Looking at an 04 Suzuki Carry mini on Mattracks for getting in and out to the cabin since we have swamps to deal with in the summer/fall months. Anyone ever owned one and what are the pros/cons.
I have a Subaru Sambar with a blown up engine, no fault of its own I drove the thing for 220k KM, with unknown mileage on it before that. The Suzuki, is way better off road, but the engine is in the middle, so if you can't mount a tool box,( why I bought the Subaru) incredible fuel economy and having owned lifted trucks, ATV, etc. never have i had a vehicle better in deep snow, my Subaru was set up with e lockers front and rear that locked when 4wd was engaged, and it was nutz, litterly could push snow at up to the wipers. (locked with chains on cheap 13' all season tires) Suzuki, are easy to get parts for, Subaru's, cross referencing is key, for example, same breaks as mid '80 Subaru brat, but the fuel pump crosses to a mini cooper, and they are easy to over fuel even with a regulator and off the shelf 12v pump. The Honda's are horrble for replacement parts and the Daihatsu, (Toyota) are difficult but not impossible.
They do tip easy, but very easy to flip back over, but my dog never road in the back again, and 100lb airdale in the cab of a Kei truck doesn't allow much room for the driver. .
I used the truck for work, and really wish I could find another one, I really liked it.
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The truck i'm looking at has about 7200 miles on it, less than 200 on the tracks and it's got an insulated topper, a 3" lift (mandatory for the tracks), offroad lights, a new starter and battery, it will need front and rear bumpers and a winch but other than that she's ready to roll. He wants $15k for it, thoughts?
We probably have about 20 Suzukis where I work. Company has been buying them instead of full size pickups. They never get off of blacktop or gravel, so can't really speak of their off road capabilities. They are about 10x quieter in the the cab than any side by side I have ever rode in. They have very good heaters and AC. Except for being left hand drive, they are like driving a small pickup truck. Seems to hold up pretty well and our operators could break a stone ax without putting much effort into it. You can barely hear them running, makes you think they are electric drive. Why the hell are side by sides so freaking load in the cab if these things can be made to be so quiet?
My Rhino is loud as hell because the engine sits between the 2 seats and has nothing to block the engine noise, plus 2 clutches spinning at god knows how many rpm's doesn't help either.
The truck i'm looking at has about 7200 miles on it, less than 200 on the tracks and it's got an insulated topper, a 3" lift (mandatory for the tracks), offroad lights, a new starter and battery, it will need front and rear bumpers and a winch but other than that she's ready to roll. He wants $15k for it, thoughts?
No experience with that but it looks like a useful thing.
I have a Subaru Sambar with a blown up engine, no fault of its own I drove the thing for 220k KM, with unknown mileage on it before that. The Suzuki, is way better off road, but the engine is in the middle, so if you can't mount a tool box,( why I bought the Subaru) incredible fuel economy and having owned lifted trucks, ATV, etc. never have i had a vehicle better in deep snow, my Subaru was set up with e lockers front and rear that locked when 4wd was engaged, and it was nutz, litterly could push snow at up to the wipers. (locked with chains on cheap 13' all season tires) Suzuki, are easy to get parts for, Subaru's, cross referencing is key, for example, same breaks as mid '80 Subaru brat, but the fuel pump crosses to a mini cooper, and they are easy to over fuel even with a regulator and off the shelf 12v pump. The Honda's are horrble for replacement parts and the Daihatsu, (Toyota) are difficult but not impossible.
They do tip easy, but very easy to flip back over, but my dog never road in the back again, and 100lb airdale in the cab of a Kei truck doesn't allow much room for the driver. .
I used the truck for work, and really wish I could find another one, I really liked it.
Have you been to Billings lately? Or rather Laurel? There is a place that sells those mini trucks on the road into Wal Mart. Also I see a bunch lined up on the right side of I-90 going in to Billings. I am guessing you would go to Billings through Laurel and of course Bridger before that. My son used to have one of them he bought at Laurel, and he averaged 40 miles per gallon and could haul 20 square bales on it. If you want, I can check out those places for you. I go to Billings a lot-----way more times than I like!
We probably have about 20 Suzukis where I work. Company has been buying them instead of full size pickups. They never get off of blacktop or gravel, so can't really speak of their off road capabilities. They are about 10x quieter in the the cab than any side by side I have ever rode in. They have very good heaters and AC. Except for being left hand drive, they are like driving a small pickup truck. Seems to hold up pretty well and our operators could break a stone ax without putting much effort into it. You can barely hear them running, makes you think they are electric drive. Why the hell are side by sides so freaking load in the cab if these things can be made to be so quiet?
Left hand drive ? I would think they are right hand drive, at least those types that I have seen are.
The truck i'm looking at has about 7200 miles on it, less than 200 on the tracks and it's got an insulated topper, a 3" lift (mandatory for the tracks), offroad lights, a new starter and battery, it will need front and rear bumpers and a winch but other than that she's ready to roll. He wants $15k for it, thoughts?
I don't know Alaska values, but isn't it more money to get a SxS w/tracks?
The very real advantages of it being a real, albeit mini truck would make it far more attractive that a great big go-cart with slapped on panels and plasti-glass.
I'd be willing to pay that much for one set up like that here in Michigan if I needed one.
Mark
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The truck i'm looking at has about 7200 miles on it, less than 200 on the tracks and it's got an insulated topper, a 3" lift (mandatory for the tracks), offroad lights, a new starter and battery, it will need front and rear bumpers and a winch but other than that she's ready to roll. He wants $15k for it, thoughts?
I don't know Alaska values, but isn't it more money to get a SxS w/tracks?
The very real advantages of it being a real, albeit mini truck would make it far more attractive that a great big go-cart with slapped on panels and plasti-glass.
I'd be willing to pay that much for one set up like that here in Michigan if I needed one.
If I were to buy one yes, a new sxs plus tracks, looking at close to $20k, about $6k to put tracks on my Rhino but I don't want to do that as i'm trying to save what hearing I have left plus i'm liking the comfort this truck provides in the colder temps.
Several neighbors have had them, and used them on the farm. The one who used them the most told me that for piddling jobs they were fine, but for the hard jobs (whatever that meant) they wouldn't hold up. He had 4 or 5 sitting in his bone yard, so they were broken for one reason or another.
They guy down the road from me, uses his for short trips up and down the road, and he loves it.
I'm guessing they're like anything else, some good ones and some bad ones in every bunch.
We probably have about 20 Suzukis where I work. Company has been buying them instead of full size pickups. They never get off of blacktop or gravel, so can't really speak of their off road capabilities. They are about 10x quieter in the the cab than any side by side I have ever rode in. They have very good heaters and AC. Except for being left hand drive, they are like driving a small pickup truck. Seems to hold up pretty well and our operators could break a stone ax without putting much effort into it. You can barely hear them running, makes you think they are electric drive. Why the hell are side by sides so freaking load in the cab if these things can be made to be so quiet?
Left hand drive ? I would think they are right hand drive, at least those types that I have seen are.
I just had a brain fart, I meant to say right hand drive.
