The CAR WIZARD shares the top SUZUKIS TO Buy & NOT to Buy 

Bug ninja? Thought he worked on Volkswagens Here in NZ because of trade agreements we had Japanese Suzuki's for years, I have never seen a Daewoo or Nissan badged Suzuki, thanks for the great video, Mitsubishi would be a interesting brand to discuss joint ventures and performance cars with, what they made that never made it to America is mind blowing

I'd like to see a buy this not that Lexus sometime.

Car Wizard what about Suzuki Kei S

Great. Your calm voices makes really good vibes.

I'm thinking you two could do the Kansas version of The Unicorn Circuit. Ms. Wizard would love the fanking pictures. HaHa....

No kidding. I've had one salesman (Mercedes) in the last ten years have more than passing knowledge of the brand they sold. It's very frustrating going to a dealership and knowing more than the salesman...and I'm not talking about detail/nerd level info but the basic details.

I'm a used dealer here is my advice on gm run away from a Duramax unless you enjoy fixing them

Yes that’s what I like about Tesla. They’re salesmen/women seem to be very knowledgeable.

@@Xandil true

Tyler telsa has only been in existence for a very short time though

I habe a 2011 siwft 1.3 basic and ist a blast

i have a 2009 one, it great, but i have an appointment to sell it tomorrow, i dont need it anymore, and its too expensive to run (road tax and insurance is 150 euro/month, before any fuel (€1,70/liter or maintenance) it really is fun to drive, plenty of space, but if you dont need a car at all, and get paid fuck all for an internship while you dont live at home, its still too much. keep it going as long as you can!

@rogue haha strange

My wife has a 2009 1.5 model. Not as nice as the sport but it's Japanese built, easy to work on, pleasure to drive.

I really wish we got the Swift Sport in the US.

Wizard life.

I don't like wearing a watch or the like while wrenching.

He looks @ the car clock!

“A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.”

if jesus was a person in this world, it would be him.... the man. the myth. the wizard

That's funny, i was thinking the exact same thing about his voice! Lol Being frim Detroit, none of those cars took off. I never knew much about them & assumed the were junk. I'd never buy one. Maybe the Samurai. Anyway, hello from the Motor City👍

Barry White 2.0 ^^^

@@8corymix8 UAW brainwashing runs deep in MI. You rarely see anything but Ferd or Chibby north of Sagnasty.

Have you been living under a cave?

@@bicyclenerd.9377 "Under a cave"? Sorry. You've lost me there.

Some Hungarian Swifts rust more easily, but that’s pretty much it.

Had a 88 Pontiac Lemans. Pushed that *!*÷+! all over Atlanta when I first moved there.

Daewoo is GM so, don't buy GM Suzukies, except Geo ones

Hungarian = good?

@@The_Macaroon as a hungarian i can confirm... those old fuckers are still out on the street without ever having been properly maintained

Food delivery, process servers and paper delivery, they were cars you could sell dozens of times, phone rang non stop.

Like 52 mpg, guy down the street has a convertible.

The Mitsubishi Mirage packs 74 hp, side airbags and a continuously variable transmission. As the Monty Python boys used to say, "Looxury!" The Geo Metro had a 1.0-liter 3-cylinder engine that produced something around 55 horsepower, 20 or so less than today’s Mirage. These were the days when 4-valve heads and multiport fuel injection were novelties, and the Metro had neither. It did have an innovative built-in speeding-ticket protection system: If you turned on the air conditioner, it wouldn’t go faster than 65 miles per hour. www.autotrader.com/car-news/you-think-mitsubishi-mirage-bad-try-geo-metro-257050

Check out Oliver Amon's Swift (european metro) videos on youtube! You'll like it! ;)

I had a geo storm and a sun flower I still have a tracker

I've been seriously thinking of snagging one of those but it's hard to find a manual which is *mandatory* .

It’s the best car I have driven in the snow👍

@@bobbyvh786 me two. I work at a Ski Resort up a steep winding road. SX4 was awesome in the snow, better than my Explorer.

kblinn68 thank you!

As opposed to to Pontiac Aztek?

@@98triffid yes.

@@98triffid in India its called Maruti Esteem

In europe Daewoo changed brand name to Chervolet but still the same pile of shit

They fit the price bracket they were in though. Now they're badge-engineered GM vehicles they're not even value for money.

Anonymous yes, that's why GM bought them. A perfect fit

Daewoo cars were still present in the US up until 2011. Chevy bought them and the aveo was a rebadged daewoo.

