Cars and other 4 wheeled vehicles

Active Park Assist – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Active Park Assist – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

I admit it, Active Park Assist was the one feature of the Ford Escape that made me nervous. You give over control of the car to a computer which is using sensors to determine distance, angle and rotation.  Then letting it make all the decisions to delicately placing your vehicle between 2 other people’s vehicle. Now I’m not saying computers can’t do that better than most people, I’m not even saying they can’t do it better than me. (Though I do parallel park like a boss!)  I am saying I wasn’t going to try this blind without someone there to…

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Fun With GPS in Quebec – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

Fun With GPS in Quebec – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

I loved having the GPS as my navigator on this trip. Not only was it another voice in the car, it suits my adventuring approach to travel.  I could set my destinations without reviewing the route in detail, leaving the route and sights along the way as a bit of a surprise without risking not getting where I was going. In fact, there was one point in this trip where I used GPS  instead of letting my passenger tell me how to drive her home.  The GPS is less likely to point out a cool cafe on the right when…

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The Red Ford Mustang That Started It All – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

The Red Ford Mustang That Started It All – #LexGoFurther – A Ford Escape

There were a lot of road trips and a lot of driving in my youth. I remember fondly the yellow Volkswagen Beetles, the blue Datsun, the burgundy Peugeot, but the car that stands out the most is the red Ford Mustang. My grandmother’s car.  My grandmother was a sporty, speed freak and she really wanted a red Ford mustang. So she got a red Ford mustang.  Then she drove it and she drove it FAST! In the red Ford Mustang, I experienced the thrill of speed and the terror of speed uncontrolled; developed a healthy fear of bad driving and…

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Snowmagedon and the Ford Blue Party 2013

Snowmagedon and the Ford Blue Party 2013

On Friday in the midst of the biggest blizzard of the year, so far, we bundled up and headed out to attend the Ford Blue Party, affectionately hashtagged #FordBlueTO, a big party hosted by Ford Canada in preparation for the upcoming Canadian Auto Show. A great group of people braved the weather to make it out and while the place wasn’t packed to the rafters, I was surprised at how many people did make it out given the weather and the location of the Sound Academy. Even though it was a Ford party, driving wasn’t really the best choice, especially…

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my ride for the week, Food Escape

my ride for the week, Food Escape

My Ride For The Week, Ford Escape. Ginger Ale coloured! Cc @fordCanada

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Roadmaster Away.

Roadmaster Away.

The trip started with a little Ger-retrieval at 5pm in the centre of the Financial District.Seen above is Japor’s Roadmaster(tm) – our ride to NB.  It’s a huge car with plenty of packing space. We used it ALL up.  Jamming a couple of coolers, luggage, island gear, books and a big-ass generator into every available square inch that Roadmaster could muster up. Then we wedged ourselves into the air pockets remaining. Travel Bunny safely setup on the dash, we winkled our way out of the Toronto rush hour traffic. We made decent time through the city and out onto the…

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Day 6 – On The Road Again

Day 6 – On The Road Again

We hit the road around 9am after a quick Tim Horton’s breakfast stop on Hawthorne road. On to Montreal and we missed most of the rush hour traffic, though it was still pretty active at 10:30am. Cool meander through Montreal. Stopping for a brief stint in Westmount. Back to the highway under old stone arches and on old asphalt roads. Through Montreal by 11:30 and only missed one turn off. Pretty impressive for a pair of people easily distracted by shiny things such as… the long bridge in Quebec City (or was that the green bridge?) Quick stops for didgeridoo…

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