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![I’ve been on the Facebook marketplace for kicks. It does have some merit I’m sure; after all, I did find my used AMG wheels there. Let’s take a virtual tour […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_1222.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Hunting: Here We Go Again")
COAL Hunting: Here We Go Again
Posted on November 16, 2017 | 44 CommentsI’ve been on the Facebook marketplace for kicks. It does have some merit I’m sure; after all, I did find my used AMG wheels there. Let’s take a virtual tour […] -
![I would love to attach lots of real photos of Bertha, who still very much lives with us. But it has rained for what seems like weeks now and she’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/S550-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550 – Bertha Benz Rides Again")
COAL: 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550 – Bertha Benz Rides Again
Posted on November 12, 2017 | 24 CommentsI would love to attach lots of real photos of Bertha, who still very much lives with us. But it has rained for what seems like weeks now and she’s […] -
![When I was a teenager, I LOVED to pick up any newsprint auto trader publications I found. Some were free, and some charged. My dad would bring them home for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_0839.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Hunting: The Facebook Classifieds")
COAL Hunting: The Facebook Classifieds
Posted on November 8, 2017 | 41 CommentsWhen I was a teenager, I LOVED to pick up any newsprint auto trader publications I found. Some were free, and some charged. My dad would bring them home for […] -
![As everyone knows, Mercedes-Benz was whipsawed in the 1990’s first by Lexus, then BMW’s growing luxury bona fides, and finally Audi emerging from the shadows and taking ever more market […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/S500-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 – When Life Hands You Lemons…..")
COAL: 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 – When Life Hands You Lemons…..
Posted on November 5, 2017 | 24 CommentsAs everyone knows, Mercedes-Benz was whipsawed in the 1990’s first by Lexus, then BMW’s growing luxury bona fides, and finally Audi emerging from the shadows and taking ever more market […] -
![The whole Audi 5000/60 Minutes debacle is a story unto itself. For rescue COAL hunters like myself, the 1986 broadcast had the fortunate side effect of depressing Audi resale values […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/audi-5000-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Audi A6 – Depreciation by CBS News")
COAL: 1996 Audi A6 – Depreciation by CBS News
Posted on October 29, 2017 | 37 CommentsThe whole Audi 5000/60 Minutes debacle is a story unto itself. For rescue COAL hunters like myself, the 1986 broadcast had the fortunate side effect of depressing Audi resale values […] -
![I guess you could also title this “Same song sung in a different key”. I enjoyed the 1988 300SEL a lot, but who wouldn’t jump at the chance for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MB560-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Mercedes Benz 560SEL – The Banker’s Hot Rod")
COAL: 1986 Mercedes Benz 560SEL – The Banker’s Hot Rod
Posted on October 22, 2017 | 21 CommentsI guess you could also title this “Same song sung in a different key”. I enjoyed the 1988 300SEL a lot, but who wouldn’t jump at the chance for the […] -
![(White 300SEL shots are of my younger son’s former car, which met an untimely death by his hands, but not before I had a chance to drive it. A story […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/W126-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1988 Mercedes Benz 300SEL – Does Size Really Matter?")
COAL: 1988 Mercedes Benz 300SEL – Does Size Really Matter?
Posted on October 15, 2017 | 36 Comments(White 300SEL shots are of my younger son’s former car, which met an untimely death by his hands, but not before I had a chance to drive it. A story […] -
![Let’s take a break from my “rescue” COALs as some commenters have called them. I like that name, it is indeed more accurate than “beater” COALs. We’ll visit the current […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Lexus-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Lexus ES350 – Wouldn’t You Rather Have a Japanese Buick?")
COAL: 2016 Lexus ES350 – Wouldn’t You Rather Have a Japanese Buick?
Posted on October 8, 2017 | 28 CommentsLet’s take a break from my “rescue” COALs as some commenters have called them. I like that name, it is indeed more accurate than “beater” COALs. We’ll visit the current […] -
![Happy Sunday! I took an accidental sabbatical last week due to moving my oldest back to her sophomore year of college. She took the LR4, so I have recently picked […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MB-300D-T-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel – One More Time, With Feeling")
COAL: 1984 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel – One More Time, With Feeling
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 15 CommentsHappy Sunday! I took an accidental sabbatical last week due to moving my oldest back to her sophomore year of college. She took the LR4, so I have recently picked […] -
![While the 450SEL was fun, it wasn’t intended to be a long term keeper. I was driving past a small, one man used car lot several times a month. And […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Mercedes-300D.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Mercedes Benz 300D – Slow and Steady Wins the Race")
COAL: 1980 Mercedes Benz 300D – Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Posted on September 17, 2017 | 34 CommentsWhile the 450SEL was fun, it wasn’t intended to be a long term keeper. I was driving past a small, one man used car lot several times a month. And […] -
![The 2011 LR4 I have written about came with a wonky iPhone cord…..that plugs into a dedicated port in the center console. It allowed you to charge and play music […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/charger.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Adding a USB Charger, and Random Shade Tree Musings.")
CC Tech: Adding a USB Charger, and Random Shade Tree Musings.
Posted on September 14, 2017 | 13 CommentsThe 2011 LR4 I have written about came with a wonky iPhone cord…..that plugs into a dedicated port in the center console. It allowed you to charge and play music […] -
![This starts my “beater” COAL series. About the time we had the 1998 Jimmy, I started with a long line of somehow distressed used cars that attracted my interest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Mercedes-450SEL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1978 Mercedes Benz 450SEL – Grey Market Special")
COAL: 1978 Mercedes Benz 450SEL – Grey Market Special
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 26 CommentsThis starts my “beater” COAL series. About the time we had the 1998 Jimmy, I started with a long line of somehow distressed used cars that attracted my interest […] -
![With the LR4 getting on in age and not being needed to carry three rows of kids any longer, my wife was ready for something smaller and more car-like. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Cayenne-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Porsche Cayenne – The Umber Wunder")
COAL: 2016 Porsche Cayenne – The Umber Wunder
Posted on September 3, 2017 | 25 CommentsWith the LR4 getting on in age and not being needed to carry three rows of kids any longer, my wife was ready for something smaller and more car-like. It […] -
![After six years and 120,000 miles, we had never quite gotten used to the Infiniti’s size and ponderous nature around town. It was a great highway cruiser and tow vehicle, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/LR4-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Land Rover LR4 – Upright and Outta Sight")
COAL: 2011 Land Rover LR4 – Upright and Outta Sight
Posted on August 27, 2017 | 29 CommentsAfter six years and 120,000 miles, we had never quite gotten used to the Infiniti’s size and ponderous nature around town. It was a great highway cruiser and tow vehicle, […] -
![With the family in need of more space than the ML320, and a tow vehicle too, we considered a few options. Neither of us wanted a pickup truck for an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/QX56-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 Infiniti QX56 – Bull in a China Shop")
COAL: 2005 Infiniti QX56 – Bull in a China Shop
Posted on August 20, 2017 | 24 CommentsWith the family in need of more space than the ML320, and a tow vehicle too, we considered a few options. Neither of us wanted a pickup truck for an […]
