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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 1967 Buick Sport Wagon – Forty Years of Sky Roofs
Posted on May 19, 2019 | 25 CommentsVisualize, it’s 1964, you’re around ten years old, and have just disembarked from the school bus, when a station wagon drives slowly by. At first glance it appears like an […] -
COAL: 2015 VW Golf SportWagen TDI SEL – More of the Same
Posted on May 18, 2019 | 20 CommentsI should start off by saying that I was quite satisfied with the 2014 Jetta SportWagen and wasn’t looking to replace it. But then temptation came calling, in April of […] -
Trucks Of A Lifetime: 2003 Ford F350 Crew Cab
Posted on May 13, 2019 | 16 CommentsOne of the ‘For Sale’ pictures from 2015 LT Dan’s excellent piece recently on his long serving 1996 Dodge Ram got me motivated to keep resume writing the stories of […] -
My Partner-In-Crime’s COAL: 2006 Audi A6 4.2 Quattro – Autobahn Cruiser
Posted on May 12, 2019 | 31 CommentsAlthough I am a BMW guy, I still appreciate getting behind the wheel of something different every now and then. Having driven many other cars, there are characteristics I do […] -
COAL: 1997 VW Passat Wagon – The Black Turtleneck
Posted on May 12, 2019 | 8 Comments(COAL series continues, in reverse chronological order) It was finally time for my first new car. A fan of Volkswagens, alas, nothing at the VW dealer stirred emotion. While away on […] -
COAL: 2014 Jetta SportWagen TDI – The Old Man’s Car
Posted on May 11, 2019 | 38 CommentsI told you before that I liked how special my 1997 Jetta was, and that–despite its rampant issues–it had won me over to the Volkswagen side. But I didn’t […] -
TOAL: 1996 Dodge Ram – The Truck Of My Lifetime
Posted on May 6, 2019 | 22 CommentsThis is not a COAL about the truck. If you want a detailed description of the T300 Dodge Rams, or an editorial on the impact it had on pickup sales […] -
COAL: 2001.5 VW Passat Wagon – Living Large?
Posted on May 5, 2019 | 12 CommentsAt the dealership for unscheduled service on my ’97, I don’t quite know what came over me. With around 80,000 miles and this unwelcome mechanical problem, I began to question […] -
CC For Sale: 2002 Porsche Carrera 2 – Yes, Jim Is Selling One Of His COAL Carts…
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 31 CommentsAfter much soul searching, I have decided that it is time to attempt to sell the car that I wrote two COAL posts about over the years. I don’t really […] -
COAL: 1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6 – The Green Goblin
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 32 CommentsWhen last we left off, the 1990 Honda Accord had given up the ghost due to a broken timing belt, and that left me without a car. Of course, I […] -
COAL: 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5–Well, That Was A Mistake
Posted on May 2, 2019 | 120 CommentsBuy a car that’s good at being cheap, buy a car that’s good at being interesting, but don’t buy a car that isn’t good at either. I think this basic […] -
COAL: 1990 Honda Accord EX – My First Car
Posted on April 27, 2019 | 31 Comments(welcome long-time CC reader/commenter Kyree Williams who starts a new Saturday COAL series starts today) The humble Accord actually started off as my mother’s daily driver. She’d just totaled […] -
COAL: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner – The Car I Must Own
Posted on April 19, 2019 | 80 CommentsWhen I was a kid and cars like this were everywhere, the first question directed towards the owner was “how fast is it?” Today, that question has been replaced with […] -
Crickets Of A Lifetime: One of My Plymouth Crickets Has 500,000 Miles On It
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 34 Comments(submitted by Michael S.C. We’ve seen the Hillman Avenger at CC, but I’ve been hoping for a genuine Plymouth Cricket since day one. It’s finally appeared) I’ve owned this green […] -
COAL: 2015 Mazda CX-5 – Subconscious Decision
Posted on April 7, 2019 | 27 CommentsHow a random comment by a friend has you question why you really bought a car…