While the prizmgsi.com Prizm GSi is in pretty good shape – it’s been described as a “peach” – there are definitely some cosmetic issues that need to be addressed. Continue reading “It All Started With The One Spot”
Update – Red ’90
Still for sale in Southern California, the Red 1990 Sedan from this earlier post is still available – now marked down to $1300. Despite the fact that this is the ninth time an ad featuring this car has been posted on Craigslist, neither a single clear shot of the driver’s side of the car nor a mileage figure has been provided. Continue reading “Update – Red ’90”
Black ’91 Hatchback
Here we see the sad end of one of two-hundred and thirty-seven hatchbacks from the 1991 model year in a junkyard in Oakland, California. From the very close-up shot, we can see that the rear hatch glass is missing – which may very well be the reason the car was junked. At some point, sourcing such a replacement item is the final straw. Vaya con Geos, amigo.
Parts available now – via Row52.com
Red ’90
For some reason, this GSi didn’t come up in a Craigslist search when I used the term “Prizm GSi,” but instead popped up in a simple “Prizm” match with the years set between 1989 and 1992.
Which brings us to an important point for those of us looking for a particular car on Craigslist or other online sources – don’t just use one search term. Try a few, utilize the “full search” functions to include years of manufacture, drop-down menus for make and model, etc. And perhaps most of all, for those searching for a Prizm GSi, do a search under “Prism.”
Hatchback Alert! Silver ’91
Just when you think they’re all gone, a super-rare hatchback pops up for sale in the deep south. It’s been a while since any GSi have shown up for sale online, and this one escaped our notice for a few weeks due to Google search algorithms and bad luck.
Convince Me This is(n’t) a Bad Idea
We’ve previous established the relative rarity of the various incarnations of the Prizm GSi – comparitively, the sedan is a dime-a-dozen model, while the hatchback would command, well at least a couple of dimes per dozen. Yeah, they are rare, but as a friend once pointed out, that doesn’t necessarily make them desirable or valuable.
So what if a guy wanted to do something crazy like cut a giant hole in the roof? Is there really that much to lose, other than a capable, but relatively innocuous subcompact unknown by a vast majority of the population?
Red ’92
Is this it? The last Prizm GSi left? Based on the junkyard-provided beauty shot, it may as well be. Continue reading “Red ’92”
Buyer Beware
Just a quick note to get a couple of things out of the way – we are under no delusion that the Geo Prizm GSi is some sort of ultra-desirable status symbol that is a prime example of rampant car fakery. It’s not a rare muscle car, a one-of-a-handful brass-era machine – it’s an early 90’s subcompact that happens to be built in relatively few numbers.
That said, there is still opportunity for people to take advantage of an uneducated public. In a quest to make this site the central place for Prizm GSi knowledge, we present the following.
Shine-ish Parts 2 through 4
Obviously, the prizmgsi.com Prizm GSi wouldn’t be rolling around for long with one presentable aluminum wheel and three dilapidated messes. No more than a few weeks at least…
