![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 the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1999-Mazda-Protege-ES.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mazda Protege 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/2020/05/1998-Cadillac-Seville-STS.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Cadillac Seville STS")
![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/2020/05/1998-Daewoo-Leganza-CDX.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1998 Daewoo Leganza CDX 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/2020/05/1999-Saab-9-5-SE.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Saab 9-5 SE Sedan")
![Having given Shadow, our 2003 Pontiac Vibe, to a family member, I was now in the market for a new car just a little over a year after purchasing Mica, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2014-Chevrolet-Sonic-LT-Front-Side.jpg "COAL: 2014 Chevrolet Sonic LT – “You Want a What???”")
![Had I carefully looked both ways twice before crossing a busy road, I would have most likely purchased my beloved 2011 Chevy Cruze LS at the end of the lease. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2012-6800-Mica-1.jpg "COAL: 2013 Mazda CX-5 Touring – When Life Gives You Lemons")
![I had now done something I never thought I’d do and had actually talked others out of doing. I leased a car. Secretly, I was overjoyed that I was finally […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2011-Chevrolet-Cruze-LS-Driver-Side.jpg "COAL: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LS – Part 2 – The End of the Dream")
![Back when I used to actually get a newspaper, one of my favorite activities was to go through the Saturday automotive section and look at all of the ridiculously low […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2011-Chevrolet-Cruze-LS-Passenger-Side.jpg "COAL: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LS – Part 1 – Sometimes, Dreams Do Come True")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2007-Dodge-Grand-Caravan-SXT-Front.jpg "COAL: 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT – Seating for Seven; Family of Three")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2002-4100-Shadow.jpg "COAL: 2003 Pontiac Vibe – Who the Hell Buys a GM Car Without a Rebate?")
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1986-Chevrolet-Nova-Front.jpg "COAL: 1986 Chevrolet Nova …and Some Days, You’re the Statue")
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