Suzuki Samauri - coonass midlife crisis vehicle

You know you're really just getting a Geo Tracker.

I know a guy that had his Suzuki Samauri break down on a beach in South Padre back in the 90’s.

He left it there because he didn’t have money to get it towed, and caught a ride back to Dallas.

He returned a week later and it was gone. Never to be seen again.

Consumer Reports did this vehicle wrong.

Hell yeah. Do it.
Keep it off the interstates and you'll have tons of fun.

lol, as in you want one for the camp or to really drive around town?

Big difference in where ya going with this

We bought a 98 jeep wrangler for camp, I’d never drive that thing regularly due to the cultish behavior from “real” Jeep owners

Bring a trailer

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They actually aren’t bad little off road vehicles. They are narrow enough to fit on four wheeler trails.

There is no power steering so putting bigger tires on it makes it harder to turn, and don’t plan on driving on the interstate. That 1.3L will sound like it will blow up at 60mph.

They will inevitably have an ECU issue. They are getting harder to find. They are out there now, but long term, who knows.

They also used to be $2k-$3k and now people want $6k-$7k+ for them. It’s not worth it.

If you aren’t going to work on it yourself then you might as well get a Jeep TJ for around the same price. It drives better on the road, is easier to work on, and has more parts available.

Back before Smart cars were the pit car du jour we used them to tow the cars up to the line because they were cooler than golf carts and because we could use them for beer runs or generally frickery after the track closed. We had a full cage in it and would use it to fend off rental car wars. No one wanted any part of the zook.

Do it.

I have had 3 but never as a primary vehicle.

I never got one stuck. I stuck my CJ7 almost every time it got muddy.