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The Toyota corolla cross and the Toyota CH-R replaced the matrix. They are still cheap and reliable. They just changed the name, so they did not really discontinue the matrix Scotty. How do you not know this? LOL
Bought my 2007 SX 4 brand new when they first came out for $12,000 cash with an automatic best car ever had still driving it 92,000 miles runs great paints good no complaints. All wheel drive works excellent. Still selling them overseas but not in the USA.🚙
Suzuki are the No.1 car sellers in India. They are absolutely killing it there. Plus the new Jimny is a banger of a car and selling really well here in Australia.
I put 350K on my ‘93 Sidekick 4x4. The trans (manual, of course) burned up after a little rubber plug came out while I was trying to keep up with big-rigs running 80mph from Las Vegas to Barstow….kept popping out of gear. Replaced that and never had any issues once I figured out how to clean out the EGR ports in the intake. It hat a CalMini lift kit and a fairly good look. Sold it when we had a kid.
I have a 94 Geo tracker 4wd made by Suzuki 1.6L 5 speed manual 275,000 miles all I've ever done was replace the starter, brakes, and keep the oil changed. The body is a rust bucket but the drivetrain is bulletproof.
I'm glad you chose this... I have a uk vitara, 2015, only 1.6 but gasoline, no turbo, manual, no GDI, timing chain not belt, cheap cars that are made to a price. They need looking after though but the engines are excellent (except some diesels made by fiat) my oil is clear and it's done nearky 60k
If Suzuki sold the Jimny here in the us, I think it would do great! It’s a mini-off roader that is actually more capable than taking a ford escape and calling it a ‘Bronco’ 😂 The Samurai and sidekick were the small off roaders before the Jimny but very underpowered here in the us as we don’t really like diesels and that’s how these are sold overseas. Plus, the manual thing LOL
See them all over the place here in the Philippines. Rode in a newer higher level model. Nice car ! I was dumb enough to buy a 22 small Kia. Already have a couple issues but dealers here are useless. Difficult to even find a shop with a lift. Their so called long warranty is a huge joke. Wish you were here Scotty.
My wife wanted a 2008 Suzuki Sx4 AWD, and she loves it. I offered to upgrade to a Lexus or Genesis but she refused. Then after a heavy snow storm, I quickly understood why. My only complaint, gas tank is really small but using it for a road trip was not unpleasant. But I never had a major issue, just oil changes.
I have a 2011 SX4 Sportback that I purchased with 30k miles. Has the CVT transmission so I agree with Scotty in the fact that it's slow. Now has 300k with regular maintenance and still running like a champ.
I had a 95 Suzuki samurai first-year fuel injection I put 33 in tires on if I was a union plumber and got a lot of crap for it no pun intended it rode hard half a cup of coffee in the morning! But it was great I even had air conditioning factory 11000 in 95. I also had to Geo Metro on 92 had a Suzuki 3 cylinder also with the stick about 40 mi to the gallon! I was an apprentice plumber. Later in my career I had a 2004 forenza that was an automatic and it was fine and cheap. In 2004 I bought my wife a Grand vitara XL7 with the v-6 leather interior and a moonroof also excellent thanks for the memories Scotty 🤠
Great video! Liked hearing about a not so popular car (in the US) getting a good review. Sounds like it was the transmission type that made the difference in this car.
I bought my father a Geo Metro back in the late 1980s. When I was driving it, and I'm a leadfoot, I typically got 44mpg. I'm 6'2" and not only could I drive it comfortably, I could fit comfortably in the back seat. The only thing it needed was cruise control.
I had a Suzuki Grand Vitara one of the best vehicles I ever owned but well over 500,000 km on it but alas the Canadian Winters and with all the crud they put on the roadways destroyed it and I had to send it believe it or not still running well but with Fred Flintstone floorboards to the Boneyard it was unfortunate they weren't very successful in this country they were great cars.
I have a 2013 GV I picked up 5 years ago with 53K on it and I love it. It feels very solid and well put together with no squeaks or rattles. Made in Japan, very capable AWD with low range and has an AISIN (Toyota) transmission. I plan on keeping it as long as possible.
Suzuki are quite popular here in the UK. Especially the Swift and Vitara. Well regarded for reliability, fuel efficiency and general good value. The Swift Sport is a great fun small hatch.
we had a suzuki badge as a chevy metro. went almost 300k , had 1 gear left in trans out of 5 spd. no oil burning . no leaks at all. bought new. not for US is true. only 2 timing belt job 1 set of brakes, and a couple sets of tires, great car
I have been driving my 2007 SUZUKI SX4 FWD Hatchback for 17 years and enjoying maintaining it in a good condition. It is a durable and enjoyable car. SUZUKI decided being out of US. Too bad. Come back to US again.
