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Chrysler PT Cruiser (2002-2007)

May 4, 2005 admin Retro, SUVs/Crossovers | 29 mpg hwy
2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser

2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Perhaps we already have you convinced that SUVs for most people are needless gas-guzzling machines that are hard-to-park, a whale to drive and expensive to maintain. You definitely want something a bit sportier, though you have family, or friends, whom you often need to shuttle around. Room for their gear is needed. A 2-seat sports car, or a Corbin Sparrow just won’t do. Yet you want something with style, an attitude… not your dad’s most uncool station wagon. » Read more..

Caterham Super 7 (1998-2005)

May 4, 2005 admin Retro, Sports Cars | 34 mpg hwy
2000 Caterham Super 7

2000 Caterham Super 7 (Photo: Michael Dougherty, Berthesda, MD)

It is the epitome of Colin Chapman’s tried-and-true formula of less weight, more speed. Conceived in the late 50′s as a Lotus and still in production today over 40 years later as a Caterham, the Super Seven was dominant on the track for the weekend tinkerer, and pure fun (and legal!) on the street for sports car connoisseur.  » Read more..

Mazda MX-5 Miata (1990-1993)

May 4, 2004 admin Retro, Sports Cars | 30 mpg hwy
1990 Mazda Miata

1990 Mazda Miata

“It might have been 20 years ago, or just yesterday… a roadster caught your eye,” touted the magazine ads for the new Mazda MX-5 Miata in 1990. A decade after MG, Triumph, Jensen-Healey, Alpine, etc. had sadly stopped exporting (and even manufacturing) their loveable British roadsters to the U.S. and convertibles were a dying breed, the Miata recaptured the hearts of thousands of Americans with pure sports car fun.

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