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COAL Archive
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![(Ed. Note: Connor’s new COAL series starts today, please welcome him!) In the mid 2000’s Chevrolet attempted to “dress up” their line of trucks and SUV’s, markedly starting in 2007. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Tahoe-.jpeg "COAL: 2007 Chevy Tahoe LTZ – Big First Steps")
COAL: 2007 Chevy Tahoe LTZ – Big First Steps
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 35 Comments(Ed. Note: Connor’s new COAL series starts today, please welcome him!) In the mid 2000’s Chevrolet attempted to “dress up” their line of trucks and SUV’s, markedly starting in 2007. […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0670.jpg "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 […] -
![To recap, in December of 2017, the Lincoln MKS that I’d already planned on trading in came to an sudden end…when I smashed it into the back of a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1276-4.jpg "COAL: 2016 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS – My Bloo Car")
COAL: 2016 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS – My Bloo Car
Posted on June 8, 2019 | 30 CommentsTo recap, in December of 2017, the Lincoln MKS that I’d already planned on trading in came to an sudden end…when I smashed it into the back of a […] -
![The next chapter of our story begins in February of 2017. The X5 was long gone, and soon, so would be the Golf SportWagen. Thanks to Dieselgate, Volkswagen had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_5033.jpg "COAL: 2014 Lincoln MKS – The Cow")
COAL: 2014 Lincoln MKS – The Cow
Posted on June 1, 2019 | 54 CommentsThe next chapter of our story begins in February of 2017. The X5 was long gone, and soon, so would be the Golf SportWagen. Thanks to Dieselgate, Volkswagen had […] -
![This time, we backtrack a bit, because I owned this car concurrently to another. You’ll recall the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen that I purchased brand-new in April of 2015. Well, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2140.jpg "COAL: 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i — Cursed Wheels")
COAL: 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i — Cursed Wheels
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 58 CommentsThis time, we backtrack a bit, because I owned this car concurrently to another. You’ll recall the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen that I purchased brand-new in April of 2015. Well, […] -
![I should start off by saying that I was quite satisfied with the 2014 Jetta SportWagen and wasn’t looking to replace it. But then temptation came calling, in April of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_1913.jpg "COAL: 2015 VW Golf SportWagen TDI SEL – More of the Same")
COAL: 2015 VW Golf SportWagen TDI SEL – More of the Same
Posted on May 18, 2019 | 20 CommentsI should start off by saying that I was quite satisfied with the 2014 Jetta SportWagen and wasn’t looking to replace it. But then temptation came calling, in April of […] -
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Honda-Accord_Sedan-1990-1280-01.jpg "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 […] -
![(First Posted 2/2/2014, I decided to rename it as Part I and run it as it originally ran, Part II will follow next week. Regular readers of this series will […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/P1000418-001.jpg "COAL: 2002 Porsche Carrera – My Daily Driver Is A Keeper! (Part I)")
COAL: 2002 Porsche Carrera – My Daily Driver Is A Keeper! (Part I)
Posted on July 1, 2018 | 66 Comments(First Posted 2/2/2014, I decided to rename it as Part I and run it as it originally ran, Part II will follow next week. Regular readers of this series will […] -
![(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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1000385-001.jpg "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 […] -
![(First Posted 1/19/2014) Growing up in L.A. during the dawn of the Yuppie Era, Saabs were always visible, but a bit of an outlier compared to, for example, a BMW […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1020876.jpg "COAL: 2003 Saab 9-3 2.0t – Scratching An Itch")
COAL: 2003 Saab 9-3 2.0t – Scratching An Itch
Posted on June 17, 2018 | 64 Comments(First Posted 1/19/2014) Growing up in L.A. during the dawn of the Yuppie Era, Saabs were always visible, but a bit of an outlier compared to, for example, a BMW […] -
![(First Posted 1/12/2014, new updates at the end) After several months in our new home with just an older Chevy Tahoe and a Honda Civic Hybrid, going anywhere with our […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1000365.jpg "COAL: 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Ridden Hard And Put Away Wet…(Now With Updates!)")
COAL: 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Ridden Hard And Put Away Wet…(Now With Updates!)
Posted on June 10, 2018 | 59 Comments(First Posted 1/12/2014, new updates at the end) After several months in our new home with just an older Chevy Tahoe and a Honda Civic Hybrid, going anywhere with our […] -
![(First posted 1/5/2014) The RAV4 is one of those cars that for some reason I’ve always liked but especially so in base form. It’s always seemed fairly sensible […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rav4BackSeat.jpg "COAL: 2011 Toyota RAV4 AWD – Uncommonly Good")
COAL: 2011 Toyota RAV4 AWD – Uncommonly Good
Posted on June 3, 2018 | 92 Comments(First posted 1/5/2014) The RAV4 is one of those cars that for some reason I’ve always liked but especially so in base form. It’s always seemed fairly sensible […] -
![(First posted 12/29/2013) The burned van had been towed away, the rental car was costing money, and we were about to move halfway across the country but needed a second […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_0510.jpg "COAL: 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid – The Kenmore Of Cars")
COAL: 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid – The Kenmore Of Cars
Posted on May 27, 2018 | 51 Comments(First posted 12/29/2013) The burned van had been towed away, the rental car was costing money, and we were about to move halfway across the country but needed a second […] -
![(First posted 12/22/2013) The siren song of the SUV was calling my name again. Oh so short was my memory of record gas prices, or what the heck, I only […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/P1010246.jpg "COAL: 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD – God Bless America!")
COAL: 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD – God Bless America!
Posted on May 20, 2018 | 66 Comments(First posted 12/22/2013) The siren song of the SUV was calling my name again. Oh so short was my memory of record gas prices, or what the heck, I only […] -
![(First posted 12/15/2013) To those living on the West Coast, imports have been a mainstay of the automotive landscape for decades with Toyota and Honda comprising the two most commonly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2087.jpg "COAL: 2008 Honda Civic EX – My Vanilla Pudding")
COAL: 2008 Honda Civic EX – My Vanilla Pudding
Posted on May 13, 2018 | 33 Comments(First posted 12/15/2013) To those living on the West Coast, imports have been a mainstay of the automotive landscape for decades with Toyota and Honda comprising the two most commonly […]
