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- Donald Lindeman on CC’s Best of 2022: Curbside Classic: 1973 Starcraft Starcruiser – “Thunder of the Bay”
- kiwibryce on Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection
- kiwibryce on Cohort Sighting: 1952 Goliath GP 700 Rometsch – It Looks Like A Porsche But It Pioneered Fuel Injection
- hank kauffman on Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
- kiwibryce on Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
- kiwibryce on Curbside Musings: 1975 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Convertible – Bigger Than Your Appetite
- hank kauffman on Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
- kiwibryce on Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
- hank kauffman on Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
- kiwibryce on Curbside Find: 1989 Nissan Sentra – Tolerable, Basic and Well-Preserved
Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: My Very First Car, a 1991 Subaru Legacy – Who Needs An Oil Change Anyway?
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 30 Comments(a slightly belated welcome to John Li, our new Sunday COALman. He’s got some great stories to share) I grew up the only gearhead in the family. My parents viewed […] -
COAL: 1999 Chrysler LHS – A Car That Renewed My Faith in the US Auto Industry…Almost
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 26 CommentsA few posts back I wrote about some of the rolling wrecks I owned in the “deadly decade” of the 1980’s; the “flammable” 1981 Buick Skylark and the “napkin-munching” 1986 […] -
COAL: #10 1972 Volvo 1800ES – A Volvo Shooting Brake?
Posted on April 25, 2020 | 14 CommentsBy now it was 2015 and I was a sophomore at the University of Arkansas. I had just released the yellow peril 145 wagon from my hands, and let it […] -
Cars Of A Lifetime #6: 2015 Hyundai Genesis Ultimate – Not Settling
Posted on April 20, 2020 | 10 CommentsThis was going to be the story of my Holden ZB Calais V. I was going to explain to you how our ZB Commodore range differed from the Buick Regal […] -
COAL: 2014 Chevrolet Sonic LT – “You Want a What???”
Posted on April 19, 2020 | 78 CommentsHaving given Shadow, our 2003 Pontiac Vibe, to a family member, I was now in the market for a new car just a little over a year after purchasing Mica, […] -
COAL: #9 2000 Volvo C70 – Drop the Top
Posted on April 18, 2020 | 20 CommentsIn the beginning of 2014, I had just sold my 240, and was on the hunt for something else. I knew that I wanted something a bit newer, and different. […] -
COAL: 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML430 – Bad Mercedes, But a Good Beater?
Posted on April 15, 2020 | 22 CommentsThe Mercedes-Benz W163 is generally not remembered warmly, especially by previous owners. Though some on this site might have had better than average experiences, and Mercedes had sorted out the […] -
COAL Mini Series: Volkswagen Westfalia Part III – What a Long, Strange Trip
Posted on April 12, 2020 | 28 CommentsTake a look at this van. Does it look ready for the scrapyard? It’s got lots of body damage, you say? Forget about […] -
COAL: 2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring – When Life Gives You Lemons
Posted on April 12, 2020 | 47 CommentsHad I carefully looked both ways twice before crossing a busy road, I would have most likely purchased my beloved 2011 Chevy Cruze LS at the end of the lease. […] -
COAL: #8 1974 Volvo 145 – The Yellow Peril
Posted on April 11, 2020 | 23 CommentsIn 2015 one of our Volvo club members had reached out to me asking if I might be interested in one of his cars that his grandfather had left him. […] -
COAL: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen – Peak VW
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsVW has paved a difficult road for itself in North America. While huge globally, they’ve never pegged this market and have bumbled around with the wrong product mix for years. […] -
COAL Mini Series: 1981 Volkswagen Westfalia Part II – Return of the Jeddy
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 21 CommentsWhen I woke up the morning after I purchased this 1981 VW Westfalia, I had only one thought: What the hell had I done? What kind of a fix had […] -
COAL/QOTD: 1986 Ford Escort GT – Do You Have a New Car Horror Story?
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 27 CommentsAs I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago, I’ve bought several new cars that were clear, unqualified disasters -these cars were so bad they still give me Stephen […] -
COAL: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LS – Part 2 – The End of the Dream
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 58 CommentsI had now done something I never thought I’d do and had actually talked others out of doing. I leased a car. Secretly, I was overjoyed that I was finally […] -
COAL: #7 2007 Volvo XC90 V8 Sport – I Think I Found My Swede Spot
Posted on April 4, 2020 | 23 CommentsIn 2013 I had graduated high school, and decided I was going to attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, about 45 minutes from home. I had been up on […]