The Charade is Over

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 06/13/2018 at 22:21 • Filed to: the glass is half full

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Spotted this the other day driving around. Pretty sure you can take the sign down now, Mr. Former Daihatsu Dealer.

fintail > someassemblyrequired 06/13/2018 at 22:45

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I think the last model year was 1992, so maybe service or parts demand until the turn of the century. A real relic now, but maybe a fun landmark.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > someassemblyrequired 06/13/2018 at 22:49

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There’s a Lada sign still at a used car dealer just north of Winnipeg.

Ash78, voting early and often > someassemblyrequired 06/13/2018 at 22:50

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How is that sign not full of rock holes, sun fade, bullets, etc?

someassemblyrequired > Ash78, voting early and often 06/13/2018 at 22:52

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Yeah I was blown away - it looked fresh. Maybe dude is proud of being the Daihatsu King.

someassemblyrequired > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 06/13/2018 at 22:53

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There’s a few still around Ontario as well.

someassemblyrequired > fintail 06/13/2018 at 22:55

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Yeah it’s weird as the sign is in really good shape. It was definitely the early 90s that they stopped selling them. Maybe they sprung for the Tru-Coat when they bought the sign?

Ash78, voting early and often > someassemblyrequired 06/13/2018 at 22:56

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He even has a modernized section of sidewalk with bumps for the visually impaired. And a decent RV collection (sales or storage?)

So he’s keeping up with something at least.

someassemblyrequired > Ash78, voting early and often 06/13/2018 at 23:02

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Definitely still an RV dealer, though they have a 1 star rating on Yelp...

Ash78, voting early and often > someassemblyrequired 06/13/2018 at 23:10

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“The RVs tasted metallic and were clearly overcooked!”

(Sorry, still trying to get used to Yelp as anything more than a hipster restaurant lovefest...)

fhrblig > someassemblyrequired 06/13/2018 at 23:55

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They’ve probably had a Rocky time of it since the early nineties...

Maxima Speed > someassemblyrequired 06/14/2018 at 00:16

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Reminds me of the still standing (I believe) sign for a Peugeot dealership in Parkersburg WV. It’s now a shop that sell Amish made furniture but the sign remains.

DutchieDC2R > fhrblig 06/14/2018 at 04:55

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Id like to give him a round of Applause for keeping that sign up for so long.

fhrblig > DutchieDC2R 06/14/2018 at 06:55

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It looks like they’re Copen pretty well. Having the RV business must be a real Boon for them.

DutchieDC2R > fhrblig 06/14/2018 at 07:24

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Yes, I agree. It was a Gran(d) Move adding the RV business, although I cant stop but wonder if its a good idea keeping all that flammable Materia(l) under one roof, with all the RV’s and all.

someassemblyrequired > Maxima Speed 06/14/2018 at 08:55

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There was another closed CDJ dealer in New London, CT that still had the Pug sign up a few years ago, but sadly it has disappeared.