Hey there! Check this out
You heard of tiny homes?
And van life?
Probably, right
In a couple of hours, the lass and I are going to sus this mini beast out
It's a Suzuki Carry
Built in the year 2000
Pretty straight and tidy on the outside by the look
Interior's not bad for the age and easy to improve
Mechanically there's issues
Current owner writes: "Not running been told its the head gasket nothing else wrong"
Asking $1200 negotiable
Depending on the condition of the motor I reckon it's worth $500-$800
The big risk is how long it's been sitting there with coolant/water inside the bores, potentially
If that's rusted the pistons and everything, then it would need a full engine swap
But it could just be the head. If so, could get it machined, or just buy a brand new one. Suzuki and others are still making 'em
Looks like we could get it back on the road for under $500 if I did the work myself
The current owner doesn't give much info, but my research finds this model came out with K6A and F6A 650cc 3-cylinder engines
Suzuki have been manufacturing this line of vehicles since 1961 with only minor changes to the body shape and form factor
So it's possible I could find a motor from a later model and it would fit
Need to do more research though
Actually that's why I'm posting this here
Anyone owned or worked on one of these before?
The other potential issue is the gearbox
A mate of mine had one of these about 15 years ago, but it was the ute version (or pickup truck)
It was imported into Australia from Japan by the previous owner
Designed as a small runabout to ferry materials and products between factories in Tokyo, the gearing limited the motor to a top speed of 60km/hour
It just didn't need to go any quicker; never saw highway use
But that would be a problem for me down under. This country's huge
I don't think it will turn out to be the case though...
Any decent person would put this info in the ad
And well yeah, going for a look in a bit
What do you think?
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