Jeep cornered that market, especially with the Libreto. You're right about the Odyseey, I suppose I was juxtoposition .the Passport and the Odyssey... Since we're off topic, here's a cool little micro van that's probably going decimate the 'Wagon' category and could take a chunk out of the minivan market. http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jm/06mazda5.htm Pars
Interesting, but I think I would sacrifice the 2x2x2 seating for better fuel economy and quality, and get a Toyota Matrix instead.
nah... but im almost positive it was a daihatsu place when it first opened. remember them? "youll think the world of daihatsu" whatta slogan!
interesting! i kinda miss the old honda wagovan built from 88-91. never owned one, and thought it was hella dorky at the time, but i think it might have been a hit if it was offered now.
Isuzu had nothing to do with the Odyssey engine. The 95-98 Odyssey was all Honda, built on the Accord platform. Isuzu was allowed to re-badge and sell them in the deal with Honda that had Honda selling re-badged Isuzu Rodeos. It uses the same 4 cylinder Honda engine used in Accords of that generation. They were known to develop piston slap. There is no evidence that it is caused by neglect or abuse. In this particular case, the warranty was up at 36,000 miles so there was no warranty consideration given, though I have heard of people who were given new engines under warranty for this problem. It does not really hurt anything and the car will run for a normal lifespan with the problem. That particular Odyssey is still in the family and currently has about 140000 miles on it.
I had the same thought. The under 40years group has basically grown up on smaller car (I remember back in 86' when I was the first to get a front drive Chevy Nova and was constantly getting challenged, at the lights, by all the rear drive boats). My age and younger probably have developed a healthy respect for the smaller cars (Then there's the poser or nostalgic old-timers who like the bigger stuff) Pars )
Yeah, One of my friend has a 95 Civic that has a bad case of the 'piston slap' and his car is in pristine condition. He's also a conservative driver who's careful with his maintenance schedule. It's good thing that the newer generation engines are a little more robust. I believe the Ody's 2.2L was replaced with the newer 2.3L? Pars
