Parts & Accessories

Pickup trucks are expensive. In Canada, a brand-new Ford pickup truck can easily cost you anywhere from $25,000-$50,000 CAD – and as demand for pickups continues to grow, so does their price. This means that used pickup trucks are more appealing than ever to new car buyers in Canada. However, it can be pretty difficult…

It’s early in the morning in Winnipeg, and you walk out to your car, ready to go to work and start the day. You stick your key in the ignition and turn it, and then – nothing. Your engine should have turned on – but instead, nothing has happened. You turn your key again, and…

Your car battery is responsible for quite a lot! It supplies the energy required to start your car, and stabilizes the voltage from the alternator that keeps your car running. And, just like all car parts, batteries don’t last forever. Eventually, you’re going to have to replace your car battery. And nobody wants to get…

Brakes are the single most important component on your car – and they don’t last forever. Failing to maintain your brakes can lead to permanent damage to your car, or dangerous situations if your brakes fail entirely while you’re on the road. However, it can sometimes be hard to tell when your brakes need servicing,…

If you’re in Winnipeg, spring and summer may seem far off – it doesn’t even usually get above freezing until early April – but it’s never too soon to start thinking about what you’ll have to do to prepare your vehicle for the warmer months. The longevity of any car – new or used –…

You know the routine. Three months go by, you look at the sticker on your windshield, and you realize it’s time for another oil change. You head on into your service station to get it done. As you’re checking out, the attendant asks you a question. “Conventional or synthetic?” You take a look at the…

In this, the happiest time of the year, we’re all about giving and giving back. In the spirit of giving, we’ve got a little list of last minute gift ideas for you, your significant other and, of course, your car. If you’re doing some last minute shopping, here are some great ideas you can pull…

So, you qualify for The Manitoba Public Insurance Winter Tire Program. Great. Now, how do you make sure you get the most out of it? Here are our top ways to hack the program. Make Sure You Have Somewhere to Store Those Tires You don’t need winter tires in the summer. To make sure they last…

Once upon a time, everyone in Manitoba drove all year long on the same old tires. Late one year, perhaps sometime after Autumn, snow began to fall. The roads became slick and cars began to slide off the roads. Not all of them. Just some. It was chaos. OK, it wasn’t total chaos. We’re pretty…

See that picture above? It was taken on the evening of February 5, 2016, by a security camera in the Ride Time parking lot. If you look closely, you can see three people — three scumbags — who are in the act of stealing a tailgate off our GMC Sierra. Yup. And this wasn’t the first time, either.…