- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Isuzu Compact Trucks
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:39 pm
Anyone familiar with early 90s model Isuzu small trucks (no pics)? It is a 5 speed with less than 300k on it. I can get if for a couple hundred. I've read they are almost bullet proof. It would be a "spare" vehicle.
Appreciate any advice.
Appreciate any advice.
27
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:39 pm to greenbean
I would buy if it cranks and drives for less than $1000.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:40 pm to greenbean
seats on the back?
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:40 pm to greenbean
quote:
Appreciate any advice.
brush & floss
wear sunscreen
eat a fiber rich diet
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:41 pm to greenbean
I had a goofy arse little Mitsubishi Mighty Max one time.
Strange little thing.
Got my broke arse to and from work when I was young.
Strange little thing.
Got my broke arse to and from work when I was young.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:45 pm to greenbean
quote:
Anyone familiar with early 90s model Isuzu small trucks (no pics)? It is a 5 speed with less than 300k on it. I can get if for a couple hundred. I've read they are almost bullet proof. It would be a "spare" vehicle.
Any running/driving truck is worth a couple of hundred bucks, period. End of story
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:45 pm to greenbean
If you slam that thing on the ground someone in Gonzales will buy it for top dollar.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:46 pm to greenbean
I will never understand how Isuzu left this market. They had an exclusively SUV and truck lineup in the American market before almost everyone else. Trooper, Rodeo, etc.
Yes, they're pretty much bullet-proof. Knew someone that had one as a camp vehicle with like 250K miles. Would sit for months and always ran great.
Yes, they're pretty much bullet-proof. Knew someone that had one as a camp vehicle with like 250K miles. Would sit for months and always ran great.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:50 pm to greenbean
My dad had a grey one and I learned how to drive in that truck. They are bullet proof!
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:53 pm to greenbean
quote:
couple hundred
Any truck that runs and can move down the road legally is worth that.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:55 pm to TSmith
quote:
I will never understand how Isuzu left this market. They had an exclusively SUV and truck lineup in the American market before almost everyone else. Trooper, Rodeo, etc.
Trooper flipped over and killed people Rodeo was an ancient design.
They left the market to focus on medium duty commercial trucks and diesel engines. GM strung them along for a little while to appease the Isuzu dealers, but they only wanted Isuzu for diesel engine technology and they always planned to phase them out of the consumer vehicle market. GM hired away a bunch of Isuzu's diesel engineers (they came up with the original Duramax) and still partners with them for commercial trucks. GM settled with the Isuzu dealerships that shut down eventually.
TL:DR - Isuzu's consumer business got Saab'd by a bigger, more powerful company.
This post was edited on 1/22/21 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:57 pm to greenbean
Bro-in-law had one. You could put a champagne glass on the engine, rev it up and not spill a drop. Had over 200K and flooded in Katrina. Great truck.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:10 pm to greenbean
aren't they the same as the chevy s-10 from that era? I remember going to tour the GM plant in Shreveport and every 10 or so trucks was an isuzu.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:11 pm to goofball
quote:
TL:DR - Isuzu's consumer business got Saab'd by a bigger, more powerful company.
SAAB is another interesting one. Blatantly ignored GM and bankrupted themselves.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:15 pm to The Implication
quote:
SAAB is another interesting one. Blatantly ignored GM and bankrupted themselves.
GM offered to sell it to the employees and the Swedish government. They didn't even want Saab.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:16 pm to Hermit Crab
quote:
aren't they the same as the chevy s-10 from that era? I remember going to tour the GM plant in Shreveport and every 10 or so trucks was an isuzu.
The last generation Chevy S-10 and the first gen Chevy Colorado were both co-developed between Isuzu and General Motors. There was at least some cooperation between the two companies on compact trucks since the 1970s Isuzu PUP and Chevy LUV were designed.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:18 pm to greenbean
Had two of them growing up. The 92 was a beast but had to redo the heads at 150k. Sold it for 1100 bucks with 242k
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:20 pm to Hermit Crab
I miss the old compact trucks like this, the S10 / Sonoma, etc.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:22 pm to greenbean
My dad had one and went nearly 500k miles in it back in the day at the time he sold it
This post was edited on 1/22/21 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 1/22/21 at 2:24 pm to greenbean
Pics?
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News