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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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TOAL:1974(?) Ford 2000 Diesel – Cold-Blooded and Worn Out
Posted on January 19, 2019 | 14 CommentsWhy the loader was red, I don’t know. This poor tractor had a hard, hard life before we got it. I was living away at the time, and came home […] -
COAL: 1999 Saab 9-3 2.0t – A Saab Story
Posted on January 18, 2019 | 18 CommentsSomewhere in the mountains in the east of France. Twenty years ago. To be accurate, Saturday, the 31st of October 1998. The day when my passion for Saab cars started. […] -
TOAL: 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 – The Blue Truck
Posted on January 17, 2019 | 35 CommentsUp until now, Ive written about some of the cool, fun, old cars that I own; the Charger, the Grand National, the 9C1 Malibu and the one that started it […] -
COAL: 2002 Buick Century – A Sidenote
Posted on January 13, 2019 | 36 CommentsFor a brief time at the end of 2017, I drove my Mom and Dad’s 2002 Buick Century with the task of selling it. My Dad was in cognitive decline […] -
COAL: 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix – My First Car, In Fire Engine Red
Posted on January 13, 2019 | 58 CommentsThat’s not a 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix in the picture, it’s a time machine. No DeLorean and no flux capacitor are needed because every time I lift the handle and open the 2 […] -
Motorbikes Of A Lifetime: All The Bikes In My Life
Posted on January 12, 2019 | 27 CommentsMy favorite automotive reporter used to say: “Motorcycles are vehicles driven by passion, not by reason” and I think I agree with him. After all, if reason was an important part […] -
COAL Capsule: 1995 Suzuki Swift Cino – Temporary Wheels
Posted on January 12, 2019 | 23 CommentsThere’s one car in my driving history that I’ve mentioned in passing but never really delved into. For a short period of time, while I was between cars, my father […] -
COAL: 2007 Dodge Caravan – Always There, Always Back
Posted on January 8, 2019 | 25 CommentsDad! This is exactly what we don’t want! This is a short, red, Caravan with no roof rack! -
COAL: 2014 Buick Regal GS – An Insignia in Disguise
Posted on January 6, 2019 | 29 CommentsIn early 2015, I decided I felt it was the right time for me to upgrade from the Astra, now 7 years old. I was aiming high and was looking […] -
COAL:2012 Kia Soul – Clear Decision
Posted on January 5, 2019 | 26 CommentsGetting ready to wash it. Hard to believe a car I’d driven in 2016 had made such an impression on me. When I grew sick of issues with the ’09 F150 I […] -
COAL: 2015 Toyota Tacoma — Lessons Learned
Posted on January 4, 2019 | 29 CommentsI foolishly titled my previous COAL entry “Ready For The Long Haul,” when writing about my 2014 Toyota Corolla. Spoiler Alert, this in my driveway. Before we get to the […] -
COAL: 2008 Saturn Astra XR – Our German Orphan
Posted on December 30, 2018 | 54 CommentsIn late summer of 2008, our Malibu Maxx went back on lease. We had our Prizm, and decided to be a two compact car family, biased toward thrift. Of interest […] -
COAL: 1979 Chevrolet Malibu – “A” Daily Driver
Posted on December 29, 2018 | 40 CommentsJust after I had gotten it. My plan in 2016 after being laid off was to fly to BC and buy an older car, and drive it home. I had […] -
COAL: 1987 Buick Regal Grand National – Rock and Roll All Night, Broken Every Day
Posted on December 26, 2018 | 50 CommentsGreat music and great cars go together. And the type of car I’m driving, or just thinking about, dictates what I’m listening to. A pimptasticly cool Cadillac or Lincoln from the sixties or […]