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COAL: 2020 Subaru Outback Touring XT
Posted on April 11, 2024 | 11 CommentsWelcome to my next, and unexpected, COAL installment. I wasn’t planning on getting rid of the COAL 2018 BMW 740e, at all. -
Rental Car Review: 2024 Nissan Kicks SV
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 17 CommentsMy 2024 started off with a bang, literally. My 2018 BMW 740e COAL was rear ended at a red light in January. -
Rental Car Review: 2021 Suzuki Vitara
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 14 CommentsFor Christmas 2023, the family and I rented a house on St. Lucia for a week of warm weather, and bonded with a rented Vitara. -
![Well, almost. Checking in with update #3, after purchase in September, 2020 at just under 11,000 miles; 39,000 miles in November 2021, and 72,000 miles in December, 2022. We are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 100,000 Mile 2018 BMW 740e")
COAL Update: 100,000 Mile 2018 BMW 740e
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 32 CommentsWell, almost. Checking in with update #3, after purchase in September, 2020 at just under 11,000 miles; 39,000 miles in November 2021, and 72,000 miles in December, 2022. We are […] -
![I have ramps (three sets of varying size, actually) and have used those over the years for oil changes, and some other basics. What I have always really wanted, though, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Car-on-lift.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "GOAL: Almost Paradise, Part One")
GOAL: Almost Paradise, Part One
Posted on April 29, 2023 | 16 CommentsI have ramps (three sets of varying size, actually) and have used those over the years for oil changes, and some other basics. What I have always really wanted, though, […] -
COAL Update: 2018 BMW 740e
Posted on December 28, 2022 | 29 CommentsIt’s been a year since we checked in on my current COAL, so let’s see what has gone wrong since the warranty ended. -
![Life has a way of taking you down unexpected rabbit holes. I was reading the NY Post one night, and they were talking about Kanye West’s trucks being auctioned. Seems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rtry.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 BMW X5 – Auction Find, But There’s A Catch")
COAL: 2015 BMW X5 – Auction Find, But There’s A Catch
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 31 CommentsLife has a way of taking you down unexpected rabbit holes. I was reading the NY Post one night, and they were talking about Kanye West’s trucks being auctioned. Seems […] -
![I’m laid up for a couple of weeks recovering from a minor surgery. To kill some time, I thought I would write a brief update of my COALs from 2020. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BMW-trunk-up.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: 2018 BMW 740e")
COAL Update: 2018 BMW 740e
Posted on November 2, 2021 | 14 CommentsI’m laid up for a couple of weeks recovering from a minor surgery. To kill some time, I thought I would write a brief update of my COALs from 2020. […] -
![The 2019 Suburban COAL I wrote up is doing great at my wife’s real estate firm. They took it almost a year ago at 40,000 miles and it has close […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rover-driveway-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2018 Range Rover V8 Supercharged – When The Queen Is In A Hurry")
COAL: 2018 Range Rover V8 Supercharged – When The Queen Is In A Hurry
Posted on August 3, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe 2019 Suburban COAL I wrote up is doing great at my wife’s real estate firm. They took it almost a year ago at 40,000 miles and it has close […] -
![You may recall the 2015 BMW 328iX GT I wrote up a couple of years ago. The BMW was sourced from CarMax in late 2018, and has been a great […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GMC-old-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 – A Boy And His Truck")
COAL: 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 – A Boy And His Truck
Posted on November 14, 2020 | 46 CommentsYou may recall the 2015 BMW 328iX GT I wrote up a couple of years ago. The BMW was sourced from CarMax in late 2018, and has been a great […] -
COAL: 2018 BMW 740e – We Gonna Rock Down To Electric Avenue
Posted on November 1, 2020 | 23 CommentsNot aware that the “e” is back in Bimmer land? Neither was I. This appears to be a 2018 7 Series, a nice enough car. -
![I took advantage of lockdown to work on the tow plate for the Suburban. Now, my Winnebago View ideally should not tow something this heavy. That’s what I bought the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-finished-with-bumper.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Living: Hitch A Ride, Anyone?")
Curbside Living: Hitch A Ride, Anyone?
Posted on August 29, 2020 | 19 CommentsI took advantage of lockdown to work on the tow plate for the Suburban. Now, my Winnebago View ideally should not tow something this heavy. That’s what I bought the […] -
![In the recent COAL, I mentioned the EPA ratings for the 2015 smart: 34 city, 38 highway, 36 combined. A few comments reported better real-world results were possible. I had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/A1-COUNTRY-ROAD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Update: smart ForTwo A Gas Sipper, Or No?")
COAL Update: smart ForTwo A Gas Sipper, Or No?
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 35 CommentsIn the recent COAL, I mentioned the EPA ratings for the 2015 smart: 34 city, 38 highway, 36 combined. A few comments reported better real-world results were possible. I had […] -
![I’ll let you all answer the question, though I would encourage you not to pass final judgment until you experience a ForTwo in the flesh. Life is full of unexpected […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/a-smart-at-house.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 smart ForTwo – Clown Car, Or Real Car?")
COAL: 2015 smart ForTwo – Clown Car, Or Real Car?
Posted on July 9, 2020 | 56 CommentsI’ll let you all answer the question, though I would encourage you not to pass final judgment until you experience a ForTwo in the flesh. Life is full of unexpected […] -
![I drove the Winnebago to Moscow, and it occurred to me it might make a nice, brief write-up! Moscow, Iowa, not the Moscow you are probably thinking of. The purpose […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a-moscow-park.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Living: Taking A Summer Drive to Moscow")
Curbside Living: Taking A Summer Drive to Moscow
Posted on July 6, 2020 | 23 CommentsI drove the Winnebago to Moscow, and it occurred to me it might make a nice, brief write-up! Moscow, Iowa, not the Moscow you are probably thinking of. The purpose […]
