From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Why Does Manitoba Public Insurance Want to use after market parts Instead of new ones to Repair my Vehicle?

When recycled parts aren’t available, we may substitute after-market parts, These are new or rebuilt parts not usually sold by the vehicle manufacturer. The suppliers ensure that the quality of these parts meets that of original parts. The warranty they provide is as good as, or better than, warranties for factory new parts. After-market parts [...]

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Can I be sure the recycled parts will be good quality?

Yes. Your body shop checks the parts over to make sure they’re in good shape. The parts supplier gives a 90-day parts and labour warranty. When the manufacturer’s warranty on the same new part is more than 90 days, we match this warranty on the recycled part. British Columbia 100 Mile Ranch Auto Financing Winnipeg [...]

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West World Barrett-Jackson: The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auction

The highest price in history paid for a car at an auction was a restored 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider that sold in 2008 for $12 million. Some of the other top sellers at Gooding’s included a 1937 Talbot-Lago Teardrop Coup for $3.52 million, a 1932 Daimler Double Six Sport Saloon for $2.97 [...]

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Want to Import a Porsche into Canada – New Charge “Clearing Letter”

As of June 24, 2009, Porsche is insisting that it can no longer issue Recall Clearance Letters and that any such confirmation may only be obtained from a Canadian Porsche dealership once the vehicle has been imported into Canada. The cost of the importation inspection is $1,250 and results in the issue of a Letter [...]

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$12 Million Sale Did Not Happen Just as He Predicted!

Last month Nigel Matthews wrote about the 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante “SC” that was discovered in a lock-up garage in the north of England, having been parked by it owner eccentric owner some 47 years ago. Most old cars sitting on a concrete floor surrounded by a wood frame garage and damp air and [...]

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A Stretched Miata Becomes a Himiko

The Mitsuoka Motor Company Ltd. is a Japanese coachbuilder that dates back to 1982. The company is best known for transforming existing cars into classic British-style sedans. Some of their earlier work involved converting a four-door Nissan Micra by grafting a one-piece fiberglass front and rear end onto a Nissan Micra shell, transforming it into [...]

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