Tag Archives: Toyota

Who Really Won the Second World War???

Posted on February 24, 2016 by irishroverpei

Its not a difficult question to answer if we look at the highways of the Western World today. Before the second World War British auto manufacturers were one of the largest in the World, we had a host of varied … Continue reading →

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Service Stations – A Thing of the Past

Posted on January 11, 2013 by irishroverpei

Gas stations like the one in the photo are surely a thing of the past. Sad but true, gone are the prices too. Gas at 23 cents a gallon, free glass with fill up, put a tiger in your tank … Continue reading →

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The Night Before Christmas – K Mart 1972

Posted on December 21, 2012 by irishroverpei

Way back on Christmas Eve in 1972 I worked as the manager of the Tecumseh Rd Kmart Auto Centre and Gas Bar in Windsor Ontario. In those days the store was open from 10am to 10pm six days a week. … Continue reading →

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Save My Soul!!

Posted on September 30, 2012 by irishroverpei

Its Sunday again, no point in praying for Arsenal to win today, they have already lost. Its rained hard most of the weekend so I wont be driving the Rover to church today. Time to get the new Kia Soul … Continue reading →

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A New Car

Posted on August 31, 2012 by irishroverpei

Out with the old and in with the new!!! We traded the Toyota Yaris this morning on the 2013 Kia Soul. What an amazing vehicle, I have to admit most of the equipment baffles me!!! I have worked out how … Continue reading →

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Rising Gas Prices????

Posted on August 30, 2012 by irishroverpei

Tomorrow is the last day of the month and the time here on PEI when the price of gas goes up, or if we are lucky, down. Trouble is, its a guessing game, do I fill up today or wait … Continue reading →

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Mercedes Transporter

Posted on August 6, 2012 by irishroverpei

When Stirling Moss scored his first Grand Prix victory in the British Grand Prix at Aintree in 1955, becoming the first Brit to do so, the Mercedes-Benz team he was driving for had at its disposal the world’s fastest race … Continue reading →

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Its summer time

Posted on May 14, 2012 by irishroverpei

The sun is shining, the humming birds are back and we have done a first grass cut. Its a good time and a busy time fulfilling normal and unexpected events. Normal is taking the dogs walking on the back shore, … Continue reading →

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