Crappy Compact Contender Number 3: The Mitsubishi Lancer

Both Derek and Steven have recently had a go at their worst new small cars (and if you haven’t already, Jack’s take on the Eclipse is as entertaining as that car is not).

I’ve had a few abysmal drives in the past few years, notably a Smart Fortwo and an auto-equipped Scion tC, but one car stood head and shoulders below the rest. I drove it immediately after spending a week with an Evolution GSR, and my first thought was, “Well, that’s the end of Mitsubishi then.”

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The Worst New Car I've Driven So Far

Being asked “what car should I buy?” occurs on a weekly basis for me, but I’d rather field that question every day than listen to the recieved wisdom of a magazine racer just once more in my life. The most recent inquiry came from my Uncle Maurice, a kind and generous man who provided my brother and me with a near bottomless supply of Swiss Army knives when we were children.

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  • ToolGuy The 6 million residents of Missouri purchase twice as many Tesla vehicles as do the 5 million residents of Alabama. So now you know.
  • Jeff S I have seen a number of new Teslas around where I live. Maybe the increased number is because Tesla has reduced the price on some of their models.
  • Carson D They'd have kept it going, but the head bolts had worn out from overuse.
  • ToolGuy Superb writeup. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights on your 2004 Outback -- this is the best take on Subaru ownership that I've seen.
  • Scott I'm afraid of Clickbait, as it's so annoying..(And don't ask me about autonomous car clickbait)