Hello, new member from the midlands
Hello, new member from the midlands
Hi all, new to the forum and hoping you guys can help me with some advice on some gentle tweaks to my vitaras.
I do a fair bit of fishing and a little bit of shooting and after seeing a couple of the local gamekeepers using vitaras as their vehicle of choice and getting my Passat repeatedly stuck I decided to take the plunge and buy one about a year ago.
It's a 2002 grand vitara 2.0 petrol, even now it's only got 69k on the clock so I'm hoping it's got some mileage left in it! It puts a smile on my face every time I drive it and my wife loves it too, in fact she likes it so much I decided to buy her one of her own!
We landed quite lucky with this one after hearing about it through the shooting grapevine, it's a 2000plate short wheelbase vitara 1.6 petrol, it's only covered 55k and is about as good as a 15yr old vitara could possibly be. It's still early days with it though so time will tell I guess!
I do a fair bit of fishing and a little bit of shooting and after seeing a couple of the local gamekeepers using vitaras as their vehicle of choice and getting my Passat repeatedly stuck I decided to take the plunge and buy one about a year ago.
It's a 2002 grand vitara 2.0 petrol, even now it's only got 69k on the clock so I'm hoping it's got some mileage left in it! It puts a smile on my face every time I drive it and my wife loves it too, in fact she likes it so much I decided to buy her one of her own!
We landed quite lucky with this one after hearing about it through the shooting grapevine, it's a 2000plate short wheelbase vitara 1.6 petrol, it's only covered 55k and is about as good as a 15yr old vitara could possibly be. It's still early days with it though so time will tell I guess!
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Re: Hello, new member from the midlands
Hello from a Northern newbie! But not yet an owner!!!
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to club UK
Let's see a few pics then
It seems to be a common theme people falling in love with Suzukis, once you are hooked it's hard to escape
Let's see a few pics then
It seems to be a common theme people falling in love with Suzukis, once you are hooked it's hard to escape
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to the club.
And as Scottie says, "lets see it then".
Even though I'm not sure what the falling I blge is. An iPhone issue I suspect.
And as Scottie says, "lets see it then".
Even though I'm not sure what the falling I blge is. An iPhone issue I suspect.
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Ignis Sport 1.5 16V; Jimny gearbox, 410 transfer box; 5.125:1 Vitara diffs; rear Lockright, Rob Storr full float rear axle, rear discs, YJ springs, virtual lift, 31" Grizzly Claws, beadlock rims, +50mm LR arches, LED rear lights, LED roof spots, bucket seats, Luke harnesses, internal cage
Ignis Sport 1.5 16V; Jimny gearbox, 410 transfer box; 5.125:1 Vitara diffs; rear Lockright, Rob Storr full float rear axle, rear discs, YJ springs, virtual lift, 31" Grizzly Claws, beadlock rims, +50mm LR arches, LED rear lights, LED roof spots, bucket seats, Luke harnesses, internal cage
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Here's my GV, as you can see, lots of scope for improvement! Will put a pic of the wife's up in the morning when I got daylight lol
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Damn this phone!!!! I'll go back and correct itLadaman wrote:.
Even though I'm not sure what the falling I blge is. An iPhone issue I suspect.
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Welcome to SCUK!
I can't get the thought of a diesel Jimny out of my head. What's wrong with me?
I'm infected with zukness somehow!
Do you know, I was thinking that the other day! I need a new daily driver sometime in the next 2 years, and recently I realised that I've only considered Suzuki's really. My sensible hat tells me to buy a VW/skoda daily driver, but I keep coming back to a Suzuki Diesel (sorry Dan, Donkeychomp and all the other derv haters!).ScottieJ wrote:It seems to be a common theme people falling in love with Suzukis, once you are hooked it's hard to escape
I can't get the thought of a diesel Jimny out of my head. What's wrong with me?
I'm infected with zukness somehow!
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!
My: Build thread ● To-do list ● Pay and Play map
My: Build thread ● To-do list ● Pay and Play map
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Could always go for a little car. Some of them are really economical. I keep wanting an old swift GTI but I can't. Well not until I get rid off a few one just popped up locally cheap though., just needs an engne rebuild but I don't have the space
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Welcome. I'm also in love with just about any Suzuki.
Had 2 SJs, a Jimny, and now a Grand Vitara.
Went out for some gentle greenlaning last night in the GV. Performed well. Comfy. Warm.
Had 2 SJs, a Jimny, and now a Grand Vitara.
Went out for some gentle greenlaning last night in the GV. Performed well. Comfy. Warm.
Janspeed manifold, LWB Vit vented discs and calipers
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Coming soon: YJs, Trussed axles, Full float rear.