1988 Suzuki Samurai, 23,582 Miles, Ja, Restored on 2040-cars
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States
This vehicle has been a hobby car for the last 9 years. It had been mostly stored for the previous 17 or so years of its life. After buying it, when I discovered an issue it was corrected. At this time there is only one area that I feel needs attention (and I'm not sure why neither I or my body and fender guy missed it on our last annual inspection) is about a 3 inch section of the right rear that has evidently corroded (please see picture). I would have corrected this but have so many other things on my plate right now that I can not attend to it - if it is a "deal killer" ... so be it... probably ~$100 body and fender effort. Good: 1. Few mechanical miles and no physical issues - 4WD works, can be a daily driver... recently drove it from storage facility at 55+ MPH on the highway amongst "semis" with no issues. 2. Tires have less than 8000 miles on them. 3. Complete body restoration and the interior is original with minimal wear issues, i.e. no rips, tears or holes. The passenger side seat had one minor (repaired) issue. 4. New Bestop SunPort top; recent Cal Mini performance exhaust system; regular physical maintenance. 5. Rhode Island inspection to 10/2015. Bad: 1. Car was built in 1988... you can't get past the age... buy it and plan on maintaining it. 2. Car has been domiciled near the ocean with resulting undercarriage superficial corrosion (BUT NO MECHANICAL ISSUES). 3. Suspension is stiff (as all Samurai's)... don't expect your wife to like it. Bottom line: Pictures speak for themselves... I love this car and will keep it if I have to. I have been advised that these are now collectible vehicles. Please don't bid on this car expecting to find a new, or dealer prepped vehicle... it is a hobby car and I, and my "professional team" have been as diligent as possible to keep it nice but depending on your state of sobriety... you may/or may not see "warts". If you bid and win... please plan on closing the deal with cash. I have a limited amount of time to work this and, if issues arise in the process - I have NO patience with banking bureaucracy - I will just keep the car and ship it to my new location. If you want me to advise you on shipping, I will be happy to tell you who I and my people have found to be reliable. All that being said... you will LOVE this car... as I have. |
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Suzuki reopens India plant post-riot with police outnumbering workers
Fri, 24 Aug 2012Suzuki's plant in Manesar, India builds cars for Australia, specifically its Alto small car. Or at least they were building cars before violent worker riots forced the factory to close. The plant has been idled for five weeks as a result of worker violence that led to the death of one manager and 95 injuries. The riot was spurred over a labor dispute - specifically, a gulf in salaries between temporary workers and their salaried counterparts who earn triple the contract workers' wages.
According to reports, on Tuesday, the factory re-opened with more than 1,200 police officers stationed around the plant. The staff of actual workers at the plant numbers just 75 currently, meaning the police force greatly outnumbers Suzuki employees.
The number of employees will eventually grow to 300, and the officers will run in shifts of 100 at a time, but the initial disparity of workers to police is meant as a show of force to the more than 500 permanent and 500 temporary workers who were found to be involved in a July 18 riot.
It's a hard knock life for a N"urburgring rental car
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Rent4Ring expects its customers to drive its cars around the 'Ring with enthusiasm and, in some cases, less skill than the pros. Rent4Ring just recently retired its Suzuki Swift Sport from its fleet and shared the car's two-year-plus lifetime highlights.
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Suzuki bringing compact iV-4 to Frankfurt
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Suzuki says the iV-4 "embodies the basic ruggedness of an SUV," and that its styling is modern and innovative. We'll have to take Suzuki's word on that one, though the teaser above certainly looks the part, with the grille reminding us of the one found on the Jeep Grand Cherokee (minus a few slats, of course).
Scroll down for the short-and-sweet press release, and expect the full brace of information to be revealed in September.