Is a 1995 Geo Prizm really a Toyota Corolla?
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Is a 1995 Geo Prizm really a Toyota Corolla?
I was wondering if a 1995-98 Geo Prizm was indeed a Toyota Corolla, I know the motor is a 1.8L making the same HP and some of the interior accents are obvious toyota, I know that some times another manufacturer will make a vehicle under a different car company's shell... Isuzu and the Hombre (actually an S-10)... Mazda Navajo (actually a 1st Gen Ford Explorer) and so on. I am looking for a beater and there is a 1995 Geo Prizm with 170k for $1,500 in great shape, if this is actually a Corolla with a GM shell and badging then by all means I'd say I've found a very good car, some however do not know these tid bits, they just see GEO on the car.
1993-97 Geo Metro
http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/used/re...ex.cfm/id/2045/
1993-97 Toyota Corolla
http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/used/re...ex.cfm/id/2106/
1993-97 Geo Metro
http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/used/re...ex.cfm/id/2045/
1993-97 Toyota Corolla
http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/used/re...ex.cfm/id/2106/
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I looked for one of these recently when I was looking for a beater. I couldn't find one in my area but I did find a Golf Diesel at a good price so I jumped on it. After a little over 1200 miles I've got an average of right at 48mpg's.
If I could have found a nice Geo Prizm for $1500 I would have grabbed it quickly.
If I could have found a nice Geo Prizm for $1500 I would have grabbed it quickly.
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Yes, they are the same. They were both built in the NUMMI plant in California. NUMMI was a joint venture between Toyota and GM. At the time, the NUMMI plant was a GM facility that made Camaros among other things. But during the joint venture, Toyota assumed day to day operations at the plant. Eventually GM divested themselves from the co-op and the plant. And I believe that to this day, NUMMI is still the only UAW plant that Toyota runs.
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All Geo Prizms are Toyota Corollas. The worst part of telling people your first car was a Prizm is them picturing a Metro. They are VERY different.
Mine did suck though, notice my "rally driver bumper" mod, courtesy of a small tree outside an off-camber dirt road turn...
Mine did suck though, notice my "rally driver bumper" mod, courtesy of a small tree outside an off-camber dirt road turn...
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Originally Posted by aklucsarits,Mar 2 2006, 07:59 PM
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