Flex

After nearly 6 months of a "dodgey" mini van we finally got our new lease car and it's a beast!

Unfortunately we weren't able to get our first choice of car but we're actually quite pleased with what we ended up with.  It's a Ford Flex which is a model not available in Australia and truthfully it's not the most attractive looking car but it has all the bells and whistles!  This thing is the fanciest car I've ever driven and it includes some super nifty features like leather seats, remote engine ignition, seat warmers, remote boot opening/closing and the phone syncs up with the audio system.  I've heard that the remote ignition and seat warmers are very nice to have once the temperature drops!

I'm very pleased with the reversing camera but all the beeping and sirens are a bit annoying!  Trying to reverse park on the other side of the road is tricky on its own but trying to do it down town with the car beeping and flashing at you is really stressful!

I find it a little strange that in Quebec cars only have number plates on the rear of the car but the rest of Canada has them at both ends.  Maybe it's to avoid detection through speed cameras although I must admit to never having seen one.  Speed limits also appear to be completely optional.  Honking and tail gating on the other hand seem obligatory...

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