[frysie]

Bit high in asking price - but a dealer
only downside i Found was a leaky rear main seal by the looks of it. Was a dribble of oil sitting on It seems that every vitara i inspected has an oiley rear main seal and/or sump... I think this was the area (grabbed from google images)


here are some pics





just missing a nut and bolt




What do y'all think? Roof is new and immac condition, all electrics work. seems that the 2L engine is pretty good performance over the G16B

[atari4x4]

aaaaaaaaaaaaand how much was it?

personally looks a bit ratty to me... my blagon (SV620) had 84,000kms & i paid 5k for it 12months ago.

how about some overall picture, what you've posted doesn't show much.

EDIT: good to see the dealer has a really good detailer

[frysie]

Heres the carsales link to it

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... =4&sdmvc=1

~139k odo
'97 JLX
radiant red with a silver base

[atari4x4]

$7,800 w/ 138tho on the clock tell him he's dreaming.

rear mains are common, might as well put a clutch in while it's out & don't expect change from $1k if you're sending it to a workshop.

[frysie]

I had a feeling it would come to that. Considering the prices of other cars around atm. I've dropped the box on my 300zx before; so im assuming its similar incl. the r.m. seal ?

do you have a link to the vito's factory manual ?

[atari4x4]

i'd jump on this one... http://www.carsales.com.au/private/deta ... =2&sdmvc=1

no shitty soft top + it's auto & has a bit of lift already & under 100,000kms (just)

[Chop]

That white one is good!

[atari4x4]

[frysie]

prefer a soft top lol but that tin top is on my radar still bummer its an auto but hey

[atari4x4]

Really, I couldn't think of anything worse... No security & flap flap flap flap @ 100 kph.

[frysie]

I have a canopy lined up

[atari4x4]

no canopy is going to be as good as a tin tip... the novety will wear off once the local hooligans have stolen your stezza.

[frysie]

how about this one? just need to find a vicco to check it out
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Suzuki-vitar ... 1191155883

[ninjamoses]

Considering he doesnt even know what car it is (ie. an SV420, not a X90) I'd avoid it like the plague personally. Also looks too high IMO (3" body lift maybe?), tyres look due for replacing, paint looks well used etc etc.

Something else to be aware of - a lot of the soft tops don't have A/C (including that black one by the looks of it).

[frysie]

I can see the a/c in the interior pic?

are 3" lifts illegal ?

[ninjamoses]

Hard to tell from that interior photo but it looks like a switch blank to me (ie. no A/C).

Should have a 6th button on the far right - like this one:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MzM4WDQ1MA==/ ... /$T2eC16R,!)!FIdT),nysBSZJThke+!~~48_20.JPG

[atari4x4]

personally i'd never buy someone else's project... that snorkel looks like arse, it's running wheel spacers on the front but not on the back, guess the 15x8's don't clear the calipers.

looks like it's only a 2" body lift going by the gaps & where the tow hook sits in the rear bar.

[frysie]

Thanks guys

[losfer]

Just a warning for you when looking at v6's . In your first pic , the pic of the sump leaking ... is actually an engine out job to fix . There in the pic you can see an oval area where the sump attaches to the block , there is an oval o'ring ,fair enough can do that in the car, but the same oil gallery above that there is a round o'ring and its actually the crankshaft "girdle"