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The other day I was goofing around on Wikipedia, and for some reason I bumped into the entry for the Ford Pinto, a completely little econo-car from the 70's. Perhaps more significant was that it was one of my very first cars. So I decided to make a list of all the cars that I/Kristie & I have owned. I started looking for pictures, and that's how we got here. 1986 Acura Legend We knew we had to replace the pickup with something more kid friendly. We now had the Landcruiser, so we had a truck of sorts. At the same time, a guy I worked with was trying to sell his Acura as he had come into a car due to a death in his family. We put together a deal and bought his Legend. It was comfortable. It was powerful. It had all the toys: cruise, air, locks, windows, sun-roof. Combine that with Acura's legendary quality and you had a winner. Or so it seemed. In all of my years of reading Consumer Reports reviews of cars, I'm certain I've only seen one Honda/Acura product receiv...

The other day I was goofing around on Wikipedia, and for some reason I bumped into the entry for the Ford Pinto, a completely little econo-car from the 70's. Perhaps more significant was that it was one of my very first cars. So I decided to make a list of all the cars that I/Kristie & I have owned. I started looking for pictures, and that's how we got here. 1988 Toyota Landcruiser Shortly after Allison was born, we began to feel that urging that our cars were not right. The Accord was a great car, but a little run of the mill. It was the early 90's and the sport utility craze was a full power, and we got sucked into it. We decided that we wanted, no...we needed a sport utility vehicle. I had brokered yet another deal with my dad and he agreed to take the Accord off our hands. My mom was ready for a better car and this would be perfect for her. So we set out to test drive all of our viable options. We drove the Toyota 4Runner...didn't really like it as it was too na...

The other day I was goofing around on Wikipedia, and for some reason I bumped into the entry for the Ford Pinto, a completely little econo-car from the 70's. Perhaps more significant was that it was one of my very first cars. So I decided to make a list of all the cars that I/Kristie & I have owned. I started looking for pictures, and that's how we got here. 1982 Toyota Pickup For a while, we were content with our cars. Kristie and Kelly tooled around in the Accord, while I got to speed around (mostly to work) in the red Civic Si. Life was good. Except our money supply was not as good as it once was, Kristie had quit her job to be a full-time mommy and we had taken on the expense of the Accord when previously we had no car payment. I was also beginning to work extensively on our house and paying for loads from the lumberyard seemed extravagant as well as cramping my style. So we put our prized little Civic in the paper and sold it to some girl in college. We sold it for $...

The other day I was goofing around on Wikipedia, and for some reason I bumped into the entry for the Ford Pinto, a completely little econo-car from the 70's. Perhaps more significant was that it was one of my very first cars. So I decided to make a list of all the cars that I/Kristie & I have owned. I started looking for pictures, and that's how we got here. 1990 Honda Accord LX 4 Door Before Kelly was born, we had decided that we needed another car, since we had sold my Civic even before we moved into our house. Naturally, the car was to be a Honda...but we did look at other options. Subaru had just introduced the Legacy, and I was intrigued with the AWD. We drove it and it was nice car, but in the end it wasn't a Honda and I couldn't convince Kristie that she would look "cool" driving a Subaru wagon (neither of us liked the Legacy sedan). We also drove the Civic AWD Wagon, but it was very gutless and wasn't much bigger than the Civic Si, except for 4...

The other day I was goofing around on Wikipedia, and for some reason I bumped into the entry for the Ford Pinto, a completely little econo-car from the 70's. Perhaps more significant was that it was one of my very first cars. So I decided to make a list of all the cars that I/Kristie & I have owned. I started looking for pictures, and that's how we got here. 1984 Honda Civic LX In the spring of 1987, I had grown very tired of the good old EXP. I was suffering from "Civic envy". The bottom line was that while the EXP was a fine little car, I had convinced myself that it was a mistake to buy it and I needed a Honda...right away. Which was a spectacular revelation coming from someone who worked for Ford. As much as my co-workers tried in v ain to convince me that Ford was the best, I simply wouldn't let go of my affection for a car from Honda. So I brokered a deal that my dad would take over the lease of the EXP, which he in turn gave to Cindy so she could have a...

The other day I was goofing around on Wikipedia, and for some reason I bumped into the entry for the Ford Pinto, a completely little econo-car from the 70's. Perhaps more significant was that it was one of my very first cars. So I decided to make a list of all the cars that I/Kristie & I have owned. I started looking for pictures, and that's how we got here. 1986 Honda Civic Si When Kristie and got married we had my EXP as "my" car and she was driving her parent's lovely white Ford Granada. This car just simply would not do for a young and thriving couple, just recently unleashed on the work place. At the time, she was looking for the career job, but working a department store. Then the big event happened and in October of 1986, she got her job with the I.R.S. and big bucks were rolling in. So naturally, we "had" to buy a car. The sting of mistakes that had happened a couple of years prior were still fresh in my mind. The EXP, while a nice enough car...