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11-05-2012, 09:58 PM
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Suzuki to Stop Selling Cars in the US
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...kkB46Z6cHmzGvz
IMO this is too bad. I think Suzuki makes a decent car. My dad has an 8 year old Suzuki SL7, and that car has been great to him, no issues, tows his big boat around, nice comfortable ride.
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11-05-2012, 10:01 PM
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They still sell cars in the US? I thought they stopped years ago.
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11-05-2012, 10:14 PM
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yeah, they're not selling well, only 21,000 cars sold YTD, but they seem to be decent rides. I test drove one a couple years ago and liked it.
Anytime the marketplace loses a player and there's less competition, it's a bad thing for the consumer.
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11-05-2012, 10:28 PM
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I didn't know they still were. I see a Grand Vitara every once in a while, but they look like older vehicles.
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11-05-2012, 11:47 PM
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One of my friends has an SX4 and I wouldn't mind one myself. Maybe some good deals otw?
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11-06-2012, 06:03 AM
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Their Kizashi was a good looker. But I would never buy a Suzuki. A bike, maybe, but a car? Hell no.
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11-06-2012, 07:00 AM
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They need to focus on the emerging markets.
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11-06-2012, 07:20 AM
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The dealer here closed up over a decade ago. I haven't seen a Suzuki car on the road in almost as long.
Just checked out their website, never even knew they built pickups. Do they advertise at all?
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11-06-2012, 07:42 AM
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The SL7 was built by GM, no?
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11-06-2012, 07:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jadow
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11-06-2012, 08:11 AM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WilliamM2
The dealer here closed up over a decade ago. I haven't seen a Suzuki car on the road in almost as long.
Just checked out their website, never even knew they built pickups. Do they advertise at all?
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I've seen a commercial or two for the Kizashi, but that's about it.
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11-06-2012, 08:15 AM
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i too agree with Williamm2 regarding Suzuki car running on road.Well i will to love to see Mustang...
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11-06-2012, 08:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xanis
I've seen a commercial or two for the Kizashi, but that's about it.
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i see one ever day here at work. not a bad looking car
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11-06-2012, 08:31 AM
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Lifer
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We briefly looked at the SX4. Too bad they dropped out, the market needs more rather than fewer choices.
Last edited by skyking; 11-25-2012 at 12:48 PM.
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11-06-2012, 09:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WilliamM2
The dealer here closed up over a decade ago. I haven't seen a Suzuki car on the road in almost as long.
Just checked out their website, never even knew they built pickups. Do they advertise at all?
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Their pickup is a rebadged Nissan frontier I believe. They seem to be pretty popular here in salt lake, seem to see a lot of the aerios around. If you check the newspaper ads on Sunday they always seem to use the cheapest new car you can get angle.
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11-06-2012, 09:18 AM
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Does this mean no more X90 vehicles? Who wouldn't want to take the worst part of a jeep and the worst part of a convertible and combine them into one car.
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11-06-2012, 10:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jadow
yeah, they're not selling well, only 21,000 cars sold YTD, but they seem to be decent rides. I test drove one a couple years ago and liked it.
Anytime the marketplace loses a player and there's less competition, it's a bad thing for the consumer.
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Isuzu dropped out in the late 90's also 
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11-06-2012, 10:40 AM
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Lifer
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Next up, Mitsubishi! Oh how the mighty have fallen....
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11-06-2012, 10:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NutBucket
Next up, Mitsubishi! Oh how the mighty have fallen....
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Noooo I was looking at a EVO so I could put a park bench on the trunk and use a coffee can as my muffler to impress the homies.
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11-06-2012, 11:38 AM
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Shame... I really did love my little 2006 SX4, that car had great handling for being built for light off-road.
...When it wasn't in the shop for repair.
I had to replace the front rotors (warped if I looked at them), replace the small block (spun a rod bearing) and finally had the heating coil go out during the COLDEST week of the winter. Over 80k miles at trade in, but a lot of those miles were marked with problems. There is a turbo kit and other go-fast parts for it provided by Road Race Motorsports, but that place is full of tool bags from my experience.
Bad reliability + Crappy advertising + Douche 3rd party support = where's a Subaru dealer?
Sad to see them go, but not the least bit surprised. :-/
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Last edited by SketchMaster; 11-06-2012 at 11:51 AM.
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11-06-2012, 11:53 AM
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Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TakeNoPrisoners
Noooo I was looking at a EVO so I could put a park bench on the trunk and use a coffee can as my muffler to impress the homies.
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Huh? The Evo is their best car, period. Everything else seems like a half-baked effort in car design.
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11-06-2012, 06:02 PM
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Lifer
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I've driven many SX4s and Grand Vitaras. They're okay. I find the GV is a bit underpowered. SX4 is okay if you can get used to the drone of the CVT. They've got a decent engine for their size. Not the best on gas though. Problem is Suzuki always wanted too much for them, even for just the FWD version. They start at almost $18k for the base model, which really is a base model. You can get something comparable for $4000 less.
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11-06-2012, 07:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TakeNoPrisoners
Noooo I was looking at a EVO so I could put a park bench on the trunk and use a coffee can as my muffler to impress the homies.
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Ignorance is bliss my friend. The Evo is one of the best cars ever to come to the us market. Few cars are as capable and as practical
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11-06-2012, 07:45 PM
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Small Japanese car makers are having a hard time competing with the big 3 Japanese car makers.
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11-06-2012, 10:21 PM
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Lifer
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The mechanics at the dealerships think they're awful. Suzuki is also ridiculous to deal with on warranty work.
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