Suzuki swift 4 cylinders are popular here in Australia, I see them with high mileage and still running well with over 300,000 kilometers on them. yes the auto's in 4 cylinders are sluggish but not too bad with the standard transmission. they seem to be more reliable than a Ford focus.
I live in the U.S. Virgin Islands and we still have plenty of Suzukis. The first and best car I had was a 1986 3-cylinder, 4-speed manual Suzuki Forsa. My mother bought it brand new for $5,000. (A hurricane in 1995 smashed it, but it still started on the first swing.) They are perfect for our islands. The speed limit is 35mph and the fastest I drive is 45mph - maybe 50mph. Unfortunately, we're part of the United States so new Suzukis are not sold here anymore. I'm seriously considering buying a new manual transmission Suzuki Swift from one of the British Islands. I still drive a 1998 Chevy Tracker which is really a re-badged Suzuki Sidekick. It has 158,000 stop and go, uphill and downhill miles. It was my backup car, but my 2014 Chevy Cruze's engine died so it's now my main car. The Cruze only had about 62,000 miles. I would buy another Suzuki in a heartbeat.
Had a late 80s Subaru GL-10 (back in the 90s) with an Automatic and 4 cyl. That thing accelerated so slow (even with Turbocharger activated) I got fed up and switched to Domestic midsized V6s.
In Mexico 🇲🇽 Suzuki is kind of popular, their cars are not so expensive and are reliable but maybe theirs suspension configuration is too hard for our cracked roads. My mom’s own a 2014 Suzuki Swift 1.4 n/a 4-Speed auto and she loves it! ❤
I drove a manual I rented on Crete, Greece. Gas was horribly expensive. I loved it! It was peppy enough and really good around all the twisty windy roads there. If they were here in the US I would buy one. I drove all week on one tank of gas, and I drove everywhere!
We bought a new 2012 Crossover in 2013. Well here we are in August 2024. Our Suzuki does have the CVT. We keep the engine oil changed every 5k, the CVT gets a drain and fill every year. Other fluids every few years. The AC compressor has been replaced twice, I am think poor replacement parts was that issue. Parts were no issue, online , eBay or Rock auto. We are happy with ours. AWD is also nice here in Ohio.
I had 2 Chevy Sprints and 2 Geo Metros all made by Suzuki. Great pizza delivery cars and they all went over 100,000 miles and 2 of them cracked 200,000! 😀
Had a 1998 Chevy Metro. Went to 187,000 miles and still had plenty of life. Started every time.The metal that the radiator sat on rusted away. Regularly got over 40mpg. Loved that little car!
My wife had a Geo Metro in high school and drove it throughout college. After she completed college, that car had over 500,000 miles when we sold it and it was still going!
Tough built little cars. The J20 engine were bad for head gasket and crankshaft bearings if you delayed oil changes too often. In uk the sx4 with the M16a engine went on forever, could pretty easily reach 300k miles before it even thought about retiring.
My wife drives one of these. It’s manual, AWD, same silver colour, with 218,000 k’s on it. Second owners, never really done anything to it. Taken it off road at times, amazing how it handles. We were going to replace it with a newer car but decided to keep it and upgrade suspension, fog lights, head unit etc. I reckon it’ll easy do another 100,000 k’s!
I own three of the crossover versions of this car, and Scottiy's correct! I do suggest if you purchase one you get the 2010-12 though. They have the j20b engine rather than the j20a engines which are found in the 2007-09 vehicles. The earlier engines can have oil pump failures that are very pricey to fix. If it's not addressed immediately after failure, it will destroy the engine.
Also, the crossover version of this car is 2wd, awd, 4wd. Yes, you read that correctly! It's the only vehicle that has this feature in the US, I think. If you buy it in manual, which is what I have, they can be flat towed! Oh, the manual tranny is six speed! I'm sure Scotty pointed this out. Awesome vehicle!😂
We got ours in 2013. It was 5 years old and had 27k on it for $7500 cash. We have auto transmission. Drove it from Jersey to Savannah in 2014, it was great. I can’t really say it’s slow. It’s definetely perkier than our 2015 Civic. I still enjoy it and won’t sell.
I have a 2019 suzuki swift I bought for USD equivalent of $11,000 new. It gets about 55 miles per gallon. It isn't very fast but it is cheap to drive. Comes with a timing chain, not a belt. Americans lost the plot when they refuse to learn to drive a manual.
Americans are too lazy for manual transmission, they don’t want to think too hard about anything, which is also why our political situation is getting so dire 😂
Just had my passenger seat cushion replaced on three of my suzukis,2 awd and one grand vitara ,for free at a Mazda dealership. They took over from suzuki on the maintenance and said that they have been replacing the seat cushions for years for free because of a recall
It's a really interesting looking car. For whatever reason they kept trying to sell us Daewoos badged as Suzuki's here. I wish we could get Swifts here, closest thing we got was the Versa Note, Ford Fiesta, Chevy Spark, Yaris hatchback, and the Honda Fit. The only one still alive here is the Mitsubishi Mirage.
