1985 Suzuki Mighty Boy review from Australia and New Zealand

Blown head gasket.

Exhaust fell off.

Someone tried to steal my alloy wheels off it, breaking 6 wheel studs in the process.

Clutch cable seized and broke.

Blown oil seals.

Drinks more oil than petrol.

The door sills & seat frames crack if the suspension is upgraded to be too stiff, or if the occupants are too heavy.

Noisy valve-train.

This car is almost 20 years old now, so don't be surprised about what has broken on it.

To add insult to injury, it's been "hotted up".

If lowered & fitted with good shock absorbers, it makes it feel like you're driving a go-kart.

The back end feels hard & jittery unless you have a big bag of potting mix in there to weigh it down. Drives well then.

These came with 550cc engine. Fit the 800 motor & gearbox out of the later Suzuki 800 Hatch and it makes them go so much better.

Japan had a turbo twin-cam engine & 5 speed gearbox in their MightyBoy.

They only cost about $6000 new, so build quality is pretty dodgy at best.

No options of air conditioning, power anything or any kind of creature comforts, save for the single speaker AM radio...

They are fun to drive, and there's something about them that makes you want to pull up beside a V8 Commodore/Falcon/whatever, look at them, blip the throttle & laugh your head off...

Chances are they'll laugh too...