I am looking at a car, and have no experience with suzukis
Anyone driven one of these?
$1200 for a '93 AT JX Suzuki Sidekick. Odo reads 118000, but the seller says (and the engine looks like it) the engine itself has only 25000 on it. New battery, new tires.
It will need new brakes, and a new soft top.
consumer appreciation wrote:
I am looking at a car, and have no experience with suzukis
Anyone driven one of these?
$1200 for a '93 AT JX Suzuki Sidekick. Odo reads 118000, but the seller says (and the engine looks like it) the engine itself has only 25000 on it. New battery, new tires.
It will need new brakes, and a new soft top.
It may be just me, but $1200 seems a lot to pay for a battery and tires - given that the rest of the car is functionally worth $0.
Suzuki Sidekicks from the 90's have a problem with an "engine lock" around 150-160K. I am not even sure what "engine lock" is beyond the fact that it needs a new engine costing more than the vehicle is worth. Mine went at 157K. I talked to three different reliable mechanics who all said that nearly all Sidekicks have this problem. Unless you trust it is a new engine, you can expect to get 42K max. for your $1200 after the brakes and top. Personally, I would pass on this one.
I think the engine might be worth something, too.
if it were free, its still debatable as to whether its a good deal. This is not a good automobile to begin with, and now its 14 years old with 118k miles.
Equation for you. Short wheelbase x Jacked up Suspension = Rollover death trap