Does the Suzuki Samurai Make it Up All 3 Stages of a Snowy Gold Mine Hill?

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[@TFLcar]

Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. Thank you!

[@ramiroini9504]

Ehem, baka Gaijin means idiot foreigner lol

[@marknshoot]

It was called Maruti Gypsy, not Marati Gypsy. Maruti was very sacred car brand from India and they made cars in partnership with Suzuki

[@ravipeiris4388]

Just want to say I appreciate you all and also appreciate the "guy talk" between you guys. Don't worry about those millennials that are so impatient that they can't understand that type of communication but rather embrace their cell phones instead. Truly, it's appreciated.

[@kpd174]

Could you guys get a new jimny??? If so I would really love to see a review...

[@rawill1958]

Right-on Ravi...

[@potatoanomaly2091]

A 30 years old small suv putting to shame most of the modern ones, so satisfying to watch!!

[@adityakrishnamd2314]

In India we still have the original one produced till this day. The sales have gone down hill, but there is still enthusiast's going for it!! BTW it's called as Maruti Gypsy in India!

[@FrankySilverFace]

Lol your name! The new stuff will do this too but the reviewers are pussies as are the manufacturers who whine if stuff gets scratched or broken. These new overpriced off roaders are press vehicles and written off as such. They should be pounded on! Bottom line.... The Suzuki is capable as is Nathan.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

@@FrankySilverFace hell to the ya...

[@melmelcorvette]

daviesakiller i agree with you

[@RestrictedHades]

It’s more like a street legal side by side

[@notinside1]

The sword sound effect when pulling the oil dip stick, got a chuckle

[@rawill1958]

I heard it too and it was excellent...

[@axllebeer]

That was fantastic.

[@sombojoe]

Bought mine in 1987 for $8,050 brand new, and kept it for 15 years. I couldn’t kill this wonderful little guy even though I tried really hard. Even rolled it onto its side during a power slide in a parking lot. Three guys walked over and we pushed it back into its wheels. A convertible truck that gets 30 miles to the gallon; how do you beat that! Definitely my favorite vehicle that I ever owned.

[@quantumfx2677]

That's why it's not allowed here.

[@Leese3]

I had a 1990 Samurai brand new and that thing got me through all seasons. My dad put wider tires on it and bought a custom removable hardtop for it. The best first vehicle ever! Nothing bad to say about it. That thing gets the job done. I had to rescue neighbors from being stuck in a snowstorm. I miss that little thing. My daughter wishes she could have rode in it. I kept it until 2003. Sold it to a guy who collected them. 😍

[@gkstanfield]

My first Off-Road jaunt was along the rugged, smoking lava coasts of the Big Island of Hawai’i in my sister’s friend Pete’s Samurai Hardtop...30 years later I still offer huge respect and thanks! We made it over all that black lava to home, hibachi steaks and much saké...love you Suzuki Samurai! 🇯🇵

[@KYoss68]

Of course it handled it because; despite it's diminutive size it IS a proper 4x4.

[@NikeaTiber]

Seriously. Most people are shocked when I tell them it is frame on body construction. I'm 36, and over the course of my life I've heard jeep guys talk trash about the samurai, but it has definitely been getting quieter- by now most guys have seen a sammie go places their rig won't and have realized that despite the size, it is all business. I also live in Colorado, my samurai is getting forced induction next summer.

[@roxydog545]

One of the best videos you have done, you had way too much fun. Toyota and Suzuki are building cars together. Toyota needs to re badge this and bring it to Canada...and the U.S. Merry Christmas.

[@jrobb3444]

If Toyota rebadged it. The price tag would double the current Jimny price.

[@amandahuginkiss4098]

I'd buy the Jimny if it were available.

[@cpufreak101]

I've heard rumors of this happening, but I highly doubt it. if they do it'll either be nothing like the Global Jimny (like the Ranger) or end up like the Roxor as an off-road only vehicle

[@larsonarsenal381]

My buddy had one of these back in the day. 4 of us (bigger guys 250lbs+) were in it and going down the highway. We were going about 50 MPH and cars were honking as us in anger as they passed us. I told my buddy to speed up! He said, "I can't! I've got it floored!" LOL

[@giannidallemolle705]

It's not made for Highways..... anyway, you could just stop the car and get out, I bet no one could be in anger when look at 4 250lbs guys

[@larsonarsenal381]

@@giannidallemolle705 Of course it was made for highways... Just apparently not made to haul over 1k pounds. :)

[@Watch-0w1]

Lol that oil dipstick sound like samurai katana

[@pichy0227]

My grandfather bought one in the 1986 hardtop, and We still have it. We repaired the engine 5 years ago, it has ported head (.40 are the degrees of the cut for the head). has bigger pistons (from suzuki forza or swift gen 2) for high compression. It has a custom manifold with 2 inch pipe to the back. Now it has around 100hp. It has a 2-inch lift kit with 8-inch wheels and Cooper tires for mud (30/9.5/R15). My father used it every day for 27 years to go to work. and still used daily for everything, work, hang out, to go hunting and some mudding grocery store jajaja

[@eriknephrongfr8847]

That was plain awesome.

