Own the Road with AutoTrader

Episode 80: Answering Your Most Asked Question: Buy, Lease, or Finance?

Dan and Jodi demystify the differences between leasing, buying, or financing a car, the pros and cons, and what might work better for you.  
If you have a question you’d like to ask our experts, email editors@trader.ca and we will answer it in a future episode.

Episode 79: When to Buy a Car with Your Heart or Your Head

Summary: We get it, buying a car can be hard. But it’s even harder when our emotions get in the way. Dan and Jodi chat about when to use your head versus your heart when buying a car and share some tips on how to make the smartest decision when buying a car. 
If you have a question you’d like to ask our experts, email editors@trader.ca and we will answer it in a future episode. 

Episode 78: Could Tariffs Actually Decimate Canada's Auto Industry?

Jodi and Sebastien discuss the state of the Canadian auto industry and the havoc U.S.-imposed tariffs are wreaking on car manufacturing and the market.  
If you have a question you’d like to ask our experts, email editors@trader.ca and we will answer it in a future episode. 

Episode 77: The Hottest Hot Takes from Our Car-Loving Friends

Automotive journalists can have some pretty controversial opinions about cars and the industry in general. In this episode, Dan and Jodi ask their automotive journalist friends to chime in with their spiciest and most controversial hot takes.
If you have a question to ask our hosts or want to share your own hot take, email expert@trader.ca and we’ll discuss it in a future episode.

Episode 76: Do EVs Need Incentives to be Successful?

Dan and Jodi chat about the controversial electric vehicle mandate and how incentives have affected EV sales. Does the success of electric vehicles depend on incentives or is there a world where people will buy them without rebates? 
If you have a question to ask our hosts, email expert@trader.ca and we’ll discuss it in a future episode. 

Episode 75: Tariff Talk

With the ongoing trade war and tariffs wreaking havoc, Dan and Jodi discuss what this could all mean for you, the Canadian car buyer. What cars are made in Canada? How will tariffs affect car prices? How has this affected the Canadian automotive industry so far? 
If you have a question to ask our hosts, email expert@trader.ca and we’ll discuss it in a future episode.

Episode 74: Predictions for Cars That Won’t Last

Jodi and Dan share their predictions for cars that will likely be discontinued soon. If you have a question to ask our hosts, email expert@trader.ca and we’ll discuss it in a future episode.

Episode 73: Cars We Wish We Got in Canada

Jodi and Dan pick foreign market cars they wish we could buy in Canada. From cool wagons to silly kei cars, here’s our worldwide wishlist.
If you have a question to ask our hosts, email expert@trader.ca and we’ll discuss it in a future episode. 

Episode 72: Am I the Jerk? Part 4

Jodi and special guest host Sebastien (who is filling in for Dan this week) deliver their judgements on the spiciest driving and car-related posts from the Am I the A—hole (AITA) section of Reddit. If you’re unfamiliar with this subreddit, it’s where people post about conflicts they had where they were unsure of if they were in the wrong or not.
If you have your own AITA story, email expert@trader.ca and we’ll discuss it in a future episode.

Episode 71: AutoTrader Awards: The Best Expert-Picked Vehicles to Buy in 2025

Dan and Jodi reveal the winners of the 2025 AutoTrader Awards, which are voted on by 20 of Canada’s top automotive journalists. We vote for vehicles that raise the bar and all of these winners represent cars we can confidently recommend. For more information on the awards, visit AutoTrader.ca/Awards.
If you have questions to ask our experts, email expert@trader.ca, and we’ll answer them in a future episode.