I honestly never thought I would genuinely want a Suzuki Samurai, but driving my RX-8 in the ice and snow this winter has made me really want one of these little off roaders! Growing up in Wyoming, these weren’t uncommon to see on the road, but most people poked fun at them. I’ve never really understood why, the are rugged and capable little rigs. Sure they aren’t a big gas guzzling truck, but when you are fighting ice covered roads, you don’t need a V8 anyways. Sadly, it’s getting harder to find these 4x4s. This one is going to need work after being stored in the barn for the past 5 years. You can find it here on eBay in Tremont, Illinois with an opening bid of $900 and no reserve.
The seller claims his Suzuki was still being used up until 5 years ago. It had some type of electrical short that caused a wire to melt and smoke. It supposedly didn’t catch fire, so hopefully just one wire was damaged and can be found and replaced. As long as nothing was seriously damaged, this could be a fairly easy repair to get this back on the road to get you through the rest of the winter!
I’m not sure if the top is still around or if a new one will have to be found, but new soft tops are readily available and cheap. The person that listed it doesn’t know much more about this Suzuki, as it’s their brother’s car. They do admit that it needs lots of work on the interior. These are really simple inside, so it will most likely just need new seat covers and a good cleaning. If this were closer to me, I would already be on my way to have a look at it. So would you make this Samurai your winter warrior? Or would you turn it into a mud flinging off roader?
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