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.
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.
HA! Excellent review! Short and sweet.
Hha, I got a laugh on this one. Looks like
a cool car.
I agree with all you said in relation to road noise, rough ride, and poor sound insulation. It has had the muffler replaced twice as well. One time by the previous owner at 80k, and again (under the same warranty:) recently at 178k. I love this car though. Quick, fuel efficient, reliable and it gives me the rush like a go cart. (Just stay close to home).
Kenny.
I loved both my 1985 and my 1987 Sprints. The first was bought new, the second one bought second hand in 1990. I am still driving it as far as Mesa Arizona from Washington. It is true that the mufflers don't last. Midas doesn't like me. But it gets great mileage, handles great and gets me where I want to go. It sounds like this first person is running it hard and putting it away wet. It is not a sports car, and I don't race uphill. But I keep up on the freeway.
Strong agree on the last two sentences.
Anything larger than a bicycle could kill you in a collision. This car gives you that "edge of death" feeling, all the time.
You think racing car is exciting?
Try to drive this car passing beside trucks, the 40 ft ones, on high way.
Trust me, you'll revalue your live every time when you do that with your car.
I have 476,000+ miles on my 88 and I'm looking forward to turning over 500,000 on tour with the dead this spring.
I bought it for 50$ from a guy that got soaked for 800$ when it just needed the catcon cleaned out. It had 303,000 miles. in 1999 and the only thing I've had to fix was stretching the alternator brush springs @ 425,00. I have to kick the heater box to get the heater fan to run on high.
It's the best car I've ever had.
O yeah, 53 MPG Combined!
Blew 3 mufflers within a very short time. The 2nd one lasted what, 2 days??? Get a real car if you want to race, not a sprint. The car got it's name because if you "sprint" down the street, you could match the top speed of the car.
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