[@jamestindall67]

Been waiting for you all to take the Samurai up Goldmine Hill. I've a 88 1/2 that I've owned for about 16yrs I love it! Gonna keep it stock except 225 tires on it. Keep it stock more fun will last longer.

[@SkitzerPoindexter]

I had one of these 20 years ago in Alaska. It was bone stock except for studded snow tires and could go where none of my friends could go with their "real" off-road rigs. The first time I left them was on a big snowy hill that we couldn't walk up. I got to the top, moved out of the way and waited, and waited, and waited... then got out and went to look. They weren't coming... stuck at the bottom. LOL So I snaked my way back down and around to where they were and said, "Come on, It's easy. You just do it like this, " and went back up. LOL

[@lilymae4131]

I bought one of these new in 1988 when they started saying they were unsafe and the dealer had a big discount on them. It was a love it and hate it car. It was super fun in winter even with the stock tires it went anywhere I pointed it. Good in town commuter, winter driver, off road, and fun convertible, but horrible on the interstate in 80 mph traffic. Used for what it was designed for it was fine, as long as you have another car for weekend road trips on the interstate.

[@lilymae4131]

I would love to see Suzuki come back to the United States with the Jimny.

[@suzysuzuki8865]

I've drove mine on road trips over 500 miles lol

[@TukaSlave]

When I was at a low financial time, I bought a small Suzuki hatchback (named a Holden) that had been around the clock at least once, but ran OK. It had the same 1,300cc engine as Nathan's SUV. It was really a lot of fun to drive, the gearshift was slick, and it was great to be mobile in something so cheap ($NZ700). I even managed to get a speeding ticket with it, but the female cop was gorgeous so it was hard to stay mad. When I traded it in, I made the huge mistake of changing the oil. The thick black gunk in the engine had kept it going. When I changed to 15-30 weight (as recommended by the dim girl at Supercheap Auto) The motor started visibly smoking. It failed to get a Warrant of Fitness, and my trade in was reduced from $750 to $250. I nearly made a profit. Apparently the advice for elderly engines is to use 40W oil to keep the smoke where it belongs.

[@vwmetal66]

This is the video that I was waiting for. In all stock form with stock street tires. The entire series of this samurai makes me want to buy one now.

[@Van-Hammer]

"...leave all my underwear to Mikey" 😂😂😂 Clever way to address the ever popular "Nathan must be Mike's dad" Thanks for this Christmas morning merry adventure, Nathan! Always fun to watch you conquer the terrain.

[@Bigben-pz8bx]

Nathan you’re commentary made this video fun. Good job merry Christmas

[@keannemarkespinosa329]

Great video. Love that you're giving the samurai the attention it deserves

[@jrusmc151]

Love the samaria. As a child my uncle use to own one. He ran out of oil once which he quickly learn to check often but blew the engine. He decide after that to put a rotary engine which amazingly made it the best samurai in town, at that time. Not sure going off road but definitely in a straight line.

[@20load1]

5 years watching tfl and im loving you guys doing the older car vids mixed with new cars keep up the awesome content :)

[@jimderksen1653]

cody Buffington vf

[@brandonb3503]

Ahhh. Memories. Did a good amount of work to mine but came time to move on.

[@justinjdavis79]

Thank you!! That is what I been waiting for!! To see it go up GMH!!

[@RalphHon]

Finally, you put on the banzai head band right side up! Thanks for the video, I drove a vintage Samurai (Jimny) in Koh Samui Thailand. It was a challenge!

[@seamushassard4770]

Miss my Samurai, 2 inch lift and a rear locker made it a giant killer, even on mild tires

[@AbbasBinYounas]

Autolocker or ARB-type setups?

[@bennyang8049]

Nathan is a beast. No coat or sweatshirt when the outside is covered with snow

[@spyder000069]

As a previous samurai owner/builder its great to see one get pro quality video time.

