The Honda Orthia is basically a JDM compact wagon built from Civic/Integra-era Honda bones, sold in Japan from the mid-1990s into the early 2000s. It’s name might sound like an orthopedic shoe brand, but the blue paint, grey interior, roof rails, and wagon body make it peak “practical Japanese domestic market oddball” without being cartoonish. […]
The Subaru Domingo was a slightly beefier version of the Subaru Sambar kei van. The Domingo (also called the Sumo, Libero, Combi, and Estratto depending on which market it was being sold) shared many of its components and chassis with the Sambar, but it had a larger engine that booted it from keitora (light truck in Japanese) car requirements, but allowed it to drive on the freeway at a reasonable clip and accelerate with traffic. Today’s example is not just powered by a 1.2 liter Subaru EF 3-cylinder that pushes out 66 horsepower into a 5-speed manual gearbox, but it is also equipped with all-wheel-drive. Find this 1993 Subaru Domingo GX AWD offered for $6,500 in Brooklyn, NY via craigslist. Tip from ME.