Speaking of Isuzu, they just so happen to make one heck of a tough diesel
Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 9/14/05, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Steve MacSween wrote: >> > So he then got rid of it, went out and bought one of those ghastly >> little >> > 3-cylinder Suzukis badged as a Pontiac, >> >> >> Firefly? >> I saw one of those in Sault St Marie about ten years ago, and thought >> "why can't we get neat little cars like that in the USA?" >> Just this summer, I found out it was a Swift/Sprint/Metro clone. >> I also found out that it was mentioned in the EPA mileage guide for >> at least one year, but I never saw it offered for sale in USA as >> a Pontiac. >> >> >> I saw a Pontiac Firefly in Carmel, IN a couple of weeks ago and did a >triple spit take on it. I never remember those being available, but if >memory serves the Geo brand was created very quickly because I'm sure there >was a Chevy version, that went to Geo version that later went back to Chevy >version (of which I used to sell ... Chevy's that is) before the brand >finally mostly died. Remember those Isuzu built Storms? Just before Isuzu >became a truck only company? It's really odd to look at how many different >Japanese companies built cars for GM for that brand. > > >-- >Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil. > -- 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
