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Originally Posted by Sirrotica
... they sold the Mitsubishi built LUV trucks, they were just a rolling pile of crap. The engines were always failing in them, and being an an OHC design were a real pain to work on. In the rust belt they, like may Japanese cars, and trucks of the era just rotted away in a few years. Holes so big in the sheet metal you could toss your hat through one, and not hit the side of the hole.......  |
I had a little 4 speed LUV truck in the late 80's. The body was so rusty that about two feet of the rocker panel fell off one day when I shut the door. It was 'carved' out of Bondo over rusty sheetmetal. The brake lines even rusted and sprang leaks. As I recall though, the engine was Isuzu and I had no problem with the drivetrain. This would have been something like a '78 model or thereabouts..
No matter though... You are right about the Mitsubishi. We bought my wife a Mitsubishi powered Dodge Caravan. When it hit 100,000 miles it started smoking like a train. I used to see them all over and I could tell immediately which ones had the optional Mitsubishi engine. They all smoked.