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New Car Review Archive
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CC Rental Review – 2023 Toyota RAV4 – Valiant City And Highway Driver
Posted on February 6, 2024 | 29 CommentsOn a trip for work, I reserved a mid size rental car. Upon arrival, the choices were a couple of other CUV minitrucks, a red Ram pickup truck, or this. […] -
COAL #14: More Volvo Imprinting – A Trip to Transpo 72
Posted on January 28, 2024 | 18 CommentsWhich car replaced the trusty Comet? I’m afraid I’ll have to leave you in suspense for another week. You see, the Caliente convertible’s last trip from Art Center back to […] -
Rental Review: 2015 Nissan Versa Note – A Canadian Comes to Maryland
Posted on December 16, 2023 | 40 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) At the beginning of December 2017, I needed to have some work done on my 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport. As I have done […] -
COAL #7: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Another Avian Ford
Posted on December 3, 2023 | 15 CommentsLooking back on 1966, it was a year of change. Two years after Mother’s passing, our home in Morris Plains still felt different and emptier than before. Perhaps that was […] -
COAL #6: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 – For One Brief, Shining Moment…
Posted on November 26, 2023 | 23 CommentsWith apologies to the famed lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, who penned those words as part of the “book” for the Broadway musical Camelot, that phrase could be used to […] -
COAL: 2016 Lincoln MKZ Reserve – Feeling Frisky
Posted on November 10, 2023 | 23 CommentsYou couldn’t have told me that I would be a Lincoln man when I first started driving. Having owned cars from each of the GM brands prior to 2009, that’s […] -
Curbside Forbidden Fruit Stand: 2020 Chevrolet Tornado RS – Why Does GM Hate The USA?
Posted on September 20, 2023 | 42 CommentsVirtually every red-blooded male American retiree or retiree-to-be either vocally or secretly has a deep-held desire for a genuinely small pickup truck to either potter around town with, use to […] -
COAL: 1989 Lincoln Town Car – If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix it; One Man’s Love for the Big American Car, Vol. 4
Posted on September 15, 2023 | 16 Comments(Today, Sept. 15th, marks the 12th anniversary of the last Panther platform car ever produced. Enjoy this COAL submitted in its honor.) “Just when I thought I was out, they […] -
Rental Car Review: 2017 Holden WN II Caprice V — Bittersweet
Posted on August 29, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 8/29/2017) Although it was chilly and drizzling, there were still flocks of tourists along the Great Ocean Road. Many of these tourists were from China and many […] -
Rental Review: 2017 RAM 1500 Promaster Cargo 136″ WB Low Roof – U-Haul Traded In My Transit
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 86 Comments(first posted 2/26/2017. This was just a couple of months before I bought our 2017 Promaster, which is now six years old and has served us impeccably. As in, not […] -
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On…
Posted on October 27, 2021 | 58 CommentsAfter coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […] -
COAL: Gertrude, the White Jeep Wrangler (2021)
Posted on October 20, 2021 | 11 CommentsAfter driving the same Toyota RAV4 for 13 years, I was ready for a change. I was tempted to buy a convertible but it would have forced me to […] -
Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh
Posted on September 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsDriving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […] -
CC Drive Report: 2004 to 2015 Chevrolet Express 3500 – Tomorrow Hopes We Have Learned Something From Yesterday
Posted on September 1, 2021 | 107 Comments(first posted 9/1/2015) Before I dive into the cavern of describing this van, one fundamental tidbit needs to be established: I have no fondness for vans. They inhabit a much […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota GR Supra 2.0 – The Lederhosen Ninja
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 31 CommentsWill they? Won’t they? Why not? When already? Those were some of the questions regarding the Supra’s future asked by many since the cancellation of the 4th generation Toyota Supra […]
![CC Rental Review – 2023 Toyota RAV4 – Valiant City And Highway Driver On a trip for work, I reserved a mid size rental car. Upon arrival, the choices were a couple of other CUV minitrucks, a red Ram pickup truck, or this. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-toyota-rav4-IMG_7463u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL #14: More Volvo Imprinting – A Trip to Transpo 72 Which car replaced the trusty Comet? I’m afraid I’ll have to leave you in suspense for another week. You see, the Caliente convertible’s last trip from Art Center back to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/VESC-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Review: 2015 Nissan Versa Note – A Canadian Comes to Maryland (first posted 12/13/2017) At the beginning of December 2017, I needed to have some work done on my 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport. As I have done […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-note.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL #7: 1964 Ford Thunderbird – Another Avian Ford Looking back on 1966, it was a year of change. Two years after Mother’s passing, our home in Morris Plains still felt different and emptier than before. Perhaps that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1964-T-Bird-Front-View-Hemmings.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL #6: 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 – For One Brief, Shining Moment… With apologies to the famed lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, who penned those words as part of the “book” for the Broadway musical Camelot, that phrase could be used to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/64-Galaxie-front-fender-emblem.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2016 Lincoln MKZ Reserve – Feeling Frisky You couldn’t have told me that I would be a Lincoln man when I first started driving. Having owned cars from each of the GM brands prior to 2009, that’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20160329_220323-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Forbidden Fruit Stand: 2020 Chevrolet Tornado RS – Why Does GM Hate The USA? Virtually every red-blooded male American retiree or retiree-to-be either vocally or secretly has a deep-held desire for a genuinely small pickup truck to either potter around town with, use to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2684.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1989 Lincoln Town Car – If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix it; One Man’s Love for the Big American Car, Vol. 4 (Today, Sept. 15th, marks the 12th anniversary of the last Panther platform car ever produced. Enjoy this COAL submitted in its honor.) “Just when I thought I was out, they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_14441.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Car Review: 2017 Holden WN II Caprice V — Bittersweet (first posted 8/29/2017) Although it was chilly and drizzling, there were still flocks of tourists along the Great Ocean Road. Many of these tourists were from China and many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/holden-wn-series-II-caprice-v-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Review: 2017 RAM 1500 Promaster Cargo 136″ WB Low Roof – U-Haul Traded In My Transit (first posted 2/26/2017. This was just a couple of months before I bought our 2017 Promaster, which is now six years old and has served us impeccably. As in, not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_1413.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Ford Maverick XLT AWD – Game On… After coming across and posting the first 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz I found last month, I’ve been stealthily creeping around trying to flush a new Ford Maverick out of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6748.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: Gertrude, the White Jeep Wrangler (2021) After driving the same Toyota RAV4 for 13 years, I was ready for a change. I was tempted to buy a convertible but it would have forced me to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/xt_spanish_wrangler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside New Car Non-Review: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz SEL – The Iceman Cometh Driving by the local Hyundai dealer’s empty lot this afternoon I spied an unfamiliar shape parked out front, ooh, one of the new Santa Cruz pickups! This highly anticipated small […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_5745.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Drive Report: 2004 to 2015 Chevrolet Express 3500 – Tomorrow Hopes We Have Learned Something From Yesterday (first posted 9/1/2015) Before I dive into the cavern of describing this van, one fundamental tidbit needs to be established: I have no fondness for vans. They inhabit a much […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Chevrolet-truck-axpress-van.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota GR Supra 2.0 – The Lederhosen Ninja Will they? Won’t they? Why not? When already? Those were some of the questions regarding the Supra’s future asked by many since the cancellation of the 4th generation Toyota Supra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


