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- http://www.facebook.com/brendenkilledkenny
- Description
- Self-Diagnosed car addict living out on Long Island.
![I may have been on this earth for only twenty-five short years, but in many ways I consider myself to be very old-fashioned. My aversion to change solely for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PT1-01C-500x473.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: Classic Engines – Are Their Days Numbered?")
![And after what seems like forever, we reach my current car. There’s a saying about things in life coming full circle. After owning 12 cars in between, I find myself […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Infiniti-G20-rq-coaL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #14: 1996 Infiniti G20 5-Speed–The Circle Is Completed")
![The less said about this car, the better. I absolutely hated this car, and bought it only because the price was right. I love Mitsubishi vehicles as a whole, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mitsubishi-Diamante-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #13: 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante LS–Rough, But No Diamond")
![My most recent (but most likely far from my last) 626: Two-hundred eighty-seven thousand miles. That’s all that you should need to know about Mazda durability. It made horrible belt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mazda-626-coal3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #12: 1996 Mazda 626 FS/MTX–Unkillable")
![This was my second nostalgia-driven purchase, as my dad owned a grey 1982 Datsun Maxima when I was growing up. For the princely sum of $280, this car was mine. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nissan-1983-Maxima.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #11: 1983 Datsun-Nissan Maxima–The Talking Car")
![This isn’t my actual car, but is the same year and color. Mine is the only car I don’t have pictures of, and you’re not missing much– it had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mazda-62-1985-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #10: 1985 Mazda 626–Where Can I Find Another?")
![My third (and still not the last) 626 I’ve owned. No, I don’t have a problem…well, maybe a little. Anyways, this is the first four-cylinder 626 I’ve owned, and I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mazda-62-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #9: 1994 Mazda 626 FS/MTX–The Sacrificial Mazda")
![The fact that this is still the car that I base my usernames on, despite the fact that I’ve owned several cars before and after, should tell you much its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Audis-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #8: 1988 Audi 90 Quattro–Solid And Cold")
![Let’s get one thing straight right away. Yes, those really are Fox-body turbines on the car. I had to answer that question 3834348 times per day when I owned it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Audi-5000-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #7: 1987 Audi 5000–Yes, Those Wheels Really Are Off A….")
![The second of what would turn out to be several more Mazda products, I found this gem on Craigslist priced at only 700 bucks. It had only 120K, and was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mazda-626-1994-V6-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule # 6: 1994 Mazda 626 V6/MTX–Money Maker")
![I’ve always had a thing for old, RWD, straight six-powered Japanese sedans, so when the opportunity to purchase this Cressida popped up, I jumped on it. Fully loaded with sunroof, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Toyota-Cressida-1985-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #5: 1985 Toyota Cressida–Dependable Cruiser")
![I always viewed this car as punishment for my previous idiotic act with the BMW E12. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against Saturns (or any car in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CC-42-111-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #4: 1994 Saturn SL2 — Free But Tired")
![One day while browsing through Craigslist, I came across something very interesting: a 1978 BMW 530i, priced at only $600. After clicking the link, I learned that the lady was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/BMW-530i-coal.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule # 3: 1978 BMW 530i–A Brief Taste Of Heaven")
![In addition to being a Nissan fanboy at the time, I also viewed (and still view) Mazda as a grossly underrated car company. Their vehicles have a certain character about […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mazda-626-cOAL.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #2: 1994 Mazda 626 V6/MTX–Another Painful Lesson")
![(Brenden is 24, but has already had fourteen cars) Back when I was sixteen, I had a huge thing for the P10 (Nissan Primera/Infiniti G20) platform (and Nissan/Datsun/Infiniti, in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Infinit-G20-1991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL Capsule #1: 1991 Infiniti G20–The Infinitely Big First Lesson")
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