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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser – Captain Stubing, Your Ship Awaits!
Posted on March 11, 2018 | 43 Comments(First Posted October 13, 2013) With the Volvo V40’s lease being up soon, and a general desire for something with more space, we started to consider our options for our […] -
COAL: 1978 International Harvester Scout – First Love
Posted on March 11, 2018 | 33 CommentsIn my sophomore year of college, my roommate and I returned to school, and to our new off-campus apartment, with our vehicles. I had my trusty Mazda, and he had […] -
COAL: 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – A Lesson Learned the Hard Way
Posted on March 10, 2018 | 50 CommentsAfter having the Thunderbird LX for several years, I was getting more comfortable with buying and playing with old cars (maybe a bit too comfortable, as it turns out). As […] -
COAL: 2002 Jaguar X-Type 2.5 AWD – A Significantly Better Car Than The Internet Would Have You Believe
Posted on March 4, 2018 | 47 Comments(First Posted October 6, 2013) As usual I was looking for cars again after selling the Audis…What would it be this time? I was commuting across the Bay Bridge, […] -
COAL: 1986 Honda CRX HF – The One That Got Away
Posted on March 4, 2018 | 32 CommentsThat’s actually my CRX, in front of my old house. My neighbor Bertha’s ’73 Dodge Dart Swinger is at left. In 2014 Ate Up With Motor did a comprehensive […] -
COAL: 2013 Ford Focus Electric – Good Intentions, But There Are Some Quirks
Posted on March 3, 2018 | 38 CommentsAfter the rather unfortunate end of the Volt, I was still interested in battery-electric vehicles but wanted something with a bit more range. The Nissan LEAF was a bit too […] -
COAL Update/Video Review: 2016 BMW 228i xDrive – BMW Does Still Make Good Cars Indeed
Posted on February 28, 2018 | 29 CommentsWhile hard to believe, it’s now been over one and a half years since I took delivery of my 2016 BMW 228i xDrive. I’m happy to report that it has […] -
COAL: 1995.5 Audi S6 Avant – I Found My Unicorn But Let It Go Free…
Posted on February 25, 2018 | 19 Comments(First Posted Sept. 29, 2013) Working in San Francisco during the dotcom era, I had a job that I found boring but that allowed me a lot of time […] -
COAL: 1985 Nissan Sentra Wagon: Basic Blue
Posted on February 25, 2018 | 19 CommentsImage: Hemmings.com I’ve touched on my family’s history with wagons in previous installments, but I’ll add a little more color in this one before putting the subject to bed. As […] -
COAL: 2013 Chevrolet Malibu LT: Generic, Inoffensive Car
Posted on February 24, 2018 | 35 CommentsThe Volt that was the subject of last week’s COAL entry certainly did its job for GM. It brought me into the showroom to look at cars that I’d not […] -
COAL: 1990 Audi Coupe quattro: I Averaged Less Than Two Miles Per Month Of Ownership
Posted on February 18, 2018 | 21 Comments(First Posted Sept. 22, 2013) I vividly remember the first time I saw one of these; it was very early in 1990, on I-80 Eastbound around Sacramento, on the […] -
COAL: 1982 Subaru GL Wagon – 4 Wheel Deadly
Posted on February 18, 2018 | 31 CommentsImage: classiccarsofthe80s.com. Unfortunately I have no shots of my Subaru. Growing up, our family spent a lot of time in station wagons. My generation (X) may have been the last […] -
COAL: 2012 Chevrolet Volt: An Enjoyable Time, Cut Short
Posted on February 17, 2018 | 46 CommentsThe replacement for the Kia came about because of a confluence of factors: my interest in having a technically-advanced electric drive vehicle, the desire of GM to sell me said […] -
COAL: Kawasaki KLR650 – Is This The Jeep Cherokee Of The Motorcycle World?
Posted on February 11, 2018 | 30 Comments(First Posted Sept. 15, 2013) “Dirtbike. Psshh. Really? Time for the next post…” No really, don’t leave! This is not a dirtbike, this is a totally hidden gem that is […] -
COAL: 1989 Ford Thunderbird LX – The Collection Grows
Posted on February 10, 2018 | 35 CommentsIn this episode of COAL, I learn two things: collector cars are like potato chips (you can’t have just one); and my wife’s eagerness to buy one collector car didn’t […]