The problem isn't the stick. The problem's the fact that the average American car is triple the size of your little Swift, and isn't even visible when in front of many common trucks on the road. My 6 speed SX4 is absolutely miniscule, and I have this guy on my commute in a giant, lifted truck who literally can't see my car when I'm next to his passenger door. It's stupid scary.
I had a 1992 Suzuki Swift, 5 speed manual transmission 1.3 L engine. Got it new and got rid of it after it had over 200k on it. It was a fun little car to drive and great gas mileage....40mpg.
I have a 2009 Yaris sedan. Same car as yours just 2 years older. Been a Midwest car it’s entire life. I’ve done basic maintence up until last year. Had to replace alternator, engine mount, valve cover gasket, front pads and rotors, rear drums and shoes. That was the needed maintence the last year. I went ahead and did the pcv valve just because why not it was 14 bucks from the dealer. I work at a dealership, I get good discounts on parts. My muffler is currently rotting away, but the frame is solid no rust on the frame. The hooks holding up the muffler were cheaply made/coated so of course they rusted out. Doesn’t burn any oil I change it and the filter every 3k miles. Do the trans fluid too every 35k. Car is amazing and great on gas. Blows cold air too
being an auto enthusiast myself I knew about the Suzuki swift from its rallying days 30 years ago though I've never known anybody that owned one the cheapest American car in the 90s was the Dodge Spirit my cousin Angela Sicorazza had a used 1995 white/black Spirit ST starting price on that new was 15,000 and she probably paid 7,500 when she bought it after she got her driver's license in Sept 1999 then my dad had it for a little while in 2003 after his previous used car a 1990 Volvo 760 got tea boned in East Boston. unlike for example my late maternal grandmother who bought her first Toyota Camry a base model on presidents day weekend 1990 and paid 9,300 due to a trade in and presidents day incentives
Don't be afraid of buying any older Suzuki in America because of lack of parts, as you can easily find them on other Suzuki models and rebadged models sold in America still under alot of different manufacturers badges like Geo, Chev etc. Plus Suzuki vehicles are global cars so parts are cheap and plentiful around the world and can get them shipped quickly these days from overseas.
The video kind of misses the point that the manual version is FWD/AWD/4WD via a selector. And yes, each of those really works (the 4WD mode up to 35mph). With studs here in Maine, the machine is nearly unstoppable in foul weather. They sold well in Canada and in Maine.
Had a 2008 SX 4 sedan. Automatic. Synthetic oil. Ran great. Kept it until about 100,000 miles. All at once needed a compressor, front end, work, and tuneup. Decided to get rid of it, especially when they pulled out of the United States, but regret it now. Should’ve kept it, and fixed. Was a great little car, and yes, it was under powered, but I don’t need something that burns up the roads. Great little cars
I drive a 1999 Camry with only 152K on the clock. BEST car I've ever owned. I only drive about 4500 miles/yr. I bought it in Jan. 2017 and including the purchase price I have $4K in it. Beat that with a stick. I LOVE my Camry. If she could cook I'd marry her. LOL
I have a 2010 sx4 crossover, front wheel dr/ 4 wheel dr/ intelligent all wheel dr..29mpg in front wheel dr. 6/speed. Great in the snow. poor paint job, but other than that, great little car :)
I heard good things about the Suzuki Kizashi and toyed with the idea of getting one. But when they pulled out of the U.S., the parts situation gave me pause.
I am an happy owner of a Suzuki Baleno 1.2 93Cv hybrid + LPG. With € 20 of LPG (30L) I can drive for 600 Km, it is really cheap to run and extremely reliable! 130.000 Km in 5 years and 0 problems, just regular maintenance. It is not a luxury car but for sure it is a good product.
I remember another video where scotty reviewed this same suzuki but i think it was a hatchback, couldnt even search that video because scotty has a particular way of naming his videos
Drive the 2012 automatic, has plenty of power, the cvt is odd for the feel, but 4x4, is love another. America needs more cars like these...not everyone needs a big 3 monster
I had a 2000 Suzuki (sport). The sport package was just Speedline low profile tires and a rear spoiler lol. It got about 32 total mpg. I bought it with 34 miles. A new driver ran me off the road and totaled it almost 20 years later with almost 280,000 miles. Minimal maintenance and a great drive. The only issue was that it was super fickle and only worked correctly with the OEM parts.
