Junkbox 10 of 12: 1994 Dodge Colt
I continue to re-read the vintage Car and Driver article from July 1992 came across my desk the other day — it is this comparison article on 12 compact economy cars that pitted twelve sub $10k crapboxes against each other with an assortment of college kids deciding which car was the best and the worst. The next car on the list was a 1992 Eagle Summit, but I couldn’t find a Summit. Anywhere. Nor could I find a Mitsubishi Mirage on which it is based, but I did find its corporate cousin a next gen Dodge Colt in 2-door stripper model. Find this 1994 Dodge Colt offered for $4995 in Plainfield, IN via craigslist and cars.com.
From the seller:
1994 DODGE COLT BASE
Notes from the Dealer
Mohr Means More!
Vehicle Info
Stock #: DP8967A
VIN: JB3EA21A1RU055358
Condition: Used
Odometer: 184659
Drivetrain
Cylinders: 4
Transmission: 5-Speed Manual
Transmission Type: Manual
Drivetrain: FWD
Body & Interior
Exterior Color: Blue
OEM Color Name: Blue
Doors: 2
See a better way to drive junk? tips@dailyturismo.com
Looks pretty amazing for 184,659 miles.
Really, it’s so well preserved that if it were in a museum it would be filed under coprolites.
I’d forgotten what coprolites were.
Thank you for that refresher course on paleontology, Hugh.
Vince, perhaps DT needs a Coprolite Corner… a regular feature on incredibly well preserved turds.
(come to think of it… they’re already a regular feature…)
-Stan (whose senior year roomie in college was an avian paleontologist)
Yes we seem to be in a veritable poopourri of fossilized shitcans presently. I’m curious how these are in such excellent condition with twice the miles that I would expect to have driven them into an undrivable state of entropy.
I’m eagerly awaiting the other entries in the coral o’ crap ( I grew up on a ranch, and I know what an empty coral is full of and it’s why cowboys wear cowboy boots)
Just to be pedantic, I think we are referring to a corral o’ crap, which I too am a frequent wearer of aforementioned cowboy boots. A coral o’ crap could reference a set of orangish pink cars or perhaps a set of cars placed in the ocean for an artificial reef?
I was able to find you an Eagle Summit – but it was the wagon, which wasn’t all that closely related.
28 years old, 184k, $5,000. Damn.