The Cockroach that won't die
Discussion
Three years ago I bought this suzuki vitara as a daily/tip run car for £700 from our local first responder group.
When I bought it it had a new head gasket and a years mot.
Yesterday it passed its second mot in my ownership first time admittedly with a whole list of advisorys
In the three years I have owned it apart from a liter or two of oil and a side light bulb it has cost me nothing.
The thing will just not die
When I bought it it had a new head gasket and a years mot.
Yesterday it passed its second mot in my ownership first time admittedly with a whole list of advisorys
In the three years I have owned it apart from a liter or two of oil and a side light bulb it has cost me nothing.
The thing will just not die
citizensm1th said:
Three years ago I bought this suzuki vitara as a daily/tip run car for £700 from our local first responder group.
When I bought it it had a new head gasket and a years mot.
Yesterday it passed its second mot in my ownership first time admittedly with a whole list of advisorys
In the three years I have owned it apart from a liter or two of oil and a side light bulb it has cost me nothing.
The thing will just not die
Keep it going. Well done. Today's older cars are tomorrow's classics.When I bought it it had a new head gasket and a years mot.
Yesterday it passed its second mot in my ownership first time admittedly with a whole list of advisorys
In the three years I have owned it apart from a liter or two of oil and a side light bulb it has cost me nothing.
The thing will just not die
That said, there's a reason why the oldest cars on the road tend to be Japanese. That's testimony to how brilliant Japanese vehicle manufacturing is.
It is one of those cars that gets under your skin
Not what anyone would call fast but it's great fun ragging it around.
The advisors were
Rusty but not weakened front disks
Slight movement in a ball joint
All four tyres slightly perished but not dangerous (really cheap ditch finders)
Front disk stone guards corroded
In the last year it has self healed a slightly blowing exhaust and a split gator.
It rattles and squeaks and really is not comfortable, I once tried it on the motorway and 70 felt like 120 and very scary.
But it is just so practical and in low range with four wheel drive engaged you need to beach it to stop it.
Not what anyone would call fast but it's great fun ragging it around.
The advisors were
Rusty but not weakened front disks
Slight movement in a ball joint
All four tyres slightly perished but not dangerous (really cheap ditch finders)
Front disk stone guards corroded
In the last year it has self healed a slightly blowing exhaust and a split gator.
It rattles and squeaks and really is not comfortable, I once tried it on the motorway and 70 felt like 120 and very scary.
But it is just so practical and in low range with four wheel drive engaged you need to beach it to stop it.
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