Baleno or Esteem

"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17) 01/26/2017 at 14:20 • Filed to: None

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I am sad because my wife will not go to Cleveland with me to buy a manual wagon.

Garrett Davis > punkgoose17 01/26/2017 at 14:23

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Looks like you’ve got a solo road trip ahead of you then!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > punkgoose17 01/26/2017 at 14:27

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I had one. They’re awful.

Klaus Schmoll > punkgoose17 01/26/2017 at 14:44

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Friends of mine had one ages ago, they never changed the oil and I don’t think that they even checked/topped up on a regular basis. That thing just kept on going.

smobgirl > punkgoose17 01/26/2017 at 14:49

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Is the problem the wagon or the fact that it’s in Cleveland?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > punkgoose17 01/26/2017 at 15:10

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Friend had one growing up! third-gear wouldn’t engage, but otherwise that thing just kept on going! He sold it when he got a good deal on a Mercury Cougar V6 manual...

punkgoose17 > Garrett Davis 01/26/2017 at 15:15

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I am afraid that would be something like uber, Greyhound, uber, buy a vehicle site unseen, then driving home.

punkgoose17 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/26/2017 at 15:18

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What one did you have, year, body, engine, transmission? More information to discourage me would be beneficial. Was everthing about it horrible?

punkgoose17 > smobgirl 01/26/2017 at 15:21

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She doesn’t want to go to Cleveland. I need a truck and trailer, so I can go buy all kinds of random vehicles.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > punkgoose17 01/26/2017 at 15:24

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2000 M/T sedan. Yes, everything about it was that horrible. It was my dad’s. It was slow, the clutch shattered (yes, seriously - it just broke into pieces randomly at about 30k miles), the shifter reminded me of mt ‘88 Tercel’s feel (in a bad way, of course), it didn’t get very good gas mileage, the suspension was as soft as a 30 year old American full-size, everything inside was rubbery plastic, etc. To make things more fun, good luck finding parts now that Suzuki’s not in NA. It’s been over a decade since my dad got rid of it, but it was easily the worst new car I’ve ever seen. If you want a cheap Suzuki wagon, get the Forenza. For reference in case you think my standards are too high, the best car I’ve ever owned was a 2000 Elantra Wagon and I love the Mirage.

punkgoose17 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/26/2017 at 16:27

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No I will not get a Forenza. I know they are junk. I was not sure about the Esteem, but they always intrigued me.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > punkgoose17 01/26/2017 at 16:50

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The Forenza is better. Much, much better. My dad bought one of those after the Esteem. Apart from the A/C which has died repeatedly before giving up on it, the thing’s solid.