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![I think that I only have two memories from when I was three years old. The first was of my dad coming home from work, putting me in his car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Engine.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL, Part 1: Growing Up – One Good Car Then a Whole Lot of Rubbish")
COAL, Part 1: Growing Up – One Good Car Then a Whole Lot of Rubbish
Posted on July 12, 2023 | 25 CommentsI think that I only have two memories from when I was three years old. The first was of my dad coming home from work, putting me in his car […] -
![I admit…I love dropping hints. This whole COAL thing is fun. Remember, at the end of one of my COALs, when I said my ex had a Town Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_1338.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Jaguar XJ – Fit For a Villain")
COAL: 2004 Jaguar XJ – Fit For a Villain
Posted on July 1, 2023 | 27 CommentsI admit…I love dropping hints. This whole COAL thing is fun. Remember, at the end of one of my COALs, when I said my ex had a Town Car […] -
![When I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-23-at-5.07.19-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!")
COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 17 CommentsWhen I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […] -
![There are some musical groups that see you through a difficult time in your life, whose songs you can look back on with bittersweet relief. The last three years, starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_20230115_122206951_3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe- Bummerland")
COAL: 2004 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe- Bummerland
Posted on January 27, 2023 | 25 CommentsThere are some musical groups that see you through a difficult time in your life, whose songs you can look back on with bittersweet relief. The last three years, starting […] -
![Last week’s post generated some healthy discussion and each of the six contenders had plenty of things in their favour and supporters in their corner, but in the end my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Lead.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 BMW 316i – Sensible German Shoes, But Still Pretty Good Fun.")
COAL: 1990 BMW 316i – Sensible German Shoes, But Still Pretty Good Fun.
Posted on January 16, 2022 | 21 CommentsLast week’s post generated some healthy discussion and each of the six contenders had plenty of things in their favour and supporters in their corner, but in the end my […] -
![As you read in the previous installment, once I sold the E36 the plan really was to be sensible, stick with the everyday cars and cut back spending, since we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-07-at-2.35.20-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: My Search for the Next One – Meet the Contenders")
COAL: My Search for the Next One – Meet the Contenders
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 43 CommentsAs you read in the previous installment, once I sold the E36 the plan really was to be sensible, stick with the everyday cars and cut back spending, since we […] -
![This was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20201222_170523.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude")
COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 4 CommentsThis was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […] -
![Alfa Romeo. The name alone is enough to set a car nut’s heart aflutter. So much history, romance, myth and legend encapsulated within those two words. So much in fact, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20180616-WA0004.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 – Project Car Hell, or How to Own a Car Without Driving it Even Once")
COAL: 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 – Project Car Hell, or How to Own a Car Without Driving it Even Once
Posted on December 26, 2021 | 31 CommentsAlfa Romeo. The name alone is enough to set a car nut’s heart aflutter. So much history, romance, myth and legend encapsulated within those two words. So much in fact, […] -
![This particular COAL is the result of the need for a large vehicle capable of family duty intersecting with my wife’s love of the high driving position that only SUV’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20201020-WA0101.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Toyota Hilux Surf (4Runner) – Truck Of A Lifetime, The Second")
COAL: 2001 Toyota Hilux Surf (4Runner) – Truck Of A Lifetime, The Second
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 25 CommentsThis particular COAL is the result of the need for a large vehicle capable of family duty intersecting with my wife’s love of the high driving position that only SUV’s […] -
![This week was supposed to be about the replacement for the Jaaag, but since I’m trying to go chronologically the next car in the timeline is my current daily, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211205_082812_2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Mazda 2 – Five Years of Stress Free Motoring.")
COAL: 2016 Mazda 2 – Five Years of Stress Free Motoring.
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis week was supposed to be about the replacement for the Jaaag, but since I’m trying to go chronologically the next car in the timeline is my current daily, which […] -
![At the end of my MR2 COAL , I told you that I received a call from R, my friendly neighborhood wheeler-dealer, asking to buy the white MR2 back and offering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/23231492_10155848286286060_1608810803920427772_n.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 Jaguar XK8 – Meeting Your Heroes.")
COAL: 1998 Jaguar XK8 – Meeting Your Heroes.
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsAt the end of my MR2 COAL , I told you that I received a call from R, my friendly neighborhood wheeler-dealer, asking to buy the white MR2 back and offering […] -
![The story of this truck should actually have come right after the Beetle, as it became my daily driver in 2008, but it took me a while to get the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1075604_10151774486481885_1955095101_o.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL : 1993 Toyota Hilux – The Truck of My Lifetime")
COAL : 1993 Toyota Hilux – The Truck of My Lifetime
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe story of this truck should actually have come right after the Beetle, as it became my daily driver in 2008, but it took me a while to get the […] -
![The first generation Toyota MR2 doesn’t really need an introduction on these pages – it’s pretty well known for being a great combination of mid-engined driving dynamics, 80’s-tastic styling, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1544300_10152210748891060_1944972980_n.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Toyota MR2 AW11 and 1987 Toyota MR2 AW10 – Some Things Work Better in Pairs, Right?")
COAL: 1985 Toyota MR2 AW11 and 1987 Toyota MR2 AW10 – Some Things Work Better in Pairs, Right?
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe first generation Toyota MR2 doesn’t really need an introduction on these pages – it’s pretty well known for being a great combination of mid-engined driving dynamics, 80’s-tastic styling, and […] -
![British roadsters have always been quite popular over here in Sri Lanka. They were brought in by the dozens when new, both by Brits based here (supervising our tea plantations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SANY2564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL : 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 – Lean, Green, Sporting Machine")
COAL : 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 – Lean, Green, Sporting Machine
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 38 CommentsBritish roadsters have always been quite popular over here in Sri Lanka. They were brought in by the dozens when new, both by Brits based here (supervising our tea plantations […] -
![When I last discussed my adventures with my 1986 Ford Taurus LX, aka “Ms. Cougar,” I detailed the experience of getting covered in transmission fluid, among other things. Since then, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1986-Ford-Taurus-LX-Exterior-001-Front-Personal-Pic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – Getting To Know Ms. Cougar")
COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – Getting To Know Ms. Cougar
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 41 CommentsWhen I last discussed my adventures with my 1986 Ford Taurus LX, aka “Ms. Cougar,” I detailed the experience of getting covered in transmission fluid, among other things. Since then, […]
