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Vitara help
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:23 pm
by Prados
It's now time to get my 19 year old daughter her first car.
She's been looking at the Vitaras.
I don't know much about them and all the one's we've seen for sale have at least 130 -150 k's on the clock.
What are they like?
Would you recomend them for your girl?
Thanx
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:57 pm
by Beastmavster
I bought one with 200kms on the clock and it was mechanically sound.
Obviously any smaller car is going to be more dependant on kms and more dependant onservicing (less oil) but mechanically they're a pretty strong package.
They also have reasonable offroad ability despite the IFS... but with the light weight they will go nowhere on any h/t type rubber. Just havent got the weight to get the traction on that type of tread offroad.
Auto versions are pretty gutless in the 1.6 engine.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:20 am
by oozuk
JLX are the pick of the bunch as you get a 16v EFI engine as opposed to the JX where you only get a carby'd 8v
the JLX has much better fuel econimy and more power (not much thou)
It also usually has power steer a\c power windows.
you can get the 3-door in either softop or hardtop
and you can get the 5-door in hardtop only
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:54 am
by Gonzo
JX is the pov pack, JLX was the power windows & aircon etc.
Both models came in either EFI or carb. Carbies suck.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:04 pm
by Andres
Off the top of my head (i was looking at them a while back)
5 doors always were EFi (5 doors started in 92)
3 doors had efi from 94 on.
I think...
JX and JLX only is about power windows and that kinda stuff (as has been said)