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New Small Cars Are All Nearly Gone.

August 23, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Mitsubishi kills off Mirage

Since 2008, we’ve run another website called Subcompact Culture, which is all about small cars. We wanted to create a place for enthusiasts of small cars; a place to show the world that some people drive small because they want to not because they have to. But the small car market has been slowly disappearing…

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Mitsubishi Cars Are Popular In Iceland

August 17, 2023 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in Iceland

Imagine if you will, a parallel universe where Mitsubishi vehicles, specifically the Eclipse Cross and Outlander PHEV, are some of the most popular cars on the roads. They’re like every fifth vehicle! While a lot of them are rental cars catering to the masses of tourists on the Nordic island, needless to say, Mitsubishi cars…

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My Link Between 1990s JDM Cars and Radio Shack

October 24, 2020 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
MD158815 Glow Plug Computer

As electrical things break and need fixing on our small fleet of 1990s JDM cars, specifically our 1991 and 1992 Mitsubishi Pajeros and 1994 Delica Space Gear, it’s ironic how much I could use a local Radio Shack these days. Connectors, wiring, capacitors—all in one shop open seven days a week. Yet the brick-and-mortar stores…

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Arizona’s Fossilized Cars

August 1, 2019 / Andrew Pascarella / Leave a comment
Arizona Junk Yard

I was in the Phoenix area last April so I could meet up with a couple friends and drive with them to Radwood Vegas. We had a day to kill and we heard about a unique junk yard with a bunch of pre 1980s American Iron. This was our type of sight seeing.  A petrified…

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New Ford Maverick: A Return To Compact Pickups?

June 8, 2021 / Andy Lilienthal / Leave a comment
2022 Ford Maverick Pickup

As you may have heard, the new Ford Maverick compact pickup debuted today. It’s a compact unibody FWD or AWD pickup truck. It comes as a crew-cab only, seats five, gets up to 40 MPG, and isn’t intended to be a Super Duty. Sure the Honda Ridgeline has been out for a long time and…

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Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is Not an Eclipse, But is a Solid Crossover

October 1, 2018 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments
2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

Crossovers are money makers for car companies these days. Part car, part SUV, these hatchbacks are possibly the hottest segment in the automotive market today, and pretty much all manufacturers sell them. Mitsubishi has offered a crossovers for years including  the Outlander and the compact Outlander Sport (or RVR in Canada). For 2018, Mitsubishi added…

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New Project: $500 Dodge Durango

July 26, 2017 / tuanies / 2 Comments

There was a time in my life when I wanted to be nothing like my father when it came to cars. He was a frugal man and always bought older cars that needed repairs to fix up and daily drive for himself. The two times he splurged on new cars was in 1998 for a…

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Review: The 2023 Nissan Z Turns Heads, Quickens Pulses

August 6, 2022 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments
2023 Nissan Z in Seiran Blue

I pull into the parking lot of my local hardware store driving the new 2023 Nissan Z. As I shut the car off, a man in a white Volvo 850 wagon drives in front of the svelte sports coupe. As I’m turning the car off and gathering my phone, I can see him still looking…

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Winter Road Trip Road Test: Toyo Celsius All-Weather Tires

January 21, 2022 / Andy Lilienthal / 2 Comments
Toyo Celsius All-Weather Tires

As you know, we recently got a 1998 Honda CR-V. In fact, we drove it from Oregon to Wisconsin and back and only broke down once. (That’s a story for another time.) Before leaving for the frozen midwestern tundra, we put some all-weather Toyo Celsius tires on. No, not all-season, all-weather. If you’re not familiar,…

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Crankshaft Culture Gear Garage: Nextbase 622GW Dash Cam

August 3, 2021 / Mercedes Lilienthal / 2 Comments
Nextbase 622GW recording

The Nextbase 622GW Dash Cam provides high-quality, crisp recordings and can give you added security when on the road. We recently received a Nextbase 622GW dash cam for review. At a tune of $399.99, it certainly isn’t the cheapest one on the market but it offers several bells and whistles in exchange for its hefty…

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