"we will have an alternator for you in 6 months tops" was something my friend heard a lot when she took her optra to the chev dealer back in the day haha. So funny. 'its totally a Chevy guys'

Rekcuf690 kizashi was actually GREAT, a few wrx owners hopped into them

I love my sx4 2007 great little car. I have never had to do anything to but Regular maintenance. Very reliable.

A pity you didn't get the Swift over there the sport version is a hoot!! 👍

@@richardwapner5781 My wife had one. Great car. She crashed it.

@ju kiwi no they are hot.. parts are dirt cheap i had 3 Suzuki's.. a Toyota and a couple of Civic's and i prefered my Suzuki's

Be_Easy there’s someone on my college campus that has an SX-4

I’ll park next to one yesterday was really enamored by and even more so I’m not one day review video

That was a custom AFAIK, it was a Suzuki Swift with a 3 cylinder engine . They did work well but it's not quite the same as the OEM cars

The are selling like hotcakes if you can find one that hasnt already been crushed...LGB!

I really wanted one last time I was looking for a car. Bad news for me was this was going to be my wife's car and she didn't want a manual, we couldn't find an auto one anywhere. We got a Pontiac Vibe which has been pretty good so far. It's done some light trail driving and has fit 10 2x4x8's with ease.

Vanessa Mckinney, I’ve been looking into the Kizashi and I am actually impressed. Great styling, ride quality and interior quality, and 180hp out of a 2.4L in-line four and a 6 speed manual for under 6 grand. I’m impressed!

Kizashi is a great car. 100% correct on the CVT. Don't loose the keys. It's next to impossible to find someone who can program the keyless start since most dealers have folded and didn't buy the updated immobilizer system for programming.

Good to know. The used model I test drove was a CVT automatic.

Bang on. Too bad they didn't make an awd manual with more power.

I have always wanted one it looked sporty

Well most of those who want to own the Jimny needs to re-learn manual speed stick, install deadening and thermal insulation and patient with its boost. Its an off road-utilitarian vehicle, boring in performance but durable and reliable, but if you like garnishing and dressing mods the Jimny is so much fun. You can make look like a G Wagon, Little D and Jeep.

@@WeCube1898 you can get the Jimny with an automatic transmission.

It's literally a hatchback

@@shanet7511 it’s a lifted hatchback, aka a subcompact suv

@@jacobyo99 it's not even lifted

@J. Shreve A 2021 Nissan versa has 6.8 inches of gr9und clearance, a Suzuki sx4 had 6.3-6.9 inches of ground clearance. Typically lifted hatchbacks start getting called CUVs around 7.5+ inches of ground clearance, like the Subaru Crosstrek or some of the Mercedes GLA models

@@shanet7511 a Chevy Trax has 6.2.” Very much a subcompact suv

I test drove a used 2013 Kizashi 5 years ago. A good car. It just wasn't the right time for me to buy a car. And the teal green color and tan interior just wasn't what I needed for my blue collar job.

What year is your 3 series?

Kristian : Thanks for the compliment. I am just a car guy that has been fortunate to have a lot of varied experiences. I DO love Suzuki’s, tho.

My daughter has a 2007 Reno that has only 100,100 miles on it. It runs well. Do you know if it has the timing belt or chain?

It was built in korea, so does that mean it won't last as long as the Japan built Suzukis?

@@adrianhicks1616 I am still waiting for you to lead another buy this, not that video for Subaru, Lexus and Acura with the Car Wizard sooner or later. You already did three videos for the newer, 2016 Volvo XC90, IMS bearings for the Porsche Boxster's and the older, 2003 Passat W8 sedan. You are best individual to help the Wizard do his job on numerous things at the shop.

I have an 07 with almost 130k miles. Not one problem

The Grand Vitara are pretty bulletproof engine and transmission, only what i hate about the Grand Vitara especially the v6 engine is the starter that is under the exhaust manifold and the oil filter location, that is a royal pita to change, because the exhaust manifold and the cat converter are in the way, either you get burn because of the manifold or cat converter or the oil filter if the last time was put too tight, good luck to remove it! But other than that great suv!

especially the geo trackers, they're good little fun cars, my daddy used to own one but he got rid of 'em and now he's gone

JustJay 0312 Unless it’s the 3.2 V6 which is a GM high feature V6 shitbox motor.

