![(Updated 3/6/2026) 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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1998-Toyota-Corolla-LE.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Toyota Corolla LE")
![My wife and I spent several days at a resort on Crete during our honeymoon 27 years ago. While lovely, there was nothing else around. That’s great if you want […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2022-2193-London-Trip.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2017 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso")
![By 1985, my sister had graduated high school and was working full time in retail while pursuing a career in secretarial performing arts. She had proven to my parents that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1985-0070-Pams-New-Honda-CRX-May.jpg "COAL Extra: 1985 Honda Civic CRX – Never Co-sign For A Car Loan")
![In the comment section of Chris Clark’s Honda Accord COAL, Paul said this in response to Eric703’s reminisces of a friend’s family’s disappointment with downsizing: This was a not uncommon […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1974-Ford-Pinto-Front.jpg "Automotive History: 1974 Ford Pinto And The Birth of the Lima 2.3 Engine – The Pinto Gains 457 lbs And Loses A Few HP")
![I’m calling this one an “Extra” because this was not my car nor a car I ever drove. This was my sister’s first car, and it’s a good enough story […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1984-0141-Pams-1977-Gremlin-May.jpg "COAL Extra: 1977 AMC Gremlin – The Dangers of Procrastination")
![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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2000-Nissan-Xterra-SE.jpg "Classic CARmentary Finale: 2000 Nissan Xterra SE 4X4")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2001-Volvo-V70-T5.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 2001 Volvo V70 T5")
![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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Volkswagen-EuroVan-MV.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen EuroVan MV")
![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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-BMW-328i.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW 328i Sedan")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Toyota-RAV4-Two-Door-Softtop.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota RAV4 AWD Two-Door Softtop")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Mercury-Grand-Marquis-LS.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis LS")
![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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=4,height=4,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Nissan-Frontier-SE-V6-King-Cab.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Frontier 4×4 SE-V6 King Cab")
![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 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2000-Dodge-Neon-ES.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 2000 Dodge Neon ES")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Chrysler-Cirrus-LXi.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi")
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