Saturday, January 12, 2013 In case you di not know we have surround sound, a boom box, XM Radio on the PC, we are great fans of satellite radio and one of our favorite channels is Watercolors, channel 66.
If you are a fan of Watercolors...Sade resonates...a recent concert in Buenos Aires...
Music, Sade in Thought VII.XIII - 1 Saturday, September 22, 2012 Nothing to do with cars...just cool...nostalgia! In the 1980's there was a special something about Phil Collins, even Budweiser was using his music in commercials.
Saturday, September 15, 2012 SRV and Double Trouble at Montreux...SRV caught our attention a few decades ago, same time as when CD players and CD changers in the trunk (remember those) were starting to gather attention.
Friday, September 14, 2012 Good Morning!
"Skin in the game"Another Friday...its the Vroom Room, come in make yourself comfortable, enjoy the cappuccino, join the conversation.
A couple of years ago we did a presentation on the "moment of truth" that occurs in a showroom, perhaps at the time it was too far ahead for many to grasp. Everyone being embroiled in showroom processes, showroom technology, road tests, business office, closing a deal.
Today increasingly many are realising that there is a "moment of truth" in retailing, and in showrooms from Zero Moment of Truth to Mc Kinsey arriving at the same conclusions.
Think about this for a moment...the billions that manufacturers invest/spend at a certain point are in the hands of a sales consultant in a showroom.
Have you noticed that many automotive pundits seem to have an unflattering "opinion" of dealers, and the showroom process of buying or leasing a vehicle. Reflect on this...
At Strada we have had and continue to have "Skin in the Automotive Game"....since a few decades. Must be the passion...
Starting tomorrow we will feature concerts from musical artists that are of interest to us for a myriad of reasons. Although unrelated, we feel that there is something between timeless music and cars, the something must be passion.
When we have had vehicles with manual transmissions and a clutch pedal, often the operation of the clutch was indicating that it had been misused, abused. It always lead us to wonder that with all automotive pundits always touting the virtues of a manual transmission, perhaps driving a vehicle with a manual transmission was a reality some had not mastered.
A few days ago we had our own moment of seeing how some folks deal with a manual transmission, a clutch pedal, and the ability to shift gears in a correct fashion. Interesting to say the least...which simply reinforced our original thoughts..."I can't shift for shit, but the manual offers more control"...gotta love it.
Take a look at the Fall 2012 Ralph Lauren Magazine, totally retro, and very cool.
We always mentioned that $1.50 per liter for has is where the pain threshold sets in, we are perilously close to $1.50 a liter for premium (we are there in the GTA). Fascinating to see how this develops in the coming months.
The Global Debt Clock...see where Canada stands.
Our usual old cars being prepared for The Windsor Castle Concours.