Junkyard Find: 1993 Eagle Summit Wagon

As with so many things surrounding the bewildering swirl of Renault/AMC- and Mitsubishi-derived products sold by Chrysler brands during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Eagle Summit wagon is something of a puzzler. The Eagle Summit car was a rebadged Mitsubishi Mirage, which itself was the same car as a Dodge/Plymouth Colt. But the Summit wagon was actually a Mitsubishi RVR, sold in the United States as the Mitsubishi Expo LRV and the Dodge/Plymouth Colt Wagon. In Europe, this thing was known as the Space Runner. Space Runner!

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  • Dr.Nick The cars seem really expensive with tight back seats and Cadillac was on the list of the highest price gouging dealers coming out of COVID. I don’t understand the combination, shouldn’t they be offering deals if they are not selling?
  • Dr.Nick Too bad the Turbo XT isn’t coming. The Outback Turbo is not bad at all, would be a lot of fun in the shorter Forester.
  • Dave M. Looking for a cheap commuter economy car, the base Corolla hybrid all the way. Willing to spend more for the toys I like (power seats, sunroof), I'd wait for the Civic hatchback hybrid. The Civic definitely has a nicer interior IMO.
  • 2ACL 2.slow + stick + major components serviced = many more miles of motoring if the next owner is even half as diligent. Not my cup of tea, but I could understand someone wanting to take this home.
  • AZFelix In related news, the California Department of Public Health in cooperation with CARB is proposing a complete ban on new car sales by 2039. The agency director was quoted as saying "If it prevents just one death..." and "Think of the [non-aborted] children..." at a press conference. The DEA immediately classified Ozium Air Sanitizer spray as a Schedule I chemical/drug and applied for a yearly budget increase of $690 billion dollars to help prosecute their 'war on car freshness'.