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11-12-2012 03:01 AM

Alas,*Suzuki, we hardly knew ye. This statement rings especially true in the wake of the Suzuki’s departure from US shores last week, because as JNC reader Tyler pointed out, many of their best cars were not sold here under the … Continue reading →

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Brought back the Samurai. These things now have a cult following, look at low mileage non rednecked versions on ebay. Why other automotive companies allow Jeep and their garbage product carte blanche on that segment befuddles me.

Suzuki should have championed the 3 cylinder high mileage commuter car... a continuation of the sprint with continual tweaks and refinements like the 911 pedigree.

Favourable granny gears to get the car up to a lovely lugging cruise and aerodynamics like the first insight would have been superb.

No hybrid price/complexity.... just a small frontal, aero, lightweight 3 cylinder with the most comfortable seat and sound system/interior acoustics to make commuting a pleasure and affordable.

For safety just make the interior re-configurable so that the drivers seat could slide to the middle of the car and the passenger seat folded back out of the way.... sort of McLaren F1-like with the driver in the centre of the car.

Brought back the Samurai. These things now have a cult following' date=' look at low mileage non rednecked versions on ebay. Why other automotive companies allow Jeep and their garbage product carte blanche on that segment befuddles me.[/quote']

I have to agree, here's my Samurai & my '70 Z at a local show & shine a few years back.

Hey cantechz , we have the same tastes . My dd is a fully stock '' for now '' 87 samurai and my Z is a great example of a slightly modded feb 71 240z . my z will get me any where I want to go on pavement and my Zuk has taken me every where I want to go in the dirt . Even stock my sammi spins circles around my 17 year olds yj although I will admit that he can go way deeper than I with his clearance . Your Z looks awesome and the zuk is a beaut as well . pm me sometime and maybe you could show me and my boys around the trails up at Cultus . i am out in the mid valley as well .

Cya

Chris