicles on Unhaggle.com. Many argue that one of the key reasons for the popularity of big vehicles is that they are safer, but we wonder if that’s actually true. Read More
Modern cars are full of exciting new features: some save fuel, some keep us safe and some are literally a computer inside. In-car entertainment systems, also known as infotainment systems, are as common today as cigarette lighters once were. If you’ve gone car shopping in the past few years, you would have seen these in-car technologies presented as standard features. Read More
There’s no denying that the cars of yesteryear had their problems, but when it comes to features those old timers had a pretty good grasp on what they were doing! Modern cars may be safer and better-looking (depending on who you talk to), but not all of their updates have been welcomed with open arms. Sorry modern manufacturers! Here’s nine modern car features we all totally hate: Read More
Car shopping skills, you think you got ‘em, but they aren’t something you’re born with. Buying a new car can be a stressful process – sort of like taking an exam or giving a presentation. If you are not prepared you are going to end up making mistakes and feeling silly, if not stupid. Read More
Is there anything better than the scent of a new car’s interior? Read More
6 Iconic Muscle Cars and Their Modern Successors
Posted by Shaunyah Weerasinghe | Features, Lists | No CommentsComparing classic muscle cars to their contemporary counterparts definitely evokes a sense of nostalgia for what has passed: automotive design as a work of art. Things like bench seats and gull-wing doors were once considered beautiful facets of older cars. But with newer cars like the Ford Flex and BMW i3, it’s easy to see that what was once an avenue for creative work has now been overrun in favour of utility and technology. Read More
Don’t get us wrong, modern cars offer a ton of bells and whistles that just can’t be beat – GPS for easy navigation, improved safety features, sleek and comfy cabins – but there are more than a few old ones we wish had stuck around. Call it a case of super nostalgia, but these nine features were plain cool! Can’t we bring them back? Read More
How Car Salespeople Get Paid and Why You Should Know This
Posted by Elliot Chan | Shopping, Tips | No CommentsHave you ever wondered how car salespeople make money? By selling cars, obviously, but how much and when? Read More