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Old 01-30-08, 05:56 PM
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I haven't heard "oldsmobile" in a very very long time
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Old 01-30-08, 05:57 PM
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The name is a wierd one, i give it that...Almost like when they were thinking of a name, one of the head guys sneezed funny.

What do you drive?

Izusu

Bless you...what do you drive?

We had 2 Isuzu Troopers for winter vehicles and they both drove really good but they would never stopped leaking oil.
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Old 01-30-08, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Here was a company that built nothing BUT SUVs and TRUCKS in the 80s and early 90s.
Almost.

In the 80's, Izusu sold the subcompact I-Mark sedan and Impulse sport coupe here in America......variations of the platform were also marketed as the Chevy Spectrum and Geo Storm.

Later, in the 90s, Isuzu struck up a buisness deal with Honda/Acura where the Rodeo and Trooper were rebadged as the Honda Passport and Acura SLX. In return, Isuzu got rebadged versions of the Honda Civic to market in Japan as their new Izuzu I-Mark....by then, Isuzu had given up designing their own passenger cars, and the new, Civic-based I-Mark was never marketed in America.
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Old 01-30-08, 09:37 PM
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best car ever for ricing out.

add body kit and spoiler and big cans.

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Old 01-30-08, 10:16 PM
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For some reason, this doesn't surprize me. I was always confused as to what Isuzu was trying to accomplish, I mean basically their trucks are a chevy with different body panels.
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Old 01-30-08, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Koma
You're thinking Suzuki.
and them too
Last time I heard suzuki is the infamous roll over samurai
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Old 01-31-08, 12:26 AM
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Wasn't the Isuzu Trooper in a class of it's own??? I dont think GM had aquired Izusu until a few years before the Trooper had been discontinued.
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Old 01-31-08, 05:33 AM
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yeah, the old trooper was actually a good solid truck. built on a heavy frame, dana 44 rear axle, 2 speed transfer case, all in all a good truck.
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Old 01-31-08, 06:02 AM
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Oh yes, the Acura SLX. Always good for a laugh.
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Old 01-31-08, 07:22 AM
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Well this is a big non-event.

Sad to think though... their old advertising was hilarious.

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Old 01-31-08, 09:44 AM
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man they made the best commercials though
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ybEBjdMi334&feature=related

and ill miss Isuzu. we went through 2 Rodeos and 2 Troopers lol.
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Old 01-31-08, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by SLegacy99
Oh yes, the Acura SLX. Always good for a laugh.


Originally Posted by 19psi
yeah, the old trooper was actually a good solid truck. built on a heavy frame, dana 44 rear axle, 2 speed transfer case, all in all a good truck.
Yes, it actually won a big comparo in C&D when the new Trooper back in the early 90s debuted.
 
Old 01-31-08, 11:58 AM
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The Impulse was a hot car back in the late 80's. The suspension on the top model was tuned by Lotus. Ahh, I remember those Joe Isuzu commercials. Remember the Jackie Mason Honda Commericals of the late 70's early 80's?
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Old 01-31-08, 12:30 PM
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Man I forgot they even made Isuzu anymore. Isuzu sucks.
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Old 01-31-08, 03:45 PM
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IsuzWHO? Thought they called it a day a long time ago...
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