Worst re-badging attempts?
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The Trooper / SLX was actually a very well-made vehicle, with an excellent reliability record....as good as many Toyotas of the period. Its Achilles heel, of course, was the tendency to tip way over inthe Consumer Reports' 1995 roll-over test, earning it a Not Acceptable rating.....and hurting sales. This was partly what started Isuzu down the road to the pitiful condition it is in today.
the trooper along with all the other true isuzus where excellent vehicles, nothing but oil changes and the only reason they every broke down was clutch or dead battery
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
They weren't just over-the-counter GM Mr. Goodwrench parts with the TRD name stamped on them?
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worst rebadging has to be GM and now Ford, GM has this thing that they think every division needs the same vehicle, the trailblazer and countless other models, I've read in many car mags that GM is spreading themselves to thin, my father tells me stories of when GMs divisions each had their own cars
and now Ford is doing it, Mercury is becoming all rebadged cars with slight face lifts
I don't get it does it really help sales to have almost identical cars being sold under different names
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and now Ford is doing it, Mercury is becoming all rebadged cars with slight face lifts
I don't get it does it really help sales to have almost identical cars being sold under different names
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Originally Posted by EDGE2
the Trooper was a good reliable vehicle that CR destroyed, Isuzu sued them and they settled cause it was proved that in order to make the vehicle flip you had to practically pull a U-turn and yank the e-brake
the trooper along with all the other true isuzus where excellent vehicles, nothing but oil changes and the only reason they every broke down was clutch or dead battery![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
the trooper along with all the other true isuzus where excellent vehicles, nothing but oil changes and the only reason they every broke down was clutch or dead battery
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Several other SUV's besides the 1995 Trooper / SLX have flunked their rollover tests for the same reasons....the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero, the Ford Bronco (don't remember which years), the Jeep Wrangler CJ-5, and of course, the infamous (and dangerous) 1988 Suzuki Samurai.
The Trooper was reliable but the Rodeo generally was not. And, since we are on the subject of rebadges, the Rodeo's rebadged twin, the Honda Passport, also suffered from poor reliability....the only Honda-nameplate vehicle to do so. The Axiom never sold in numbers high enough to have a concrete reliability record....your guess is as good as mine on that one.
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Isuzu sued CR and they settled out of court and CR printed a follow up in their magazine saying they made a mistake, it was even on the evening news with an interview from the driver who flipped it up on 2 wheels
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Originally Posted by EDGE2
Isuzu sued CR and they settled out of court and CR printed a follow up in their magazine saying they made a mistake, it was even on the evening news with an interview from the driver who flipped it up on 2 wheels
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Originally Posted by Koma
Any fake BMW M, hate it, hate it, hate it.
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Honda's badged with Acura. I can see the Acura badged with Honda because of the "JDM" aspect but Acura doesn't exist over in Japan...
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Honda's badged with Acura. I can see the Acura badged with Honda because of the "JDM" aspect but Acura doesn't exist over in Japan...
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Originally Posted by ARISTO*7
even worse is the acura owners that turn their emblems upside down
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Originally Posted by Koma
Any fake BMW M, hate it, hate it, hate it.
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Honda's badged with Acura. I can see the Acura badged with Honda because of the "JDM" aspect but Acura doesn't exist over in Japan...
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Honda's badged with Acura. I can see the Acura badged with Honda because of the "JDM" aspect but Acura doesn't exist over in Japan...
I saw a Honda Acura Integra a couple years ago.. Rather than replace the Acura badges completely, they just slapped a couple Honda badges on WITH the Acura badges
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My nomination would have to be that low end Jaguar x-type???... forget it's name.... looks like a ford contours (sp) or taurus of that same year.
another one was the GEO that was a Rebadged Corolla.
another one was the GEO that was a Rebadged Corolla.
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Originally Posted by babyGS3
My nomination would have to be that low end Jaguar x-type???... forget it's name.... looks like a ford contours (sp) or taurus of that same year.
another one was the GEO that was a Rebadged Corolla.
another one was the GEO that was a Rebadged Corolla.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Give this man the prize....hands down. Almost nothing could be a worse rebadging than that.
And thanks for reminding me of this one, SC....I had pretty much forgotten about it.
And thanks for reminding me of this one, SC....I had pretty much forgotten about it.
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As for the aftermarket, Bomex, an aftermarket aero company, even makes a full body kit for the Toyota Cavalier. I think Toyota had something to do with pushing the aftermarket into making parts for this car in Japan so it would sell better.
Either way, a complete bastardization. Chevy sold the Corolla here, and Toyota sold the Cavalier over there. Guess who got the stinky end of that stick.
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As for the Trooper/SLX debate: My buddy who's in his 30's now has always driven SUV's because he tows his boat. He's had (in order) an '89 Nissan pickup (work truck), '90 Trooper (the boxy one -- like a big xB), a Rodeo, a '95 Trooper (Nicest truck he ever had) and then a Ford Explorer. I'd say the guy knows how to handle his trucks.
He rolled the '95 Trooper and during a manuever that was hardly evasive. He just got the 2 right wheels on the shoulder at moderate speed and that was it. The danger is there. I think CR got it right the first time and was pressured into retracting their statement.
After the accident he was desperate for a car and jumped on the Explorers they were giving away at the time due to the Firestone fiasco. He admits that was the poorest decision of his life and the absolute worst machine he's ever owned. The breakages are endless. He still drives that punishment today.
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How about this one- The Toyota Aristo V300 = Lexus GS300 (sans turbo)?
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Originally Posted by CleanSC
:As for the aftermarket, Bomex, an aftermarket aero company, even makes a full body kit for the Toyota Cavalier. I think Toyota had something to do with pushing the aftermarket into making parts for this car in Japan so it would sell better.
As for the Trooper/SLX debate: My buddy who's in his 30's now has always driven SUV's because he tows his boat. He's had (in order) an '89 Nissan pickup (work truck), '90 Trooper (the boxy one -- like a big xB), a Rodeo, a '95 Trooper (Nicest truck he ever had) and then a Ford Explorer. I'd say the guy knows how to handle his trucks.
He rolled the '95 Trooper and during a manuever that was hardly evasive. He just got the 2 right wheels on the shoulder at moderate speed and that was it. The danger is there. I think CR got it right the first time and was pressured into retracting their statement.
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As for the Trooper/SLX debate: My buddy who's in his 30's now has always driven SUV's because he tows his boat. He's had (in order) an '89 Nissan pickup (work truck), '90 Trooper (the boxy one -- like a big xB), a Rodeo, a '95 Trooper (Nicest truck he ever had) and then a Ford Explorer. I'd say the guy knows how to handle his trucks.
He rolled the '95 Trooper and during a manuever that was hardly evasive. He just got the 2 right wheels on the shoulder at moderate speed and that was it. The danger is there. I think CR got it right the first time and was pressured into retracting their statement.
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I tend to agree with you on the Trooper question. CR is a reputable organization that does not do fly-by-night tests. I hope your brother was not hurt in that rollover. SUV rollovers can be deadly...especially if you are not belted in properly. Several years ago, one of my closest friends lost the guy who was best man at his wedding when he rolled an Aztek, unbelted....and went right out the open driver's window. The ugly POS came down on top on him and killed him....the first documented fatality in the nation, I believe, involving an Aztek.