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![(Note: All of the COAL Series authors are invited to create a post with links to all of the articles in their series. These various posts will be accessible from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1950BuickRiveria-e1460211277378.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Series by RLPLAUT")
COAL Series by RLPLAUT
Posted on December 1, 2016 | 11 Comments(Note: All of the COAL Series authors are invited to create a post with links to all of the articles in their series. These various posts will be accessible from […] -
![I 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2014-Toyota-Corolla.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Toyota Corolla S – Ready For The Long Haul")
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 […] -
![Unless 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2007-nissan-versa-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Nissan Versa – I Don’t Believe in Curses, But…")
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 […] -
![After 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2001-Toyota-4Runner-bike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Toyota 4Runner – The Workhorse")
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 […] -
![Once 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2006-Element-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Honda Element – Quirky and Fun Box on Wheels")
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 […] -
![For 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2004-Honda-Civic-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Honda Civic – A Sensible Car For Many Stages Of Life")
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 […] -
![Last 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1st_Saturn_SC_-_03-28-2012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1992 Saturn SC: Low-Cost And Durable, Right Up Until The Dashboard Fire")
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 […] -
![After driving my Honda Prelude for almost two years, life with a small, 2-door car had begun to get old. Mechanical issues aside, going anywhere with friends comfortably or hauling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1994NissanPathfinderSE-GoldSideview.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994 Nissan Pathfinder – A Change in Direction")
COAL: 1994 Nissan Pathfinder – A Change in Direction
Posted on May 7, 2016 | 21 CommentsAfter driving my Honda Prelude for almost two years, life with a small, 2-door car had begun to get old. Mechanical issues aside, going anywhere with friends comfortably or hauling […] -
![This is actually a 1995 Prelude, but finding photos of this car in stock condition is harder than you’d think. A few months after I turned 14, my mom gave […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1995-honda-prelude-special-edition-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Honda Prelude – My First Car")
COAL: 1993 Honda Prelude – My First Car
Posted on April 2, 2016 | 27 CommentsThis is actually a 1995 Prelude, but finding photos of this car in stock condition is harder than you’d think. A few months after I turned 14, my mom gave […] -
![It seems our family keeps vehicles until they are about 15 years old. Our 88 Ranger and our 96 Windstar both departed at 15, the 80 Concord and the 89 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Canoes.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2001 Ford Focus – A Daily Dose Of Joy")
COAL: 2001 Ford Focus – A Daily Dose Of Joy
Posted on February 9, 2016 | 98 CommentsIt seems our family keeps vehicles until they are about 15 years old. Our 88 Ranger and our 96 Windstar both departed at 15, the 80 Concord and the 89 […] -
![The Fiat 124 Sport Spider was Italian sensuality in automotive form at a price point the little guy could afford. Competing against the MGB and the Alfa Romeo Spider, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-Fiat-124-Sport-Spider.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1969 and 1979 Fiat 124 Sport Spider")
COAL: 1969 and 1979 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
Posted on January 23, 2016 | 37 CommentsThe Fiat 124 Sport Spider was Italian sensuality in automotive form at a price point the little guy could afford. Competing against the MGB and the Alfa Romeo Spider, the […] -
![a·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still had the original […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Freestar.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly")
COAL: 1996 Ford Windstar – Anomaly
Posted on July 11, 2015 | 45 Commentsa·nom·a·ly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. I had a Windstar. I drove it for almost 10 years without major problems. It still had the original […] -
![So we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_2377-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda")
My Unintentional COAL I: 1993 Honda Ascot FBX – How I Fell In Like With A Magnificent Honda
Posted on December 12, 2014 | 78 CommentsSo we’ve all done it. Bought something because it was there rather than because we needed it. Sometimes the purchase is flung into a drawer or cupboard, never to be […] -
COAL: 1981 Chevrolet Impala – B is for Broom Handle
Posted on October 26, 2014 | 100 CommentsHere at CC we normally have a high regard for the GM B-bodies that appeared in 1977, but my own B-body tale is a bit uneven. -
![My parents had few things to complain about during my teenage years. I stayed out of trouble, got good grades, and faithfully manned the drive-thru of the local McDonald’s for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/F100-3-4-front-e1410491500622.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1964 Ford F100 – Grateful for Each Other")
COAL: 1964 Ford F100 – Grateful for Each Other
Posted on September 14, 2014 | 29 CommentsMy parents had few things to complain about during my teenage years. I stayed out of trouble, got good grades, and faithfully manned the drive-thru of the local McDonald’s for […]
