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Old 01-31-2007, 07:18 AM
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Default grand vitara = kia sportage?

does any body know if they are the same? could be a lower cost alternative to buying vitaras because sportage uses a 4 banger.
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Old 01-31-2007, 07:23 AM
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isnt the vitara have a chevy knock off?
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Old 01-31-2007, 08:33 AM
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Old 01-31-2007, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Sinner
isnt the vitara have a chevy knock off?
The Chevy Tracker, Geo Tracker, Asuna Sunrunner has always been a rebadged Suzuki Sidekick, and now Vitara. I'm pretty sure GM had nothing to do with the design of the truck, just the badges. I think the GM dealers normally just order the parts from the import dealer, so I dont think thats going to be the anwser. We get GM calls all the time for parts for the Pontiac VIbe (Toyota Matrix).

I think the closest match with the Sportage would be one of the KIA suv's, but I dont know which one.
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Old 01-31-2007, 10:08 AM
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Default Re: grand vitara = kia sportage?

What about the older Suzuki SUV? Samurai or Sidekick?

Also, what about using them (vitaras) for my Toyota (3E) , how could I check, is there some measurements I could take?
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Originally Posted by RotaryGeek
a lower cost alternative...
Dude their cheap already. Hell if you want anything cheaper then start hitting up the junkyard. Or hell be like Burt Munro and cast your own pistons from ---- in your garage. How much cheaper are you expecting to get a set of OEM pistons for?
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Old 01-31-2007, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by AstroVannin
What about the older Suzuki SUV? Samurai or Sidekick?

Also, what about using them (vitaras) for my Toyota (3E) , how could I check, is there some measurements I could take?
i read about using toyota pistons in a d16, not sure how cheap they are http://www.knology.net/~jediklc/pistonnotes.htm
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