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    Yoshi
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    Bought in 2010 with only 47k miles. Now has 54k miles and everything works perfectly. Has A/C and a 1.0 liter 3-cylinder with 52 horsepower. He doesn't go far and spends most of his days relaxing in the garage, enjoying his retirement. Parts get a little difficult to find, but that's all part of the challenge. To most people, he looks like a cheap little 80's Civic look-a-like, but it takes a car fanatic to know how rare this car is in America. I love little three-cylinder cars like the Mirage, and this Charade was the forefather.

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    I remember this car from the funny movie "Problem Child"
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    It was with Automatic, though.

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    That was probably the Charade's one and only Hollywood debut. Good memory! I remember the car crashing through a store

    That one was a little newer, probably an '89 or '90 model (the roof pillars became body color in 89), and was a higher end model than mine (hubcaps, and a passenger side view mirror). Still the same three-cylinder

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    A) 161 Charade entries in the Internet Movie Car Database:

    http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?ma...elInclModel=on

    B) Man, I envy your rust free environment.

    C) Are those tires wider than stock?

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    The wheel+tire proportion looks great!

    Also, the tire width looks good too!

    :thumb:

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    Quote Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
    A) 161 Charade entries in the Internet Movie Car Database:

    http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?ma...elInclModel=on

    B) Man, I envy your rust free environment.

    C) Are those tires wider than stock?
    Hey Metro, you're right about all of the movie debuts Most are in the Philippines and other corners of the world, but it still counts

    We are very, very lucky here with the weather in Southern California. We are also blessed to see many older, rare, good condition cars on our roads that don't even know what salt is (or what it feels like). Each time I go to the East Coast, or Toronto, I'm reminded when I see 10 year old cars with salt just eating away at them at how fortunate we are

    Tires are the standard 165/70R13's. Part of why they look bigger could be that lower wheel arch over the rear axle. It's a unique Charade styling touch having the arch curve inwards to form the rear bumper, making the tire look like it's filling the wheel well. But it doesn't leave much of a gap between the body and the tires

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    Wow, a Charade! How do you go about getting parts for it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kerc View Post
    Wow, a Charade! How do you go about getting parts for it?
    That can be a challenge.... Luckily [knock on wood], nothing serious has broken and the car spends most of its life in relaxation. However, there is a Japanese car specialist in LA who specializes in unique Asian cars; Daewoos, Suzukis, Isuzus, and, of course, Daihatsus. If a part is unavailable, he'll either machine it, or improvise (the muffler, for example, is one for a Hyundai Excel, but it's a perfect fit.) Parts are also more obtainable in Australia, and luckily I have relatives there who can scout around.

    It's not easy, and sometimes not cheap, but it's worthwhile.



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