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![The car. They say first impressions are everything. That’s not always the case. I really liked the car on the test drive, but the longer I owned it, the less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_0087.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL:2007 Toyota Matrix – Underwhelming")
COAL:2007 Toyota Matrix – Underwhelming
Posted on November 17, 2018 | 33 CommentsThe car. They say first impressions are everything. That’s not always the case. I really liked the car on the test drive, but the longer I owned it, the less […] -
![Here at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/e.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis")
CC Global: The Terrifying Tegucigalpa Taxis
Posted on November 29, 2014 | 25 CommentsHere at CC we’re no strangers to the world of taxi drivers. Both Kevin Martin and Paul had their share of driving large yellow cars, ferrying people every which way. […] -
![I’ve had a run of bad luck with my two little cars this year. The Ford Focus has seen my mechanic three times. In February, the power-steering pump failed. In March, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/FocusMatrix.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: When Do You Give Up On Your Car?")
QOTD: When Do You Give Up On Your Car?
Posted on April 26, 2014 | 89 CommentsI’ve had a run of bad luck with my two little cars this year. The Ford Focus has seen my mechanic three times. In February, the power-steering pump failed. In March, […] -
![When I finished writing my Cars of a Lifetime series early this year, I had just bought a used Ford Focus to become my main car. But I was keeping […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Smackdown1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL Smackdown! 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS vs. 2006 Ford Focus ZX5 SES")
COAL Smackdown! 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS vs. 2006 Ford Focus ZX5 SES
Posted on May 12, 2013 | 44 CommentsWhen I finished writing my Cars of a Lifetime series early this year, I had just bought a used Ford Focus to become my main car. But I was keeping […] -
![After wrecking my red Toyota Matrix, I needed to buy a car in a hurry. I wanted another wagon to haul the kids and the dog, and the used-car lots […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Focus1jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS–The Blue Pill")
COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS–The Blue Pill
Posted on January 26, 2013 | 43 CommentsAfter wrecking my red Toyota Matrix, I needed to buy a car in a hurry. I wanted another wagon to haul the kids and the dog, and the used-car lots […] -
![My wife held out as long as she could, but had finally had her fill of cramming two child seats in the back of her beloved but tiny Corolla coupe. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BlueMatrix3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix–The Red Pill")
COAL: 2003 Toyota Matrix–The Red Pill
Posted on January 19, 2013 | 50 CommentsMy wife held out as long as she could, but had finally had her fill of cramming two child seats in the back of her beloved but tiny Corolla coupe. […]
