October 11th Entry: Lexus, Volvo and Land Rover
Ok, it's time to discuss the three mainstream luxury brands you see in the title for this entry, as well as that other outdoor video. Let's dive into it!🌊⬇
Ah, Toyota's luxury division. Some people might criticize Lexus vehicles as just being dressed up Toyotas, which is true from a mechanical point of view, but have you seen a bunch of fresh Lexuses in-person? They are sharp, mean, sporty-looking and have that confident luxurious vibe on their front fascias. They do not look like your run-of-the-mill Toyotas, but thankfully, most people know that. I haven't compared the interiors between the two brands, but it's safe to assume that Lexus obviously has the upper hand there. So now let's discuss my experience here: great! The dealership originally opened back in December 2016, but I don't film these types of videos during cold weather because it's a pain to do so. So! I waited till next year to come back to Achilles Road and explore the newer openings. Being new and all, it had a very fresh appearance, and was very neat and presentable. It's not an overly huge place, but there were enough Lexuses present to film and photograph a decent amount of content. Oh yeah, and that train track though... wasn't aware that the back of the dealers in this area were so close to a train track, but it's clearly there on the map, so that shouldn't have been a surprise. So Toyota, what's the likelihood of getting an all-electric, full-sized pickup truck? I predict less than 1%, but ya never know! 😸🚗⚡ An all-electric Lexus LX 570 would be interesting too. Another thing to note is the presence of Endras Infiniti right next to it. All the newer dealerships in this area are "of Lakeridge" but the older ones Endras. Does anybody know why? I assume it very likely has to do with who owns them.
Volvo. Volvo is one of those brands that I don't have a ton of interest in, but I can say that they're very sophisticated-looking cars. Aside from knowing that they're Swedish, I'm not familiar with the names at all. I don't even know who truly owns them - looking it up brings results of Geely, Volvo Personvagnar Holding AB and Volvo Car AB? So half of the company is owned by Chinese Geely while they own the other half? Who knows. Maybe you do, but I don't. Now because this dealership was really small, there wasn't a ton to film and photograph, but I still managed to produce some content. In fact, it may very well be the smallest dealership on Achilles Road, because even the nearby Land Rover seemed larger than it. Small or not, the place is new, open and ready to serve you apparently. Now normally when I discuss which vehicle I'd like to see electrified from a particular car brand, it's normally a wishful dream, but apparently, Volvo is actually taking the electrification of it's cars seriously. So an all-electric Volvo XC90 probably won't take 10 years to wait for. While I also looked up clarification of the name, I also discovered that Polestar is the official Volvo Cars performance company and brand. Did you know that? Because I certainly didn't until now. Pretty neat. Oh yes! Let's also not forget that Volvo is often viewed as the safety brand, but how true is it? Tesla vehicles and certain others have proven to do amazing in car crashes, but do modern Volvos still hold up to that? A quick searching tells me that they apparently still do well in crashes. How well compared to others? Not sure, but I hear they do pretty darn well.
Land Rover and Jaguar! Even though it wasn't the biggest dealership around, it was the one that I was most excited to see that day, when I went to explore Lexus and Volvo. Why? Hello?! They're British luxury cars! Sure, they're no Rolls-Royce, Bentley, McLaren, or Aston Martin, but do you see how good they look? They look so feisty, confident, luxurious and ready for adventure! Unfortunately, they're also said to have very poor reliability, which is rather embarrassing for a brand that touts itself in being so classy and capable. By the way, I was talking about the Land Rovers right there, but I believe Jaguars were also said to have poor reliability as well. I do not know how true this is for 2018 Jaguars and Land Rovers, because some are saying that they've become much better, while others insist that they remain miserable and expensive to repair. The verdict? Do your own research! Now let's discuss my experience here: excellent! Though I would have much appreciated if it weren't so cloudy that morning, but whatever. I got to check out luxury British cars, so I won't complain too much. With this place also being very recently built, it also had that fresh, tidy appearance similar to that of Lexus of Lakeridge and Volvo Cars Lakeridge. "of Achilles" would have made much more sense for the title given that its on Achilles road, but they chose Lakeridge because? Who knows. Even "of Salem" would have made much more sense, but who cares. Despite what I'm saying about these names, I don't actually have a problem with the "of Lakeridge" in the name, but just find it a little odd considering that Lakeridge Road is further from it, while Salem road is connected to Achilles. Anyways! Enough of that and let's discuss the models I want to see fully electrified: Land Rover Range Rover L and the Jaguar F-pace - Wait! Jaguar already has plans to release an electric SUV: the Jaguar I-Pace! And in 2018 too, and not 2028, so we'll see it "soon"! I would have preferred to see a larger all-electric SUV from them, but the I-Pace is looking sharp, so I won't give them too much flak for it. Great work, Tata Motors. Makes you wonder why Toyota hasn't had an all-electric vehicle available in Canada by now, considering how big they are on the global scale, when groups like Tata Motors aren't as big. Fiat Chrysler? Oh dear... Give it 2050 for them! 😝😜🤣
In all honesty, I wasn't entirely sure what to name this video, because truth be told: less than two minutes of this 22-minute video involves examining the smartphone for a possible cause of the racketing sound. The rest of it is an adventure to find the coastlines off from Thickson Road South. So truthfully, it's a mix of a diagnosis, experiment and adventure, but largely an adventure.
Though it was obvious that it was the kickstand making that horribly annoying sound, why didn't I ever consider closing it, as soon as I heard it? Because I couldn't... That's right; it's impossible to hear the sound until when the video has been recorded and played back from a device. The reason behind this is because my ears are very away from it, so it comes off as being very subtle to non-existent. The Nokia Lumia 1520's four microphones literally sit only 6cm away from it! 😱 Four microphones and only 6cm apart... no wonder the sound becomes so exaggerated upon playback! So because the issue was taken care of in the beginning of this video, the video is freed from the racketing issue. From here on, regardless of which smartphone it may be, I must be very wearing of parts with excessive motion when operating the video camera on a smartphone. It doesn't matter whether it's a kickstand, chain, rubber, anything! This galloping horse sound is too unpleasant to put up with. Out of the 11 videos I have "in the queue" that need to be edited, I'd rather not think about how many of them have been potentially plagued with this problem. The solution of removing the audio and overdubbing it is dirt simple, but can be very disappointing to lose the original audio sometimes. Alright, that's enough rambling about this, so I'll now proceed to typing the What's Next & Other Ramblings section. Aren't these photographs so fabulous?! 🤣😜
So what's next? Nothing special for this week aside from regular day-to-day things, and continuing with getting all the older videos with their blog posts up within the next week or two. Must get back on track! So I guess with that said, you'll be seeing a lot of outdoor videos pop up, but what about games and commentaries? To tell the truth, they might not be on the horizon for October. Rejoice? Cry? Well, don't worry because as nicely as the school videos perform for such a low-traffic channel, I realize that putting up too much of them without exploring other outdoor categories will get very boring to some. Videos like the one with the "diagnosis" will you give you your proper outdoor fix. As well as the comedically-edited dealership videos. Well, they're not "proper", but it's a different theme. Oh, and let's not forget that unexpected figure video coming soon!
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