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Cars Of A Lifetime Archive
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COAL: 2010 Honda Accord and 2013 Honda Accord- The Biscayne and the Bel Air
Posted on March 8, 2015 | 81 CommentsIf you have been following my series, you know that of the many COALs I have written about, the most numerous and best were the full sized GM sedans and […] -
Cars of a Lifetime #3: Meet Callie, the 2007 Holden VE Calais V 3.6
Posted on March 1, 2015 | 22 CommentsI needed wheels, and borrowing my dad’s old Swift wasn’t cutting it for me. I had flirted with the idea of a spicy Italian, but my pragmatism kicked in and I […] -
COAL: 2005 Honda Accord and 2002 Subaru Forester – The Game Changers
Posted on March 1, 2015 | 99 CommentsI was 36 years old. I had a wife, two kids and a mortgage, not to mention a 120-mile daily commute. I needed to take a new approach to my […] -
COAL: 1985 Caprice Estate – The Ultimate Delivery Beater
Posted on February 27, 2015 | 101 CommentsWhile it became clear instantly that delivery driving at a busy restaurant would be the most lucrative form of income for a college undergraduate (full time drivers at good restaurants […] -
COAL: 2010 Acura TSX V6 – I Picked A Winner
Posted on February 25, 2015 | 100 CommentsI’ve loved cars my whole life, and my dream is to one day have owned a diverse selection like many of our other authors. However, as someone just shy of […] -
COAL: 1998 Plymouth Voyager & 1997 Ford Crown Victoria – Wake Up Calls
Posted on February 22, 2015 | 83 CommentsAfter my last experience, I had hit automotive rock bottom (again!). Here and here, my dad shared his surplus vehicles with me, and he would help me out one more […] -
COAL: 1995 Buick Roadmaster and 1993 Chevrolet Caprice – When Castles Fall
Posted on February 15, 2015 | 74 CommentsTo put it mildly, my last COAL was a traumatic, indescribable, absolute disaster…emotionally and financially. I needed something that worked and I needed it now. Because of this bad experience, […] -
COAL: 1990 GMC Suburban – Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fires of Automotive Hell
Posted on February 8, 2015 | 110 CommentsA few months back (November 30, 2014 to be exact) , I promised that I would share my biggest automotive mistake. That day has finally come. It is difficult for me […] -
COAL: You Helped Me Pick My Third COAL
Posted on February 1, 2015 | 24 CommentsWith the news of Jim’s exciting new car purchase, the thought occurred to me that I had never followed up on my March 2014 article. In September of last year, […] -
COAL: 1994 Dodge Caravan: Seeing Red and Hearing Ringing in our Ears
Posted on February 1, 2015 | 46 Comments(The pictures used in this post are taken from Google images) We had moved to a new home in the New Jersey countryside. My wife was good enough to sacrifice […] -
Cars Of A Lifetime: A Rambler in Relief
Posted on January 26, 2015 | 34 CommentsOne of the cars we had for only a short time as I grew up was one that I remember fondly, not just because it was a car I liked […] -
COAL: 1995 Caprice Wagon – The Holy LT1 Grail
Posted on January 25, 2015 | 28 CommentsFrom the past few COALs I had learned a few things: 1) I was in love with the B body design 2) I missed the LT1 performance of my 9C1 3) […] -
COAL: 2007 Ford Focus – There’s Pope for the Blue Oval
Posted on January 18, 2015 | 46 CommentsPope Francis. d.ibtimes.co.uk Recently, I wrote about my Ford Tempo COAL. I thought it would be fitting to COALlate my Fords as automotive bookends. It seems every niggly thing that […] -
COAL: 1988 Chevrolet Caprice Estate – Distinctive Aroma
Posted on January 18, 2015 | 57 Comments(The images for this post were taken from Google image search) I was looking to replace my 9C1. I knew I wanted another B-body, and I was very impressed by […] -
COAL: 1993 Buick Roadmaster – The Not So Daily Driver
Posted on January 11, 2015 | 36 Comments(All the pictures in this post are from Google Image Search) This post is in memory of Helen Augsburger (1916-2005), my Grandmother-in-Law, who was mentioned in a previous COAL. I […]