(ED: Rich’s last COAL had to be postponed to this week due to a death in the family. SajivW’s COAL series will pick up again next Sunday) I started […]
There is a famous line in the film adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty where Chili Palmer questions the rental car attendant about the Oldsmobile Silhouette he’s been delivered. “I […]
While sitting in church on Earth Day 2018 I had an epiphany. Our sermon that day was, logically enough, on the topic of Earth Day. I will admit, my mind […]
On a whim, after four uneventful years of ownership, I traded my appliance white 2012 Jetta for a red 2014 Beetle. I was on the downward glide of a 40 […]
When the kids reached the age where they no longer needed dad to pick them up after school, I started to toy around with the idea of buying something really […]
Yeah, I know, the COAL: PT Cruiser thing has been done to death. We had RLPLAUT’s 2002 PT back in 2016 and RETROJERRY’s 2004 PT this last January. But […]
We’re going a little bit out of order with this week’s COAL, but it seems appropriate, given the circumstances. There was a death in the fleet and it seems fitting […]
The second generation Mazda MPV, introduced in mid-1999, replaced the quirky, but beloved (by some) first generation MPV with it’s available 4WD and hinged rear doors. By waiting for the […]
With the birth of our twin daughters in July of 1996, another upgrade to the fleet was needed. We had replaced our Camry wagon with a first gen Subaru Legacy […]
This COAL will be a bit of a cheat, I’m combining a Ford Courier with two Mazda pickups. Honestly, these trucks were so similar and so likable, I’m giving myself […]