[@twowheelsdown2002]

I saw someone put on a $450 Jeep lift that fits these, and they had massive articulation at a fairly low budget. You can make these things extremely capable for a low budget. And probably break less than a Jeep in the process.

[@franzwetrfres2116]

I love how tight-knit the TFL family is!

[@usergonemad]

Merry Christmas and thanks for a good chuckle and a fun video!

[@vinceclark6164]

Ahhh! I’ve been waiting for this one! Thanks for the Christmas gift TFL! I agree small lift and some aggressive tires is what Zoe needs!

[@yusufkacchi9012]

Maruti* gypsy. We can buy this 35 year old generation new in India. Just walking into any nearby Maruti~Suzuki dealership ask if they have it and they will take an order and deliver in 02 weeks. 2018 tho is the last year of its production in India.

[@Ndumu53]

Years ago I had a grey market left hand drive 84 SJ410 (the model before the Samurai). That had the "mighty" 1L 4 cylinder. I never have had more fun with a vehicle since. Drove it for 10 years. At 65 I now drive a Tacoma, but would buy a new Jimny in a heartbeat as a second vehicle if they decided to sell them here.

[@21jimmyo]

I brought a Samurai new in 1987 for 7995.00. No power anything, it didn't even come with a radio. It was slow and horrible on the highway, but unstoppable off-road. Even in the stock configuration, I could get through stuff bigger trucks couldn't. It never failed and would start even when temps were well below zero. These videos make me miss it, but the north-east winters slowly ate up the little Samurai's body. R.I.P.

[@andrewmendoza1578]

Nathan’s videos are always the funniest 😂😂😂

[@SweetShawn999]

When a tire says M+S They really mean dry pavement with maybe a little bit of rain.

[@crashbox7130]

In the UK, M+S means Marks & Spencer, the retail store. 😆

[@automachinehead]

@@crashbox7130 hahaha

[@harbirnain]

Its still in production in production in India. 35 years they've been making it with just a couple of engine upgrades. Production is ending in March, and i wanted one before it was over. So I wrote a cheque and now i have a brand new 1983 Samurai. Long wheel base, soft top, 80hp 16 valve 1.3L. No AC, no tach, no power steering. Its like ww2 jeep with 1982 japanese engineering. Its stone simple, crude as a hammer, and I absolutely love it.

[@justinjdavis79]

Merry Christmas!! To all!! TFL!!

[@kevintragert5011]

just restored a sj410 from 86 nearly everything is new and it runs completly fine ....1 year of work for an eternity of joy :D

[@Jerry_rigged]

Well done! That was fantastic!

[@Sanhiriyan]

It was Maruti Suzuki Gypsy in India. A classy smooth SUV, it was such a craze back then in late 80s and early 90s. Suzuki Samurai was in fact a motorcycle in India, 100 cc I think, again quite famous in the 90s.

[@usmc29er44]

This video is so much more fun and satisfying to watch then giant $50k+ behemoths loaded with tech and driven mostly by people from the suburbs...Good Job Guys!:)

[@singularity70]

It was absolutely brilliant! Merry Christmas.

[@kekistanifreedomfighter014]

Loved every moment of this

[@rogerj412]

Nathan calling himself a foreign idiot was great. I'm glad to see the little Samurai actually able to make it up GMH.

[@DansAm76]

I had no lift on my Samari and had 235/75r15 Wrangler MTR's and all I had to do was remove the front bumper (amazing how light and useless it was) and replaced the bumper bar with a flat piece of wood that I painted black. No rubbing at all. That thing went through some serious stuff. It is a great water car, I could go in water that was 3 feet with no problem at all.

[@dobypilgrim6160]

My 1988 Dodge Raider (Mistubishi Montero) was nearly as small and light. I embarrassed several of my friends who had big 4WD trucks about 20 years ago. They would suggest we take the Raider on some of our crazier hunting trips here in New Mexico after they had seen it in action. The Samurai is basically less of the same. And that's a good thing. When I was a teenager, my hunting vehicle was a surplus 1942 Willys Jeep. I miss the Jeep AND that old Raider.

[@KrisDebell]

hey friends, great video. i have an 89 samurai and I'm telling you now that what you did here was nothing compared to what that little thing can actually do! seriously! you will be amazed what you can do with that little beast!!!! Merry christmas :D

[@nickclark2501]

I had an 87 Samurai, I did the Spring-over-axle as well as a shackle lift and fit 32's under with very minimal rubbing - only at full lock. I then re-geared the transfer case and had no problem with fairly extreme rocks and river beds. The gears also made it very drive-able on the highway even with the much larger tires.

