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My 2021 Toyota RAV4 and 2022 Ford Maverick – Our First Hybrids, And Learning To Trust In The Magic Of New Technology
Posted on September 20, 2025 | 25 CommentsIn the last week of 2020 we bought a new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid for my wife. She had driven a Toyota Tercel 4WD wagon in the 1980s, so I suppose […] -
My 2006 Honda CR-V and 2009 Subaru Outback: The Reliable Vs. The Unlucky One
Posted on September 13, 2025 | 21 CommentsWhen I signed up to write about my “Cars Of A Lifetime” I outlined twelve posts describing twenty cars. This is my eleventh post, which means there’s only one more […] -
My 2001 PT Cruiser and 2005 Dodge Neon – Underdogs That Deserve A Second Look
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 14 CommentsToday’s post is about two cars my daughter and I owned at different times, a PT Cruiser and a Dodge Neon. Neither has a good reputation today; both deserve better. […] -
My 1990 Plymouth Laser RS – Owning Plymouth’s Forgotten Coupe Of The ’90s
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 13 CommentsWhen was the last time you saw a Plymouth Laser, or any Plymouth for that matter? This ‘92 Laser RS is a nice looking car – don’t you agree? It’s […] -
My 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan – Everyone Should Own A Minivan Once
Posted on August 23, 2025 | 23 CommentsToday’s “Cars of a Lifetime” post will be brief because there isn’t much I can tell you about a Jeep Cherokee (XJ) or a Dodge minivan that you don’t already […] -
My 1984 Pontiac Fiero: Mid-engine Excitement – Beauty Over Practicality
Posted on August 16, 2025 | 12 CommentsOne of my wife’s many good qualities is that she never questions my car-buying decisions, no matter how foolish they may be. Why would a sensible man with a wife […] -
My 1988 Isuzu Trooper II – The Virtues And Flaws Of Driving A Tall and Narrow Box
Posted on August 9, 2025 | 20 CommentsAs a strict observer of the Tenth Commandment, I’ve never once coveted my neighbor’s ox; however there’ve been times I’ve admired a neighbor’s car or truck and thought I’d like […] -
My 1983 Toyota Tercel and 1985 Ford Escort: The Efficiently Pleasant & The Sufficiently Efficient – A Tale Of Two Small Wagons
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 23 CommentsWhen my wife and I decided to return to the U.S. from our temporary stay in England, I began to think about what cars we might buy to replace […] -
My 1977 Mini – Mini Fun With The Mini Family Car
Posted on July 26, 2025 | 20 CommentsWhen we moved to England in 1982, I needed a car for my wife and daughter, as I drove our Fiat to work five days a week. We expected […] -
My 1979 Dodge Omni and 1979 Fiat Strada – FWD Compacts To Begin The 1980s
Posted on July 19, 2025 | 14 CommentsIn 1975, when I still had my first car, a Datsun 1200 coupe, I found a temporary job unloading a ship. This was no ordinary ship – it was […] -
My 1970 VW Karmann Ghia – Faster Than A Speeding Moped
Posted on July 12, 2025 | 15 CommentsI sold my Datsun 1200 when I went to England for a year in pursuit of my bachelor’s degree. I knew I had no need for a car there, […] -
My 1972 Datsun 1200 – An Early Affinity To The Affordably Different
Posted on July 5, 2025 | 11 CommentsI grew up in northernmost New Jersey near the Palisades, which are the tall cliffs that overlook the Hudson River above the George Washington Bridge. I was 13 or […]