YES SIR

My son has a grand Vitara with the 2.7 & so far it's been a good one. Good gas mileage plenty of power

We had one and it was great. It had nearly 200000 miles when an axle seal went out. Suzuki had left the country and parts were not available anywhere and a junkyard rearend cost more than the car was worth.

I agree ☝️. 6.0 and 6.4 powerstroke will be on the do not buy side.

They are all money pits these days.

Any def diesels are JUNK!

Buy: 1.9 TDI, M57 and OM606 Don't buy: Powerstroke, Duramax, 2.0tdi

Duramax is money pits powerstrokes depend on who owned it and if you are religious on maintenance and willing to fix issues like the 6.0 and 6.4 has and Cummins is an amazing engine in a body that has terrible front ends and transmissions on their last legs all the time unless you get an older model with a manual transmission

Own an Aerio AWD 4 door sedan. Had it for 13 years. Was gonna get rid of it. My friend says don’t it runs so well. Decided to keep it, not often a small car like this is AWD. It’s all Japanese it was made very well

How has the Suzuki held up?? I'm getting a 2012 SX4 as my first car this week!

I absolutely love my Tracker. Dead reliable and goes and does anything I want it to (except be fast.)

Very True! Fast, them ain't, them Trackers. but they will get you there no matter where there be! lol

112k miles and 7 years is pretty bad no matter what car

Not many small cars make it here no matter how good they are unfortunately. Low fuel prices and large roads tend to make people justify larger vehicles.

Yep, they didn't sell very well

I have one of those motors in my garage, from a U.S. 1990 GTi Swift. I don't have the ECU to run it.

They have a partnership with Toyota, hopefully Toyota would help in bringing the brand back.

You are adorable. You stay safe out there mike ...it's vewy skewy! Wear the mask and do what the TV says. 📺 😵‍💫

To buy: anything with port injection and below the A8/Q7. Expect lots of electrical problems and clogged drains but it's manageable. Not to buy: any A8, anything with the first gen of the tiptronic auto. Don't know if you have that in the US, but the 1.8 TSI is a pile of crap. 1.4 TSI before 2013 was a timing chain mess with the occasional oil drinking problem or failed high pressure pump. Also comes with carbon buildup built in, see the S8 video on this channel. Anything with the CVT (don't know if you had in the US, it's the Multitronic) Possibly buy: the diesels are good, just replace the hexagon shaft that drives the oil pump. DPF problems are rare if driven properly. Don't cold start the engine unless you're gonna drive at least 15 miles and you will be fine. Otherwise it's a nightmare. 2.0 TSI had intake manifold flaps that failed, cam followers and timing chains depending on model year. They are pretty easy to tune though and most mechanics know how to fix these issues, usually not that expensive. Be mindful of the dual clutch transmissions (S-Tronic). They are pretty good, just make sure you're aware of the fact that it's slipping a clutch. AKA don't burn it.

@@ast5515 Also don't buy the B6/B7 S4 with the 4.2. They are ticking time bombs and will total out the car with the cost of repair.

My mom still motors around in her 1997 Sidekick 4dr, only problem we ever have is finding quality rebuilt starters. Can't find any new ones anymore. Otherwise totally bulletproof. I'd take Suzuki over Toyota anyday.

Oh no. You're one of those guys that got fooled by a filipina and married her. 😅😂

Agreed. Same with Oldsmobile and Saturn.

Actually, a lot of UK Suzukis were made in Hungary and the build quality was excellent - my little 1 litre Swift (like the Geo Metro, Chevy Sprint, Pontiac Firefly) is coming up for 20 years old and has never let me down - great to hear these much maligned cars getting a fair hearing from Adrian - he sure knows his 'Zooks'!

@@61chickens I did not know they were made in Hungary! The car reliability index rates Suzuki highly. After watching this video it's obvious that the range is substantially different in the US. We get super mini's and small SUVs, none of these larger cars shown in the video.

Btw. That Porsche is a third car.

Most new cars are too small for me as I'm 6'3 the new Honda accords are about the right size since even I can sit in the back decently comfortable. My 2011 Audi a3 with it's tdi that thing has so much room to be so small it's crazy

That swift is a super hot seller in jamaica!! Some springs and minor motor tweeks.. the 2 pipes coming out the booty! Love em!! Lol

Erik Tamarit “Reliable”

Suzuki was HIGHLY underrated for most all the years they were here, excepting the Daewoo/GM debacles. Out of all the bygone import brands, I miss them the most. Solid, practical engineering & easy to work on.