not so much into the power for a commuter car. ive had a honda civic that was small and fun. a old vw rabbit conv that was fun. and then i has two suzukis, an esteem wagon and now a vitara. love them both. very reliable and economical. and both not powerful enuf for my wife to lose control, both of them are auto. we pull a small boat on a trailer with the vitara. i drive a corvette :P
I dunno I have a 78 Rm125c, 78.5 Rm250C2, 96 and 2001 Rm250 Mx bikes . My son races them and sometimes I have been rumored to blast one through the neighborhood 🤣👊
Hey been watching you for years...Finally have a problem...My wife has a 2010 Cadillac srx 3.0 210,000 miles...been a pretty solid vehicle..but since April it's been going into engine power reduce/ stabilitrak warnings come on and its basically no acceleration and a only goes to 50-60 or it will not give gas at all and shutdown. Turn it off wait a minute car will go back to normal but the problem comes back very soon, days weeks your never know..Fixed what we were told was the problem...Replaced throttle body and sensor, radiator hose leak. And accelerator pedal... 2 codes now the crankshaft sensors 1 and 2...please help my wife;she loves that truck😢
In India, Suzuki has been the top-selling car brand for the last 30 years or so. In 2022, it had a market share of 41.68%. They are economical and cheap to maintain. India runs on Suzuki
Even toyota sells rebadged suzukis in asian and African markets. Thats how impressive suzuki build quality is nowadays. Suzuki small cars are definitely better than small toyotas like the ultra boring yaris or vitz.
Don’t knock these “other” Japanese manufacturers. My dad has a Chevy LUV 4x4 made by Isuzu, it was abused to no end a business truck, often towing twice as much weight as it was rated for. Truck still runs fine today. 1985 S10 with the 1.9 Isuzu engine and a 4 speed manual Isuzu transmission, runs like a top with almost 200K or maybe 300K. Suzuki and Daihatsu made good vehicles too.
The sad part about these cars is the fact that they're almost impossible to find with a standard transmission built into it. Heck, the ones with the Jatco CVT are hard to find as well. But I guarantee no one would not want a Suzuki that has a crappy CVT that are commonly used in many FWD Nissan products.😆
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The Toyota corolla cross and the Toyota CH-R replaced the matrix. They are still cheap and reliable. They just changed the name, so they did not really discontinue the matrix Scotty. How do you not know this? LOL
Be quiet about the air bag. 🤫
Proud Suzuki owner here and love my little car ❤
Suzuki Samurai was a great car for those who want to have inverted four wheelers.. 😂😂😂
I learned how to drive stick in my moms 2001 Vitara back in 05 It was a great car and it’s still on the road til this day!
the headroom in the SX4 is great
Bought my 2007 SX 4 brand new when they first came out for $12,000 cash with an automatic best car ever had still driving it 92,000 miles runs great paints good no complaints. All wheel drive works excellent. Still selling them overseas but not in the USA.🚙
Suzuki are the No.1 car sellers in India. They are absolutely killing it there.
Plus the new Jimny is a banger of a car and selling really well here in Australia.
Aussies 🤣
I put 350K on my ‘93 Sidekick 4x4. The trans (manual, of course) burned up after a little rubber plug came out while I was trying to keep up with big-rigs running 80mph from Las Vegas to Barstow….kept popping out of gear. Replaced that and never had any issues once I figured out how to clean out the EGR ports in the intake. It hat a CalMini lift kit and a fairly good look. Sold it when we had a kid.
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I have a 94 Geo tracker 4wd made by Suzuki 1.6L 5 speed manual 275,000 miles all I've ever done was replace the starter, brakes, and keep the oil changed. The body is a rust bucket but the drivetrain is bulletproof.
I'm glad you chose this... I have a uk vitara, 2015, only 1.6 but gasoline, no turbo, manual, no GDI, timing chain not belt, cheap cars that are made to a price. They need looking after though but the engines are excellent (except some diesels made by fiat) my oil is clear and it's done nearky 60k
If Suzuki sold the Jimny here in the us, I think it would do great! It’s a mini-off roader that is actually more capable than taking a ford escape and calling it a ‘Bronco’ 😂
The Samurai and sidekick were the small off roaders before the Jimny but very underpowered here in the us as we don’t really like diesels and that’s how these are sold overseas. Plus, the manual thing LOL
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See them all over the place here in the Philippines. Rode in a newer higher level model. Nice car !
I was dumb enough to buy a 22 small Kia. Already have a couple issues but dealers here are useless. Difficult to even find a shop with a lift. Their so called long warranty is a huge joke. Wish you were here Scotty.
Well u got trap in Korean crap
my work kias are fun to start but they age faster than a smokers face
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My wife wanted a 2008 Suzuki Sx4 AWD, and she loves it. I offered to upgrade to a Lexus or Genesis but she refused. Then after a heavy snow storm, I quickly understood why. My only complaint, gas tank is really small but using it for a road trip was not unpleasant. But I never had a major issue, just oil changes.
I have a 2011 SX4 Sportback that I purchased with 30k miles. Has the CVT transmission so I agree with Scotty in the fact that it's slow. Now has 300k with regular maintenance and still running like a champ.
