Faults:

Seats were not original when I got it, I found another turbo sprint at a local junk yard that had original seats and had them cleaned.

Cracked cylinder head at 210,000 cost $100 to fix.

Needed a catalytic to pass smog check at 220,000 so I bought a new exhaust system, cost $300.

Passenger side door lock switch broke, had to replace the whole door.

General Comments:

I have had little trouble with this car.

With 258,000 miles on it, it has tons of power. I usually drive 100mph+ on the freeway everyday and it still gets about 35 mpg.

The only complaint I have is it's so hard to find parts for it. If anything gos wrong I have to find a junk yard with one there and that's not so easy either.

Faults:

Replaced muffler 5 times.

Replaced clutch at 50,000 miles.

Replaced under-engine wire harness at 160,000 miles (fell off).

Replaced windshield 5 times.

Center spark plug has blown out twice.

Replaced water pump at 180,000 miles.

Replaced ignition key assembly at 190,000 miles (key was broken in lock).

Front seats are worn. (Back seats still like new.)

Interior plastic trim crumbling from sun exposure.

General Comments:

This is the least expensive, most dependable, most fun car I have ever owned. Even after 16 years, it can still blow away the competition. It's not real quick from a dead stop, but out on the open road it's downright scary. I used to call it "Whistling Death". If you floor it at about 55 mph, within seconds you are doing 70, 80, or more. When it was newer, I used to easily get it up over 100 mph. (The speedometer only goes up to 90, so I had to extrapolate from the tachometer.) The next logical step up for anyone owning one of these rice rockets is a BMW Mini Cooper (turbo, preferably).

Faults:

Muffler worn out at 125,311km, replaced.

Turbo Heat Shield fell off at 140,000km.

Muffler worn out again at 154,690km, replaced.

Muffler worn again at 154,775, replaced.

Transmission often pops out of 1st gear starting at 180,000km.

Clutch Failure at 190,000km, replaced.

Transmission Destroyed at 195,000km. Used Transmission installed.

Transmission gears grind and pops out of 3rd and 4th gears starting at 265,000km.

General Comments:

Turbo engine with 5-speed combined with this car's light weight makes for some serious fun.

Burnouts in 1st gear can be done at will, tires will spin at the top of 2nd gear, and tires squawk at top of 3rd gear.

Suzuki under-rated this engine at 70hp. Mine has been tested and makes 82hp at the front wheels!

0-60 - 8.17 sec.

1/4 - 16.22 sec @ 85.7 mph.

Top Speed - over 160 kph.

Long trips are exhausting because seats lack support, ride is extremely harsh, and cabin lets in all outside noise.

A lot of power for such a small car. Anything larger than a bicycle could kill you in a collision. This car gives you that "edge of death" feeling, all the time.