Jim Klein: The Complete Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) Series – All 45 To Date!

Jim Klein

COAL 1: 1979 Mazda 626 Coupe – The First Of Fortyfive Cars And Bikes

COAL 2: 1980 Audi 4000 – The Boy Embraces His Heritage

COAL 3: 1972 Chevrolet Concours Wagon – American Iron! (Or American Icon?)

COAL 4: 1980 Suzuki GS450 – Technically A “MOAL”, Or Who Needs Four Wheels?

COAL 5: 1986 Isuzu I-Mark – That’s No Lie!

COAL 6: 1986 VW GTI – Kick A Little Asphalt!

COAL 7: 1988 Buick LeSabre T-Type – A Young Man Buys An Old Man’s Car

COAL 8: 1984 Audi Coupe GT – A Trivial Pursuit Into Personal Rationalization

COAL 9: 1995 Volkswagen Jetta GL Mk3 – That New Car Smell Wears Off Quickly…

COAL 10: 1984 Kawasaki GPz550 – Let The Good Times Roll!

COAL 11: 1982(?) Subaru DL 4WD Wagon – Like The Energizer Bunny!

COAL 12: 1986 Toyota Cressida – Stately Elegance

COAL 13: 1996 VW GTI – How’d They Get Rid Of The Fahrvergnugen?

COAL 14: 1993.5 Infiniti G20 – Ahead Of Its Time?

COAL 15: 1998 Ford Explorer XLT V8 – Rollin’ In My 5.0…

COAL 16: 1987 Yamaha FZ700 – The One-Year Tariff-Beater

COAL 17: 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – In Sweden, They Spell Panther Without An “H”

COAL 18: 1998 Honda Civic GX – I Was An Early Car-Sharing Study Guinea Pig

COAL 19: 1993 Audi S4 – My 19th Vehicle So Far In This Series But The First One I Really Wish I Still Had

COAL 20:  2001 Volvo V40 – The Little Swede With The Big Heart

COAL 21:  1990 Audi Coupe quattro: I Averaged Under Two Miles Per Month Of Ownership

COAL 22: 1995.5 Audi S6 Avant – I Found My Unicorn But Let It Go Free…

COAL 23: Kawasaki KLR650 – Is This The Jeep Cherokee Of The Motorcycle World?

COAL 24: 2002 Jaguar X-Type 2.5 AWD – A Significantly Better Car Than The Internet Would Have You Believe

COAL 25: 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser – Captain Stubing, Your Ship Awaits!

COAL 26: 1988 VW GTI 16v – Must. Stop. Browsing. Craigslist.

COAL 27: 2005 Saab 9-2X Aero – I Prefer My Sushi With A Side Of Lingonberry Sauce

COAL 28: 1998 Buick Regal GS – Yes As A Matter of Fact I Would Rather Have A Buick!

COAL 29: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400E – The Sleeper

COAL 30: 1992 Mazda Miata – Why Did I Not Have One Of These Yet?

COAL 31: 2004 Nissan Murano SL 4WD – The Trophy Wife Of Cars

COAL 32: 1985 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce – Ciao, Baby!

COAL 33: 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE – The Love That Dareth Not Speak Its Name

COAL 34: 2008 Honda Civic EX – My Vanilla Pudding

COAL 35: 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD – God Bless America!

COAL 36: 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid – The Kenmore Of Cars

COAL 37: 2011 Toyota RAV4 AWD – Uncommonly Good

COAL 38:2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Ridden Hard And Put Away Wet

COAL 39: 2003 Saab 9-3 2.0t – Scratching An Itch

COAL 40: 2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Lux – So Far, So Good!

COAL 41: 2002 Porsche Carrera – My Daily Driver Is A Keeper!

COAL 42: 2011 Mercedes GL450 4Matic – Straight Outta Tuscaloosa!

COAL 43: 2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited – Oh, We Hardly Knew Ye

COAL 44: 2014 Chrysler 300C AWD – WDJB: What Did Jim Buy?

COAL 45: 2016 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD – The Gold Standard