Tag: Car Culture
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Tales From the Inbox: My Tesla Cybertruck killed my newphew but I still love it
The waltz of progress truly knows no bounds! And one MSIMA reader from 901 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, in Fort Lauderdale Florida (zip code 33304) has learned, neither does the shear brilliance of his Cybertruck: from: tjjole1992@gmail.com to: msimass.contact@gmail.com cc: support@grants.gov Subject: A Sacrifice for Progress Dear so-called Mis-Shift-Into-My-Assholes, I was driving home on…
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The Pitiful Existence of the Mazda MX-30
Sometimes, when talking about inanimate objects, I feel a little bad when being mean and shitting on it. Whatever it is, it didn’t ask to be poorly thought out, engineered, and manufactured. And when you drive certain bad cars, you can’t help but feel like the car knows it’s bad. Like it knows it was…
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THE Panoz Esperante, America’s TVR
Let’s start with a short introduction to this car. 302-400 horsepower. An all Aluminum frame. 2600 lbs (1200kg). A tiny steering wheel, no ABS, no stability control. Fully independent suspension. The front is bespoke, design by the company themselves, while the rear is dropped right out of the terminator cobra. And it raced in GT1…
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MSIMA Gets Ripped Off at the 2025 Miami Concours
In the wake of the most recent Epstein file release, we now have a glimpse of what it’s like to be a victim of the wealthy aristocrat lifestyle before they are taken to the island. Three Mis-Shift certified Assholes ventured into the hellish depths of the Miami Concours with the goal of having a swell…
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MSIMA “The Cars” of 2025 Awards
Yet another year of driving garbage. And occasionally something nice. Welcome ya fucks, to the “The Cars” of 2025! A time for us to look back and reflect on all the four wheeled abominations we’ve driven and reviewed this year. Except for me, as I am both above and incapable of self reflection. Hope y’all…
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MSIMA Crashes the Overcrest Road Rally
It all started with an e30 parked at a motel next a bar in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. The four of us wandered over in mild bemusement turned genuine astonishment at what such a nice looking e30 M3 was doing here: And then we saw some old air cooled Porsche 911s that looked like barely…
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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe, the Best Range Rover Ever Made
The absolute pinnacle of jeep culture. A luxury SUV.
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Moo Moo Subaru Has Given My Life Meaning
There I was, wallowing in a puddle of doubt and depression. Yet another late day at the lab staring at screens. The joys of life, draining out of my eyes as the late noon sun baked its rays deeper into my unaccustomed skin. I approached my car, and I saw it. It lurked in my…
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Dear Car Enthusiasts, You All Failed Me: The Sad Tale of the GR Supra.
When it was announced in late 2019/early 2020 that Toyota would be building a new supra with a B58 inline 6 i was super excited. There it was, the rebirth of the high power, front engine, handling and track focused sports car. No longer would we have to deal with the sub optimal reputation of…
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Blackstone Laboratory Oil Test Results – 2001 Murray Minibike
Brought to you by SwedishDiesel Group’s Fueling Division. In the no-man’s-land of Indiana sits a company by the name of Blackstone Laboratories, which provides testing services for used oils as a means of finding out if your engine is on the verge of grenading itself. They test for viscosity, flash point, suspended solids, presence of…