I had a 95 Suzuki samurai first-year fuel injection I put 33 in tires on if I was a union plumber and got a lot of crap for it no pun intended it rode hard half a cup of coffee in the morning! But it was great I even had air conditioning factory 11000 in 95. I also had to Geo Metro on 92 had a Suzuki 3 cylinder also with the stick about 40 mi to the gallon! I was an apprentice plumber. Later in my career I had a 2004 forenza that was an automatic and it was fine and cheap. In 2004 I bought my wife a Grand vitara XL7 with the v-6 leather interior and a moonroof also excellent thanks for the memories Scotty 🤠
Does anybody else like that starter sound at 3:10 , I like it.
Great video! Liked hearing about a not so popular car (in the US) getting a good review. Sounds like it was the transmission type that made the difference in this car.
I bought my father a Geo Metro back in the late 1980s. When I was driving it, and I'm a leadfoot, I typically got 44mpg. I'm 6'2" and not only could I drive it comfortably, I could fit comfortably in the back seat. The only thing it needed was cruise control.
Scotty I live in Jamaica and we have a lot of those here and they run very well
I had a Suzuki Grand Vitara one of the best vehicles I ever owned but well over 500,000 km on it but alas the Canadian Winters and with all the crud they put on the roadways destroyed it and I had to send it believe it or not still running well but with Fred Flintstone floorboards to the Boneyard it was unfortunate they weren't very successful in this country they were great cars.
I have a 2013 GV I picked up 5 years ago with 53K on it and I love it. It feels very solid and well put together with no squeaks or rattles. Made in Japan, very capable AWD with low range and has an AISIN (Toyota) transmission. I plan on keeping it as long as possible.
Suzuki are quite popular here in the UK. Especially the Swift and Vitara. Well regarded for reliability, fuel efficiency and general good value. The Swift Sport is a great fun small hatch.
we had a suzuki badge as a chevy metro. went almost 300k , had 1 gear left in trans out of 5 spd. no oil burning . no leaks at all. bought new. not for US is true. only 2 timing belt job 1 set of brakes, and a couple sets of tires, great car
I have been driving my 2007 SUZUKI SX4 FWD Hatchback for 17 years and enjoying maintaining it in a good condition. It is a durable and enjoyable car. SUZUKI decided being out of US. Too bad. Come back to US again.
I just bought a Suzuki sx4 fwd 2007 with a little past 14000 km on the counter. I hope it'll hold up 🥹🤞
Got any tips for holding it in good condition?
How many km have you drove it and have u had any bigger problems with it? Does it catch corrosion easily?
love my 2010 SX4 crossover. 4WD and 6spd manual with 2.OL engine
Suzuki swift 4 cylinders are popular here in Australia, I see them with high mileage and still running well with over 300,000 kilometers on them. yes the auto's in 4 cylinders are sluggish but not too bad with the standard transmission. they seem to be more reliable than a Ford focus.
We love suzuki in Australia.
Thank you for the video. You actually just answered a question I had about buying my next car
I live in the U.S. Virgin Islands and we still have plenty of Suzukis. The first and best car I had was a 1986 3-cylinder, 4-speed manual Suzuki Forsa. My mother bought it brand new for $5,000. (A hurricane in 1995 smashed it, but it still started on the first swing.) They are perfect for our islands. The speed limit is 35mph and the fastest I drive is 45mph - maybe 50mph. Unfortunately, we're part of the United States so new Suzukis are not sold here anymore. I'm seriously considering buying a new manual transmission Suzuki Swift from one of the British Islands. I still drive a 1998 Chevy Tracker which is really a re-badged Suzuki Sidekick. It has 158,000 stop and go, uphill and downhill miles. It was my backup car, but my 2014 Chevy Cruze's engine died so it's now my main car. The Cruze only had about 62,000 miles. I would buy another Suzuki in a heartbeat.
What happened to your Cruze is such a shame.
@@Juicetheeunuchis that the cruze made in Australia
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I'm in the UK and have a Suzuki Celerio 5 speed manual 1000cc 60mpg fantastic runabout. 3rd Suzuki in 25 years - brilliant little motors
The swift is brilliant too.
Had a late 80s Subaru GL-10 (back in the 90s) with an Automatic and 4 cyl. That thing accelerated so slow (even with Turbocharger activated) I got fed up and switched to Domestic midsized V6s.
In Mexico 🇲🇽 Suzuki is kind of popular, their cars are not so expensive and are reliable but maybe theirs suspension configuration is too hard for our cracked roads. My mom’s own a 2014 Suzuki Swift 1.4 n/a 4-Speed auto and she loves it! ❤
lucky you! You can get Suzuki in Mexico, but.... they are just smaller Toyota :) made by Daihatsu!
Suzuki makes a swift 1.3 turbo diesel common rail 5speed very reliable and go over 400k kms without any problems.. best cheap reliable car .
