As many readers may know, I have flirted with 4×4 vans for some time. But the dream of a full sized 4×4 van has never really blossomed. I even owned […]
So what is brown, smelly, rather small, and uncomfortable? Yes, it’s a Nissan 720 pickup! What could it do for me? Could it haul the whole family in comfort? No. […]
During the time of my last few COAL posts some big changes were under way in my household. I try not to publish too much of my dirty laundry personal […]
One of my longest, most enduring fantasies (other than a personal harem) has always been to own a classic Land Rover. I have looked and looked at them, I have […]
I guess I just like to be propositioned. During my brief fling with the Jeep Cherokee, I was told that a friend of a friend really wanted a Cherokee and […]
Once upon a time I found myself looking for a pickup that would get good gas mileage, have four-wheel-drive, be able to pull a trailer, have a large bed, and […]
(Picture by Gary Nolan) Well here we are again in another Vanagon. Remember how I said I hated them? I did hate them after my diesel Vanagon experience. But then […]
Remember the 4×4 Toyota Van that met an untimely near-death a few cars back? It appears that we were working on killing the un-killable. So for my next victim, I […]
(Pictures not mine) After we got our Land Rover Discovery (because our Ford van was too big for our shrinking family), I traded the van for a pickup. I was […]