[@bryan7821]

Merry Christmas Nathan and TFL !

[@wizeguiz]

A friend of mine had one back in the early 2000's and he loved driving it in the winter. He may still have it.

[@RamtheCowy]

Loved this video, great presenting and one of my favourite cars! 😍

[@eichler721]

Great episode Nathan. The Samurai is a fun little offroader

[@77barrj]

I owned one and put a lift on it with 30” skinny mud tires on. It was great fun. These things are very capable, even in stock form. The engine was really the only thing holding them back from greatness. I remember being on the interstate going 50 mph, screaming in 3rd just waiting for the next downhill so I could pull 4th. Lol. Great times in that rig.

[@pssita]

See, the headband on properly helped!

[@OverlandTT]

Nathan 1:07 when you pulled out the dipstick out and it sounded like a samurai sword being drawn 🇯🇵

[@backlash660]

Seeing you checking the oil reminded me of an old friend we lost a few years back . In the early 80"s Ronnie had a old Bronco the used so much oil he used to take 5 gallons of waste oil with him when he came out on the weekends . Any time he stopped he would raise the hood and add oil .

[@raullopez2587]

MINE WAS AN 881/2 MODEL TEAL GREEN and I pulled a 5z10 trailerall over central Florida, loved it

[@jjmarz1001]

Nathan is one with the Samurai.

[@zm5635]

jjmarz1001 more like sumo lol

[@thienthan324]

According to the samurai way, what happens when one fails a mission? Hehe

[@toyotarockcrawler]

The samurai is a great offroader. S. O. A. (spring over axel) lift is cheap and easy. If I remember right with the SOA, you can fit 33-35s. The chevy 4.3 fits nicely up front.

[@Msherwood5341]

Had one back in the early 90's . Froze your ass off in the winter but that thing was super capable off road and in deep snow.

[@johnganshow5536]

That was very entertaining. Thanks & Merry Christmas!!

[@claylennon2895]

Love them ! They are the Greatest little all purpose 4x4's Ever ! Hope the new one Live's up to this little Legend. Had 6 of these as Rentals in Australia never had any problems, Tough AS, little off roader's ! Yep You Need one !!!!!

[@customimprovement]

Many an adventure from 89-93. Off road, beaches, road trips with a top speed of 60. Bought a sidekick in 93 and got 170k with minimal maintenance. Four wheel drive never let us down. Good memories

[@whataboutbob9786]

Thoroughly enjoyed. Nathans' samurai name is "mochi gaijin"? Sound of sword being unsheathed, while checking oil dip stick, was a nice touch.

[@davidtaylor5811]

So all those "my Samurai could make it up that hill" comments were right! Samurai Don't Care!

[@AK-Brian]

Great little video, I love my Zuk. If you do a spring over swap, be sure to get a proper kit and do it right. You'll have to sort the shock mounts, ubolt mount plates, axle perches, steering pitman arm, extended brake lines, diff/driveline angle adjustment and likely a spacer or two. Check out sites like Low Range Offroad and Zuks Offroad to see what the various lift kits involve. There are also YJ jeep leaf spring swaps you can do which give better flex and ride quality due to their longer length, a few other kits like Old Man Emu 1.5" etc... Cheapest option? Slap a 1" body lift under it, put some knobby 30" tires on and just drive it! Add a $150 lunchbox locker in the back axle if you're feeling adventurous. They're a blast in any form. Merry Christmas!

[@shirakawanaoya]

We missed you Nathan! This video is awesome!

[@Billy123bobzzz]

I told you so! The Suzuki Samurai is possibly the most underrated off-road vehicle ever. Even with completely inappropriate tires, mixed bad road surface, the little Samurai easily scrambled up that challenging mountain. Imagine what it could do with proper off-road tires? OK so putting a set of new tires might double the purchase cost of the Samurai, but it would be worth it. Maybe TreadWright makes a recycled off-road tire with aggressive thread in that tiny size.

[@SteadySpin]

Nathan is the man. His reviews are awesome

[@derekmunguia8766]

Amazing video. The style, with the music, and the honest humor. One of my favorites. Keep it up guys.

[@albertptran]

I saw a Samurai in person first time in my life last month. Never saw one before in last 30 years

[@bothronnies]

great video, thank you for a solid year of terrific videos

[@pgirard26]

Had an 87. Miss that thing. Great vid Nathan.

[@chrispaden2323]

I have been trying to decide what to get and you have me convinced .. Now to find one . i love it . thanks .

