The Kiva is downtown Eugene’s health food store (do they call them that anymore; there’s just about nothing else but that around here anymore). As such, it attracts higher quotient of old Japanese steel than usual, like these three I spotted there the other day. What’s up with all these neo-510s? I shot and posted one just recently, at a shoe store. But that’s not all that was parked there that day, and the fourth car is a decidedly different animal.
Tow SUVs, from very different molds. And that Trailblazer isn’t juts any old Trailblazer…
It’s a genuine SS. As in 395 hp LS2. Or almost ten times the Suzuki’s horsepower (slight exaggeration, I know).
I always found it amusing that my GS550E had more horsepower than my Samurai…
Even more amusing, that my ’06 GSX-R 1000 makes nearly 3x the Samurai’s horsepower…
Here in suburban Indianapolis, it seems that most of the cars in front of the health food stores are Mercedes or Audis, with some middle-aged Toyotas thrown in. Many of my own CC finds have been in the parking lot of my local Kroger grocery store. Not sure I have ever found one at any of the healthier alternatives, which seem to skew to a higher income demographic around here.
I had a one litre Suzuki Hardtop as my first car. On a long slope with a tailwind you could get 100 km/h out of it, but it was rather more exciting than most other cars at that speed…who needs excess power to terrify you?
It was pretty much the Japanese take on the Citroen 2CV.
I like the Subaru Impreza, the Datsun, and the Suzuki Samurai. I especially like the American SUV that was parked there.
My roommate in college had a Samuari one year and we made the mistake of trying to jumpstart my 88 Silverado with it. As soon as I cranked my truck, it literally sounded like the life was being sucked out of the Samuari.
The Kiva! During my brief Eugene stint I purchased my entire collection of Stanislaw Lem from the Kiva’s shelves. A great investment in personal enjoyment.
More Sammie’s than you might imagine down here in the desert. Most of them are in primo /restored condition and many now ride on Toyota axles. However, the 2.2 Impreza wagons are oddly rare. I know because I’m ever looking for one to serve as commuting mule.
“Tow SUVs, from very different molds. And that Trailblazer isn’t juts any old Trailblazer…”
Holy SpellCheck, Batman!
Wonder if the Trailblazer is kind of a 21st Century IROC?
That looks like a 93 impreza. It looks in great shape. tell if its awd or not.
My favorite car!
My family has had several of these over the years and I still drive one to this day.
One of these days I’ll do a write up on it.