![This humble Ford Escort Mk4 spotted in a supermarket parking lot in São Paulo, Brazil, is a true survivor. This example is one of the so-called Mk4 models built in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rear-view-X.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1987-1996 Ford Escort Mk4 – Survivor From Brazil")
![Around three years ago me and my wife had to cut our expenses, a structural adjustment to fit into a shrunken budget. We planned to replace the 2008 Honda CR-V […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logan-l-f-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 Renault Logan Expression 1.6l – The Crisis Car")
![In 2012 my life was still in the middle of a long stream of changes. The last (and certainly the most happiest event I’ve lived) was the birth of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/crv-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2008 Honda CR-V EX-L AWD – A Wonderful Car, At The Wrong Time")
![Sometimes our life go through some radical changes, but maybe most of the changes we experience are incremental, smooth or even not perceptible at the exact time. Another dimension of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Voyage-31.10.2010-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2009 VW Voyage Comfortline – Good In Theory; Not So In Reality")
![Around mid 2000’s I decided to sell my 1997 VW Gol (see COAL here) and search for another car. What should I look for? After owning two VW Gol in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/corsa-wind-2000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Chevrolet Corsa Wind – Jelly Bean, Maybe; But One With Character")
![In the late 90´s I needed a new transportation. The idea was to get something really economical to drive and to own. I decided not to take any chances […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gol-mi-verde.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 VW Gol 1000 Mi – Entering the Brazilian 1.0 liter World")
![Sometimes one remembers that regular people spend much more time at work than at their own homes. The automotive analogy to that goes like this: we may spend more time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/foto_3667_thumb_w800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1995 Fiat Uno Mille EP and 1996 Fiat Palio 1.0 ED – Revving High on 1 Liter")
![Since at least the 70’s, sometimes more often than others, foreign manufacturers have been designing products tailored to fit the specifics of the Brazilian car market. It is debatable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/gol-bx-novo-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1985 VW Gol BX – The Beetle’s Spiritual Successor?")
![I’m a strong believer that history and culture plays a huge part on the dynamic of people’s life’s and countries (under)development process. An overlapping zone between this and my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ford-f100-64-lado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: Archeology of a Brazilian Car Nut")
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