Ford Probe? Reliability?

[88BII got it for $250]

Damn, that's what I should have done... We were in a hurry to get it off the trailer so my dad could go to sleep (it was 6:30 when we got back, and he had to wake up at midnight), so I didn't really have a chance to...




Eh, American Rice ain't my cup of tea... I'm not a fan of body kits, or the people who put them on...

LMFAO!!! the only good suzuki is an atv.

OH, AND YOUR S#!T LOOKS LIKE A FIT!!!! HAHAHAH.

 

[dogboy]

LMFAO!!! the only good suzuki is an atv.

I strongly disagree with that statement...

We had a Samurai that we wheeled the piss out of for many years, and we didn't break single thing! Same with our friend who also had a Sami. All the Jeep we went with broke stuff every time.

And my dad has an '02 Suzuki XL7 with an auto tranny, that has had a very hard life. It's got close to 170K miles on, and we make a 200 mile round trip over the Cascades (Snoqualmie Pass which one side of is at sea level, the top is almost 3500ft I think, and the other side is about 1500-2000 I think, it's pretty steep for being a freeway) at least twice a month, pulling a trailer that varies from 500lbs, to close to 3000 at times. For 2 years there whet we were biulding our cabin, we ran this EVERY weekend with the trailer full of building supplies, snowmobiles/ motorcycles, fire wood, and anything else, and 5 people, and all our gear.

I would guess that 100K+ of that 170K miles, is going over this pass, loaded down, and we have not had one single problem with it, and it is 7 years old. Most cars would have EASILY gone through a tranny by now. Hell, my Ranger was on it's 2nd tranny at 145K miles, and ready for it's 3rd...

Xl-7's were (this is not true of the new ones) also one of the LAST small SUV's to have a full frame, solid rear axle, true transfer case, and an engine mounted the correct way, like a truck. I think the Toyota 4Runner would have been one of the only others. Non of that funky front drive-AWD crap.

I could go on for a long time about why it is a good vehicle, but I won't.


EDIT: I think this thread is about over... All I foresee is an arguement.

 

[88BII got it for $250]

A sammi is an atv.... ive seen quads bigger. "We had a Samurai that we wheeled the piss out of for many years, and we didn't break single thing!" 60hp, remember that.
all other suzukis are crap.

XL-7=engine swap for sammi....thats about it.

 

[dogboy]

A sammi is an atv.... ive seen quads bigger.

Ok....

 

[aaron_ariens]

I think you made a nice choice.
Good looking car, and like you said, when you fix the attention-needing areas, even better. =]

 

[mentalbreakdown00]

Nice choice, esp for the price man.

 

[koda6966]

A sammi is an atv.... ive seen quads bigger. "We had a Samurai that we wheeled the piss out of for many years, and we didn't break single thing!" 60hp, remember that.
all other suzukis are crap.
XL-7=engine swap for sammi....thats about it.

My ex's mothers XL7 was a pretty nice car. My brother slammed into it with his ranger in my drive way and messed his truck all up but the XL-7 just had a small dent we popped out with our hand and a couple red paint streaks from the Ranger. The 4x4 was also pretty fun and the weight distribution was perfect. Not to mention having all the amenities of a luxury vehicle along with 3rd row seating.