</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by MANCINATOR:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans"> At least it doesn't look like a box on wheels ala Honda Element.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">what do you think a trooper is?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">LOL!!!

At least the Trooper is a nice looking box on wheels!

--- Please don't get me started about my feelings toward that new Honda...

*OK... Since you ASKED so nicely.* <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

Here's what I said to the salesman at the local dealership:

"I'm surprised you have it sitting right here out front like this... If P.T. Barnum were still alive, he'd keep this thing hidden way-in-the-back, and charge people to see it."

*Oh YES I DID!* <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Cheers!
Smiley <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

<small>[ February 08, 2003, 06:50 PM: Message edited by: early_cave_drawings ]</small>

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by early_cave_drawings:
<strong>At least the Trooper is a nice looking box on wheels! </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Exactly <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

Did you see all the weird stuff on that truck that would cost a fortune to replace?

Go back and look at the funky cut windshield, then notice the multi piece bumper, and what about the fold back doors? Sure, they give you tons of room, but you smack one of those fancy hinges and that door is done!

You would have to have a Swiss bank account to finance offroad fun in that freak of a truck! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

The rallying-cry for an Isuzu Pick-Up, HERE IN AMERICA, got me to doing a little web surfing this morning&#8230; Take a look at THIS:

<img src="http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/pick/images/top-pic.jpg" alt=" - " />
^^^ Ummm... Is it me, or is that a California plate???
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My search started with the &#8217;GM Global Fleet (Africa)&#8217; website (On this page, look to the RIGHT side... There's a list for all of the other global regions.)

--- From there I continued along to the &#8217;South Africa&#8217; link.

--- Then I went to the &#8217;Available Brands: Isuzu&#8217; link --- (BTW: From here-on-out you can click &#8216;cancel&#8217;, and ignore the prompts to install a Japanese Language Module&#8230; The sites that I visited were all in English.)

--- And from there, I went to the &#8216;Product Line-Up&#8217; link, which led me to The Pick-Up Truck site.
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Check this out!

<img src="http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/pick/images/tec-photo1.jpg" alt=" - " />
From the &#8217;Technology&#8217; section.
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<img src="http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/pick/images/ex-photo2-1.jpg" alt=" - " />
SOUTH AFRICA sure has some nice factory options available, huh?
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<img src="http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/trooper/vari/img/image04.gif" alt=" - " />
And there's plenty more cool stuff lurking in there if you want to look around!
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OK, that ought to be enough to keep some of you surfing for a quite a while. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

Cheers!
Smiley <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

Ok Zu executive, your sitting in your nice comfy leather office chair wondering how to spark sales <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> You go to the 4x4 wire, and see this post. You remember all the cool rides built by Isuzu around the world, Suddenly you have a revelation "Bring them to America, and they will Sell"

Isuzu leads foreign sales, and you and the comfy leather chair move to a bigger office.

Tim
99 Rodeo

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by early_cave_drawings:
<strong>The rallying-cry for an Isuzu Pick-Up, HERE IN AMERICA, got me to doing a little web surfing this morning&#8230; Take a look at THIS:

<img src="http://www.isuzu.co.jp/world/pick/images/top-pic.jpg" alt=" - " />
^^^ Ummm... Is it me, or is that a California plate???...............
Cheers!
Smiley <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Heck with surfing. Come to China. You'll see these everywhere. I see at least 10 a day, in various states (nice to fugly).

d

<small>[ February 09, 2003, 11:18 PM: Message edited by: Dave Chang ]</small>