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beater Archive
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![A good car wandered into our life one day, An unassuming machine, we didn’t know it would stay. As a fan of the odd and unusual we expected to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/52416769643_14a023716b_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "My 2006 Hyundai Elantra: Saying Goodbye To A “Good Car” – The Changing Definition With The Seasons of Life")
My 2006 Hyundai Elantra: Saying Goodbye To A “Good Car” – The Changing Definition With The Seasons of Life
Posted on September 27, 2025 | 17 CommentsA good car wandered into our life one day, An unassuming machine, we didn’t know it would stay. As a fan of the odd and unusual we expected to be […] -
![(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1976BuickRegalSedan12Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Buick Regal Sedan – The End-Stage Beater
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 113 Comments(first posted 1/10/2019) What is there to say about GM’s Colonnade cars of the mid 1970’s that we have not already said here at CC? Sometimes, however, […] -
![Our current fleet at this time consisted of a Mazda 2, Ford F150 and a MG B. This a wide vehicle variety but we had two itches that it did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170826_145658.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Kid’s Car and Beater Challenger")
COAL: 2003 Honda Civic – Kid’s Car and Beater Challenger
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 13 CommentsOur current fleet at this time consisted of a Mazda 2, Ford F150 and a MG B. This a wide vehicle variety but we had two itches that it did […] -
![I will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CCSurvivor01Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition")
Reality CC: Survivor, Curbside Classic Edition
Posted on November 29, 2019 | 22 CommentsI will admit to watching some television, but I generally detest “reality shows” that involve competition and avoid them at all costs. The granddaddy of the genre is Survivor, a […] -
![I have been enyoying Marc’s Saturday Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) series. He recently recounted his experience with a Pontiac Acadian (Chevette to those of us not from Canada). Among […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1971PlymouthScamp2-crop-vert-crop-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "QOTD: What Problems Did You Put Up With In The Cheap Cars Of Your Youth?")
QOTD: What Problems Did You Put Up With In The Cheap Cars Of Your Youth?
Posted on June 11, 2018 | 59 CommentsI have been enyoying Marc’s Saturday Cars Of A Lifetime (COAL) series. He recently recounted his experience with a Pontiac Acadian (Chevette to those of us not from Canada). Among […] -
![It’s one thing to drive a beater close to home, but would you risk driving one across the entire continental United States from coast to coast? Our own David Saunders […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Miata.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Feature/QOTD: Would You Drive A Beater Miata From Boston To LA?")
CC Feature/QOTD: Would You Drive A Beater Miata From Boston To LA?
Posted on January 2, 2018 | 63 CommentsIt’s one thing to drive a beater close to home, but would you risk driving one across the entire continental United States from coast to coast? Our own David Saunders […] -
![There are pros and cons to being a landlord. Let’s skip the cons, having just had to tear out a rotted bathroom floor. One of the minor pros (or cons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/CC-171-050-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Beater: 1992 Toyota Corolla – The Almost Free, Almost Perfect Beater")
Curbside Beater: 1992 Toyota Corolla – The Almost Free, Almost Perfect Beater
Posted on July 10, 2012 | 46 CommentsThere are pros and cons to being a landlord. Let’s skip the cons, having just had to tear out a rotted bathroom floor. One of the minor pros (or cons, […]
