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Absolutely no complaints ever. The only problem that I have is that the seats are not the most comfortable ever.
For 4x4 driving it can't be beaten. Even on the beaches where most other 4x4's struggle to keep up, it goes OK.
If you can find one - buy it.
I do agree it is the best 4X4 on road and very cheap insurance.
The only problem encountered by me with our Suzuki is that the gear box mounting in the center is not a very good support. It makes a lever action and then tend to break the cross member it is mounted on. The one we use are used on dirt roads mainly and broke a couple of times. In the end we had to make a carrier that is bolted to the chassis to prevent this from re occurring. I have looked at several other Suzuki's and all of them has been modified to concur this problem.
Yours sincerely
Braam & Marlene
Belfast
South Africa.
The Suzuki SJ 410 is a great little car.
I have a SJ 410 cabriolet. It's fun, cheap, reliable and great on snow, off-road etc.
Actually it won the first prize in the Danish Land Rover Club Trial year 2000! (they now changed the rules so only Land Rovers can participate).
You can see my SJ on www.ahn.dk
Asbjørn Hagen Nielsen, Denmark.
We have just acquired an SJ410 and that the previous comments are spot on.
With regard to the seats, we have just replaced ours with a set of 1999 Corsa front seats and have experienced a remarkable difference between the old originals and the new ones. A slight modification had to be made underneath the sliding track (add 50 x 50 sq. tubing cross bars) to elevate the seats to the correct level.
We would like to acquire a little bit more information with regard to some serious backlash at the differential.
Apart from this, the vehicle seems to operate way above expectations. We do also own two Nissan 4x4 high riders, but the little Suzuki seems to get to places where the bigger vehicles seem to be struggling. Please give input with regards to eradicating the diff backlash.
Regards
Pat
fences@mweb.co.za
Today is one of my biggest highlights - We, my husband and I, saw one. Tonight we are going to look at it and if it is what I was hoping for - my hubby is going to buy it for me. This just might be a dream come true. Hope my next comment will be that I am now a proudly owner the Suzuki SJ410. It might be interesting to know that our current car is a Volkswagen Golf.
I as well agree the Suzuki SJ410 is a great car!
My mother bought mine in 1987 and drove it until I got my driving license which was in 1998, then I had it till may of 2002. I've now got an Subaru Impreza, but I did not want to sell my SJ410 so I decided to rent a garage to put it in and keep it!
I can't understand the problems concerning the gearbox. Never had any problems at all with the gearbox (it is the original one!). I never drove any car you could change gears that easily! I also think it is one of the best off road vehicles ever built, although the 1,0 liter engine seems a bit too small for steep hills to climb off road!
If you need a small off road vehicle and you can buy a SJ410, BUY IT!
(Sorry for any mistakes, but I used only the English You get taught in German Schools)
Yours sincerely
Achim Leib
Stuttgart
Germany.
Wow, My first ever car, and what a car it is. I am 15 years old and decided to buy a cheap runabout to "do up" ready for when I'm older - behold an sj410.
What a beast, its engines about as big as something rather small, but apart from that I can't fault it, it is great in the fields and on the lanes,
great little car all round
Ben.
This is also my first car, I've only had it for about 2 months, but love it to pieces, can't wait to get her off-road, but gotta get my license first! Any tips on improving the way it runs etc. will be most appreciated.
These little Suzukis are awesome... get up just about any banks. The only problem I had was that my engine seized so I dropped a 1.3 corolla petrol into it - goes amazing off-road now. Ive been called on a few times to tow Hiluxes and Isuzu MU's out of gravel riverbeds - it's too light to get stuck.
I've had my SJ410 since October last year and the only problem I had so far is that sometimes it jumps out of high ratio 4x4 into neutral. Has anyone else had the same problems or does anyone know what I can do to stop it happening (apart from not use 4x4)??
It's a fantastic car, I have the rag top version and I love it to bits!! I haven't found a decent enough place to take it offroad yet though and it was out of order over winter because the steering and brakes needed some work doing to them. I highly recommend an SJ410 or SJ413 to anyone who wants a low insurance low cost play car!!
alex - eco_warrior81@hotmail.com.
Watch out for rust.
My lovely SJ410 has been sold to someone who can fix all the rust that came in the frame. Denmark is tough on cars, rust is a common problem here. Winters with snow, and a policy to put salt on our roads when snowy speeds up rust like s.
Fortunately the car has been fixed and are now throttling along in the danish hills and forests. Great car.
I just bought my SJ410, I'm so impressed with it! My wife loves it so much, that she nick-named it the "Wonderful Zuki", It's a lot of fun!
I own a sj410 that stood out in the sea air for 10 years, it did not run for 6 years. I towed it away, spent a few hours on the brakes and now have an amazing little offroader that "goes anywhere" This is really an awsome 4x4 Kobus Capetown South Africa.
My jeep has given me hours of fun. Only got two problems. Back lash on the rear diff and steering box has a lot free play.From Ian,Durban South Africa
Have been looking for a old clapped out sj410 to convert to a 4x4 buggy for the bush. Have eventually got hold of one and am extremely excited.
Have stripped it down bare and will start the major cleaning and building process. In my heart I know this will be the ultimate buggy. Obviously having a 2x4 buggy and enjoying every minute on it.
This project will give me the greatest thrill the day I can eventually test drive it. I know it's going to be awesome. "The little mean machine" Pity we can't post foto's.
Hannes
Cape Town.