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![Finally, My Own Car It was 2006 and I needed to find a reliable car that was good on gas for $3,500. At the time, I could already feel the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BAT_1993_mercedes-benz_300d_1628275512375d0a5e9bdd6IMG_3314.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "My 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300D — The Long Road To Independence")
My 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300D — The Long Road To Independence
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 22 CommentsFinally, My Own Car It was 2006 and I needed to find a reliable car that was good on gas for $3,500. At the time, I could already feel the […] -
![I admit…I love dropping hints. This whole COAL thing is fun. Remember, at the end of one of my COALs, when I said my ex had a Town Car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_1338.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2004 Jaguar XJ – Fit For a Villain")
COAL: 2004 Jaguar XJ – Fit For a Villain
Posted on July 1, 2023 | 27 CommentsI admit…I love dropping hints. This whole COAL thing is fun. Remember, at the end of one of my COALs, when I said my ex had a Town Car […] -
![As you read two weeks ago, by 2017 I had decided to move my XK8 on because although I enjoyed the wind in the hair driving aspect, the car itself […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Screenshot_20211211-221745_Facebook.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 Mazda Roadster – Miata is Always The Answer")
COAL: 2015 Mazda Roadster – Miata is Always The Answer
Posted on December 12, 2021 | 24 CommentsAs you read two weeks ago, by 2017 I had decided to move my XK8 on because although I enjoyed the wind in the hair driving aspect, the car itself […] -
![This week was supposed to be about the replacement for the Jaaag, but since I’m trying to go chronologically the next car in the timeline is my current daily, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211205_082812_2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2016 Mazda 2 – Five Years of Stress Free Motoring.")
COAL: 2016 Mazda 2 – Five Years of Stress Free Motoring.
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 18 CommentsThis week was supposed to be about the replacement for the Jaaag, but since I’m trying to go chronologically the next car in the timeline is my current daily, which […] -
![The story of this truck should actually have come right after the Beetle, as it became my daily driver in 2008, but it took me a while to get the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1075604_10151774486481885_1955095101_o.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL : 1993 Toyota Hilux – The Truck of My Lifetime")
COAL : 1993 Toyota Hilux – The Truck of My Lifetime
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 25 CommentsThe story of this truck should actually have come right after the Beetle, as it became my daily driver in 2008, but it took me a while to get the […] -
![March 26, 2021 Don’t tell the EPA, but I evicted an entire ecosystem from the paintwork today. Amazingly, there was still a nice car hiding under all the mud, lichen, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6FA4DB79-BCCA-487D-BD65-56FF4486A045_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2000 BMW 540i – The Journey To My First V8")
COAL: 2000 BMW 540i – The Journey To My First V8
Posted on June 10, 2021 | 27 CommentsMarch 26, 2021 Don’t tell the EPA, but I evicted an entire ecosystem from the paintwork today. Amazingly, there was still a nice car hiding under all the mud, lichen, […] -
![What is the toughest repair job you have ever taken on? Turns out the Alfa would soon present me with a new challenge that would become a yardstick I would […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alfa-164-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 2 – Paradise Lost, Twice")
Alfa Of A Lifetime: 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S, Part 2 – Paradise Lost, Twice
Posted on June 6, 2021 | 14 CommentsWhat is the toughest repair job you have ever taken on? Turns out the Alfa would soon present me with a new challenge that would become a yardstick I would […] -
![While I’m overdue for an update on our 2020 Tesla Model Y, it’s currently at 5,558 miles without any significant issues and has settled in to the garage as “just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2111.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Tech / COAL: Deconstruction – More 2020 Tesla Model Y Under The Skin")
Curbside Tech / COAL: Deconstruction – More 2020 Tesla Model Y Under The Skin
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 20 CommentsWhile I’m overdue for an update on our 2020 Tesla Model Y, it’s currently at 5,558 miles without any significant issues and has settled in to the garage as “just […] -
![When I last discussed my adventures with my 1986 Ford Taurus LX, aka “Ms. Cougar,” I detailed the experience of getting covered in transmission fluid, among other things. Since then, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1986-Ford-Taurus-LX-Exterior-001-Front-Personal-Pic.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – Getting To Know Ms. Cougar")
COAL: 1986 Ford Taurus LX – Getting To Know Ms. Cougar
Posted on January 26, 2021 | 41 CommentsWhen I last discussed my adventures with my 1986 Ford Taurus LX, aka “Ms. Cougar,” I detailed the experience of getting covered in transmission fluid, among other things. Since then, […] -
![I graduated college in October 1985, and moved back to California for my first “real” job. As the Skylark I owned was sold on graduation day in Phoenix, I arrived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Accord-pix-2e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 Honda Accord LX – My First Grown Up Car")
COAL: 1985 Honda Accord LX – My First Grown Up Car
Posted on November 30, 2019 | 14 CommentsI graduated college in October 1985, and moved back to California for my first “real” job. As the Skylark I owned was sold on graduation day in Phoenix, I arrived […] -
![Ed. Note: We have a new COALman! Please welcome michaell to the crew. Pictures (except for the last one) are representative examples from the web. In the spring of 1982, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1979SunbirdAd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Pontiac Sunbird – A Beige Car In A Beige Land")
COAL: 1979 Pontiac Sunbird – A Beige Car In A Beige Land
Posted on November 16, 2019 | 38 CommentsEd. Note: We have a new COALman! Please welcome michaell to the crew. Pictures (except for the last one) are representative examples from the web. In the spring of 1982, […] -
![My 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was a great deal in terms of the out-the-door price, and it did exactly what it needed to do. But I didn’t love or even possess […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3276.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland – Just Right")
COAL: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland – Just Right
Posted on June 22, 2019 | 13 CommentsMy 2016 Chevrolet Cruze was a great deal in terms of the out-the-door price, and it did exactly what it needed to do. But I didn’t love or even possess […] -
![(welcome long-time CC reader/commenter Kyree Williams who starts a new Saturday COAL series starts today) The humble Accord actually started off as my mother’s daily driver. She’d just totaled […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Honda-Accord_Sedan-1990-1280-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Honda Accord EX – My First Car")
COAL: 1990 Honda Accord EX – My First Car
Posted on April 27, 2019 | 31 Comments(welcome long-time CC reader/commenter Kyree Williams who starts a new Saturday COAL series starts today) The humble Accord actually started off as my mother’s daily driver. She’d just totaled […] -
![1980 Dodge Maxivan: An Unexpected First “Car” 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – My Second First Car 1988 Ford Bronco II – The Busting Bronco 1998 Honda Civic: We Managed To […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MGB2.jpg?resize=110%2C110&quality=75&ssl=1 "David Saunders: My COAL Series So Far")
David Saunders: My COAL Series So Far
Posted on December 5, 2016 | 7 Comments1980 Dodge Maxivan: An Unexpected First “Car” 1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – My Second First Car 1988 Ford Bronco II – The Busting Bronco 1998 Honda Civic: We Managed To […] -
![I know what you’re thinking. Of all the cars out there, the Corolla is decidedly toward the boring end of the scale. My current car, a 11th-generation, 2014 Corolla […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2014-Toyota-Corolla.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2014 Toyota Corolla S – Ready For The Long Haul")
COAL: 2014 Toyota Corolla S – Ready For The Long Haul
Posted on June 18, 2016 | 45 CommentsI know what you’re thinking. Of all the cars out there, the Corolla is decidedly toward the boring end of the scale. My current car, a 11th-generation, 2014 Corolla […]