I drove a manual I rented on Crete, Greece. Gas was horribly expensive. I loved it! It was peppy enough and really good around all the twisty windy roads there. If they were here in the US I would buy one. I drove all week on one tank of gas, and I drove everywhere!
The greek kids loved it in montreal too..
The suzuki jimny is its version.
Yea it reminds them of the old country -
We bought a new 2012 Crossover in 2013. Well here we are in August 2024. Our Suzuki does have the CVT. We keep the engine oil changed every 5k, the CVT gets a drain and fill every year. Other fluids every few years. The AC compressor has been replaced twice, I am think poor replacement parts was that issue. Parts were no issue, online , eBay or Rock auto. We are happy with ours. AWD is also nice here in Ohio.
I have my sx4 from 2007 with a small 1.5 liter gasoline engine. As it has a manual transmission, it can be used on the highway. Great car!
The nice thing about the Suzuki is that it had a 6 speed stick shift.
I had 2 Chevy Sprints and 2 Geo Metros all made by Suzuki. Great pizza delivery cars and they all went over 100,000 miles and 2 of them cracked 200,000! 😀
Had a 1998 Chevy Metro. Went to 187,000 miles and still had plenty of life. Started every time.The metal that the radiator sat on rusted away. Regularly got over 40mpg. Loved that little car!
My wife had a Geo Metro in high school and drove it throughout college. After she completed college, that car had over 500,000 miles when we sold it and it was still going!
@@jasonpatton9962 the Geo was only 3 cylinders also. Incredible little tanks!
I just bought a used sx4 and very nice car I love it
Tough built little cars. The J20 engine were bad for head gasket and crankshaft bearings if you delayed oil changes too often. In uk the sx4 with the M16a engine went on forever, could pretty easily reach 300k miles before it even thought about retiring.
My wife drives one of these. It’s manual, AWD, same silver colour, with 218,000 k’s on it. Second owners, never really done anything to it. Taken it off road at times, amazing how it handles. We were going to replace it with a newer car but decided to keep it and upgrade suspension, fog lights, head unit etc. I reckon it’ll easy do another 100,000 k’s!
I own three of the crossover versions of this car, and Scottiy's correct! I do suggest if you purchase one you get the 2010-12 though. They have the j20b engine rather than the j20a engines which are found in the 2007-09 vehicles. The earlier engines can have oil pump failures that are very pricey to fix. If it's not addressed immediately after failure, it will destroy the engine.
Also, the crossover version of this car is 2wd, awd, 4wd. Yes, you read that correctly! It's the only vehicle that has this feature in the US, I think.
If you buy it in manual, which is what I have, they can be flat towed! Oh, the manual tranny is six speed! I'm sure Scotty pointed this out.
Awesome vehicle!😂
My Dad had a Suzuki samurai for years in the early 90s and yes it rides like a washing machine on wheels.
We got ours in 2013. It was 5 years old and had 27k on it for $7500 cash. We have auto transmission. Drove it from Jersey to Savannah in 2014, it was great. I can’t really say it’s slow. It’s definetely perkier than our 2015 Civic. I still enjoy it and won’t sell.
"seat cover on the top" it's literally a jacket, I love this guy lmfao 😂
I couldn't access the deep OBD with my Verus when I was in biz.
I have a 2019 suzuki swift I bought for USD equivalent of $11,000 new. It gets about 55 miles per gallon. It isn't very fast but it is cheap to drive. Comes with a timing chain, not a belt. Americans lost the plot when they refuse to learn to drive a manual.
Americans are too lazy for manual transmission, they don’t want to think too hard about anything, which is also why our political situation is getting so dire 😂
Just had my passenger seat cushion replaced on three of my suzukis,2 awd and one grand vitara ,for free at a Mazda dealership. They took over from suzuki on the maintenance and said that they have been replacing the seat cushions for years for free because of a recall
It's a really interesting looking car. For whatever reason they kept trying to sell us Daewoos badged as Suzuki's here. I wish we could get Swifts here, closest thing we got was the Versa Note, Ford Fiesta, Chevy Spark, Yaris hatchback, and the Honda Fit. The only one still alive here is the Mitsubishi Mirage.
The problem isn't the stick. The problem's the fact that the average American car is triple the size of your little Swift, and isn't even visible when in front of many common trucks on the road.
My 6 speed SX4 is absolutely miniscule, and I have this guy on my commute in a giant, lifted truck who literally can't see my car when I'm next to his passenger door. It's stupid scary.
It's not 1980 anymore. Manuals don't get the best gas mileage anymore.
I had a 1992 Suzuki Swift, 5 speed manual transmission 1.3 L engine. Got it new and got rid of it after it had over 200k on it. It was a fun little car to drive and great gas mileage....40mpg.
