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Foo2rama
09/29/09

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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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Littleturquoisebastard
09/29/09

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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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zukes-of-hazzard
09/29/09

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Nice Price indeed!
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09/29/09

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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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CptSevere
09/29/09

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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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beercheck
09/29/09

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

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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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CosmoNotus
09/29/09

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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
09/29/09

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

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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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beercheck
09/29/09

@Froggmann - Now with working windows!: I know of some guys who'd probably make an offer.
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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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LionZoo
09/29/09

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Fearless prediction: This is going to be the closest NPoCP EVER.
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beercheck
09/29/09

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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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TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
09/29/09

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No Samari is worth 6k
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snapoversteer 'bout to get told
09/29/09

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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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JeepyJayhawk
09/29/09

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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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Alfisted
09/29/09

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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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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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tonyola
09/29/09

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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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beercheck
09/29/09

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