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			Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-StarPosted on September 29, 2025 | 18 CommentsDuring Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version. Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Accord – The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Traditional American SedanPosted on March 1, 2025 | 80 Comments(first posted 3/8/2014) It was with the second generation that Honda’s Accord began to take a toehold in the Midwest. At the time, there was a lot more “Buy ‘Murican” […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained?Posted on August 30, 2024 | 69 Comments(first posted 11/13/2012) As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […]
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			Used Car Lot Walk & Talk: Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The SolsticePosted on May 15, 2024 | 36 CommentsHave we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot? If not, today is your lucky day! All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […]
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			COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and WaterPosted on March 6, 2024 | 42 CommentsFrom the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […]
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			COAL: 1988 Honda Accord LX – Chapter 13, How I Married A Keeper Twice In One DayPosted on October 9, 2022 | 52 CommentsIn December of 1988 I got a call from a law school classmate. Karl and his wife wanted to have me over for dinner one evening. “Oh, would it be […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1983 Honda Accord – Honda Revolutionizes The US Industry, AgainPosted on March 5, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/14/2011) If it wasn’t enough to build The Most Revolutionary Small Car In America (1973 Civic) And The Most Influential Modern Car In America, (1976 Accord), in 1982, […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1976 Honda Accord – Modern ArchitecturePosted on November 3, 2020 | 105 Comments(first posted 9/15/2011) The traditional automotive architecture: front engine; rear wheel drive. It was once as ubiquitous as brick buildings are in some parts of the country. The 1976 […]
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			Curbside Classic: 1986-1989 Honda Accord – Ignoring The Future In Favor Of The PresentPosted on February 3, 2020 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/18/2014) The 1980s are not remembered as a time of subtlety, and after nearly fifteen years characterized by social consciousness and morality, overindulgence was back in. It usually […]
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			COAL: 1985 Honda Accord LX – My First Grown Up CarPosted on November 30, 2019 | 14 CommentsI graduated college in October 1985, and moved back to California for my first “real” job. As the Skylark I owned was sold on graduation day in Phoenix, I arrived […]
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			Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-StarPosted on September 29, 2019 | 49 CommentsDuring Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version. Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […]
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			QOTD: What Cars Have You Married?Posted on September 16, 2019 | 53 CommentsI have bought many cars over the years, but I only married one. There is a difference.
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			Borrowed Car Review: 2018 Honda Accord EX – Debbie Downer Drives the BestPosted on August 19, 2019 | 101 CommentsI’m a bit of a contrarian by nature. I’ll propose counterpoints just for the exercise of it, and by default I am skeptical of trends for reasons inexplicable even to […]
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			Junkyard Classic: 1982 Honda Accord LX – I May Be The Only Person Who Ever Got Stung By An AccordPosted on July 30, 2019 | 43 CommentsAlright, I didn’t actually get stung by the car itself, I was stung by one of the wasps that were building a nest inside the passenger door and that I […]
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			COAL: 1990 Honda Accord EX – My First CarPosted 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 […]
 
				![Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-Star During Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version.  Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5701.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Accord – The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Traditional American Sedan (first posted 3/8/2014)     It was with the second generation that Honda’s Accord began to take a toehold in the Midwest. At the time, there was a lot more “Buy ‘Murican” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CC-63-037-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Taurus – Are You Not Entertained? (first posted 11/13/2012)    As part of my post-Sandy survey of the (non-)damage to my hometown, I was assigned to Older Relative Patrol by my Dad. (In truth, that was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1030121233b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Used Car Lot Walk & Talk:  Humming An Ocean Lyriq During The Solstice Have we ever done a Walk & Talk featuring a late model used car lot?  If not, today is your lucky day!  All these pictures were taken Sunday, May 5, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240505_104600_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1980 Honda Accord Hatchback — Oil and Water From the beginning, it was obvious that there was going to be a problem. Not a mechanical problem, as the above COAL title might imply, but a philosophical one. Following […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/5587BF74-AD26-42F9-88D0-164A52B4F1FD.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1988 Honda Accord LX – Chapter 13, How I Married A Keeper Twice In One Day In December of 1988 I got a call from a law school classmate.  Karl and his wife wanted to have me over for dinner one evening.  “Oh, would it be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1988-Accord01-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1983 Honda Accord – Honda Revolutionizes The US Industry, Again (first posted 3/14/2011)    If it wasn’t enough to build The Most Revolutionary Small Car In America (1973 Civic)  And The Most Influential Modern Car In America, (1976 Accord), in 1982, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/caacc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1976 Honda Accord – Modern Architecture (first posted 9/15/2011)    The traditional automotive architecture: front engine; rear wheel drive. It was once as ubiquitous as brick buildings are in some parts of the country. The 1976 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CC-59-118-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1986-1989 Honda Accord – Ignoring The Future In Favor Of The Present (first posted 1/18/2014)      The 1980s are not remembered as a time of subtlety, and after nearly fifteen years characterized by social consciousness and morality, overindulgence was back in.  It usually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Screen-shot-2014-01-17-at-6.59.15-PM.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1985 Honda Accord LX – My First Grown Up Car I graduated college in October 1985, and moved back to California for my first “real” job. As the Skylark I owned was sold on graduation day in Phoenix, I arrived […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Accord-pix-2e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Borrowed Car Review: 2018 Honda Accord EX – Debbie Downer Drives the Best I’m a bit of a contrarian by nature. I’ll propose counterpoints just for the exercise of it, and by default I am skeptical of trends for reasons inexplicable even to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/94ebc194cb344508aa032fb4fdd03296.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1982 Honda Accord LX – I May Be The Only Person Who Ever Got Stung By An Accord Alright, I didn’t actually get stung by the car itself, I was stung by one of the wasps that were building a nest inside the passenger door and that I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3983.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1990 Honda Accord EX – My First Car   (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://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Honda-Accord_Sedan-1990-1280-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


