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Thursday, June 5, 2025

One Step Closer: Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Pro Kei Car Legislation

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  News broke yesterday that Oregon Senator Anthony Broadman has introduced a bill to legalize kei vehicles for road use in the Beaver State....
Friday, May 30, 2025

Oregon JDM Advocates: Legalizing Kei Trucks In The Beaver State

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  The majority of U.S. states allow kei cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans to be legally registered for road use, even if there are speed restrict...
Friday, January 24, 2025

A Hen's Tooth For Sale: 2018 Toyota Yaris SE (With a Manual Transmission)

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2018 Toyota Yaris SE. Photo via Lexus of Seattle  I've found a hen's tooth. A rarity. This is a 2018 Toyota Yaris SE  (located at Le...
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

These Two Small, Cheap Cars Are Selling Like Hotcakes, Despite Impending Discontinuation

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The Mitsubishi Mirage and Nissan Versa are the last two mainstream, affordable subcompact cars—heck, last inexpensive cars of any kind—left ...
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Thursday, April 25, 2024

We Drove a 2015 Chevrolet Spark Halfway Across The Country

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I've long had a soft spot for the Chevrolet Spark. When I reviewed the 2013 Spark 2LT   over 11 years ago I said, "... it’s an impr...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Mitsubishi, Kia Kill Their Smallest Cars; U.S. Subcompact Market All But Dead. Here's Why.

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On August 15, 2023,  Automotive News  (paywalled site) reported Mitsubishi may be discontinuing its thrifty Mirage model after MY2024. This ...
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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Our Old Suzuki Sidekick, The Teal Terror, is Still Alive in Eastern Oregon

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  This is our old Suzuki Sidekick, The Teal Terror. We sold our trusty Sidekick in 2016 and I hadn't seen it since until now. 
Friday, August 5, 2022

We Sold our 2007 Toyota Yaris. Long Live The Yaris. Long Live Subcompact Cars.

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  Today was a big day. Today we sold our 2007 Toyota Yaris. This marks a lot of milestones. This marks the end of an era. 
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Friday, April 1, 2022

Suzuki Announces Plan to Return to North American Market - AGAIN

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Suzuki announced today that it is making plans to return to the North American automotive market in 2023. The Japanese automaker pulled ou...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Small Cars Are Alive and Well in Mexico

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Suzuki Ignis in Mexico New subcompact car sales are nearly nonexistent right now in the USA. There are only a couple new tiny cars even avai...
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