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COAL:2007 Toyota Matrix – Underwhelming
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 33 CommentsThe car. They say first impressions are everything. That’s not always the case. I really liked the car on the test drive, but the longer I owned it, the less […] -
Curbside Classic: 1973 Toyota Carina – My CC Holy Grail
Posted on November 12, 2018 | 116 Comments(first posted 3/26/2013) There are about 250 million cars on the streets across the United States. Most have not reached Curbside Classic Status, and those that have are often […] -
Rental Car Review: 2017 Toyota Corolla SE – When Frontier Airlines Completely Screws You Over, You Can Trust A Corolla To Save The Day
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 62 CommentsSunday 6:55 a.m.: I emerge bleary-eyed in the hotel’s palatial lobby and follow the scent to the sumptuous dining area for yet another breakfast of exotic fruits, artisan breads, and […] -
CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Kia Sedona SX – Comparing Apples And Oranges
Posted on September 20, 2018 | 75 CommentsI am currently spending time in a new Kia Sedona, courtesy of the manufacturer. Yes, there is a story here. I recently opened one of those Recall envelopes. You can […] -
COAL: 2016 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD – Our Gold Standard (Now With Updates!)
Posted on August 5, 2018 | 64 Comments(First Posted January 17, 2016) After Paul announced last week that this would be Toyota Week, we were so excited that we ran out and bought one. No, not really. […] -
COAL: 2011 Toyota RAV4 AWD – Uncommonly Good
Posted on June 3, 2018 | 92 Comments(First posted 1/5/2014) The RAV4 is one of those cars that for some reason I’ve always liked but especially so in base form. It’s always seemed fairly sensible […] -
COAL: 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE – The Love That Dareth Not Speak Its Name
Posted on May 6, 2018 | 36 Comments(First posted 12/8/2013) Yes, I can admit that I loved our minivan and was saddened when it involuntarily left our lives too soon at too young an age. For many […] -
CC Cinema – Something Was Bugging General Motors In The 70’s
Posted on April 9, 2018 | 22 CommentsI ran across this mesmerizing General Motors production the other day and thought it was interesting that GM definitely internally acknowledged the import threat quite early in the 70’s. I […] -
The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood
Posted on March 20, 2018 | 36 CommentsThis past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […] -
COAL: 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser – Captain Stubing, Your Ship Awaits!
Posted on March 11, 2018 | 43 Comments(First Posted October 13, 2013) With the Volvo V40’s lease being up soon, and a general desire for something with more space, we started to consider our options for our […] -
Curbside Rental Service: 2017 Toyota Sienna – I Declined a BMW in Favor of a Toyota Minivan
Posted on January 19, 2018 | 55 CommentsThink that title is some cheap attempt to grab your attention? It is, but it’s also true – I did decline a BMW in favor of a Toyota Sienna. There was […] -
COAL: 1986 Toyota Cressida – Stately Elegance
Posted on November 26, 2017 | 53 Comments(First posted 6/30/2013) In the spring of 1996, my girlfriend finally graduated from college and moved up to San Francisco to live with me. She arrived with a big […] -
Curbside Classic: Toyota Sera – Wings Don’t Make It Fly
Posted on March 16, 2017 | 33 Comments(first posted 8/8/2011) There are many cars that are essentially defined by a singular feature: the DeLorean with its stainless steel body panels; the bubble canopy of the Messerschmitt; the […] -
Automotive History: 1985 Chevrolet CorNova – Lessons Not Learned
Posted on March 15, 2017 | 98 Comments(first posted 8/19/2011) We often take General Motors to task in this space for its failure to learn from its mistakes. But today’s tale involves the opposite problem for GM […] -
Wordless Outtake: Prius, Repurposed
Posted on November 2, 2016 | 19 CommentsOwensville, Missouri, October 2016