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Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?

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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2010, 08:20:30 PM »
 >:( Hey , I got a Ford too! :P
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2010, 08:30:03 PM »
>:( Hey , I got a Ford too! :P

I like my Ford trucks a lot man. take care of em, they keep comin back for more abuse(sound familiar?)

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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2010, 12:21:00 AM »
I agree a Zuk is slow off the line at times but try it in a loaded semi with cars on all sides of you and they think they are the only ones with tight dead lines, it is getting nuts on our roads thank goodness that we can get away from at least some of the idiots off road  lol  lets just all hope the mall crawlers stay at the malls though and leave the real off road trails for us.
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2010, 06:26:10 AM »
I would bet the ol' Consumer Reports scam that sucker punched them and killed the sales of the Samurai in the US...
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I live in the town of consumer reports and met the people who actually did the roll over test and rolled it over. Every SUV gets the same exact test, drive the speed to which the driver feels comfortable (as close to the edge as possible) and do evasive manuvers to represent deer/child running out in front of you or sudden lane change on highway. They did not single out the samurai.
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2010, 07:17:50 AM »
First off, to all who have posted before me, HELL YA!  I just had a conversation with a buddy of mine about how now days its hard to find a manual trans on a showroom(certain exceptions) and thats the most basic car part.  people have been trained to be lazy so we have invented stuff to accomodate our laziness ex. who the hell cant take 10 min to boil water for mac n cheese?! "no, i need it in 5 min instead" (ok i took it way away from the topic but its similar).   

 
I know how ya feel man.   its not hard to drive backwards if you've practiced it and really know how to judge distance well.   

the problem i see is the masses are taught "if you cant doit dont worry, others will accomodate you" which is BS.  when i was 13 my grand father taught me to drive a stick on a '75 CJ-5.  i learned to back up a trailer when i was 15 bc my dad thought it was something that i NEEDED to know, not something to 'not worry about.'  my first car was a 98 Dodge ram long bed, and i could park better than most ppl i went to school with that had tiny cars, why? Because i chose to learn.  i am just starting my first real mechanical venture bc i want to learn about what im driving, i want to be able to help myself if i get in a pinch 30 miles from nowhere, i dont want to rely on AAA or someone im with, i want to doit myself.  AAA/others is great but when you allow yourself to live in ignorance bc of it, you hurt yourself.  ppl arent always gonna stop and your not always gonna have cell service.  I have bitten off a big a$$ chunck with my sami and luckily i know ppl (blknight87 for 1) who are willing to share their knowledge but it still requires me to get off the couch and get behind a wrench/saw/grinder/welder whatever.  im a firm believer in a$$ whoopins and manual labor in most any instance makes you a better person.
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2010, 02:23:50 PM »
I live in the town of consumer reports and met the people who actually did the roll over test and rolled it over. Every SUV gets the same exact test, drive the speed to which the driver feels comfortable (as close to the edge as possible) and do evasive manuvers to represent deer/child running out in front of you or sudden lane change on highway. They did not single out the samurai.

Thats not true, video and written evidence was produced in court that showed that CR had to modify the course to get the Samurai to roll over and when the test driver failed a CR guy drove the car. This evidence was published on the internet but was withdrawn after the final deal was done to end the case. I believe that unofficial copies of the video can still be found online.
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2010, 02:42:48 PM »
Here you go, the condensed version:



In fact CUs testing proved the Samurai to be more stable than other SUVs.
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #22 on: May 23, 2010, 12:19:41 AM »

In fact CUs testing proved the Samurai to be more stable than other SUVs.

Now I'll totally speak for this truth.  I used to drive a 4x4 kia sportage. while it was a nice car, it sure wasnt stable at all above 55mph to me.

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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2010, 08:46:26 AM »
It's really a damned shame what CU did, & because of it we can't get the Jimny. If Suzuki put the Jimny on the market here I would be first in line to buy one & I bet it would sell well. What more could you want: full frame, coil suspension, real 4wd, reliability, low cost of ownership... & oh great gas mileage. All the reasons I bought a Tracker.
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #24 on: May 23, 2010, 03:19:41 PM »
Here you go, the condensed version:

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7961488372528875043&hl=en-CA

In fact CUs testing proved the Samurai to be more stable than other SUVs.


Far out, Rhinoman!

I can't get my version of that video to play at Ack's FAQ because the video format isn't supported anymore.  I am trying to process it through my NLE PC but am having problems with it.

In the meantime, I have added this version of the video to the Suzuki vs Consumer's Union page at Ack's FAQ!
« Last Edit: May 23, 2010, 04:13:10 PM by ack »
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Re: Why did Suzuki never take these things to the next level?
« Reply #25 on: May 23, 2010, 03:54:21 PM »
In the meantime, do you think I can I download that version of the video you posted a link to and put it on Ack's FAQ??

The third slide says "Permission is granted to use excerpts for commercial broadcasts or print.", I'm no lawyer, but I'd say you're covered.
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