If you are car lover and and are in L.A between now and November 2, 2008, there is a cool exhibit titled “The Art of Cars” at the Petersen Automotive Museum. It includes, among other things, over 60 watercolor and pastel drawings, pencil and marker sketches, and a variety of three-dimensional pieces.

“Route 66 ends this year at Fairfax and Wilshire with the launch of a special exhibition “The Art of Cars,” the first-ever creative collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and the Petersen Automotive Museum. “The Art of Cars” showcases the artistic process behind the creation of the animated feature film Cars. The exhibit will run from March 29 through November 2, 2008.” [Petersen Automotive Museum]

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If recently you bought a car in the U.S., you probably had to go through some red tape and additional expenses. It’s becoming more complicated to buy a car south of the border. It all began when car manufacturers ordered American car dealers not to sell cars to Canadians. Since last January, some manufacturers imposed new constraints on car import to Canada. Manufacturers have restrictions on their warranties in Canada. To have more information on warranty restrictions in Canada when importing a car into Canada, visit the Automobile Protection Association (APA) website. The APA is a membership based non-profit association dedicated to promoting consumer interests in the marketplace.Regulations became so complicated, that the APA recommends dealing with a broker when buying a car in the USA. A Tale of Two Prices is a good site where you can compare Canadian and US car prices.

“Now, as a Canadian, that makes me furious. There’s no excuse for it. The media have started to pick up on this and there is some pressure on the manufacturers, all of which have remained stonily silent. I suspect that if the reverse were true, and American’s were being fleeced out of $16,000 everytime they buy a vehicle, they’d be a little more responsive. I did hear Buzz Hargrove, spokesman for the Canadian Auto Workers Union, say that this wasn’t about pricing, it was about keeping jobs in Canada by supporting the Canadian auto industry. What? Like the Canadian auto industry is supporting us by giving us clear, fair and transparent pricing? Buzz, you have your head up your ass. This is about not treating customers like a bunch of stupid sheep. It’s about doing the right thing and valuing us. And if you can’t do that, you don’t deserve your jobs. I want Canada to be able to compete in a fair and open market place, not by slipping a fast one past your neighbours.”

“What the manufacturer’s, like Toyota, don’t seem to understand is that in today’s world, the customer isn’t ignorant. We know when we’re being screwed. And we don’t like it. Why would you expect us to react differently?” [Out Of My Gord]

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