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- slant six on CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
- cjiguy on Curbside Classic: 1996-99 Opel/Vauxhall Sintra and 1999-2004 Chevrolet Trans Sport – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (But Maybe Foul)
- slant six on CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
- slant six on CC Road Trip: 1962 Valiant V-200 Station Wagon – An October Drive With The Family
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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 1972 Chevrolet Concours Wagon – American Iron! (Or American Icon?)
Posted on October 8, 2017 | 57 Comments(originally posted 5/19/2013) Opportunity was knocking, but thankfully the engine was not. After riding a motorcycle as my only mode of transportation for a while, my parents called and […] -
COAL: 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 – Where Did That Come From?
Posted on October 7, 2017 | 28 CommentsBy now many readers will be picking up a pattern of my car purchases: new car catches my eye, new car negotiation ensues, old car is traded in (probably at […] -
COAL: 2011 Renault Logan Expression 1.6l – The Crisis Car
Posted on October 6, 2017 | 29 CommentsAround three years ago me and my wife had to cut our expenses, a structural adjustment to fit into a shrunken budget. We planned to replace the 2008 Honda CR-V […] -
COAL: 96 Cadillac Brougham vs 98 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Showdown of the Last Old-School Big Sedans
Posted on October 5, 2017 | 60 CommentsYears ago, before SUV’s and crossovers took over the automotive landscape, the body-on-frame rear wheel drive sedan ruled the roads for families on the go. In my driveway, I have […] -
COAL: 1980 Audi 4000 – The Boy Embraces His Heritage
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 50 Comments(first posted 5/5/2013) Having sold my first car the summer after my freshman year in college, it was now time for something different; more mature, perhaps. I have always had […] -
COAL: 1984 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel – One More Time, With Feeling
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 15 CommentsHappy Sunday! I took an accidental sabbatical last week due to moving my oldest back to her sophomore year of college. She took the LR4, so I have recently picked […] -
COAL: 1996 Honda Accord EX – Used but Not Abused
Posted on September 30, 2017 | 20 CommentsMy experience with the Taurus/Contour turned out well in the end, but I still couldn’t quite trust the Contour when all was said and done. After owning the Contour for […] -
COAL: 1979 Mazda 626 Coupe – The First Of Fortyfive Cars And Bikes
Posted on September 24, 2017 | 47 Comments[Jim Klein’s COAL series was exceptional in its diversity, technical details and just Jim’s passion for his many cars. His series first ran in 2013, when a good number of […] -
Truck Of A Lifetime: Thirty Years With My ’70 Chevy C10 – Not Always Smooth Sailing
Posted on September 23, 2017 | 32 CommentsReading Paul’s 30th anniversary with his ’66 F100 was a treat and sparked memories of my long term relationship with my ’70 C10, owned from 1976 to 2006. I was […] -
COAL: 1997 Toyota Camry LE – The Safe Choice
Posted on September 23, 2017 | 71 CommentsBy 1997 we had endured the Taurus buyback saga and completed the Contour trade in as I have talked about over the past several weeks. During this time period, we […] -
COAL: 2008 Honda CR-V EX-L AWD – A Wonderful Car, At The Wrong Time
Posted on September 19, 2017 | 11 CommentsIn 2012 my life was still in the middle of a long stream of changes. The last (and certainly the most happiest event I’ve lived) was the birth of my […] -
COAL: 1980 Mercedes Benz 300D – Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Posted on September 17, 2017 | 34 CommentsWhile the 450SEL was fun, it wasn’t intended to be a long term keeper. I was driving past a small, one man used car lot several times a month. And […] -
COAL: 1997 Ford Contour SE – Replacement Ride
Posted on September 16, 2017 | 31 CommentsSaying farewell to our troubled Taurus was not exactly the saddest day of my life, especially since there was a new car coming to replace it. Of course, the biggest […] -
COAL: 2013 Honda Civic EX Coupe – Dad Gets His First Honda
Posted on September 11, 2017 | 52 CommentsSeveral days before dad pulled the trigger on his new (to him) car, he spun his iPad around so I could take a look at his latest find. Upon gazing […] -
COAL: 1978 Mercedes Benz 450SEL – Grey Market Special
Posted on September 10, 2017 | 26 CommentsThis starts my “beater” COAL series. About the time we had the 1998 Jimmy, I started with a long line of somehow distressed used cars that attracted my interest […]