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What would a mid 90s Suzuki Carry with 86000km on it be worth? I can't find a decent answer anywhere. Want to make a reasonable offer and use it as a runabout/commuter/100mi radius hunting truck.
It's been sitting for over a year. Runs but needs a tune and detail. Cowling is in the cab.
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
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Is it even street legal there? Here in Hawai'i it's not except on the island of Lana'i but that's privately owned. It has a 660cc engine and barely makes freeway speed. If used on unimproved roads then no problem. No Kelly Bluebook for these "Kei" trucks. I'd offer $850 at most.
Check this website out: http://www.japancarline.com/mini.html
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Yeah, you can drive them anywhere here in WY except on the Interstate, and even that has exceptions (point A to B if no other road...) At 35-40 mpg it seems like a decent option.
Thanks for the link. It appears that $850 is the cost for a low end unit PRE-shipping. That link would suggest that a total cost per unit would be about $1800 (plus import duties) ea when ordering 6 to a container and having the container delivered to LA...
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
These things can be had in 4x4 the one my buddy has at his Sporting Clays course is 4x4 . Most of those I rode in the Philippines are 2x4 . In 4x4 these things could be viewed as a viable and cheaper alternative to a UTV !
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
I really don't like the idea of only having one vehicle in the winter and 2 people needing to drive to work...
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
In the end, if I can get it, I'd like to do something like this with it:
That or find a '70s CJ...
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
Pretty much any Suzuki/Honda/Mitsu/Subaru crank can get the parts.
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
I like them so don't get me wrong . After riding in the cab of a few of them , they aren't exactly made with the average size American male in mind . They also don't have the smoothest ride . Kinda put me in mind of a 71 Power Wagon I had with blown shocks !
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
I've read ridden in the too. I'm not really concerned with that. My commute is 10 miles and I really ride the motorcycle most of the summer, so this would be a winter commute/Hunting MPV rig.
But my question really revolves around offer price vs. Dropping 3-5k on a 40+ y/o CJ...
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
86000km = 53437.92 miles. Not low, not high. Offer $1000.00 and let him counter-offer. How difficult to find all terrain tire that'll fit? I think I recall seeing these fitted with ATV tires.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Tycer wrote:An engine that size might not produce any cab heat in winter.
For 1/3 the fuel cost I think I can fix that. I used to have a '68 Beetle, so I grok.
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
I think it's a good idea. Probably the biggest factor would be serviceability. It looks like the kind of thing any wrench-bender could keep running, unless it was engineered by chevy-ford-criesler kids.
. . . Grizz
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C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
I know several people up here who bought them to use as irrigation trucks. They don't use them any longer because they used more fuel than their 4-wheelers/side by sides. Who'd a thunk it?? I was going to buy one for the same reason, just to get around the place and go to town instead of firing up the 460ci. I let them talk me out of it. bought a 92 Plymouth acclaim and had the kid build me a trunk rack for my shovels.
FYI
I'm 6'3", and when I was on Okinawa I rode in stuff like
that all the time. Mind you, I was 35 years more flexible then, too!
(Has it been 35 years?!? )
stretch wrote:How could you go wrong offering a grand for it?
I'm 6'3", and when I was on Okinawa I rode in stuff like
that all the time. Mind you, I was 35 years more flexible then, too!
(Has it been 35 years?!? )
-Stretch
This past April while I was visiting the wife in the Philippines we took some of the family to a small adjacent island for a mini vacation . While there we did a tour of the island and a guy drove us around in one of these little trucks . He had the back setup with a cover thingy for hauling passengers . Anyway I rode in the cab with him because there was a skoosh more room . Anyway at 53 years of age getting in and out that little truck was work for me .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
In the PI the big thing for the more well healed is a Toyota HiLux or a Chevy Colorado both are diesel and cost about $35,000 in the Philippines . Once we get a house over there I wanna get a Colorado to keep there and maybe a Suzuki mini truck as a second vehicle in case my brother in law wants to borrow a vehicle .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
We had one in Afghanistan 2wheel drive diesel with a 5 speed. Thing was a tank it had been driven by Marines for years before my rotation and it was still going strong. I would drop a grand on one in a heartbeat. It was a bit tricky for me to get in and out of being 6'2" but it did the job.
Jeremy
GySgt USMC Ret
To err is human, To forgive is devine, Neither of which is Marine Corps policy Semper Fidelis
Diesel would be really cool, have t the EPA won't allow it. The DFA system would as the more than the engine.
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
And on that rare occasion they should break down...
Here's a few more cool Kei trucks
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Old Ironsights wrote:Yeah, you can drive them anywhere here in WY except on the Interstate, and even that has exceptions (point A to B if no other road...)
More or less the same here and in AZ. Road legal side by sides were also pretty popular in AZ last time I was over there often. Gotta love the rural west.
Old Ironsights wrote:Yeah, you can drive them anywhere here in WY except on the Interstate, and even that has exceptions (point A to B if no other road...)
More or less the same here and in AZ. Road legal side by sides were also pretty popular in AZ last time I was over there often. Gotta love the rural west.
Lots of people drive side-by-sides (Razr's etc) up here. Not so fun for commuting in the winter tho.
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
Old Ironsights wrote:Yeah, you can drive them anywhere here in WY except on the Interstate, and even that has exceptions (point A to B if no other road...)
More or less the same here and in AZ. Road legal side by sides were also pretty popular in AZ last time I was over there often. Gotta love the rural west.
Lots of people drive side-by-sides (Razr's etc) up here. Not so fun for commuting in the winter tho.
Yeah, no doubt --> How to make your Wyoming commute even more windy!
I wonder how those little trucks do on slick roads come to think of it? Not a lot of weight there for traction.