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3 905-873-1818 905-874-3021 316 Guelph Street, Georgetown HONDA www.georgetownhonda.ca HONDA georgetownhonda.ca MODEL RM3H3EES $3,000 // $2,500 total customer cash incentive is valid on any new 2014 CR-V LX 2WD // 2014 CR-V (except LX 2WD and AWD) models when registered and delivered between August 7th and September 2nd, 2014. Cash incentive is available for all Honda retail customers except customers who lease or finance through HFS at a subvented rate of interest offered by Honda as part of a low rate interest program. All advertised lease and finance rates are special rates. Cash incentive will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. For all offers: license, insurance, other taxes (including HST) and excess wear and tear are extra. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. Offers only valid for Ontario residents at Ontario Honda Dealers. Dealer may sell for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. See Georgetown Honda or visit georgetownhonda.ca for full details. 46 Guelph St., Georgetownyears in a row! 15 We donate them to the Local Fire Department to use for practice - they have run low on vehicles. Your HELP is needed!! You call us. We tow them for free. We pay you for the scrap. SINCE 1958 WE NEED YOUR SCRAP CARS!!!! T h e IF P * H alto n H ills* W H E E L S August 14, 2014 Continued from pg. 1 meager covering of canvas. There were no such things as windup windows, let alone power. You placed a clear plastic panel with small sliding air inlets between the doorsill and top and that was it. Back then, owning a sportscar meant being a sport when it came to the weath- er. And you had be to a real sport when it came the repair bills, particularly to tuning the carburetors. And suddenly, there was the Miata. A stout (for the time) unibody chas- sis, power windows, a leading edge (for the time) twincam engine and, glory be, a top that could be raised with one hand - it was perfect for the time. We are now in 2014 and the MX-5 (Mazda dropped Miata some years ago) and that simple, yet inspired design has remained basically unchanged for a quarter of a century and has become the largest selling sportscar of all time. I will always remember my first Mia- ta like my first kiss. It was a 1990 in French Mariner Blue with alloy wheels modelled after the very popular MiniLite wheels used on full-race Minis. With a 1.6-litre, twincam four-cylin- der with all of 114 hp and 100 lb/ft of torque and a super short-throw five- speed manual driving the rear wheels, it was perfect. There was enough power to have fun, but not enough to get you into trouble. During that first 1990 drive, kids on the street gave me the Victory-wave, people followed me down the highway grinning and my neighbours descended on it when I drove home. Over the years the MX-5 has evolved with a 1.8-litre engine for second gen- eration and than a 2.0-litre in the third generation up until today, but never with turbos and senseless power that detracted from the original concept. Tested here is a 2014 MX-5 GS, which is the middle of the three trim levels of- fered. With standard six-speed manual transmission (six-speed automatic op- tional), its trusty 2.0-litre four-cylinder produces 167 hp and 140 hp. With pre- mium fuel recommended, mileage is 9.7/7.1L/100 km city/highway. There is a five-speed manual stan- dard on the base GS while the topline GT comes with the works, such as the six-speed automatic and a power metal retractable hardtop. At a list price of $37,840 (including $1,795 shipping) the GS is the way to go with Bilstein shocks, limited slip rear differential, front tower stress bar and gunmetal 17-inch alloys. The power re- tractable roof was included in the price, which makes it a bonus. Suspension is "right" which I mean is double front wishbones and a multi-link rear independent setup at the tail. The tester came with no options and I wouldn't want any to take away from the package. I spent a full week with the 2014 GS and I don't think I turned the radio on once. With a nice, alto exhaust tone and the occasional burble on an engine/rev- meshed downshift, it was a sound Col- trane could never match. 2014 GS a goodie bag on four wheels