First time ever, Someone has given me a car..... Options

[KaptKaos]

So I got this car from a couple that are in my car shop class. It's a slavage title, but started right up, runs and drives. It needs some help as it has been sitting at least 2 years, but it should be a fun little project.

Anyone have one, know anything about em?

[grantsfo]

Ahhh Old Suzuki Samarai! Those are so cool! I bought one new off the show room floor for $5000 during the big roll over scare and proceeded to drive it 75,000 trouble free miles.

The 1.3 liter motor is amazing. It doesnt move the car very fast, but its a torquey little bastard for a 1.3 and the mechnicals are fairly bullet proof. The rest of the vehicle is crap. They are awesome little off roaders I did some absolutely wicked off road trips that a bigger 4x4 would not have made.

As a street car I hated how hard I had to work to keep the car at 65 MPH. Never came close to tipping the Samarai and had plenty of emergency situations, However in hands of an inexpereinced driver they are probably death traps due to short wheelbase and high center of gravity. The next generation Suzuki sidekick was a huge improvement in power, refinement and safety. Put 60,000 miles on a Sidekick too.

They are fun, but if I was a parent I wouldnt let my kid drive one on the street. If it had proper roll cage and safety gear it would be a fun off road toy.

Fun video of Suzuki S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBPkQ7Tj3rA