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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: keith on August 06, 2006, 08:04:43 PM

Title: What do you make of this Vitara?
Post by: keith on August 06, 2006, 08:04:43 PM

The Vitara in the link below is being offered for sale near me.  The price listed in the ad is $3500 and the vehilcle has 40k miles.  What is odd is that it failed emissions 3 times in a row and the price is way low.  The last entry is from American Suzuki.  Does something seem amiss about this vehicle?  Like maybe it was a lemon-law return?

http://www.carfax.com/cfm/ccc_DisplayHistoryRpt.cfm?partner=ATD_W&vin=2S3TA52C4X6102726

Title: Re: What do you make of this Vitara?
Post by: Uncivilized on August 06, 2006, 08:47:07 PM

Hard to say, but to me, it looks like the original owner had to do "something" to it to pass emissions after a few trys. A year later, they traded it in at the dealer for a newer model. The dealer searched for any outstanding recall repairs/upgrades before they listed it for sale.

Title: Re: What do you make of this Vitara?
Post by: daddyizzle on August 07, 2006, 06:13:54 AM

Maybe the convertor was hallowed out? Heck buy it, it's only money. Or you could canabalize it and part out the leftovers?

Title: Re: What do you make of this Vitara?
Post by: AJMBLAZER on August 07, 2006, 04:40:35 PM

The last entry is simply saying that today (the 7th) CarFax checked with SuzukiAmerica and they have no open recalls on it.  If you checked tomorrow it'd say the 8th.