The best safety features you can get!

Safety features are starting to grow and multiply every year. The automotive industry is starting to implement artificial intelligence into your future vehicles and doing everything possible to avoid crashes and increase safety. We have compiled the Top 5 of our favorite safety features.

1. Blind Spot Detector
That has been such a serious issue for years, especially for new drivers. Checking your blind spot can really be a life-saver, well now, you don’t REALLY have to anymore. Most manufacturers offer this awesome feature. Even better, if you don’t know you have a car in your blind spot and you still put on your blinker, the car will beep to let you know it’s not safe to switch lanes at the moment.

2. Lane departure warning
It happens to everyone, you take your eye off the road for two seconds, you’re talking to someone, and guess what? Your car starts drifting and you don’t notice it. The beauty in the Lane Departure is that it will tell you when you’re leaving your lane.

3. Back up Camera
Everyone know what that is, but it’s quite genius! No need to break your neck and check all the way around now. Some cars will even notify you if it notices a shape (objects or humans) in the eye of the backup camera!

4. Smart Cruise Control
Some cars will automatically slow you down when you approach another vehicle while you’re using Cruise Control. This is the ideal feature for the long road trips!

5. Crash preventing braking
Last but not least, some vehicles will actually be able to brake for you! The front eyes of the car will detect an object in its pathway, and it will be able to react accordingly as needed. A true life saver!

Lease vs. Buy dilemma, coming to an end!

We often get asked what is the best option for me? Should I lease or should I buy? So we’ve decided to write a blog post about what the different options mean, and how they differ. If you’re interested in having a most up-to-date vehicle, and will be driving clients in it, you will probably be opting for the leasing option for examples. Don’t forget you could also get a tax write off on that! If you prefer to think long-term with your car, and want to keep it for more than 4-5 years, you’re better off purchasing it. Here are the pro’s and con’s of each of the options.






Upsides of Car Leasing

• Lower monthly payments
  
• Lower down payment
  
• You can drive a better car for less money each month.
  
• Lower repair costs (With a three-year lease, the factory warranty covers most repairs.)
  
• You can more easily drive a new car every two or three years.
  
• No trade-in hassles at the end of the lease
  
• You pay sales tax only on the portion of the car you finance.

Downsides of Car Leasing

• The car is not yours at the end of the lease.
  
• Your mileage is limited to a set amount, typically 12,000-15,000 miles a year (excess miles are paid for at the lease termination), depending on how much you negotiate.
  
• Lease contracts are confusing.
  
• Leasing is more expensive in the long run (as opposed to buying and driving until the wheels fall off).
  
• Wear-and-tear charges can add up (paid at lease termination).
  
• It's costly to terminate a lease early if your driving needs change.

We hope this has helped you in your decision making. If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to us. Thank you for reading!

Check out the best bridges in the world!

Bridges have been known to be functional for years, but fortunately for mankind, they have also been used to leave a beautiful man-made mark on this beautiful planet of ours. Different cultures have been able to mix functionality with aesthetics, and really well! Take a minute to look at our personal selection of our favorite bridges, worldwide!

Hardanger Bridge, Norway
Recently finished construction this is really the Norwegian equivalent to the Golden Gate Bridge in California.

Confederation Bridge in Nova Scotia, Canada
8 miles of goodness between Prince Edward's Island and New Brunswick. It has a great vintage look, and 8 miles, well, that's something on its own.

Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, UK. 
Opened in 1890, the Forth Rail Bridge had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world until 1917, and it still has the world's second-longest single span. As the first major structure in Britain to be made of steel, it remains an engineering marvel even today.

Salginatobel Bridge, Switzerland
Designed by the brilliant Robert Maillart and opened in 1930, the Salginatobel Bridge feels so fresh like it was built yesterday, and remains the best thing that could happen to concrete.

Millau Viaduct, FranceThis masterpiece is known for two things. Its price, and its record. €394,000,000 and the tallest (but not highest) bridge in the world.

Tower Bridge, London, UK
British design straight from the 19th century. It's smart, it's beautiful, and you can get it as a fridge magnet.

Check our personal bucket list!

Looking to add some excitement to your life? Tired of the same old family vacations to the same old places? For those swashbuckling, thrill-seeking daredevils out there, we've compiled a list of destinations that are sure to get your blood pumping, your heart racing, and possibly your bladder weakening.

So grab a pen and start adding these awesome entries onto your bucket list. As Bilbo Baggins would say, "I'm going on an adventure!"

 

1. Hang Gliding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - With a warm tropical breeze in your face and a panoramic view of the breathtaking mountains and beaches of Rio de Janeiro, you will have the unique sensation of flying like a blue macaw at speeds up to 65 mph.

2. Sky Diving over Mount Everest in Nepal - Only offered four times a year, this wild adventure allows you to sky dive over the highest peak in the world. How many people can say they've done that?!

3. Base Jumping off Kjerag Mountain in Lysefjord, Norway - At 3,500 feet above the fjord, Kjerag towers above the other peaks along the Lysefjord, making it an adrenaline junky’s dream.

 

4. Bungee Jumping at the AJ Hackett Macau Tower in China - The AJ Hackett Macau Tower Bungee Jump is 764 ft hight, making this location the Guinness World Record holder for the Highest Commercial Bungee Jump in the world.

5. Heliskiing in British Columbia, Canada - Heliskiing offers a new definition to downhill skiing, allowing adrenaline junkies access to higher parts of mountains that are only reachable by helicopter.