Suzuki k10b engine is a reliable and fuel efficient engine. Used mostly in cheaper suzuki cars.
Suzukis are underrated vehicles. I have a 2013 Grand Vitara and love it.
Paid $7000 cash for my 2011 Toyota Yaris with only 24,000 miles. Best deal ever.
I have a 2009 Yaris sedan. Same car as yours just 2 years older. Been a Midwest car it’s entire life. I’ve done basic maintence up until last year. Had to replace alternator, engine mount, valve cover gasket, front pads and rotors, rear drums and shoes. That was the needed maintence the last year. I went ahead and did the pcv valve just because why not it was 14 bucks from the dealer. I work at a dealership, I get good discounts on parts. My muffler is currently rotting away, but the frame is solid no rust on the frame. The hooks holding up the muffler were cheaply made/coated so of course they rusted out. Doesn’t burn any oil I change it and the filter every 3k miles. Do the trans fluid too every 35k. Car is amazing and great on gas. Blows cold air too
That is a great deal for a car that can do 300k miles.
@@jonathanmacdonald9276 yes I live in Florida so no rust. Ive done nothing but oil changes so far.
@@oreally8605 yes a no brainer. Car basically pays for itself. No car payments. No worries.
@@jonathanmacdonald9276 awesome
My Yoyota Yaris Sedan 2007 is a beast. :) Works like new and... save gas. 😁
being an auto enthusiast myself I knew about the Suzuki swift from its rallying days 30 years ago though I've never known anybody that owned one the cheapest American car in the 90s was the Dodge Spirit my cousin Angela Sicorazza had a used 1995 white/black Spirit ST starting price on that new was 15,000 and she probably paid 7,500 when she bought it after she got her driver's license in Sept 1999 then my dad had it for a little while in 2003 after his previous used car a 1990 Volvo 760 got tea boned in East Boston. unlike for example my late maternal grandmother who bought her first Toyota Camry a base model on presidents day weekend 1990 and paid 9,300 due to a trade in and presidents day incentives
Still runs great after all these years, finding parts could be harder to find now but a part number could help in some way
Don't be afraid of buying any older Suzuki in America because of lack of parts, as you can easily find them on other Suzuki models and rebadged models sold in America still under alot of different manufacturers badges like Geo, Chev etc. Plus Suzuki vehicles are global cars so parts are cheap and plentiful around the world and can get them shipped quickly these days from overseas.
The video kind of misses the point that the manual version is FWD/AWD/4WD via a selector. And yes, each of those really works (the 4WD mode up to 35mph). With studs here in Maine, the machine is nearly unstoppable in foul weather. They sold well in Canada and in Maine.
Had a 2008 SX 4 sedan. Automatic. Synthetic oil. Ran great. Kept it until about 100,000 miles. All at once needed a compressor, front end, work, and tuneup. Decided to get rid of it, especially when they pulled out of the United States, but regret it now. Should’ve kept it, and fixed. Was a great little car, and yes, it was under powered, but I don’t need something that burns up the roads. Great little cars
how much was it to fix all of that?
Suzuki pick up truck was nice looking trucks
I drive a 1999 Camry with only 152K on the clock. BEST car I've ever owned. I only drive about 4500 miles/yr. I bought it in Jan. 2017 and including the purchase price I have $4K in it. Beat that with a stick. I LOVE my Camry. If she could cook I'd marry her. LOL
Are you that former Kiwifarms moderator who is attracted to cars?
I have a 2010 sx4 crossover, front wheel dr/ 4 wheel dr/ intelligent all wheel dr..29mpg in front wheel dr. 6/speed. Great in the snow.
poor paint job, but other than that, great little car :)
in Canada, 2009 sx4 hatchback love mine can still find parts so far
The SX4 was co-developed with Fiat.
Thanks my brother.
I love this video ❤
I heard good things about the Suzuki Kizashi and toyed with the idea of getting one. But when they pulled out of the U.S., the parts situation gave me pause.
I have an SX4 suv. Good car.
I am an happy owner of a Suzuki Baleno 1.2 93Cv hybrid + LPG. With € 20 of LPG (30L) I can drive for 600 Km, it is really cheap to run and extremely reliable! 130.000 Km in 5 years and 0 problems, just regular maintenance. It is not a luxury car but for sure it is a good product.
I remember another video where scotty reviewed this same suzuki but i think it was a hatchback, couldnt even search that video because scotty has a particular way of naming his videos
Man I loved my Samari , Suzuki make a Jimny but of course you can get em here in the US which really sucks
What samari?
Scotty's a born auto enthusiast and mechanic: happy as a lark messing with cars, especially Toyotas.
