Any further details about height/developer/unit#??
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#121
Posted 28 January 2015 - 11:26 AM
#122
Posted 28 January 2015 - 03:55 PM
Well since its only a rumor I'll play along and say "yes please" as well to a Red Barn. Anything would be an improvement; as for condos there is or was a proposal down the street and around the corner on Douglas across from Mayfair for a 12-14 storey development a couple of years ago (whatever happened with that one?). Re: the Toyota dealership site what is the zoned height limit/restriction @ the Finlayson/Burnside corner - higher, shorter?
#123
Posted 28 January 2015 - 04:04 PM
... Re: the Toyota dealership site what is the zoned height limit/restriction @ the Finlayson/Burnside corner - higher, shorter?
It's Victoria; presume shorter until told otherwise.
#124
Posted 28 January 2015 - 04:10 PM
It's Victoria; presume shorter until told otherwise.
Yup, if this actually materialized I am fully prepared for another in a seemingly endless procession of the prototypical "Victoria Special", those utterly uninspiring 3-4-storey boxes this city is so in love with. Sigh. O yet I dare to dream.......!
#125
Posted 02 September 2015 - 08:53 AM
Guess what I found... Another car storage facility. A whole lotta brand new Hyundais are parked under Cedar Hill Mall at CHXR and Shelbourne, they made a gated compound under the mall. Maybe 60 cars under there.
#126
Posted 02 September 2015 - 08:59 AM
Right where they belong.
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#127
Posted 02 September 2015 - 09:21 AM
Guess what I found... Another car storage facility. A whole lotta brand new Hyundais are parked under Cedar Hill Mall at CHXR and Shelbourne, they made a gated compound under the mall. Maybe 60 cars under there.
Yup that's been there for a few years....strange spot for it....I think the underground of Standard Furniture on Douglas is also used for storage (at least it was when they were building the Porsche dealership)
#128
Posted 08 September 2015 - 03:18 PM
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#129
Posted 24 September 2015 - 08:01 AM
I understand the battering of the VW stock price. But are owners really all that upset about their current vehicle?
When VW offers a "fix" will owners line up to get a software change that is going to make their car get less mileage and/or perform worse, or last less long? Because whatever they did to make the thing pass the emissions test, surely must mean it performs less well in some metric, if it was now permanently enabled.
#130
Posted 24 September 2015 - 08:13 AM
^I think we have to wait to hear how the "fix" will actually affect performance. Who buys diesels? Gearheads and eco-drivers. One group may be more willing to sacrifice performance than the other.
The thing I wonder is how all these cars got past Consumer Reports. They buy cars off the lot and test them independently.
#131
Posted 24 September 2015 - 08:24 AM
The thing I wonder is how all these cars got past Consumer Reports. They buy cars off the lot and test them independently.
That's a good question. But do they have the means to do sophisticated emission tests?
#132
Posted 24 September 2015 - 08:25 AM
Who buys diesels? Gearheads and eco-drivers. One group may be more willing to sacrifice performance than the other.
Excellent point. Two different groups, for sure. Well, maybe a third, the cost-conscious, as diesel used to be quite a bit cheaper, both per gallon at the pump, and in terms of mileage.
#133
Posted 24 September 2015 - 08:48 AM
^I think we have to wait to hear how the "fix" will actually affect performance. Who buys diesels? Gearheads and eco-drivers. One group may be more willing to sacrifice performance than the other.
The thing I wonder is how all these cars got past Consumer Reports. They buy cars off the lot and test them independently.
Only about 3% of personal autos in NA are diesel but closer to 40% in EU and other parts of the world. Incredible fuel mileage, massive torque. These are not the loud smelly ones of yesteryear....you wouldn't notice you are beside one (except now for all the plant life wilting as it goes past!)
#134
Posted 24 September 2015 - 08:51 AM
If you lived in Sooke or Sidney and commuted to Victoria or had an otherwise similar commute, a diesel makes sense. But they're not great city cars. Frequent short trips can have them suffering from carbon buildup and the particulate filters need to get quite hot to burn off the soot. (Strange how they need the filters but burn the soot out down the tailpipe anyway...)
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#135
Posted 24 September 2015 - 08:52 AM
That's a good question. But do they have the means to do sophisticated emission tests?
Apparently not, they seem to only do mileage testing:
http://www.consumerr...-cars/index.htm
#136
Posted 10 November 2015 - 02:55 PM
#137
Posted 10 November 2015 - 03:27 PM
Looks like the old Metro Toyota building is about to come down. Excavator on site today.
Did they sell the land?
#138
Posted 10 November 2015 - 03:47 PM
#139
Posted 10 November 2015 - 06:09 PM
#140
Posted 16 December 2015 - 02:27 PM
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Tesla Motors charged up for Victoria expansion
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Palo Alto, California-based Tesla Motors has its eyes set on Victoria as part of a bid to expand its presence in Canada, according to a source who spoke to Citified on the condition of anonymity. [Full article]
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