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    Image of Foo2rama Foo2rama
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Not bad... but for 6k you would expect a better engine swap... Slightly high, but not crack pipe for what you can do with these offroad.
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    Image of Littleturquoisebastard Littleturquoisebastard
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    I would have liked something with a little more gusto then the current 1.6 mill, but i bet it matches nicely with the Tracker driveline.

    But seriously for a rust free well modded 'Zuk ... 6K is a nice price.
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    Image of zukes-of-hazzard zukes-of-hazzard
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Nice Price indeed!
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    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Nice Price I say. I'm surprised that this has gotten such a high CP vote. A similarly equipped Jeep would cost $10,000.
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Nice Price. I've never had a Samurai, but I've had friends who had them, and have been offroad with them to some pretty insane places in these little rodents. My parents had a Sidekick and still have a Vitara, and I've personally taken them as far they can go, and they'll climb surprisingly well. I have in mind right now a road in the Dragoon Mountains that this Samurai would be perfectly suited for, which turned around a Jeep and a Toyota truck two weeks ago. We had to winch the Jeep.

    Flat fender Willys are getting scarce and expensive. Samurais are the modern version of them. Small, light, and uncomplicated.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    09/29/09

    @CptSevere: Ding!
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    This was a tough one. I see a fun little beastie that is certainly worth $6k to its owner, but to a buyer? Not so sure, you can get a used Wrangler for that price:

    [pittsburgh.craigslist.org]

    and I can't imagine going with this instead. The killer for me is no roll cage. This thing needs a roll cage and without it I can't see paying $6k at all.
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    Image of CosmoNotus CosmoNotus
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    You guys are seriously going to believe Consumer Reports over the thousands upon thousands upon thousands of satisfied Samurai owners in over a hundred countries around the world? The rollover farce was created to sell magazines - unbiased tests by dozens of other organizations (including the U.S. and U.K. governments) disproved beyond a doubt any unsafe handling exhibited by this vehicle. It's worthwhile to watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6_1o_FxsNs

    As someone who has driven Samurais for 16 years, I have lived to tell (and RAVE!) about them. I wouldn't trade a Samurai for any Jeep. And contrary to what those who've never sat in one have said, my 6'3" 275lb body has more room than most other vehicles. So don't knock the vehicle if you know nothing about it.

    This Samurai's mods alone are well worth the $6000. The solid chassis and clean body make this one a very good buy. If you don't have a need for a proper off-road 4x4, then look elsewhere - but for exceptional off-road performance with awesome fuel economy on-road, this Samurai will run circles around any Jeep ever built. Seriously.
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    beercheck promoted this comment CosmoNotus was starred CosmoNotus was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    09/29/09

    @CosmoNotus: Easy there, Chief. Eeeeasy. Have you checked the results so far?
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    Image of Froggmann Froggmann
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Yea that's all I need another one of these in my back yard, crack pipe.

    (Not mine, uncle in law's and it hasn't moved in 15 months.)
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    09/29/09

    @Froggmann - Now with working windows!: I know of some guys who'd probably make an offer.
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    09/29/09

    @Froggmann - Now with working windows!: that actually looks pretty badass. I would be asking uncle to take me mudding.
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    Image of LionZoo LionZoo
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Fearless prediction: This is going to be the closest NPoCP EVER.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    It's on the steep end for price, but it's not beyond reason. He'll likely get something pretty close to asking. So, it's high, but not crackstoned high.

    Marginal Nice Price.

    And again, Consumer Reports: Choke on Nader's greasy skidmark.
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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    No Samari is worth 6k
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Hmmm ... that might just be worth $6K.

    Hey, but this is Jalopnik! We have to resist Consumer Reports ignorance around here. These little suckers were no more likely to flip than a Jeep, and the main thing to remember is that there's no proof that you can flip ANY road car without a tripping event (like leaving the pavement). But people's idea that you can suddenly flip an SUV on the highway is pure ignorance.
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    Image of JeepyJayhawk JeepyJayhawk
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Not to horrible on mods, if they used decent parts and knew what they were doing it wouldn't be too bad. Could be talked down a tad,

    Nice enough. Buy it and drive it like you stole it.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    Samurai was the wrong name for these fun little beasties. They should have been called "Tramp".

    As in cheap, slow, lots of fun to ride hard and inherently unstable.

    This one, like so many modern tramps, has wandered into crack pipe territory.

    As much as I like these, I can pick up a Cherokee for half the price, carry all my gear onto the trail, be less worried about rollovers and get all my replacement parts from pick-n-pull and JC Whitney.
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    Image of ospreyguy ospreyguy
    09/29/09

    @Alfisted: Agreed, you can even pick up a nice CJ-7 with the inline 6 for this price.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    09/29/09

    In reply to Modded 1988 Samurai for $6,000!
    It looks like these things cost around $9,000 new. Even with all of the mods, a 33% price drop in 21 years isn't something for a smart buyer to bear. Especially for a weenie little wannabe-Jeeplet that was already dynamically challenged when new (and that's not just the tipping either). There are better ways to go offroad for $6,000.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    09/29/09

    @tonyola: Please describe a couple of these better ways to go offroad for $6k.
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