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2019 Toronto Trip: (No) Planes, Trains and (No) Automobiles
Posted on April 20, 2019 | 35 CommentsI have two sons involved in high school band, and it’s turned out to be a pretty good gig for them. The band takes a major (fly somewhere) and a […] -
CC Outtake: Buick Verano With Rear Wheel Steering
Posted on February 15, 2019 | 34 CommentsI happened to be in downtown Flint , MI today and walked past this late model Buick Verano with the rear passenger wheel snapped off on Saginaw Street. A kindly […] -
COAL: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS2- The Angry Car
Posted on February 3, 2019 | 26 CommentsWith the Miata now departed in the summer of 2017, I had a green light from the Mrs. to replace it. The world was my oyster, within reason. A C-6 […] -
COAL: 1999 Mazda Miata MX-5 10 Year Anniversary Edition – My First Fun Car
Posted on January 27, 2019 | 23 CommentsIn the spring of 2013, I was almost 47. I had (and have) a good life and much to be thankful for. There were however, a lot of “what […] -
COAL: 2011 Equinox LT – The Appliance
Posted on January 20, 2019 | 57 CommentsThe day we sold our 1999 Prizm, we went to pick up our Equinox. Our boys were getting bigger and we wanted a more substantial family hauler. The Equinox first […] -
COAL: 2002 Buick Century – A Sidenote
Posted on January 13, 2019 | 36 CommentsFor a brief time at the end of 2017, I drove my Mom and Dad’s 2002 Buick Century with the task of selling it. My Dad was in cognitive decline […] -
COAL: 2014 Buick Regal GS – An Insignia in Disguise
Posted on January 6, 2019 | 29 CommentsIn early 2015, I decided I felt it was the right time for me to upgrade from the Astra, now 7 years old. I was aiming high and was looking […] -
COAL: 2008 Saturn Astra XR – Our German Orphan
Posted on December 30, 2018 | 54 CommentsIn late summer of 2008, our Malibu Maxx went back on lease. We had our Prizm, and decided to be a two compact car family, biased toward thrift. Of interest […] -
COAL- 2006 Malibu Maxx- The Lease Special
Posted on December 23, 2018 | 42 CommentsDue to another COAL writer doing a write-up on one in the not too distant past, I’m skimming over my 2004 Nissan Quest which we had from the […] -
COAL- 1999 Chevrolet Prizm- The Right Car at the Right Time
Posted on December 16, 2018 | 50 CommentsCraigslist Sale Pictures from April 2011. It sold within 24 hours of posting. I’m skipping two vehicles in my COAL series due to recent coverage by other writers. I migrated […] -
COAL: 2002 Saturn LW200 Wagon – A Dream Realized
Posted on December 9, 2018 | 31 CommentsNOTE: I have no picture of my Saturn Wagon, but this is close enough. Like a lot of new parents shopping for a vehicle, a minivan is often […] -
COAL: 2002 Mazda Protégé 5 – A Mildly Hot Hatch
Posted on December 2, 2018 | 13 CommentsSole photo of my Protégé 5 in 2002 Stinging from the sudden demise of my Grand Prix as referenced two COAL’s ago, it was now time to focus on […] -
COAL- 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada- The First Joint Venture!
Posted on November 25, 2018 | 32 CommentsUpon getting married in June of 1998, we were now DINKS- double income, no kids. Life was good, and we were happy newlyweds. We went on a honeymoon […] -
1994 Pontiac Grand Prix – The Creampuff?
Posted on November 18, 2018 | 17 CommentsNOTE: Not my Grand Prix, but very close. In the early spring on 1996, with the Escort on its last legs and my (not) cost saving ownership about at an […] -
COAL: 1985 Ford Escort – The Short Timer
Posted on November 11, 2018 | 34 CommentsHarkening back to the last COAL with the Blazer, it was the fall of 1995 and I was 29. After some personal reflection, I felt I had to get […]