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Wordless Outtake: 2002 Lexus For Sale
Posted on July 6, 2018 | 41 CommentsActual Facebook ad for a car near me; the seller looks like a character! -
![As I wrote in May, I snagged a hardtop through a Facebook group for my 1988 Jaguar XJ-SC. We installed it this past weekend, poured in two gallons of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/rear-new-roof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: The Cat Has Nine Lives")
COAL Update: The Cat Has Nine Lives
Posted on July 5, 2018 | 24 CommentsAs I wrote in May, I snagged a hardtop through a Facebook group for my 1988 Jaguar XJ-SC. We installed it this past weekend, poured in two gallons of […] -
COAL: 1988 Jaguar XJ-SC – 1 of 41 Crazy Cats
Posted on May 21, 2018 | 16 CommentsEveryone who sees this assumes it is homemade, or some custom job. Which in some sense, it’s both. I’ll just go ahead and start off with some basic information. -
![Shortly after buying the Audi A3 for my daughter, I woke up one morning to a text from my mom. “We’re going to have to sell the View, your Dad […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/A-view-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Winnebago – Room With a View")
COAL: 2016 Winnebago – Room With a View
Posted on May 10, 2018 | 14 CommentsShortly after buying the Audi A3 for my daughter, I woke up one morning to a text from my mom. “We’re going to have to sell the View, your Dad […] -
![Flying into LaGuardia recently for a college tour with my older son, I had booked a Hertz rental. I used my accumulated points, so the four day rental was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2018 Buick LaCrosse – Grab Any Car and Go")
Rental Car Review: 2018 Buick LaCrosse – Grab Any Car and Go
Posted on May 4, 2018 | 102 CommentsFlying into LaGuardia recently for a college tour with my older son, I had booked a Hertz rental. I used my accumulated points, so the four day rental was […] -
![When I wrote about the 1996 Audi A6 COAL some time back, I didn’t think another rapidly depreciated Audi would be coming home to roost. But here we go again, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2015_audi_a3_sedan_20-tfsi-prestige-quattro_fq_oem_4_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 Audi A3 TDI – Dieselgate Smieselgate")
COAL: 2015 Audi A3 TDI – Dieselgate Smieselgate
Posted on March 24, 2018 | 24 CommentsWhen I wrote about the 1996 Audi A6 COAL some time back, I didn’t think another rapidly depreciated Audi would be coming home to roost. But here we go again, […] -
COAL: Fiat 500L – Give It Credit, Part Two
Posted on January 21, 2018 | 12 CommentsWhen we last left off, we had departed Florence and headed to Lucerne. We decided to take a little detour along the way, to see Lake Como. -
COAL Update: 2016 Lexus ES350 After 10,000 miles
Posted on January 14, 2018 | 51 CommentsI passed “my” first 10,000 miles in the Japanese Buick. -
![We took a family trip to Europe in 2014. We didn’t want to do a group tour, and we were hesitant to have to conform to the train schedules. At […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/500L-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Fiat 500L – Give Credit Where Credit Is Due")
COAL: Fiat 500L – Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
Posted on January 7, 2018 | 59 CommentsWe took a family trip to Europe in 2014. We didn’t want to do a group tour, and we were hesitant to have to conform to the train schedules. At […] -
![My mother in law dropped by this evening as I was working on this post. Perfect timing, I popped outside and grabbed a picture of her actual CT! It’s interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CT200-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Lexus CT200h – Leave No Demographic Untapped!")
COAL: 2012 Lexus CT200h – Leave No Demographic Untapped!
Posted on December 31, 2017 | 26 CommentsMy mother in law dropped by this evening as I was working on this post. Perfect timing, I popped outside and grabbed a picture of her actual CT! It’s interesting […] -
![My daughter is home from college for the holidays. She and a friend set out in the driving rain for a town two hours away in Bertha, and Bertha let […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Vw_engine_check.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: You’re Gonna Wanna Check That Out")
COAL Update: You’re Gonna Wanna Check That Out
Posted on December 24, 2017 | 31 CommentsMy daughter is home from college for the holidays. She and a friend set out in the driving rain for a town two hours away in Bertha, and Bertha let […] -
GOAL: Garage Of A Lifetime
Posted on December 17, 2017 | 38 CommentsSome of you may recall from my prior COALs, that we moved into an old house about 15 years ago. I haven’t had use of a garage since, unfortunately. -
COAL: 2000 Mazda Miata – All In The Family
Posted on December 3, 2017 | 13 CommentsSome people wonder how to justify owning a small two seater like a Miata. Easy, just share it with everyone! -
COAL: Throwback Thursday
Posted on November 30, 2017 | 25 CommentsCan someone help identify these cars? Thought you all might have fun with these shots! -
![Well, here we are, with granddad’s Olds Delta 88. A ’72, I think. Left to right, it’s Mom, my great-grandmother, my grandmother, and me. Summer of 1981, waiting forever for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/scan0028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1976 Olds 98 Regency – This Is Your Grandfather’s Oldsmobile")
COAL: 1976 Olds 98 Regency – This Is Your Grandfather’s Oldsmobile
Posted on November 26, 2017 | 47 CommentsWell, here we are, with granddad’s Olds Delta 88. A ’72, I think. Left to right, it’s Mom, my great-grandmother, my grandmother, and me. Summer of 1981, waiting forever for […]
