"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
06/07/2016 at 22:09 • Filed to: None
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"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
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but at the same time I also wanted this:
not for canada - australian in disguise
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 22:16 |
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No shame in liking the Rodeo.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 22:20 |
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I always wished it was made by someone other than Izuzu. No, the rebadged Honda version doesn't count.
Under_Score
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 22:25 |
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My parents LOVED their Rodeo. They traded it in when I was three for a Mazda MPV, but they talk about how reliable and comfy that thing was. It was a RWD S model, so bottom of the line.
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not for canada - australian in disguise
> TheRealBicycleBuck
06/07/2016 at 22:27 |
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Ahem!
The rebadged Vauxhall version!
TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 22:31 |
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I drove a friend’s rodeo a few times, the rotors were so warped applying the brakes felt like a rumble strip. I think he drove it on Marthas Vinyard for 7 years in that condition, that’s gotta be a testament to some kind of engineering
S65
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 22:40 |
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Why Not Both?
Die-Trying
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 22:45 |
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i still remember good ol Joe Isuzu pushing those troopers...... where have all the good frontmen gone???
Jack Does Cars
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 22:46 |
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Trooper II gang till I die.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> not for canada - australian in disguise
06/07/2016 at 22:56 |
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I didn’t know that existed! But I think you missed my point. I would rather it had been built by Honda and rebadged as an Isuzu.
HammerheadFistpunch
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 23:05 |
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like so?
this was my college car for a few years. I liked it.
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not for canada - australian in disguise
> TheRealBicycleBuck
06/07/2016 at 23:15 |
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I purposely missed your point.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/07/2016 at 23:22 |
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Hey! What is your opinion on this?
just crossed my mind for some reason.
Speed
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/08/2016 at 07:17 |
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Totally understandable. I still want a goddamn Amigo.
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> S65
06/08/2016 at 07:49 |
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money. and I cant remember the last time I saw a Rodeo. I’m guessing they are pretty much gone
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/08/2016 at 07:49 |
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yep. I wanted one for my first car and ended up with an Explorer
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> S65
06/08/2016 at 10:05 |
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stupid kinja...
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> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/08/2016 at 10:07 |
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Depends on where you live. I don’t know that they’re entirely rust-prone, but I’m sure New England has claimed more than a couple in this manner. However, here in the drier states, I still see them once in a while - I wouldn’t consider it a rare occurrence either.
I drove a 94 Rodeo for awhile. It was a 2wd, 2.6l 4-cyl, which an oddball 5-speed manual that was incredibly difficult to find a slave cylinder for.
It was a proper truck. It had a bench seat in the front, long-ass gear shifter, and it sounded solid when you shut the doors. You could stuff a whale in the cargo area if you folded the seats down. I still miss it sometimes.
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> TheRealBicycleBuck
06/08/2016 at 10:10 |
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Why? Honda saw fit to take them on one of their own vehicles, during an era in which Honda was banking on reliability as their #1 selling point. That should say something.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> and 100 more
06/08/2016 at 10:36 |
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I wish it were that simple.
“Early Rodeos were also not very safe, receiving poor crash test scores and offering almost no safety equipment. Antilock brakes were standard, but were rear-wheel only with four-wheel ABS becoming an option in 1995. That year also saw front airbags added along with a redesigned dashboard courtesy of Honda, which rebadged the Rodeo as its Passport SUV a year previously. The only other significant changes for the Rodeo occurred in 1996 when Isuzu bumped the V6 up to 190 hp, added a shift-on-the-fly four-wheel-drive system and improved the vehicle’s ride quality.”
http://www.edmunds.com/isuzu/rodeo/
LOREM IPSUM
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/08/2016 at 10:42 |
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Remember the Amigo?
I wanted one back in high school.
It wasn’t until right now that I realized that I still kinda want one.
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> TheRealBicycleBuck
06/08/2016 at 10:47 |
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(Kinja seems to be having an off-day...)
Lack of safety equipment aside, they were reliable sturdy vehicles. This was also a time when traction control was for high-end sports cars only, dual airbags were JUST mandated by the NHTSA (and side airbags weren’t even a thing), and trucks/BOF SUVs were not held to such high safety standards, because they were trucks.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
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06/08/2016 at 10:55 |
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I remember the time well. I bought my truck in the same era. The Rodeo had the double-whammy of being an off-brand and not exactly safe. My truck wasn’t much better in the safety department, but wasn’t an off-brand.
To top it off, I’m not sure there was an Isuzu dealer within 100 miles of my home back then.
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> LOREM IPSUM
06/08/2016 at 11:04 |
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yep i remember those. I bet there are not many of those either
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> TheRealBicycleBuck
06/08/2016 at 11:13 |
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I still fail to understand why you wish the Rodeo had been made by someone else. Safety, relative to the trucks you were shopping for at the time, obviously was a bit moot; dealer accessibility, as you said, was a challenge.
So what’s the deal, maaaaan? Do you like the Rodeo, or no? I can’t get a read from your posts.
And, to be fair, there were a lot of GM components used in the first-gen Rodeos...
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TheRealBicycleBuck
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06/08/2016 at 13:14 |
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I liked the looks of the Rodeo, but I never had a chance to drive one, partly because of the distance to the nearest dealer. It also didn’t really meet my needs at the time. But I sure liked the way they looked.
I guess it’s just one of those things. Sometimes you just want to stick with a known brand with a long history so you aren’t taking on unknown risks, especially with such a thin network of dealers.
Although I do some risky activities, when it comes to buying big things, I’m fairly risk-averse. By the way, the truck I bought? I still have it, though it hasn’t seen daily driver duty in a couple of years.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/08/2016 at 13:16 |
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Ouch. That stings.