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Curbside Classics Archives
2012 Archive
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![(first posted 5/25/2018) There is an old gambler’s adage about going big or going home. Since I’ve had pickups inexplicably on my mind, finding this Dodge Ram makes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_3744.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2012 Ram 3500 Big Horn – Sergio Paraphrased Sir Mix-A-Lot When He Said “I Like Pick Ups And I Cannot Lie”")
Future Curbside Classic: 2012 Ram 3500 Big Horn – Sergio Paraphrased Sir Mix-A-Lot When He Said “I Like Pick Ups And I Cannot Lie”
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 80 Comments(first posted 5/25/2018) There is an old gambler’s adage about going big or going home. Since I’ve had pickups inexplicably on my mind, finding this Dodge Ram makes […] -
![What’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0533.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City")
Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhat’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […] -
![Last week I recounted the catastrophic transmission failure of my 1999 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. When I got the bad news (from both the mechanic and from the finance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2012-Kia-Sedona-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Kia Sedona – Chapter 27, The Long Hauler")
COAL: 2012 Kia Sedona – Chapter 27, The Long Hauler
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 58 CommentsLast week I recounted the catastrophic transmission failure of my 1999 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. When I got the bad news (from both the mechanic and from the finance […] -
![I am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20150601_201726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me")
COAL: 2012 Ford F-150 – Pickup Truck For The Wife And A Project Hauler For Me
Posted on November 10, 2019 | 25 CommentsI am not a pickup person, at least not modern, super sized pickup sense. I do like classic trucks as well as the more tidy sized mini trucks of old […] -
![I have never aspired to own a brand new car. The biggest issue is most of them do not really interest me in any great way. For those that do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_1011a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL (Continuation): 2012 Mazda 2 – A Reluctant First New Car")
COAL (Continuation): 2012 Mazda 2 – A Reluctant First New Car
Posted on October 13, 2019 | 30 CommentsI have never aspired to own a brand new car. The biggest issue is most of them do not really interest me in any great way. For those that do […] -
![The world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody knows the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190924_114429-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Conundrum: 2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans")
CC Conundrum: 2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans
Posted on September 28, 2019 | 19 CommentsThe world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody knows the […] -
![Tabby, my 2001 Focus was nearing a decade old and while it was still in good shape, it was starting to need many small repairs. I found myself in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0670.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Ford Focus – World Car IV (Part 1)")
COAL: 2012 Ford Focus – World Car IV (Part 1)
Posted on August 11, 2019 | 24 CommentsTabby, my 2001 Focus was nearing a decade old and while it was still in good shape, it was starting to need many small repairs. I found myself in the […] -
![In many families it often seems one sibling seems to have more success in life than the others. Some may attribute that to talent but fate plays as big a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0141.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 2008 to 2011 Ford Escape & Mazda Tribute – Sibling Rivalry")
CC Outtake: 2008 to 2011 Ford Escape & Mazda Tribute – Sibling Rivalry
Posted on July 30, 2019 | 25 CommentsIn many families it often seems one sibling seems to have more success in life than the others. Some may attribute that to talent but fate plays as big a […] -
![Getting ready to wash it. Hard to believe a car I’d driven in 2016 had made such an impression on me. When I grew sick of issues with the ’09 F150 I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_1376.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2012 Kia Soul – Clear Decision")
COAL:2012 Kia Soul – Clear Decision
Posted on January 5, 2019 | 26 CommentsGetting ready to wash it. Hard to believe a car I’d driven in 2016 had made such an impression on me. When I grew sick of issues with the ’09 F150 I […] -
![(First Posted 1/26/2014, now includes updates at the end) In the summer of 2012, my wife and I sold all of our cars except for our Honda Odyssey, while my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1000385-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Lux – So Far, So Good! (Now With Updates!)")
COAL: 2012 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Lux – So Far, So Good! (Now With Updates!)
Posted on June 24, 2018 | 59 Comments(First Posted 1/26/2014, now includes updates at the end) In the summer of 2012, my wife and I sold all of our cars except for our Honda Odyssey, while my […] -
![After the recent report on a decade with my Honda Fit, I realized that I am coming upon another milestone: six years with a Kia Sedona. Alright, before you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2012KiaSedona01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Long Term: 2012 Kia Sedona LX – Six Years With M-M-M-My Sedona")
Curbside Long Term: 2012 Kia Sedona LX – Six Years With M-M-M-My Sedona
Posted on October 23, 2017 | 70 CommentsAfter the recent report on a decade with my Honda Fit, I realized that I am coming upon another milestone: six years with a Kia Sedona. Alright, before you […] -
![As some of you know, the dealership I patronize also sells Cadillacs and Subarus. Thus, when the wagon is being serviced, I have to check out the Cadillac showroom across […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/4-6-2013-001-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC: 2013 Cadillac ATS – Color – And Cadillac – Is Back!")
Future CC: 2013 Cadillac ATS – Color – And Cadillac – Is Back!
Posted on March 25, 2014 | 63 CommentsAs some of you know, the dealership I patronize also sells Cadillacs and Subarus. Thus, when the wagon is being serviced, I have to check out the Cadillac showroom across […] -
![Just a few months from now, the last of the W-Body Impalas will be rolling off the line. By the late Oughts it had been largely reduced to fleet status, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/199-1280x852-e1361832417176.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC: 2012-13 Impala LTZ – The Sun Sets On The W-Body")
Future CC: 2012-13 Impala LTZ – The Sun Sets On The W-Body
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 75 CommentsJust a few months from now, the last of the W-Body Impalas will be rolling off the line. By the late Oughts it had been largely reduced to fleet status, […]
