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Curbside Classics Archives
About Author: Jim Klein
Posts by Jim Klein
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![As of this year, Buick no longer sells any sedans, coupes, or wagons in the North American market. Considering it dispassionately this makes sense as the buyers simply stopped showing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7022-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Buick Encore GX Essence – Getting To The Bingo Parlor Is Now More Fun Than Being There")
Curbside Review: 2020 Buick Encore GX Essence – Getting To The Bingo Parlor Is Now More Fun Than Being There
Posted on November 23, 2020 | 34 CommentsAs of this year, Buick no longer sells any sedans, coupes, or wagons in the North American market. Considering it dispassionately this makes sense as the buyers simply stopped showing […] -
![No, I’m not short of subjects to write about and no, I didn’t just go somewhere on vacation, I’ve been staying at or around home like everyone else this year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/P1000568.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Reminiscence: 2014 Citroën Berlingo XTR Multispace – Can’t Stop Thinking About It")
Rental Car Reminiscence: 2014 Citroën Berlingo XTR Multispace – Can’t Stop Thinking About It
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 21 CommentsNo, I’m not short of subjects to write about and no, I didn’t just go somewhere on vacation, I’ve been staying at or around home like everyone else this year. […] -
![I’ve been watching. Yes, I see them. Everywhere. Here in Colorado we seem to be sort of at a crossroads for people traversing the country from West to East and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7168-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Ford F-250 Lariat 7.3 4×4 Crew Cab – SuperDutylicious")
Curbside Review: 2020 Ford F-250 Lariat 7.3 4×4 Crew Cab – SuperDutylicious
Posted on November 16, 2020 | 47 CommentsI’ve been watching. Yes, I see them. Everywhere. Here in Colorado we seem to be sort of at a crossroads for people traversing the country from West to East and […] -
![I can’t decide if the Renault Alliance was really a bad car or if it was somehow broadly misunderstood, it certainly doesn’t get much respect even though it was very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_7083.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1986 Renault Alliance – The Public Defender’s Car")
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Renault Alliance – The Public Defender’s Car
Posted on November 13, 2020 | 62 CommentsI can’t decide if the Renault Alliance was really a bad car or if it was somehow broadly misunderstood, it certainly doesn’t get much respect even though it was very […] -
![Ah, a Cadillac! Never mind the old ad copy about something not being your father’s Oldsmobile, neither this nor any other current Cadillac really has anything whatsoever in common with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_6852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury AWD – Not Your Father’s…Cadillac")
Curbside Review: 2020 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury AWD – Not Your Father’s…Cadillac
Posted on November 9, 2020 | 33 CommentsAh, a Cadillac! Never mind the old ad copy about something not being your father’s Oldsmobile, neither this nor any other current Cadillac really has anything whatsoever in common with […] -
![Oh, Subaru, as a fan of turbos as well as your vehicles it’s good to see you’ve found your way back from the wilderness with the Outback (although sales numbers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_6555.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Subaru Outback Onyx Edition XT – The Boost Is Back, Baby!")
Curbside Review: 2020 Subaru Outback Onyx Edition XT – The Boost Is Back, Baby!
Posted on November 2, 2020 | 25 CommentsOh, Subaru, as a fan of turbos as well as your vehicles it’s good to see you’ve found your way back from the wilderness with the Outback (although sales numbers […] -
![Toyota’s Sequoia is a bit of an odd vehicle, not in terms of what it does but more in terms of how it manages to hang on in the marketplace. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_6298.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro – As Big As Its Namesake; And Almost As Old")
Curbside Review: 2020 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro – As Big As Its Namesake; And Almost As Old
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 22 CommentsToyota’s Sequoia is a bit of an odd vehicle, not in terms of what it does but more in terms of how it manages to hang on in the marketplace. […] -
Drive-by Outtake: And One For The Home Team…
Posted on October 25, 2020 | 10 CommentsThe import lovers got theirs yesterday…Equal time! -
Drive-by Outtake: For The Import Lovers Out There…
Posted on October 24, 2020 | 2 CommentsIf you’re looking for something from the home team, stop by again tomorrow… -
![As I was pulling out of a junkyard parking spot last month I caught sight of something unfamiliar out of the corner of my eye that caused me to do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_5915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Forbidden Fruit Outtake: VW Amarok TDI – Little Bro")
Forbidden Fruit Outtake: VW Amarok TDI – Little Bro
Posted on October 23, 2020 | 25 CommentsAs I was pulling out of a junkyard parking spot last month I caught sight of something unfamiliar out of the corner of my eye that caused me to do […] -
![Well, I didn’t actually, but in the not so long tradition of this Curbside Recycling series there have been multiple cars that look just too good to have been casually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_5432.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1994 Chrysler LHS – I Would Drive This Particular Car Home From Phoenix And So Would You")
Curbside Recycling: 1994 Chrysler LHS – I Would Drive This Particular Car Home From Phoenix And So Would You
Posted on October 21, 2020 | 46 CommentsWell, I didn’t actually, but in the not so long tradition of this Curbside Recycling series there have been multiple cars that look just too good to have been casually […] -
![Twenty-five years ago Lexus debuted its first SUV, the LX450, although most people if asked would guess the RX was first instead due to its sales volume. Then, as now, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_6059-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 Lexus LX570 – Comfortably Numb, Done Very Comfortably Indeed")
Curbside Review: 2020 Lexus LX570 – Comfortably Numb, Done Very Comfortably Indeed
Posted on October 19, 2020 | 37 CommentsTwenty-five years ago Lexus debuted its first SUV, the LX450, although most people if asked would guess the RX was first instead due to its sales volume. Then, as now, […] -
![For some reason I’ve gotten a serious hankering to own a VW Bug, something that has somehow eluded me so far. It may also just be a bit of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_6575.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle – Harvest Gold")
CC Outtake: 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle – Harvest Gold
Posted on October 17, 2020 | 38 CommentsFor some reason I’ve gotten a serious hankering to own a VW Bug, something that has somehow eluded me so far. It may also just be a bit of a […] -
![As you may recall, two months ago we placed an order for a Tesla Model Y, at which time the wait was supposedly short. Well, after going through the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_6208.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2020 Tesla Model Y – It Arrived! (First Impressions…)")
COAL Update: 2020 Tesla Model Y – It Arrived! (First Impressions…)
Posted on October 8, 2020 | 120 CommentsAs you may recall, two months ago we placed an order for a Tesla Model Y, at which time the wait was supposedly short. Well, after going through the […] -
![I came across this captivating video created in 1963 by George Eyles of the Institute of Advanced Motoring of him driving a lovely Jaguar Mk II through various villages and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC TV: London To Bath Via Jaguar Mk II, 1963")
CC TV: London To Bath Via Jaguar Mk II, 1963
Posted on October 7, 2020 | 16 CommentsI came across this captivating video created in 1963 by George Eyles of the Institute of Advanced Motoring of him driving a lovely Jaguar Mk II through various villages and […]