Drive the 2012 automatic, has plenty of power, the cvt is odd for the feel, but 4x4, is love another. America needs more cars like these...not everyone needs a big 3 monster
I own a Vitara LY 1.6 with M16A engine, hope to reach 100k miles with no problems 😊
I had a 2000 Suzuki (sport). The sport package was just Speedline low profile tires and a rear spoiler lol. It got about 32 total mpg. I bought it with 34 miles. A new driver ran me off the road and totaled it almost 20 years later with almost 280,000 miles. Minimal maintenance and a great drive. The only issue was that it was super fickle and only worked correctly with the OEM parts.
Thanks, Scotty
Suzuki is bulletproof 💯
What about Suzuki Kizashi ? No one knows about this cur but it looks amazing !
my 2014 ex hertz toyota yaris l. crank windows for the win.
I have got three Suzukis after a Toyota, not leaving thr brand, same quality as Toyota, but less usd
Love you Scotty!
not so much into the power for a commuter car. ive had a honda civic that was small and fun. a old vw rabbit conv that was fun. and then i has two suzukis, an esteem wagon and now a vitara. love them both. very reliable and economical. and both not powerful enuf for my wife to lose control, both of them are auto. we pull a small boat on a trailer with the vitara. i drive a corvette :P
had a sprint made my by Suzuki couldn't kill it but it was more like a 4 wheel motorcycle Michigan rust did it in
I dunno I have a 78 Rm125c, 78.5 Rm250C2, 96 and 2001 Rm250 Mx bikes . My son races them and sometimes I have been rumored to blast one through the neighborhood 🤣👊
I have an automatic and it is like going back in time, lol.
Great cars, the Suzuki urban in Aus according to RACV guy has least call-outs for any car ..
I love my 1.6 sx4 guite torguey for the engine size
6:07 spit flying 😂
I have a grand vitara 2008 still runs well
I have a 2011 sx4. Had a problem with the exhaust. They don't last forever. I would love an electric sx4.
8:00. I'm like Scotty in many ways. I ALWAYS make sure that the turn signal is for real!
My 07 sentra is same way, a great little car, if you stay away from the auto garbage cvt
I have 08 sx4 crossover cute reliable little car I call it Honda fit killer
I own a Fiat Sedici which is in fact the same car as a Suzuki SX4.
Hey been watching you for years...Finally have a problem...My wife has a 2010 Cadillac srx 3.0 210,000 miles...been a pretty solid vehicle..but since April it's been going into engine power reduce/ stabilitrak warnings come on and its basically no acceleration and a only goes to 50-60 or it will not give gas at all and shutdown. Turn it off wait a minute car will go back to normal but the problem comes back very soon, days weeks your never know..Fixed what we were told was the problem...Replaced throttle body and sensor, radiator hose leak. And accelerator pedal... 2 codes now the crankshaft sensors 1 and 2...please help my wife;she loves that truck😢
YES.... I HAVE SUZUKI CAR VERY AGILE AND GREAT PERFORMANCE IN IT SEGMEN... SMALL MPV... VERY LOW FUEL MILLEAGE ... 1 liter get 15 km .... 👍😄👌
suzuki is making bangers, reliable and cheap cars
It's a great car. Friend bought his for $1600 5 years ago. Just basic maintenance
It come with a Tie Fighter Spaceship
In India, Suzuki has been the top-selling car brand for the last 30 years or so. In 2022, it had a market share of 41.68%. They are economical and cheap to maintain. India runs on Suzuki
Even toyota sells rebadged suzukis in asian and African markets. Thats how impressive suzuki build quality is nowadays. Suzuki small cars are definitely better than small toyotas like the ultra boring yaris or vitz.
Don’t knock these “other” Japanese manufacturers. My dad has a Chevy LUV 4x4 made by Isuzu, it was abused to no end a business truck, often towing twice as much weight as it was rated for. Truck still runs fine today. 1985 S10 with the 1.9 Isuzu engine and a 4 speed manual Isuzu transmission, runs like a top with almost 200K or maybe 300K. Suzuki and Daihatsu made good vehicles too.
Trying to keep it a secret 🤫 Great alternative Japanese designed and made vehicles without paying the Toyota tax lol.
The sad part about these cars is the fact that they're almost impossible to find with a standard transmission built into it. Heck, the ones with the Jatco CVT are hard to find as well. But I guarantee no one would not want a Suzuki that has a crappy CVT that are commonly used in many FWD Nissan products.😆
Do manual transmissions last forever or you need to change the transmission oil on it too? How many miles?
Yes. You can do the gear oil change, every 60k miles, or so.
I did it in my 5M Yaris with Valvoline full synthetic gear oil, and it shifted smoother.
I have an automatic and it drives normally as all my other cars.
If Scotty ever got his motorcycle up to 175 there would be no more Scotty Kilmer videos
The car is doing great. But we might get Scotty checked for a blown gasket!
😂😂😂😂
So scary Scotty was scared by crazy Texas aimers?? 😂😂😂
Suzuki Kazashi was a quick car
Kizashi