![I live in a place with a winter climate for many months of the year. I like to get out into the wilderness and do things away from people. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-03-24-at-8.37.04-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 1980 Ski Doo Alpine 640ER")
![I don’t ride a motorcycle. They have not been high in my thoughts for most of my life even though my dad had them and my wife currently owns a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_8761.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 2024 Honda Trail 125")
![I had a plan. I was going to buy a new Ford Bronco Two Door, with the 7-speed manual, for off highway exploration. Then I was going to travel all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_6867.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 20: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Limited – Uba")
![I had lost one of the key fobs for the old Expedition. It was right around Christmas and while waiting for the parts desk lineup to clear I wandered around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_9033.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 19: 2016 F-150 SuperCrew FX4 – A Crummy End of an Era")
![When we found out that my wife was going to be attending summer school in the hot Okanagan Valley and commuting every day neither the ventilation-challenged Civic nor the fuel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_0299.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 18: 2011 Ford Fiesta – The Anti Expedition")
![When I see someone rolling in a 460 cubic inch Lincoln Town Car I heartily approve, though I wonder why they didn’t just quit fooling around and go for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1100.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 17: 1999 Ford Expedition – Plus Doing My Bit for the Environment")
![My family of 5 growing up could go to town in our VW Bug if need be, when the Valiant was unavailable. But there were no enormous backwards facing car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/P1020404.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 16: 1992 Ford Explorer – And a Seismic Shift or Two")
![I sure liked the Toyota T-100 and Tacoma and on my way to Vancouver to go truck shopping that’s what I envisaged driving home in. Economics and financing being what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Scan-16.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 14: 1998 F-150 XL 4X4 – The White Truck")
![One of the problems with rural living is that you really end up putting miles on a vehicle far in excess of what you do with more urban living. We […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/April-12-2009-053.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 14: 1993 Honda Civic LX – Plus a Few Flying Machines.")
![A few weeks ago, there was a post here at Curbside Classic about questionable engineering decisions. The one that tops my list is Toyota’s decision to go from the bulletproof […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2931.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 13: 1986 Toyota 4X4 XtraCab – Back to the Future")
![Working and moving. That’s what the second half of the 1990s was to me. We were putting on a lot of miles and as awesome as the Yellow Toyota pickup […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20221127_0020-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 12: 1989 Mazda B2200 – Mini Trucking Yet Again")
![When working forestry in remote areas you want to have good equipment you can trust. Breaking down in the middle of nowhere is an inconvenience at best and a big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20221127_0037.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 11: 1980 Toyota 4×4 Pickup – Yellow")
![It was a pretty familiar tale at my parent’s house once I had left. My Dad loved to research and shop for things that he thought he wanted or needed. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20220403_0011.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 10: 1981 Toyota Hilux SR5 – Mini Truckin’ Again Plus a Bit of Dodging")
![As I near completion of my sixth decade on this planet I now completely believe that nothing good happens after 10:00 PM. Counting back through the decades I’m sure that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230902_0001.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 9: Chariot of Fire Plus One")
![Sometimes a solution to an automotive part shortage seems to be obvious. Buy a parts car. Unfortunately, this obvious solution can just add new problems. For instance, if you have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Scan-6.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL 8: Another Willys And A Bunch More Mining.")
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