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honda Archive
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The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood
Posted on March 20, 2018 | 36 CommentsThis past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […] -
COAL: 1998 Honda Civic GX – I Was An Early Car-Sharing Study Guinea Pig
Posted on January 21, 2018 | 38 Comments(First posted August 25, 2013) When we moved from San Mateo on the San Francisco Peninsula to the East Bay (Dublin) my commute increased significantly. While driving was always an […] -
COAL: 2013 Honda Civic EX Coupe – Dad Gets His First Honda
Posted on September 11, 2017 | 52 CommentsSeveral days before dad pulled the trigger on his new (to him) car, he spun his iPad around so I could take a look at his latest find. Upon gazing […] -
CC Long Term: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Ten Years Of Keeping Fit
Posted on August 4, 2017 | 72 CommentsWhen Jason Shafer recently gave us a long-term report on his 2007 Chevy Silverado company truck, a comment was made that we should do some more long-term test reports here. […] -
COAL: 2006 Honda Element – Quirky and Fun Box on Wheels
Posted on May 28, 2016 | 36 CommentsOnce my wife and I started a family, we replaced her aging Honda with my 2004 Honda Civic, and I went shopping again. I ended up with the most unusual […] -
COAL: 2004 Honda Civic – A Sensible Car For Many Stages Of Life
Posted on May 21, 2016 | 37 CommentsFor change of pace from my sadness-laden COAL series, let’s talk about what would be the longest-lasting car in my history: a 2004 Honda Civic. My particular seventh-generation Civic was […] -
COAL: 1993 Honda Prelude – My First Car
Posted on April 2, 2016 | 27 CommentsThis is actually a 1995 Prelude, but finding photos of this car in stock condition is harder than you’d think. A few months after I turned 14, my mom gave […] -
QOTD: Which Was The Last Great Honda Civic?
Posted on April 14, 2015 | 91 CommentsSpoiler alert: I think it’s this one, the 1992-95 generation. But do tell me what you think in the comments. -
CC Capsule: 1991 Honda Beat – And The Beat Goes On (In Canada)
Posted on March 23, 2015 | 49 Comments(7/11/2011) Here in Canada we are treated to some exotic treats with our import laws allowing pretty much anything over fifteen years or older. There is a trickle of interesting […] -
QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned?
Posted on March 18, 2015 | 97 CommentsIf the used car market has taught us anything is that cheap-to-buy doesn’t mean that it’ll be cheap to run. Or to put it in lore “There’s nothing more expensive […] -
Future Classic: 2006-2011 Honda Civic – The Final Progressive Civic?
Posted on February 26, 2015 | 71 CommentsI heard it many times in reference to icons like the E-Type and the Miura on the British car shows I watched as a child: just imagine how it would’ve […] -
QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name?
Posted on February 18, 2015 | 125 Comments“Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […] -
CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes.
Posted on January 12, 2015 | 5 CommentsBelieve you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […]
![The Critter Cam Captures The Cars Of My Neighborhood This past Christmas, Santa brought a wildlife camera to Casa de Shafer. We recently had reason to mount it on the front porch (you’ll soon see why) and we inadvertently […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WGI_0915.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1998 Honda Civic GX – I Was An Early Car-Sharing Study Guinea Pig (First posted August 25, 2013) When we moved from San Mateo on the San Francisco Peninsula to the East Bay (Dublin) my commute increased significantly. While driving was always an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Honda1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC’s Best Of 2017: The Automotive Journeys Of Three Sisters This true story is about these three sisters. At the time this picture was taken in Spring 1967, Ruth was 42, Thelma was 44, and Mary was 46. From what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ruth-thelma-mary.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2013 Honda Civic EX Coupe – Dad Gets His First Honda Several days before dad pulled the trigger on his new (to him) car, he spun his iPad around so I could take a look at his latest find. Upon gazing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170902_113223.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Long Term: 2007 Honda Fit Sport – Ten Years Of Keeping Fit When Jason Shafer recently gave us a long-term report on his 2007 Chevy Silverado company truck, a comment was made that we should do some more long-term test reports here. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2007HondaFit200701.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2006 Honda Element – Quirky and Fun Box on Wheels Once my wife and I started a family, we replaced her aging Honda with my 2004 Honda Civic, and I went shopping again. I ended up with the most unusual […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2006-Element-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2004 Honda Civic – A Sensible Car For Many Stages Of Life For change of pace from my sadness-laden COAL series, let’s talk about what would be the longest-lasting car in my history: a 2004 Honda Civic. My particular seventh-generation Civic was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2004-Honda-Civic-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1993 Honda Prelude – My First Car This is actually a 1995 Prelude, but finding photos of this car in stock condition is harder than you’d think. A few months after I turned 14, my mom gave […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1995-honda-prelude-special-edition-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Capsule: 1991 Honda Beat – And The Beat Goes On (In Canada) (7/11/2011) Here in Canada we are treated to some exotic treats with our import laws allowing pretty much anything over fifteen years or older. There is a trickle of interesting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Honda-Beat-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: What’s the Most Expensive Car You’ve Owned? If the used car market has taught us anything is that cheap-to-buy doesn’t mean that it’ll be cheap to run. Or to put it in lore “There’s nothing more expensive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_2958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2006-2011 Honda Civic – The Final Progressive Civic? I heard it many times in reference to icons like the E-Type and the Miura on the British car shows I watched as a child: just imagine how it would’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2006_honda_civic_si_sedan_concept_100010220_l.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![QOTD: Does Your Car Have a Name? “Mine’s called Fifi” Those were the exact words a former coworker of mine used to describe her car on one of those weird occasions in which coworkers decide to amuse […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SLF-C3500xi-Turbo.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![CC TV: Initial D – More Tuner Taxes. Believe you me, I’d love to place the blame of all that’s wrong with insane prices of old Japanese metal on the Fast and Furious franchise. I really would because […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/initial-d.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Parking Lot Concours: The Whole Foods Market in Overland Park, Kansas My recent trudge through my picture stash (here) turned up a lot more than what was shown then. Seeing this Lincoln Mark LT in front of the Whole Foods sign […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_1323.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


