BillM

Been driving a TDI for a long time. No car is perfect, but if you can put up with the quirks of a VW, it's well worth it if you're racking up a lot of kms... Mike and I drove to Hearst on less then 3/4's of a tank of diesel (55L capacity).. I like when fishing trips don't cost me hundreds in fuel costs. Plus I do all my own wrenching (TB's, clutches, whatever) which will really save you $$$ if you're a TDI owner.

We'll just leave the whole Toyota debacle behind us.. I agree, the 5.7 and 4L80E in your Sierra is bulletproof, love that truck.. Oldman has a '07 Duramax with the Allison tranny, doesn't complain regardless of what we hook up to her.. I still haven't found anything that's come close to lasting as long, or gets the mileage my TDI does. My last Jetta had 600,000kms on it before I retired it to pick up my '05 Jetta TDI Wagon which currently has 330,000kms on it. For a daily driver, it's the only thing I'd buy.

I don't know if I'd make my vehicle decisions based on the opinion of a magazine... Just saying..

Find me the article that states all those unintended acceleration issues were due to user error... I'll save you the hassle, you can't. But feel free to prove otherwise. You probably believe 9/11 was a government conspiracy as well eh? The tinfoil hat crowd is strong on this board.

Absolutely.. One of the most bulletproof drive trains on the market..

Luckily there are all kinds of those places in Ontario, we need more.

I wouldn't say all, but 99% of them... Should be good once the water levels get back to normal.

Fishable right now? No, not even close.

How many times do you get checked now? Do you still buy a license? I don't think you can implement an entire species as No kill, but little steps at a time... it does work.

Using Autotrader.ca as some sort of de facto standard on used cars.... Now THAT is funny! LOL!!!!

There have already been no kill sections implemented in certain rivers that have proven to help the fishery.. I'm just failing to see how having more CO's there to enforce those rules will have a direct impact on the fishery. Like you've said yourself, most people obey the law, even with a million CO's patrolling Ontario there will still be those few that don't. Does that mean we shouldn't implement things like no kill because it's doomed to fail?

Reliable at crashing itself into a wall. No thanks.. Toyota isn't what it used to be in the 80's early 90's...

If you want them in the winter, through the ice on Simcoe would be your best bet.

Take your tinfoil hat off.

Nah, he lines them up and hopes they move.... They never do, lol!

So you think everyone would just disobey the law and keep fish regardless? Most people out there obey the law without having to have a CO standing behind them.

I'm sure GM is very upset that you won't buy one of their vehicles, lol.

Yup, even in the big lakes lakers close the 31st of Sept. GBay/Huron/Lake O, etc.

Mike's truck has this canny ability to track down and run over grouse, lol.

Slots work great.. A combination of all of these surely would make for a healthier fishery.

I love my crop but for in your face fish pictures even a nifty fifty is too long. So it's good and bad. The one lens I usually keep on my 60D while on the river is a EF-S 10-22mm. On the long end with the crop it's 35mm, which is a great focal length for fish shots/portraits at the same time I can score some killer landscape shots with it.. On the other side of the coin it turns my Canon EF 70-200 f4 L into a 320mm on the long end! Love it! My next lenses are EF 24-70 f2.8 and a EF 100-400. L glass is expensive, but well worth it. Treat it as an investment.. They also retain their value extremely well.

What exactly are you insinuating?

7D is a nice camera.. My next upgrade will be FF.

I haven't found anything better then http://www.wunderground.com/ App or website, doesn't matter.

T3i would be another good choice.. Had no idea they announced a T4i already.