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Old fashioned car keys made it a lot easier to cut a new set, but with newer high tech fobs if you have to replace a fob it could cost you hundreds of dollars.
TORONTO -- Pickup trucks have always been popular in Canada and that's been especially true during the pandemic, with some people buying them to haul boats, trailers and other recreational vehicles. Whether you own a pickup truck or you’ve driven by them on the highway, you've probably noticed they've gotten much larger. The increase in size is causing safety concerns for some. That’s because pickup trucks have steadily gotten taller, longer and heavier over the past two decades and research shows they could be a hazard for other drivers and pedestrians. Pickup trucks now account ...
And chose a select few as the topics. >> rick paul is here. the auto editor at consumer reports. and we are happy you joined us and thanks for bringing the beautiful mustang which we will talk about in a minute. how do you pick? so many cars to choose from. >> the top cars in ten categories and that meet three criteria. have to do well in your testing. average or better reliability and have to do well in independent crash tests. makes them well rounded cars. don't excel in one area and foul dawn in another. top family sedan. >> the toyota camry hybrid. 38 miles per gallon for this mid sized ca...
Addition to hybrid lexus cars. so if you own one, or you know somebody who does, that's pretty much everybody out there, hear what the late info and what you need to know is auto editor with "consumer reports." john, great to see you again. thanks for helping us. >> my pleasure. >> we have 150,000 priuses being recalled. lexuses being recalled. apparently there's a problem with the brakes. what's going on here? what's the fix? are these things safe to drive? >> overall, they're safe to drive. because it's a braking issue people are really concerned. the big issue is when you're pushing down th...