Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
Really the Rodeo only has a 3.2? I thought GM would use the same motor since its a S-10 with a different fascia. Guess GM sold them better engines.
And a 3.5. And Isuzu's been using the 3.2 for years - it was first used in the Trooper in the late 1980s and, beginning in 1993, it replaced GM's old 3.1L V6 as the larger of two engines in the Rodeo and has been used in the Rodeo ever since. Though never used in the original Isuzu Amigo (1989-1994), it
was optional in the Amigo between 1998 and 2000 and also from 2001 to 2003, when the Amigo was renamed the Rodeo Sport and acted as a 3-door base Rodeo.
The Trooper used the engine until 1997. In 1998, it was dropped in favor of the better 3.5L engine, the same one currently optional in the Rodeo and standard in the Axiom.
And I compeltly forgot about the Astro. But the only reason I brought any of that up was just to poke fun about how outdated and crappy the 4.3 is. Hopefully GM kills it after 2005.
I actually like its status as the base engine for the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado - basically, it makes people buy larger engines to avoid it - not a bad idea.
I'm not 100% on this, but isn't the Vibe all toyota except for the body panels? i wouldn't really call that a "joint" project. I would call that GM riding Toyota's coattails....
The Vibe (and twin Toyota Matrix) are produced by Toyota, but the development for the project was joint. Pontiac makes more money off the car than Toyota, but it's okay - beginning in 1989, the Toyota Corolla was also sold by GM as the Geo Prizm (1989-1992, 1993-1997, and 1998-2002 as the Chevrolet Prizm) and GM never made half as much money on that as Toyota did.
Isn't it true that Merc is in partnership with Chrysler? As in Diamler-Chrysler?And I also heard that Mitsu through German relations is related to Dodge.Just tellin' you what I read.
Actually, that list has got a few problems. I left Suzuki on the list despite their being basically controlled by General Motors, and I took Subaru off the list even though GM doesn't have much of a stake in them. Obviously Ford doesn't own Mazda but their stake is the largest at the present time, so Mazda got left off the list. Mitsubishi isn't owned by Chrysler anymore - DaimlerChrysler recently got sick of pulling Mitsubishi out of jams and pulled its cash out; it's clearly the worst mass-market Japanese maker by anyone's definition of 'worst' so it makes sense. Don't look for it to be final for a few more months. And Mercedes is part of the big three, of course - that's my mistake.
Well, i've never seen a Toyota Vibe, much less heard of one.
It doesn't exist - Toyota's Vibe is the Matrix, which is built by Toyota on the Corolla's platform in Canada.
Jus' thinking about Toyota now makes me realize that it is one of the few manufacturers that isn't part of the Big Three. Yes, it, Nissan, and the big Auldi/VW group are the only ones I can think of currently.
I've got a Toyota p/u (4x2) and '77 Land Cruiser. And the P/U would have much more life left in it if i hadn't been so hard on it
I love that thing.
na, j/k
