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About Author: SajivW
Posts by SajivW
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COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 17 CommentsWhen I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […] -
COAL: 1990 BMW 316i – Sensible German Shoes, But Still Pretty Good Fun.
Posted on January 16, 2022 | 21 CommentsLast week’s post generated some healthy discussion and each of the six contenders had plenty of things in their favour and supporters in their corner, but in the end my […] -
COAL: My Search for the Next One – Meet the Contenders
Posted on January 9, 2022 | 43 CommentsAs you read in the previous installment, once I sold the E36 the plan really was to be sensible, stick with the everyday cars and cut back spending, since we […] -
COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 4 CommentsThis was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […] -
COAL: 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 – Project Car Hell, or How to Own a Car Without Driving it Even Once
Posted on December 26, 2021 | 31 CommentsAlfa Romeo. The name alone is enough to set a car nut’s heart aflutter. So much history, romance, myth and legend encapsulated within those two words. So much in fact, […] -
CC Global: CCs Out For a Sunday Drive and Show
Posted on December 20, 2021 | 12 CommentsThe classic enthusiast community in Sri Lanka is pretty vibrant, with an active club and events dotted across the year. One of the more regular ones is an informal Sunday […] -
COAL: 2001 Toyota Hilux Surf (4Runner) – Truck Of A Lifetime, The Second
Posted on December 19, 2021 | 25 CommentsThis particular COAL is the result of the need for a large vehicle capable of family duty intersecting with my wife’s love of the high driving position that only SUV’s […] -
COAL: 2015 Mazda Roadster – Miata is Always The Answer
Posted on December 12, 2021 | 24 CommentsAs you read two weeks ago, by 2017 I had decided to move my XK8 on because although I enjoyed the wind in the hair driving aspect, the car itself […] -
COAL: 2016 Mazda 2 – Five Years of Stress Free Motoring.
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis week was supposed to be about the replacement for the Jaaag, but since I’m trying to go chronologically the next car in the timeline is my current daily, which […] -
COAL: 1998 Jaguar XK8 – Meeting Your Heroes.
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsAt the end of my MR2 COAL , I told you that I received a call from R, my friendly neighborhood wheeler-dealer, asking to buy the white MR2 back and offering […] -
COAL : 1993 Toyota Hilux – The Truck of My Lifetime
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe story of this truck should actually have come right after the Beetle, as it became my daily driver in 2008, but it took me a while to get the […] -
COAL: 1985 Toyota MR2 AW11 and 1987 Toyota MR2 AW10 – Some Things Work Better in Pairs, Right?
Posted on November 7, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe first generation Toyota MR2 doesn’t really need an introduction on these pages – it’s pretty well known for being a great combination of mid-engined driving dynamics, 80’s-tastic styling, and […] -
COAL : 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 – Lean, Green, Sporting Machine
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 38 CommentsBritish roadsters have always been quite popular over here in Sri Lanka. They were brought in by the dozens when new, both by Brits based here (supervising our tea plantations […] -
COAL: 1967 Ford Escort 1300 GT – Here’s To You, Mrs Robinson
Posted on October 24, 2021 | 27 CommentsIt’s a nice coincidence that Roger Carr’s excellent history on the first two generations of Ford Escort went up recently, as I happen to have owned one of them. This […] -
COAL: 1969 Volkswagen Beetle – First Car Blues or, How Not to buy a Volkswagen: a Manual of Step by Step Mistakes for the Compleat Idiot
Posted on October 10, 2021 | 28 Comments(RichP’s final COAL is postponed to next Sunday, due to a death in his family, so we’ll give his replacement, SajivW a head start. He’s from Sri Lanka, and […]
![COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them! When I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-23-at-5.07.19-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1990 BMW 316i – Sensible German Shoes, But Still Pretty Good Fun. Last week’s post generated some healthy discussion and each of the six contenders had plenty of things in their favour and supporters in their corner, but in the end my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Lead.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: My Search for the Next One – Meet the Contenders As you read in the previous installment, once I sold the E36 the plan really was to be sensible, stick with the everyday cars and cut back spending, since we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-07-at-2.35.20-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude This was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20201222_170523.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 – Project Car Hell, or How to Own a Car Without Driving it Even Once Alfa Romeo. The name alone is enough to set a car nut’s heart aflutter. So much history, romance, myth and legend encapsulated within those two words. So much in fact, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20180616-WA0004.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: CCs Out For a Sunday Drive and Show The classic enthusiast community in Sri Lanka is pretty vibrant, with an active club and events dotted across the year. One of the more regular ones is an informal Sunday […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211128_093144.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2001 Toyota Hilux Surf (4Runner) – Truck Of A Lifetime, The Second This particular COAL is the result of the need for a large vehicle capable of family duty intersecting with my wife’s love of the high driving position that only SUV’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20201020-WA0101.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2015 Mazda Roadster – Miata is Always The Answer As you read two weeks ago, by 2017 I had decided to move my XK8 on because although I enjoyed the wind in the hair driving aspect, the car itself […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot_20211211-221745_Facebook.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2016 Mazda 2 – Five Years of Stress Free Motoring. This week was supposed to be about the replacement for the Jaaag, but since I’m trying to go chronologically the next car in the timeline is my current daily, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211205_082812_2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1998 Jaguar XK8 – Meeting Your Heroes. At the end of my MR2 COAL , I told you that I received a call from R, my friendly neighborhood wheeler-dealer, asking to buy the white MR2 back and offering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/23231492_10155848286286060_1608810803920427772_n.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL : 1993 Toyota Hilux – The Truck of My Lifetime The story of this truck should actually have come right after the Beetle, as it became my daily driver in 2008, but it took me a while to get the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1075604_10151774486481885_1955095101_o.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1985 Toyota MR2 AW11 and 1987 Toyota MR2 AW10 – Some Things Work Better in Pairs, Right? The first generation Toyota MR2 doesn’t really need an introduction on these pages – it’s pretty well known for being a great combination of mid-engined driving dynamics, 80’s-tastic styling, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1544300_10152210748891060_1944972980_n.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL : 1969 Triumph Spitfire Mk3 – Lean, Green, Sporting Machine British roadsters have always been quite popular over here in Sri Lanka. They were brought in by the dozens when new, both by Brits based here (supervising our tea plantations […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SANY2564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1967 Ford Escort 1300 GT – Here’s To You, Mrs Robinson It’s a nice coincidence that Roger Carr’s excellent history on the first two generations of Ford Escort went up recently, as I happen to have owned one of them. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lead.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1969 Volkswagen Beetle – First Car Blues or, How Not to buy a Volkswagen: a Manual of Step by Step Mistakes for the Compleat Idiot (RichP’s final COAL is postponed to next Sunday, due to a death in his family, so we’ll give his replacement, SajivW a head start. He’s from Sri Lanka, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


