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![Before the obvious question comes up, I’ll attempt to answer it. Why run a beater car? There could many valid reasons such as financial necessity, garaging the nice car during […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6555519345_2bcd927f92_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Micra – Good Autoshite")
My Curbside Classic: 1989 Nissan Micra – Good Autoshite
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 43 CommentsBefore the obvious question comes up, I’ll attempt to answer it. Why run a beater car? There could many valid reasons such as financial necessity, garaging the nice car during […] -
![So how much exactly does it cost to drive a new car for twelve years and 150,000 miles? The IRS mileage deduction for 2011 is 55.5¢ per mile. A couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CC-156-041-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Our Curbside Classic: 2000 Subaru Forester – The True Cost Of Ownership, So Far")
Our Curbside Classic: 2000 Subaru Forester – The True Cost Of Ownership, So Far
Posted on December 11, 2011 | 39 CommentsSo how much exactly does it cost to drive a new car for twelve years and 150,000 miles? The IRS mileage deduction for 2011 is 55.5¢ per mile. A couple […] -
![Our Toyota Van The old Dodge M886 was getting a bit shaky around the seams and was a wee bit utilitarian. So we decided that we were in need of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/J1024x768-01146.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1987 Toyota 4×4 Van – You Just Can’t Kill It, No Matter How Hard A Certain Somebody Tries")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1987 Toyota 4×4 Van – You Just Can’t Kill It, No Matter How Hard A Certain Somebody Tries
Posted on December 4, 2011 | 59 CommentsOur Toyota Van The old Dodge M886 was getting a bit shaky around the seams and was a wee bit utilitarian. So we decided that we were in need of […] -
![Yin -yang: complementary opposites. Sometimes described as “the sunlight (yang) over a shady mountain in the valley (yin)”. Now what swept this sudden regurgitation of late-sixties profundity over me, other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CC-7-025-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972 Datsun 1200/Sunny Coupe: The Yang To The 1972 Cadillac’s Yin")
Curbside Classic: 1972 Datsun 1200/Sunny Coupe: The Yang To The 1972 Cadillac’s Yin
Posted on July 20, 2011 | 27 CommentsYin -yang: complementary opposites. Sometimes described as “the sunlight (yang) over a shady mountain in the valley (yin)”. Now what swept this sudden regurgitation of late-sixties profundity over me, other […] -
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1993 Hyundai Excel – Speed Kills
Posted on June 19, 2011 | 9 CommentsYou know that saying, “speed kills” ? Well I can’t personally attest to killing people with speed, but I can attest to killing a certain Silver Hyundai. -
![So, it has been a while since this longrooffan has stepped up to the plate to provide my fulfill my commitment to all of my fellow Curb Dwellers. There are […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "Curbside Classic: 1984 Isuzu Pickup: Found In A Surprising Location")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Isuzu Pickup: Found In A Surprising Location
Posted on June 17, 2011 | 21 CommentsSo, it has been a while since this longrooffan has stepped up to the plate to provide my fulfill my commitment to all of my fellow Curb Dwellers. There are […] -
![The summer of 1994 we were in college in Oklahoma, and to prove just how smart we were getting to be, a few of us thought piling in our cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/42ff45adfe804c493a5bd7acd0652a0df76dbc6bb08502f4d75c5462c837c3a96g-720x478.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Cars Of A Lifetime: 1978 Toyota Corona Wagon – Alaska Or Bust(ed)")
Cars Of A Lifetime: 1978 Toyota Corona Wagon – Alaska Or Bust(ed)
Posted on June 11, 2011 | 9 CommentsThe summer of 1994 we were in college in Oklahoma, and to prove just how smart we were getting to be, a few of us thought piling in our cars […] -
![This 1979 gen2 510 reflects the general decline of Datsun at the end of the Seventies. Datsun had once been king of the Japanese import hill at the end of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1979_Datsun_510_hatchback_31.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Datsun 510 – Revived In Name If Not In Spirit")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Datsun 510 – Revived In Name If Not In Spirit
Posted on May 8, 2011 | 22 CommentsThis 1979 gen2 510 reflects the general decline of Datsun at the end of the Seventies. Datsun had once been king of the Japanese import hill at the end of […] -
![grace: (def) unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration… Every time I have doubts about being able to continue CC in the face of other demands, something happens to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/CC-134-096-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: Porsche 911 SC And Honda CRX Si – Graced, Doubly")
Curbside Classics: Porsche 911 SC And Honda CRX Si – Graced, Doubly
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 8 Commentsgrace: (def) unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration… Every time I have doubts about being able to continue CC in the face of other demands, something happens to […] -
![[Welcome to our first reader submission, and a new series titled “My Curbside Classic”. This one is by Dave Saunders, known hereabouts as Dave7. This is not his first CC […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Mazda-808-6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=89&ssl=1 "My Curbside Classic: 1973 Mazda 808 (aka: 818/Grand Familia/Mizer)")
My Curbside Classic: 1973 Mazda 808 (aka: 818/Grand Familia/Mizer)
Posted on April 15, 2011 | 31 Comments[Welcome to our first reader submission, and a new series titled “My Curbside Classic”. This one is by Dave Saunders, known hereabouts as Dave7. This is not his first CC […]
