![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Buick-Park-Avenue-Ultra.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Ford Ranger 4X4 Super-Cab Splash")
![After negotiating a deal with our niece to trade the Sentra for a summer of help with our son, we were now in the market for a vehicle more appropriate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2007-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-SXT-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT – Seating for Seven; Family of Three")
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Chevrolet-Metro-LSi.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Chevrolet Metro LSi Coupe")
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as an insert in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Dodge-Neon-RT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Dodge Neon R/T")
![For someone who’s a devout fan of hatchbacks, the turn of the millennium was a dark time. What was an ubiquitous body style less than 20 years before was now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2002-4100-Shadow.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Pontiac Vibe – Who the Hell Buys a GM Car Without a Rebate?")
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as in insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-GMC-Yukon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 GMC Yukon SLT 1500 4WD")
![Another in a series of my reviews that appeared in the online version of African Americans On Wheels, a now defunct automotive magazine that was included as in insert in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Mercedes-Benz-C280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Mercedes-Benz C280")
![Feeling like the bird when we stumbled upon our 1994.5 Nissan Sentra, we were hoping not to be the statue the second time around. With moving to Central Virginia, my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1986-Chevrolet-Nova-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1986 Chevrolet Nova …and Some Days, You’re the Statue")
![In my last COAL, I had mentioned that I used to write car reviews for a Washington D.C.-based car magazine, African Americans On Wheels. A couple of commentators mentioned that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Toyota-Corolla-LE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Toyota Corolla LE")
![Near the end of my automotive interregnum, my fiance and I moved to an apartment building with free parking, and this looked like a good opportunity to dip our toes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1994-Nissan-Sentra-Rear-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1994.5 Nissan Sentra Limited Edition – Some Days, You’re the Bird…")
![Around the same time that my mother informed me that I was now required to pay rent, I took a trip up to Washington D.C. to visit a close friend […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Washington-DC-Metro.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: Automotive Interregnum")
![While Japanese cars still commanded a premium in 1989, though not as much as in 1984, there were a few Asian cars that were not really on anyone’s radar. They […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1989-Dodge-Colt-E-Side-View.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1989 Dodge Colt E – Somewhere Over the Mitsubishi Bridge")
![Now that my parents had seen the promised land of Japanese quality with our 1983 Nissan Sentra, they were ready to jump in with both feet by ditching their second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1984-Nissan-Stanza-GL-Front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1984 Nissan Stanza GL – Mom & Dad vs. Voluntary Export Restraints")
![As I had mentioned near the end of The Cars of My Father, after suffering through five years with their 1978 Plymouth Horizon, my parents felt that it was time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1983-Nissan-Sentra-XE-Side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1983 Nissan Sentra Coupe XE – Not American")
![Impatience can cost you dearly. With your spouse, it can lead to a nasty argument. At a restaurant, you could end up with pee in your soup. At work, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1979-Mercury-Zephyr-front-view.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1979 Mercury Zephyr – White Trash")
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