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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 2014 Toyota Corolla S – Ready For The Long Haul
Posted on June 18, 2016 | 45 CommentsI know what you’re thinking. Of all the cars out there, the Corolla is decidedly toward the boring end of the scale. My current car, a 11th-generation, 2014 Corolla […] -
COAL: 1969 Ford Custom – Cheap By The Pound
Posted on June 18, 2016 | 41 CommentsThe Ranger needs a head gasket. The author needs a way to get to work and the parts store/machine shop while the truck is apart. What’s the best car $200 […] -
COAL: 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser — Passing the Baton
Posted on June 17, 2016 | 21 CommentsThe 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser that I acquired three years ago and have written about here periodically, serving purposes that changed radically over time, has been a faithful servant during […] -
COAL: 1984 Ford Ranger – We All Fall In Love, But We Disregard The Ranger
Posted on June 11, 2016 | 14 Comments[Not mine. This is the fancy XLT with two-tone paint] Sometimes we buy cars with our heads, and sometimes we buy cars with our hearts. Every time I have let […] -
COAL: 2007 Nissan Versa – I Don’t Believe in Curses, But…
Posted on June 11, 2016 | 41 CommentsUnless something happens between now and next week, this is my penultimate COAL entry. It’s about my 2007 Nissan Versa hatchback. Before we get to that, I think it’s worth […] -
COAL: 1986 Chevrolet Sprint Plus – The Least Pretentious Car Ever?
Posted on June 4, 2016 | 46 Comments[photos by Paul N.] Having learned the ugly lesson of depreciation on the Dodge Omni, I was determined not to lose my butt on my next car. What’s the […] -
COAL: 2001 Toyota 4Runner – The Workhorse
Posted on June 4, 2016 | 22 CommentsAfter getting rid of our Honda Element and our family Civic meeting its end, I was ready to try something without a big H on the steering wheel. A family […] -
COAL: 1989 Dodge Omni – My First (And Last) Brand-New Car
Posted on May 28, 2016 | 37 Comments[Not my car, but the right year and color. CC’s Tom Klockau found this one at a car show and wrote about it here.] It’s July, 1989. I’m about to […] -
COAL: 2006 Honda Element – Quirky and Fun Box on Wheels
Posted on May 28, 2016 | 36 CommentsOnce my wife and I started a family, we replaced her aging Honda with my 2004 Honda Civic, and I went shopping again. I ended up with the most unusual […] -
COAL: 1992 Plymouth Voyager – They Made Those With Manual Transmissions?
Posted on May 21, 2016 | 49 Comments[Not my van, but mine was likewise red. All photos courtesy of the Internet] The year is 2002. I had owned nothing but Volvos for the previous 5 years, and […] -
COAL: 2004 Honda Civic – A Sensible Car For Many Stages Of Life
Posted on May 21, 2016 | 37 CommentsFor change of pace from my sadness-laden COAL series, let’s talk about what would be the longest-lasting car in my history: a 2004 Honda Civic. My particular seventh-generation Civic was […] -
COAL: 1989 Mercury Topaz – “I Can’t Go, I’m Too Nervous”
Posted on May 18, 2016 | 59 CommentsWhen the future Mrs DougD left University in 1995, she exited the world of bicycles and buses, and needed a car to get to her new nursing job. -
COAL: 1973 Volvo 1800ES – A Brief Fling with a Shooting Brake
Posted on May 14, 2016 | 23 Comments[All photos by the author. Luckily, the internet saved them for me.] By 2002, I was a Certified Volvo 240 Nut™. As people often do when they become enamored with […] -
COAL – 1992 Saturn SC: Low-Cost And Durable, Right Up Until The Dashboard Fire
Posted on May 14, 2016 | 30 CommentsLast time, I wrote about my 1994 Nisan Pathfinder. It ended up being too much car for a college student, and coupled with the on-going electrical issues, I returned to […] -
COAL: 1984 Volvo 245 Diesel – The RWD Diesel Stick-Shift Brown Station Wagon Mythical Beast of the Internet
Posted on May 7, 2016 | 52 CommentsAsk any 10 automobile enthusiasts, and you’re likely to get 12 opinions. Yet for some reason, enthusiasts seem to be in complete agreement on the desire for one car: a […]