Around two in the afternoon on a recent Fall day, we were sitting at our desk doing what most people were probably also doing: working. It was a Monday, a typical start to the work week, and we had already made it past our favorite part of the day: lunch. Seated in front of our […]
As our recent brush with wintry weather reminded us, snow and ice are annoying. Really, winter, really? Three times now you’re going to throw an icy monkey wrench into our southern lives? It’s fair to say that we’re unused to winter proper, though we did receive an education in the value of front-wheel or all-wheel […]
It was on a recent Wednesday that would soon come to be known as the beginning of Winter Storm PAX that we found ourselves headed north on Capital Boulevard, past I-440 and then I-540 on our way to Leith Toyota in Raleigh. Thankfully it was about 11 in the morning, a scant two hours or […]
It seems as though there has existed a time-honored tradition for automakers to manufacture pick-up trucks with a very limited appeal. Often marketed and lauded for their towing capacity, these vehicles exude pure masculinity. They have built a reputation for unabated strength, yet so many are difficult to handle, feel unstable through bends, and lack […]
We were sitting in the Octagon last Wednesday–that’s what we call Leith Toyota’s showroom–looking out the window, wondering when it would start snowing. The Octagon feels more like a cafe. Its unique shape puts you in the midst of all the display cars, and there are a number of tables scattered throughout the room. The […]
