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Amongst the thousands of readers who pass through GoodCarBadCar.net's gates each year are a few thousand fathers. Some of those fathers want to know if they should buy a Toyota Venza or a Honda Odyssey. Others enjoy entertaining reading material. Then there are those who need to maintain their vehicular intelligence in order to keep up with their sons (and daughters).
- Son Gives Father First-gen Pontiac Gto For His 60th Birthday
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- Another Son Surprises His Dad With A Car Gift, A Mercedes-benz
Sons being appreciative of their dads, gifting them a new ride in their later years and capturing the moment on film is becoming increasingly common these days. And what a better time in the year to share such a moment than Father's Day (June 15)....
- Daughter Witnesses Crash While Dad Was Offering Valuable Driving Advice!
Talk about a crazy coincidence and a lesson well learned! While driving on the road, a Russian father was explaining to his young daughter what she should do in the event they were involved in an automobile accident. "A car crash is very scary,...
- Sorry Dad: 10 Year-old Boy Takes $206k Maserati For A Joyride Then Crashes
The idea of swiping the keys of your father's car is something we probably all thought about at some point in our adolescent years. But how many of us really went ahead with the plan? Okay, you can put your hands down now… One 10-year-old American...
- Chryslers Are My Favourite Cars Today
More than two decades ago, my father and I drove up to Truro, Nova Scotia, in order to pick up my mother's new minivan. She wasn't aware that the best Christmas present she was ever to receive would be sitting in her garage that holiday season....
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, CAR DADS
Amongst the thousands of readers who pass through GoodCarBadCar.net's gates each year are a few thousand fathers. Some of those fathers want to know if they should buy a Toyota Venza or a Honda Odyssey. Others enjoy entertaining reading material. Then there are those who need to maintain their vehicular intelligence in order to keep up with their sons (and daughters). Joseph Kennedy wanted his sons to become Presidents. Walter Gretzky wanted his son to be the best hockey player in the world. Billy Ray Cyrus wants his daughter to be as normal as a teenage pop star could possibly be. Muhammad Ali wanted his daughter to be his female equivalent. My father wanted me to know everything there was to know... about cars. Well, he tried ancient Greek, too. That didn't go over well. Perfect estimations relating to the length of RVs was worthy of time spent. And it was important that I knew how to answer phones professionally. Mainly, it was cars; and cars only.
It began with naming the car that drove toward us. At three and four years old, I wasn't able to be any more specific than the brand. That changed, however, before I reached seven or eight. "Honda" wasn't good enough. Differentiation had to be made between Civics and Accords. As an early teen, specifications grew in significance. The first drive-by of a new-to-Canada model resulted in this anticipated question: "How many horsepower?", followed by "How much torque?". Fortunately, the magazines he bought me had this info.
I would like to believe that I was the most excited when my first auto writings were published in a major Canadian newspaper. But it was my father who shared the news that I was "published" with everyone he knew, an hour before I'd even seen the paper.
So, to all you GoodCarBadCar.net lovers out there, don't thank The Good Car Guy for putting this site into the blogosphere. Thank The Good Car Father.
- Son Gives Father First-gen Pontiac Gto For His 60th Birthday
...
- Another Son Surprises His Dad With A Car Gift, A Mercedes-benz
Sons being appreciative of their dads, gifting them a new ride in their later years and capturing the moment on film is becoming increasingly common these days. And what a better time in the year to share such a moment than Father's Day (June 15)....
- Daughter Witnesses Crash While Dad Was Offering Valuable Driving Advice!
Talk about a crazy coincidence and a lesson well learned! While driving on the road, a Russian father was explaining to his young daughter what she should do in the event they were involved in an automobile accident. "A car crash is very scary,...
- Sorry Dad: 10 Year-old Boy Takes $206k Maserati For A Joyride Then Crashes
The idea of swiping the keys of your father's car is something we probably all thought about at some point in our adolescent years. But how many of us really went ahead with the plan? Okay, you can put your hands down now… One 10-year-old American...
- Chryslers Are My Favourite Cars Today
More than two decades ago, my father and I drove up to Truro, Nova Scotia, in order to pick up my mother's new minivan. She wasn't aware that the best Christmas present she was ever to receive would be sitting in her garage that holiday season....