MM Retro Write-Up: Chevrolet/Geo Prizm
12-28-21 | 09:38 AM
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My mistake typing Subaru; I meant to say Suzuki (the Geo Tracker SUV and Metro minicar). The Isuzu vehicle was the Spectrum sedan, I believe. Wikipedia confirms your recollection that the four-door Spectrum was replaced by the two-door Storm, which I'd forgotten about entirely.
I will say, in fairness, that the Spectrum didn't have a terrible reputation when it was out.
I will say, in fairness, that the Spectrum didn't have a terrible reputation when it was out.
No problem.....I sometimes make typos myself.
The Storm, derived from the Isuzu impulse, actually sold better than expected for a while. The Spectrum was somewhat more conservative in its design, and generally appealed to an older group of drivers.
Those who were looking for maximum gas mileage, though, would get the Geo Metro XFI, a tiny tot of a car with an even tinier-tot non turbo-three engine. Derived from the Suzuki Swift (Cultus), it achieved phenomenal gas mileage on the road (60 + MPG), comparable to the Honda CRX HF. But it did so at the cost offing featherweight and extreme lightness in the structure...I would not have wanted to have been in a crash with it. I remember, at the D.C. auto show, the Chevy/Geo reps being embarrassed when I took the hood of a Metro and simply, quite easily, without much effort, buckled it up and down on both sides with my hands......it was little more solid in strength than a piece of cardboard.
Anyhow, back to the topic...the Prizm. What did you think of the Prizm itself? Did you get to drive one? There were three generations....I thought the 2nd was clearly the best, which is why I concentrated on it.
12-28-21 | 09:46 AM
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No problem.....I sometimes make typos myself.
The Storm, derived from the Isuzu impulse, actually sold better than expected for a while. The Spectrum was somewhat more conservative in its design, and generally appealed to an older group of drivers.
Those who were looking for maximum gas mileage, though, would get the Geo Metro XFI, a tiny tot of a car with an even tinier-tot non turbo-three engine. Derived from the Suzuki Swift (Cultus), it achieved phenomenal gas mileage on the road (60 + MPG), comparable to the Honda CRX HF. But it did so at the cost offing featherweight and extreme lightness in the structure...I would not have wanted to have been in a crash with it. I remember, at the D.C. auto show, the Chevy/Geo reps being embarrassed when I took the hood of a Metro and simply, quite easily, without much effort, buckled it up and down on both sides with my hands......it was little more solid in strength than a piece of cardboard.
Anyhow, back to the topic...the Prizm. What did you think of the Prizm itself? Did you get to drive one? There were three generations....I thought the 2nd was clearly the best, which is why I concentrated on it.
The Storm, derived from the Isuzu impulse, actually sold better than expected for a while. The Spectrum was somewhat more conservative in its design, and generally appealed to an older group of drivers.
Those who were looking for maximum gas mileage, though, would get the Geo Metro XFI, a tiny tot of a car with an even tinier-tot non turbo-three engine. Derived from the Suzuki Swift (Cultus), it achieved phenomenal gas mileage on the road (60 + MPG), comparable to the Honda CRX HF. But it did so at the cost offing featherweight and extreme lightness in the structure...I would not have wanted to have been in a crash with it. I remember, at the D.C. auto show, the Chevy/Geo reps being embarrassed when I took the hood of a Metro and simply, quite easily, without much effort, buckled it up and down on both sides with my hands......it was little more solid in strength than a piece of cardboard.
Anyhow, back to the topic...the Prizm. What did you think of the Prizm itself? Did you get to drive one? There were three generations....I thought the 2nd was clearly the best, which is why I concentrated on it.
I wonder if the Toyota Echo was somehow related to the Geo/Suzuki. It was a little known car, much smaller than the Corolla, and I heard it came with a Suzuki derived 3 cylinder.
12-28-21 | 09:51 AM
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Shouldn't have any effect on property values at all. I can think of lots worse vehicles to drive than a old Prizm. And it's a testimony to the car that it's still running this many years after the last one was built.
Also, keep in mind, although it's a little off-topic........the higher your property value is at the yearly tax-assessment, the more real-estate tax you are likely going to pay for it.......just more money out of your pocket.
Also, keep in mind, although it's a little off-topic........the higher your property value is at the yearly tax-assessment, the more real-estate tax you are likely going to pay for it.......just more money out of your pocket.
EDIT, I lied. He has an S580 now lol!
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12-28-21 | 10:00 AM
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I wonder if the Toyota Echo was somehow related to the Geo/Suzuki. It was a little known car, much smaller than the Corolla, and I heard it came with a Suzuki derived 3 cylinder.
I wasn't the only person who disliked it......a number of people at the local Toyota shops here (who sold and serviced them for a living) didn't think much of them, either.
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