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honda Archive
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COAL: 2014/5 Honda Civic Tourer – A Useful Tool And More
Posted on September 21, 2019 | 28 CommentsAbout a year ago I published a COAL post of the Opel Astra K, our sole family car at the time. The K replaced an Astra J (also COALed here), […] -
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. -
CC Capsule: Future CC Alley? I Don’t Think So…
Posted on September 15, 2019 | 88 CommentsI was on my nightly walk with my canine companions when I turned the corner and observed this wondrous sight. -
Borrowed Car Review: 2018 Honda Accord EX – Debbie Downer Drives the Best
Posted 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 […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1982 Honda Accord LX – I May Be The Only Person Who Ever Got Stung By An Accord
Posted 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 […] -
QOTD: The Van Life – What’s Your Van Preference?
Posted on July 29, 2019 | 50 CommentsThat’s a picture of my Dad, a couple of years before he passed away, so around 1993 or so. Pictured with him is his van, nicknamed “Finbar”. He loved that […] -
COAL: 1990 Honda Accord EX – My First Car
Posted 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 […] -
Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My!
Posted on April 5, 2019 | 24 CommentsWhile Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […] -
COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper
Posted on December 15, 2018 | 16 CommentsHere it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […] -
CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair
Posted on November 9, 2018 | 51 CommentsI grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […] -
CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Kia Sedona SX – Comparing Apples And Oranges
Posted on September 20, 2018 | 75 CommentsI am currently spending time in a new Kia Sedona, courtesy of the manufacturer. Yes, there is a story here. I recently opened one of those Recall envelopes. You can […] -
COAL:2005 Honda Civic – Reliability is Boring
Posted on September 15, 2018 | 30 CommentsAfter some annoying problems with my previous car, I decided to just go out and pull the trigger on a new car. I wanted something reliable and bulletproof, and I thought Honda. -
COAL: 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Ridden Hard And Put Away Wet…(Now With Updates!)
Posted on June 10, 2018 | 59 Comments(First Posted 1/12/2014, new updates at the end) After several months in our new home with just an older Chevy Tahoe and a Honda Civic Hybrid, going anywhere with our […] -
COAL: 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid – The Kenmore Of Cars
Posted on May 27, 2018 | 51 Comments(First posted 12/29/2013) The burned van had been towed away, the rental car was costing money, and we were about to move halfway across the country but needed a second […] -
COAL: 2008 Honda Civic EX – My Vanilla Pudding
Posted on May 13, 2018 | 33 Comments(First posted 12/15/2013) To those living on the West Coast, imports have been a mainstay of the automotive landscape for decades with Toyota and Honda comprising the two most commonly […]
![COAL: 2014/5 Honda Civic Tourer – A Useful Tool And More About a year ago I published a COAL post of the Opel Astra K, our sole family car at the time. The K replaced an Astra J (also COALed here), […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20180524_063733.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)
![QOTD: The Van Life – What’s Your Van Preference? That’s a picture of my Dad, a couple of years before he passed away, so around 1993 or so. Pictured with him is his van, nicknamed “Finbar”. He loved that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_4320-2.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)
![Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My! While Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_2387.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL:2001 Honda Civic – Short-Term Flipper Here it is. Yay. After selling the beater Beetle, I spotted this thing for sale cheaply. It was really cheap, and it looked OK aside from the rocker panels…an opportunity to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_1043-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC DIY: 2007 Honda Fit – A Rattlecan Rust Repair I grew up in the salty north where rusty cars were a fact of life. In my youth anything I could afford would undoubtedly come with some rust. And having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/FitRust31-crop-crop.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Kia Sedona SX – Comparing Apples And Oranges I am currently spending time in a new Kia Sedona, courtesy of the manufacturer. Yes, there is a story here. I recently opened one of those Recall envelopes. You can […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018KiaSedonaFeature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![COAL: 2006 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Ridden Hard And Put Away Wet…(Now With Updates!) (First Posted 1/12/2014, new updates at the end) After several months in our new home with just an older Chevy Tahoe and a Honda Civic Hybrid, going anywhere with our […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/P1000365.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid – The Kenmore Of Cars (First posted 12/29/2013) The burned van had been towed away, the rental car was costing money, and we were about to move halfway across the country but needed a second […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_0510.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2008 Honda Civic EX – My Vanilla Pudding (First posted 12/15/2013) To those living on the West Coast, imports have been a mainstay of the automotive landscape for decades with Toyota and Honda comprising the two most commonly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_2087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


