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Old 08-01-2012, 04:33 AM
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I have seen Samuris that have been modified to become some of the very best rock crawlers.

They got a bad rap by consumer reports. The magazine shortened their slalom course so that the pylons were closer together. They claimed that they had to because the Samuri had such a short wheelbase. They tipped it over. Of course in the real world it was no more prone to roll-over than many other vehicles. That one test that they published wiped out Suzuki's business by 80%. Raw deal.
Samurai sales dropped to almost nothing after Consumer Reports published their report. I was working at Cerritos Ford at that time, which also sold Isuzu's and Suzuki's.

Samurai's sold like hotcakes, then the buyers would come to the parts department, buy a gazillion accessories. But after C/R, sales dropped to almost zero. Cerritos cancelled their Suzuki franchise.
 
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Sold for an even eight grand.

PT Barnum was right!

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Old 08-01-2012, 10:04 PM
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That is a very ugly thing.
 
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Saw this ridiculous vehicle today. Ridiculously COOL!!!









 
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Old 10-14-2012, 10:31 PM
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Classy, love the tow hooks!
 
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Old 10-15-2012, 11:10 PM
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my dad bought a pinto off the side of the freeway from a bank. drove it home with no head lights, no tail lights, no plates, no paper work to say it was his......


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Old 10-18-2012, 09:13 PM
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Not much of a tow vehicle for all that weight
 
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Old 10-18-2012, 09:22 PM
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I find it ironic that the "off road" vehicle is the one towing, and the actual vehicle used for off roading is a pickup.
 
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Old 10-18-2012, 10:49 PM
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Used up all the tie downs on the back of the Taco. One fast stop and she'll be pointed skyward with quads in the Hummdrum.

Good thing U-haul has a seasoned legal team.
 
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Heres a cool trike.
 
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Old 10-19-2012, 11:05 AM
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Fresas! Se vende Fresas!

What the hell is that thing anyway, besides not being an F350?
Ford (Mazda) Courier.

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look at that dumb blonde!
 
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Old 10-23-2012, 08:44 PM
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Those are not nice words for someone willing to shine your tires for you.
 
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look at that dumb blonde!
Pregnant pit crew...

 


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