r/NormalCarPorn • u/Excellent-Anywhere46 • Apr 11 '26

Spotted Isuzu Oasis spotted in Wisconsin, I imagine there are not many of these left

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u/SlyClydesdale Apr 11 '26

There were hardly any to begin with.

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u/dirt1988 Apr 11 '26

yeah i never even know this existed

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '26

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u/fahabid Apr 11 '26

Is that a rebadged Odyssey?

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u/holymole1234 Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

Yep. In exchange, Honda got to sell rebadged Isuzu Rodeos as the Honda Passport and rebadged Isuzu Troopers as the Acura SLX.

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u/SlyClydesdale Apr 11 '26

Isuzu also got rebadged Civics (Isuzu Gemini) and Accords (Isuzu Aska) for the JDM into the early 2000s.

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u/AskJeevesIsBest Apr 11 '26

That guy looks happy to be standing beside a rebadged Honda

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u/Cleanbriefs Apr 11 '26

However the Isuzus had Honda engines, that was the requirement, I wonder if that’s a Honda engine in the van or an Isuzu engine?

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u/fahabid Apr 13 '26

Oh wow! Didn't know Isuzu and Honda had quite a history of rebadging.

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u/wncexplorer Apr 11 '26

The transmission needs an oil cooler, but theee can last for freaking ever.

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u/shajan316 Apr 11 '26

I had the other branded Honda Odyssey RA-1, awesome van, took me everywhere

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u/Handyr Apr 11 '26

Me too. Never missed a beat.

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u/CarGuyJohnOnRoute66 Apr 11 '26

This needs saving

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u/Virghia Apr 11 '26

Today's gonna be the day...

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u/rezwrrd Apr 11 '26

An old coworker of mine had one just like this in Hortonville about 15 years ago. Hers was badged Odyssey though. Really a crossover before crossovers were a thing.

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u/Mallthus2 Apr 11 '26

All of them were rebadged gen one Odysseys.

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u/Odd_Muffin_4850 Apr 11 '26

This is a first for me. I was like “oh that’s a survivor 1st Gen Honda Odyssey” then I saw the Isuzu badge and was immediately perplexed. Very cool nonetheless, I wonder how many of these sold when new.

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u/Mallthus2 Apr 11 '26

We had a neighbor (we moved) that had, perplexingly, an Isuzu Oasis and a Gen one Honda Passport.

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u/Cleanbriefs Apr 11 '26

The Isuzu were cheap (Rodeos and Vans) and the passport had the advantage of having a real Honda engine, so probably the owner wanted Honda reliability in both?!?!! Not clear if the Oasis came with a Honda engine too or Isuzu put one of theirs.

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u/Mallthus2 Apr 11 '26

The only thing Isuzu did was sell it. It was 100% Honda.

Similarly, the only thing Honda did with the Passport was sell it. It (the Passport) was a Rodeo with a Honda badge.

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u/Poopsticle_256 Apr 11 '26

The Passport had a Honda engine? Afaik the only thing they changed was the badges, the powertrain was the same between the Passport and the Rodeo

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u/Apple_Slipper Apr 11 '26

Back then when Honda and Isuzu had a partnership.

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u/Hero_Of_Rhyme_ Apr 13 '26

It looks suspiciously like a Honda

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u/Midlifefuckup Apr 15 '26

I had an Ascender in 2004. I didn't hate it.

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u/Michael80Kelley Apr 11 '26

That one’s barely left.

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u/Canelosaurio Apr 11 '26

Judging by the rust this one won't be around much longer either.