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About Author: RichP
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![I started drinking coffee just after starting my first job out of college. I was working as an estimator/project manager trainee for an electrical contractor in Syracuse. One early morning […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/coffee-with-cream.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Do You Want Cream With That? – Creamy Color Choices Today")
Do You Want Cream With That? – Creamy Color Choices Today
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 32 CommentsI started drinking coffee just after starting my first job out of college. I was working as an estimator/project manager trainee for an electrical contractor in Syracuse. One early morning […] -
![(ED: Rich’s last COAL had to be postponed to this week due to a death in the family. SajivW’s COAL series will pick up again next Sunday) I started […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PXL_20211016_170618795.NIGHT_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2018 Ford F150 SuperCab – And Now For Something Completely Different")
COAL: 2018 Ford F150 SuperCab – And Now For Something Completely Different
Posted on October 17, 2021 | 27 Comments(ED: Rich’s last COAL had to be postponed to this week due to a death in the family. SajivW’s COAL series will pick up again next Sunday) I started […] -
![There is a famous line in the film adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty where Chili Palmer questions the rental car attendant about the Oldsmobile Silhouette he’s been delivered. “I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2011-highlander-front.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Toyota Highlander – The Camry of SUVs")
COAL: 2011 Toyota Highlander – The Camry of SUVs
Posted on October 3, 2021 | 11 CommentsThere is a famous line in the film adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty where Chili Palmer questions the rental car attendant about the Oldsmobile Silhouette he’s been delivered. “I […] -
![While sitting in church on Earth Day 2018 I had an epiphany. Our sermon that day was, logically enough, on the topic of Earth Day. I will admit, my mind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cmax-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2017 Ford C-Max – Ford v Toyota")
COAL: 2017 Ford C-Max – Ford v Toyota
Posted on September 26, 2021 | 40 CommentsWhile sitting in church on Earth Day 2018 I had an epiphany. Our sermon that day was, logically enough, on the topic of Earth Day. I will admit, my mind […] -
![On a whim, after four uneventful years of ownership, I traded my appliance white 2012 Jetta for a red 2014 Beetle. I was on the downward glide of a 40 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/beetle-front-quarter.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 VW Beetle – Again With The Red Beetle")
COAL: 2014 VW Beetle – Again With The Red Beetle
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 19 CommentsOn a whim, after four uneventful years of ownership, I traded my appliance white 2012 Jetta for a red 2014 Beetle. I was on the downward glide of a 40 […] -
![When we bought our Volvo C30, we decided to trade my Mazda 3 instead of Maggie’s PT Cruiser, knowing it would net us a lot more. That would leave […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2012-jetta-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 VW Jetta SE – Bland Is As Bland Does")
COAL: 2012 VW Jetta SE – Bland Is As Bland Does
Posted on September 12, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhen we bought our Volvo C30, we decided to trade my Mazda 3 instead of Maggie’s PT Cruiser, knowing it would net us a lot more. That would leave […] -
COAL: 2012 Volvo C30 – “I’ve Always Wanted A Volvo”
Posted on September 5, 2021 | 22 CommentsIt’s my wife Maggie who always wanted a Volvo, so strictly speaking, this is another one of my COALs that’s not actually my COAL. -
![When the kids reached the age where they no longer needed dad to pick them up after school, I started to toy around with the idea of buying something really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WhiteMiata-011.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Mazda Miata – How Many Mid-Life Crisis Are We Allowed?")
COAL: 1997 Mazda Miata – How Many Mid-Life Crisis Are We Allowed?
Posted on August 29, 2021 | 12 CommentsWhen the kids reached the age where they no longer needed dad to pick them up after school, I started to toy around with the idea of buying something really […] -
![Yeah, I know, the COAL: PT Cruiser thing has been done to death. We had RLPLAUT’s 2002 PT back in 2016 and RETROJERRY’s 2004 PT this last January. But […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PT-side-w-sunroof.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 PT Cruiser Limited Edition – Late to the Party")
COAL: 2006 PT Cruiser Limited Edition – Late to the Party
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 16 CommentsYeah, I know, the COAL: PT Cruiser thing has been done to death. We had RLPLAUT’s 2002 PT back in 2016 and RETROJERRY’s 2004 PT this last January. But […] -
COAL: 2007 Mazda 3 Hatchback – Purple People Eater
Posted on August 15, 2021 | 20 CommentsEven as my Protege5 was disintegrating before my eyes, I found myself falling for another Mazda. -
![We’re going a little bit out of order with this week’s COAL, but it seems appropriate, given the circumstances. There was a death in the fleet and it seems fitting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PXL_20210803_174127386.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Subaru Forester – What Lies Beneath")
COAL: 2003 Subaru Forester – What Lies Beneath
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 39 CommentsWe’re going a little bit out of order with this week’s COAL, but it seems appropriate, given the circumstances. There was a death in the fleet and it seems fitting […] -
![I really wanted one of these in yellow, but I settled for a red one late in the 2002 model year. I always seem to buy my cars in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Yellow-Protege5-adv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Mazda Protege5 – Fool Me Again")
COAL: 2002 Mazda Protege5 – Fool Me Again
Posted on August 1, 2021 | 20 CommentsI really wanted one of these in yellow, but I settled for a red one late in the 2002 model year. I always seem to buy my cars in […] -
![The second generation Mazda MPV, introduced in mid-1999, replaced the quirky, but beloved (by some) first generation MPV with it’s available 4WD and hinged rear doors. By waiting for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MPV-front-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Mazda MPV – Zoom Zoom To Rust Rust")
COAL: 2001 Mazda MPV – Zoom Zoom To Rust Rust
Posted on July 25, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe second generation Mazda MPV, introduced in mid-1999, replaced the quirky, but beloved (by some) first generation MPV with it’s available 4WD and hinged rear doors. By waiting for the […] -
![With the birth of our twin daughters in July of 1996, another upgrade to the fleet was needed. We had replaced our Camry wagon with a first gen Subaru Legacy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/96-villager-brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Mercury Villager – A Twin for Twins")
COAL: 1996 Mercury Villager – A Twin for Twins
Posted on July 18, 2021 | 13 CommentsWith the birth of our twin daughters in July of 1996, another upgrade to the fleet was needed. We had replaced our Camry wagon with a first gen Subaru Legacy […] -
COAL: 1995 Subaru Outback – The Pretender
Posted on July 11, 2021 | 11 CommentsSubaru debuted the Legacy Outback as a trim level option in 1995 in response to the growing popularity of SUVs like the Ford Explorer.
