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1988 Suzuki Samurai Tin Top Good Stock Rig Daily Driver G-wagen 4x4 5 Speed on 2040-cars

US $4,200.00
Year:1988 Mileage:109000
Location:

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo, New York, United States
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Great little truck has been my daily driver until new truck arrived.  1988.5, so it has the post-Consumer Reports changes.  Great 1.3l engine, 5 speed, 4x4 with manual hubs.  Zippy driver, 24-6 mpg, holds more than it looks like it will.

Spartan interior.  Heat works.  Wipers work, doors lock and open, etc.  In past six months have put in new starter, new GM alternator, new battery cables.  Has Hella Vision Plus headlights that take modern replaceable bulbs -- very bright! 

This was an amateur restoration by the previous owner to a decent standard.  Paint shines.  Please see the pics, this is a great 10-footer but some rust does show bubbling.  Frame is sound.  Door hinges are cut for easy door removal. 

Includes the fold and tumble seat that is not mounted, and a brand new black carpet kit. 

Excellent city car, great 4 wheeler, gets plenty of attention.  Not perfect, not a honda civic, not a Mercedes G-wagen, but an honest little Samurai.  Happy to work with your shipper.  Yes, I would drive it cross-country tomorrow, but I don't mind spartan rides or challenges that pop up.  You might not want to do so. 

The accident on the autocheck was before I bought it, someone hit the back end at low speed, I've put a new stock bumper on it since then.  I don't see any damage underneath.

This is a 26-year old vehicle sold as is. 

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Suzuki recalling 101,000 Forenza, Reno models over faulty headlamps

Tue, 21 Aug 2012



The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of over 100,000 Suzuki models. The NHTSA recall extends to certain 2004-2006 Suzuki Forenza models and 2005-2006 Reno vehicles, These were vehicles produced from September 2003 through March 2006.
According to the announcement, the recall pertains to potentially faulty headlight assemblies. A poor contact in the headlight terminals can result in the splice pack melting, resulting in partial or complete loss of headlamp functionality.

American Suzuki gets $100M in financing to go out of business... buy more cars?

Fri, 07 Dec 2012

American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), which declared bankruptcy in early November, has been approved by the courts for up to $100 million in debtor-in-possession financing to enable it to shutter its US car business. ASMC had received a $45 million loan from the Japanese parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), last month in order to make repayment deals with its franchise dealers. At the same time, ASMC was awaiting final court approval of this larger loan.
Out of the newly approved funds, $50 million can be used for operations, and oddly, the other $50 million can be put toward purchases of new inventory from SMC. That's right, even as existing inventory was headed for a smooth exit with the help of incentives, customer demand for orphan Suzuki models is so strong - last month's sales were up 22 percent compared to 2011 - that ASMC plans to purchase 2,500 additional cars from SMC that were built after the bankruptcy announcement. Good news for the owners of those vehicles: the top 50 dealers, representing more than 98 percent of ASMC sales, will become parts and services centers.
The press release below has more information. Unlike its recent tenure here, the end of Suzuki cars in the US looks like it's going rather well.

Automotive Grade Linux will be the backbone of your connected car

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Creating a backend for a secure, reliable, and expandable infotainment system is costly and time consuming. The Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization, has set out to promote and advance the Linux operating system in commercial products. Automotive Grade Linux, or AGL, is a group within the Foundation that seeks to apply a Linux backend to a number of automotive applications in a variety of vehicles from various suppliers and manufacturers. AGL's goal is to create a common, unifying framework that allows developers and manufacturers to easily implement applications across platforms. Currently, the focus is on infotainment systems, but AGL has plans for instrument clusters, heads-up displays, and eventually active safety software. At CES, a display from Panasonic showed a completely digital and customizable dashboard that allows information and apps to be moved from the gauge cluster to the infotainment screen and back, all through the use of gesture and touch controls. Although the organization has been around for five years, it's really only been in the past three that the group has been working hand in hand with automakers and suppliers. The first two OEMs to participate, Toyota and Jaguar Land Rover, have since been joined by Mazda, Suzuki, Ford, and, as of this week, Daimler. The latter is important as until now most of AGL's partner's have been based in Japan or the US. Other partners include suppliers Denso, Renesas, Continental, Qualcomm, and Intel. AGL want's to supply roughly 80 percent of the backend, allowing partners to then finish and refine the Linux system for each individual application. Think of how the Android operating system is refined and customized for individual smartphones from Samsung, LG, and Motorola. While the final product looks different, developers can have an application that will work across all AGL systems. Because it is open source, anyone can use and develop for AGL. You can even go onto the group's website and download a copy right now. There is also a software development kit available that helps facilitate app creation on the platform. Vehicle development cycles take roughly five years, so there currently are no cars that run an AGL backbone available for consumers. AGL Executive Director Dan Cauchy says products should be hitting the market later this year, with even more coming in 2018. Right now, the industry is relatively fragmented when it comes to infotainment and related systems.