I can't remember the last time I saw one of these. They were unicorns even when they were sold new. Hit the market just after the Tracker did. They were sold alongside the Charade...I haven't seen one of those for a really long time either. I think the company left the US after 2 years tops.
http://allentown.craigslist.org/cto/4229966718.html
Out of curiosity, I went over to Rock Auto and was surprised how much is still available for the Rocky. You can still get brake pads, rotors, drums as well as shocks and wheel bearings. Also, clutch, water pump, etc.
Oddly enough, I probably still see one Rocky a year. Haven't seen a Charade in probably a decade, though.
I don't think they were even sold on the East Coast. I've only seen a couple of them.
Yeah I've seen VERY few since we left California.
I forgot Daihatsu was ever a thing here.
I suspect there was a dealer in FLA too, when I was going to school in Daytona in the early nineties, a saw Charades regularly, and more than one Rocky.
I'm not going to lie, I kind of like the Rocky.
Weren't they built from a lot of Toyota parts? Wasn't there also another version of the Rocky that had a different name?
I believe Daihatsu is a budget-oriented Toyota subsidiary. I used to see the odd Charade around town but it has been a long time.
In reply to SlickDizzy:
Daihatsu was purchased by Toyota in the late '90's so this might have a close relationship to some old Toyotas, but it was built before the acquisition happened.
I've seen half a dozen Charades and maybe 2 Rockies in my life, and I live on the east coast.
I've seen a number of Daihatsus, but they were all in Ontario, Canada. Not sure that I have seen a single one in the States.
Werent these all a bit overpriced when new, thus hurting sales? Like they were trying to class these as some sort of luxury vehicles?
IIRC, they are pretty bulletproof.
I was just looking at this locally after reading the "giving up racing' thread
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