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Curbside Classics Archives
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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![Life was a little stale as 2014 turned into 2015. I was finishing up at the office at the end of the day right after the start of the New […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1997-Miata-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Chapter 28, Zoom Zoom")
COAL: 1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata – Chapter 28, Zoom Zoom
Posted on January 22, 2023 | 44 CommentsLife was a little stale as 2014 turned into 2015. I was finishing up at the office at the end of the day right after the start of the New […] -
![“Never buy a grey car” is what my wise 90-year-old uncle said to me when I told him I purchased a grey Ford Escape, “they are nothing but problems.” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_1609.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Ford Escape – “Finding the limit”")
COAL: 2011 Ford Escape – “Finding the limit”
Posted on January 21, 2023 | 21 Comments“Never buy a grey car” is what my wise 90-year-old uncle said to me when I told him I purchased a grey Ford Escape, “they are nothing but problems.” […] -
![To begin with, something about myself: After I passed my driving test at 18, I got my first real car some time later: a VW Beetle. The car was about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/S4_start_img0373.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Alfa Romeo Spider (S4) – Ch-ch-changes")
COAL: 1990 Alfa Romeo Spider (S4) – Ch-ch-changes
Posted on January 20, 2023 | 20 CommentsTo begin with, something about myself: After I passed my driving test at 18, I got my first real car some time later: a VW Beetle. The car was about […] -
![As mentioned in my previous COAL, I was getting ready to sell the 2009 Mondeo and was considering what to buy. Here are some of my considerations: I wanted something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20210812_085804.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2005 Saab 9-5 2.0t Estate")
COAL: 2005 Saab 9-5 2.0t Estate
Posted on January 19, 2023 | 15 CommentsAs mentioned in my previous COAL, I was getting ready to sell the 2009 Mondeo and was considering what to buy. Here are some of my considerations: I wanted something […] -
![It was 1996 and I was the not-so-proud owner of a lumbering GMC Jimmy. That will be the subject of another COAL, but suffice to say that once the new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1995-Saturn-SW2-Station-Wagon-Station-wagon-Old-trucks-Wagon.jpg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1995 Saturn SW2 – My Brief Fling With The Enemy")
COAL: 1995 Saturn SW2 – My Brief Fling With The Enemy
Posted on January 18, 2023 | 33 CommentsIt was 1996 and I was the not-so-proud owner of a lumbering GMC Jimmy. That will be the subject of another COAL, but suffice to say that once the new […] -
![Wits as diverse as Lao Tzu and Aaron Tippin have long argued that no project is going to start itself, and my new-to-me ’63 Riviera is no exception. As the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230107_152900a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – A Journey Of A Thousand Miles, Etc.")
COAL Update: 1963 Buick Riviera – A Journey Of A Thousand Miles, Etc.
Posted on January 16, 2023 | 61 CommentsWits as diverse as Lao Tzu and Aaron Tippin have long argued that no project is going to start itself, and my new-to-me ’63 Riviera is no exception. As the […] -
![Last week I recounted the catastrophic transmission failure of my 1999 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. When I got the bad news (from both the mechanic and from the finance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2012-Kia-Sedona-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Kia Sedona – Chapter 27, The Long Hauler")
COAL: 2012 Kia Sedona – Chapter 27, The Long Hauler
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 58 CommentsLast week I recounted the catastrophic transmission failure of my 1999 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. When I got the bad news (from both the mechanic and from the finance […] -
![While I really did like the car in many ways, I just never really liked it. I see why I liked it when I bought it on May 8th 2020. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20210617_130518.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2009 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Titanium Wagon – Time To Say Goodbye")
COAL Update: 2009 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Titanium Wagon – Time To Say Goodbye
Posted on January 14, 2023 | 7 CommentsWhile I really did like the car in many ways, I just never really liked it. I see why I liked it when I bought it on May 8th 2020. […] -
COAL: 1999 Ford Ranger – “My Ford”
Posted on January 14, 2023 | 16 CommentsSometimes life gives us a second chance. I like to think this was my automotive third time is the charm second chance. -
![photo by W. Stopford It was June 1990, and I had just graduated from grad school and started my first week as an engineer at General Motors. For someone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pict0111-edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Trying Hard To Be A Genuine Sports Coupe")
COAL – 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ – Trying Hard To Be A Genuine Sports Coupe
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 21 Commentsphoto by W. Stopford It was June 1990, and I had just graduated from grad school and started my first week as an engineer at General Motors. For someone […] -
![Last year, after 20 years of trouble-free ownership, I sold my tough set of wheels to a (tree) nurseryman. A few weeks ago, a colleague caught it in the nursery’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/15-12-2022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Former COAL: 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser 90 3.0 D-4D – Far From Retired")
Former COAL: 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser 90 3.0 D-4D – Far From Retired
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 9 CommentsLast year, after 20 years of trouble-free ownership, I sold my tough set of wheels to a (tree) nurseryman. A few weeks ago, a colleague caught it in the nursery’s […] -
![For the second time in my life, a car I had become quite fond of was taken out by the combination of a careless driver and an insurance company. My […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1999-Chrysler-TC-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LX – Chapter 26, The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times")
COAL: 1999 Chrysler Town & Country LX – Chapter 26, The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times
Posted on January 8, 2023 | 73 CommentsFor the second time in my life, a car I had become quite fond of was taken out by the combination of a careless driver and an insurance company. My […] -
![Sometimes we think we know what we want and spend a lot of time focused on getting that specific thing. We strike out and end up with a different […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CX-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 Mazda CX-5 – “My Number One Recommendation”")
COAL: 2015 Mazda CX-5 – “My Number One Recommendation”
Posted on January 7, 2023 | 26 CommentsSometimes we think we know what we want and spend a lot of time focused on getting that specific thing. We strike out and end up with a different […] -
![(Welcome Gene, our new Wednesday COALer) In my 2nd year of college, I scored an engineering internship at a company out of state, in neighboring Indiana. That meant that I needed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/E06871D0-6BEC-4E42-BE63-57F677C91392-e1672368355949.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1980 Honda Civic GL1500 – You’ll Never Forget Your First Love")
COAL: 1980 Honda Civic GL1500 – You’ll Never Forget Your First Love
Posted on January 4, 2023 | 25 Comments(Welcome Gene, our new Wednesday COALer) In my 2nd year of college, I scored an engineering internship at a company out of state, in neighboring Indiana. That meant that I needed […] -
![Last week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1996-Odyssey-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex")
COAL: 1996 Honda Odyssey – Chapter 25, What Is Not A Miata Or A Town Car for $500, Alex
Posted on January 1, 2023 | 44 CommentsLast week’s tale began with two drivers in our household and ended sixteen years later with two drivers. Between that time there was a lot of activity around here, which […]
