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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Curbside Living: Oil and Filter Anyone?
Posted on April 16, 2020 | 115 CommentsSo I mentioned I might change the Suburban oil and filter myself. Out of boredom, really. I go back and forth on oil and filter changes. I don’t mind to […] -
Curbside Living: Quarantine Plans?
Posted on April 6, 2020 | 68 CommentsThis is a short article, but hey, I need something to do and you need something to read! I hope everyone in CC’s community is safe and well. One of […] -
SOAL: 2019 BMW C650GT – Just What Is A Scooter Anyway?
Posted on November 28, 2019 | 26 CommentsThis did not start out as a midlife crisis purchase, I swear. It was my wife’s idea, believe it or not. -
Weekend Outtake: A Front Hitch and Parading About
Posted on November 2, 2019 | 17 CommentsI decided a front hitch on the View RV might be a worthwhile addition. You can carry a bike rack up there, or a smallish cargo tray or cargo box. […] -
COAL: 2019 Chevrolet Suburban Premier – Big GM Wagons Never Went Away
Posted on October 6, 2019 | 69 CommentsAnd now for something completely different! After a few months of research and some minor marital discord (that thing is a bus, have you lost your mind, etc.), I traded […] -
Wordless Outtake: My 16 Year Old Son Did This Tonight
Posted on March 21, 2019 | 15 Comments -
Rental Car Impressions: Jeep Renegade Diesel – Hola Desde Espana
Posted on February 14, 2019 | 13 CommentsWe are in Spain this week, visiting our daughter who is studying abroad. We flew into Madrid, and picked up our Hertz rental. Since there would just be two of […] -
COAL Update: The Cat Is On The Loose
Posted on February 2, 2019 | 28 CommentsA couple of months ago, I posted about digging the 1988 Jaguar XJ-SC out of a relative’s garage. -
COAL Update: The Jag Hits The Road, Sortof
Posted on December 8, 2018 | 30 CommentsI previously wrote about our 1988 Jaguar XJ-SC here. It recently hitched a ride to the tire and brake shop. -
COAL Update: 2016 Lexus ES350 – A Real Snoozefest, In A Good Way
Posted on November 15, 2018 | 57 CommentsMy 2016 Lexus ES350 has rolled past 50,000 miles now, almost 14 months to the day after I bought used at 13,800 miles or so. So how have things been? -
COAL: 2015 BMW 328i Gran Turismo XDrive – BMW Goes Out On A Limb
Posted on November 5, 2018 | 60 CommentsContinuing from our last installment, Bertha made it to the target CarMax. When I turned her off in the visitor lot, I just prayed that she would start again when […] -
COAL: Bertha Rides Off Into the Sunset
Posted on November 2, 2018 | 43 CommentsI wrote about Bertha, our 2007 S550, in a prior installment. After four years and almost 60,000 miles (206,000 on the odometer total), we reluctantly went our separate ways.
![COAL Update: smart ForTwo A Gas Sipper, Or No? 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2015 smart ForTwo – Clown Car, Or Real Car? 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Living: Taking A Summer Drive to Moscow 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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Living: Oil and Filter Anyone? So I mentioned I might change the Suburban oil and filter myself. Out of boredom, really. I go back and forth on oil and filter changes. I don’t mind to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-in-garage.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Living: Quarantine Plans? This is a short article, but hey, I need something to do and you need something to read! I hope everyone in CC’s community is safe and well. One of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/a-family.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Weekend Outtake: A Front Hitch and Parading About I decided a front hitch on the View RV might be a worthwhile addition. You can carry a bike rack up there, or a smallish cargo tray or cargo box. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/aa-A-complete.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2019 Chevrolet Suburban Premier – Big GM Wagons Never Went Away And now for something completely different! After a few months of research and some minor marital discord (that thing is a bus, have you lost your mind, etc.), I traded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Suburban-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Rental Car Impressions: Jeep Renegade Diesel – Hola Desde Espana We are in Spain this week, visiting our daughter who is studying abroad. We flew into Madrid, and picked up our Hertz rental. Since there would just be two of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Madrid-cathedral.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)



![COAL: 2015 BMW 328i Gran Turismo XDrive – BMW Goes Out On A Limb Continuing from our last installment, Bertha made it to the target CarMax. When I turned her off in the visitor lot, I just prayed that she would start again when […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BMW-lead.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)