[@s.jeffreybolton1750]

Please keep featuring this samurai. I like to imagine each of these videos brings us a little closer to getting the Jimny in the U.S.

[@robertschuster7246]

You make me feel so good driving a 1987 sj413 thanks

[@bigjimflying7195]

As long as Nathan and a mike don’t get in at the same time it will probably survive TFL.

[@InkaAbraxas]

Awesome video. I got a Jimny and watch your videos a lot. I always wondered why you guys only drive big cars and wanted to see you pushing a Jimny to it's limit. This counts as well! Hehe

[@michaelshone2465]

Lol. This was both awesome and hilarious. I love the fun that was had. Still informative but not so serious 👍🏼

[@99unclebob]

NATHAN, kicking ass and taking Samurai names, the JX410 always kicked ass and still make most modern equivalents look silly. I live in central Canada and our dealership use to sell these new back in 1987 before the cars were brought to Canada and all the different models sold themselves. They were and still are reliable durable easy to service and always started in the coldest weather and had awesome heat in them like the Volvos we sold. I f Roman decides to sell it ,let me know and I'll buy it from you guys. I know the best Suzuki mechanics in my city. I drove one brand new as my demo and my boss put snow tires on it and there was never ever a problem in any kind of snow/ice.

[@MichaelBacon212]

Merry Christmas to all of the TFL Family!!!!!

[@suhailns3688]

I have feeling that Nathan has bought the samurai!

[@gilbertwoods876]

Merry Christmas to all you all and yours

[@davemiller3027]

I got a 87 for free, just had to get out of an older couples side yard where it sat for about 6 year. Towed it out to the steet put a battery in it a few gallons of gas with sea foam and hit it with some starting fluid and she fired up. We aired up the tires and drove it about five miles home. We had to flush the radiator all the oils and put on new brake, hoses and belts and I drove it for about three years. It got a shackle lift and 235x75x15 AT tires and took it all over hell and back. It finally ended up a hunting rig in South Texas and is still in use today. They are great little 4x4s and am on the look out for another one.

[@kellyfontes7757]

There is a reason there is a huge wait list for the new one when it was announced to come out soon.

[@edinreviews]

One of the photos you show was a Rickman Ranger- a British kit car based on Ford running gear👌🏻

[@smithjones1906]

Best vid in awhile, we all love the little Samurai.

[@hikenrv]

Wonderful to watch. Still a few of these on the road here in Canada 🇨🇦. Now we would like to see try the 2019 RAV4 on the same trail...don’t know if it will last 20 years plus.

[@kamranetemad4968]

Little suzuki samurai that could.love it

[@boohoomoron7629]

Laugh the whole duration. Thank you Nathan for a perfect christmas gift for us hardcore Zook fans... Btw, It's giving me nightmares not being able to own the new jimny. That thing is absolutely smashing. The new article on Top Gear has so much goods to say about it when compared to the new G Wagen. Oh! And it can do 176 km/hr meaning 108 m/hr. Oh Suzuki please do something.

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

I hit 87 mph in my '86 Samurai once. It was terrifying.

[@nickkaraoke2128]

Please make this Samurai a project to lift this and put better tires! Or s a series to build the cheapest most capable offroader!

[@nathankoroush7918]

What a great toy to get under the Christmas tree.

[@Joe-cu4hi]

I remember seeing those Samurai in the mid 80’s they were so cute and reliable although very light duty and they had a following. Price wise some people were buying two at a time

[@trolli12345]

Wow this was the best video ever. I can't believe that the Suzuki done that. It's a very old and tiny car

[@sneakersonfeet9045]

Love that little Samurai, looks like you had a blast!

[@mattdavies3023]

Great little trucks. Loads of them used to come along when we were off roading in our Landy’s back in the UK and they are excellent off road. Somebody once told me you should never switch your axles and springs like you suggest in the video though. It puts incredible torque stress on the U bolts amongst other issues.

[@pw510577w]

Here in Australia they were called Sierra JX. Light, go anywhere fun car. A bit bouncy on road. Hose out easy care interior. Easy to roll over too if you push it too much.

[@Bohdi1234]

I have a 93 SideKick 4dr 4X4 264k miles it is great, goes anywhere. Only time I got stuck was when I was in a white out blizzard and went to drive around a car stuck in a drift and drove off the road down a 3 ft embankment filled up with snow. Almost got it out when a snow plow showed up and gave me a pull. I love Samurai's always on the look out for one seems all are gone in the north east.

[@Trudesimunda]

Quick spelling correction. Its Maruti Gypsy, a popular make in India. Love you guys!