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![We were very happy with our Camry (described a couple of weeks ago) and kept it to the end of its lease (a first for me). As it came time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2000-Toyota-Avalon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Toyota Avalon XL – Graying and Widening")
COAL: 2000 Toyota Avalon XL – Graying and Widening
Posted on October 14, 2017 | 50 CommentsWe were very happy with our Camry (described a couple of weeks ago) and kept it to the end of its lease (a first for me). As it came time […] -
![By now many readers will be picking up a pattern of my car purchases: new car catches my eye, new car negotiation ensues, old car is traded in (probably at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2000-Toyota-Tundra-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 – Where Did That Come From?")
COAL: 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 – Where Did That Come From?
Posted on October 7, 2017 | 28 CommentsBy now many readers will be picking up a pattern of my car purchases: new car catches my eye, new car negotiation ensues, old car is traded in (probably at […] -
![My experience with the Taurus/Contour turned out well in the end, but I still couldn’t quite trust the Contour when all was said and done. After owning the Contour for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1996-Honda-Accord-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Honda Accord EX – Used but Not Abused")
COAL: 1996 Honda Accord EX – Used but Not Abused
Posted on September 30, 2017 | 20 CommentsMy experience with the Taurus/Contour turned out well in the end, but I still couldn’t quite trust the Contour when all was said and done. After owning the Contour for […] -
![By 1997 we had endured the Taurus buyback saga and completed the Contour trade in as I have talked about over the past several weeks. During this time period, we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1997-Toyota-Camry-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Toyota Camry LE – The Safe Choice")
COAL: 1997 Toyota Camry LE – The Safe Choice
Posted on September 23, 2017 | 71 CommentsBy 1997 we had endured the Taurus buyback saga and completed the Contour trade in as I have talked about over the past several weeks. During this time period, we […] -
![Saying farewell to our troubled Taurus was not exactly the saddest day of my life, especially since there was a new car coming to replace it. Of course, the biggest […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1997-Ford-Contour-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Ford Contour SE – Replacement Ride")
COAL: 1997 Ford Contour SE – Replacement Ride
Posted on September 16, 2017 | 31 CommentsSaying farewell to our troubled Taurus was not exactly the saddest day of my life, especially since there was a new car coming to replace it. Of course, the biggest […] -
![By 1996 we had owned our “cursed” 1994 Honda Civic for just over two years. We were starting to get family from Ohio more interested in visiting Maryland as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1996-Ford-Taurus-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Ford Taurus GL – A Happy Ending, Eventually")
COAL: 1996 Ford Taurus GL – A Happy Ending, Eventually
Posted on September 9, 2017 | 68 CommentsBy 1996 we had owned our “cursed” 1994 Honda Civic for just over two years. We were starting to get family from Ohio more interested in visiting Maryland as […] -
![As noted in my previous COAL on our ’94 Honda Civic, it took me a number of months to find employment once we moved to Maryland in 1993. Once I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1994-Acura-Integra-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Acura Integra RS – A Good Choice")
COAL: 1994 Acura Integra RS – A Good Choice
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 26 CommentsAs noted in my previous COAL on our ’94 Honda Civic, it took me a number of months to find employment once we moved to Maryland in 1993. Once I […] -
![By the end of 1993, my wife and I had been living in Maryland for about six months and I had finally found a job (doing so wasn’t easy at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1994-Honda-Civic-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Honda Civic EX – Best and Worst of Times")
COAL: 1994 Honda Civic EX – Best and Worst of Times
Posted on August 26, 2017 | 27 CommentsBy the end of 1993, my wife and I had been living in Maryland for about six months and I had finally found a job (doing so wasn’t easy at […] -
![By 1991 I had been driving my ’89 Thunderbird for two years without too much in the way of trouble. I had even convinced my engineering co-op supervisor at the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Honda-Accord-LX.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Honda Accord LX – A Game Changer")
COAL: 1991 Honda Accord LX – A Game Changer
Posted on August 19, 2017 | 53 CommentsBy 1991 I had been driving my ’89 Thunderbird for two years without too much in the way of trouble. I had even convinced my engineering co-op supervisor at the […] -
![By 1989 I had been driving my first car (the ’75 Monte Carlo) for three years and was getting a little tired of its pre-fuel injection performance that had resulted […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1989-Ford-Tbird-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC – How Much is Too Much?")
COAL: 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC – How Much is Too Much?
Posted on August 12, 2017 | 64 CommentsBy 1989 I had been driving my first car (the ’75 Monte Carlo) for three years and was getting a little tired of its pre-fuel injection performance that had resulted […] -
![(please welcome our new Saturday COAL Series writer) I have been a “car guy” essentially since I was born. Growing up in the tire capital of the world (Akron, Ohio) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1975-Chevy-MC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Car Guy’s First Car")
COAL: 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – A Car Guy’s First Car
Posted on August 5, 2017 | 52 Comments(please welcome our new Saturday COAL Series writer) I have been a “car guy” essentially since I was born. Growing up in the tire capital of the world (Akron, Ohio) […]
