I BOUGHT A CHEAP SUZUKI VITARA

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[@mrtidy]

Hi mat, It was myself that came down to buy this car for my daughter who lives in Tiree.. What a fantastic little 4x4 this is. Drove all the way to Scotland without missing a beat. I wanted to keep it for myself lol It was good to see what you done to it in the video

[@archiediggins641]

Oh wow, she's got a real cracker there by the looks of it. I want an update in another 19 years.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Ah ok. Thanks for your purchase. They’re good little cars. We have just had another one in this week, older but lower miles. They’re a rare find

[@keithdickens1395]

great feedback,quite rare in automotive industry

[@markatchison9974]

Cars are like human bodies. Get a decent one & look after it, & it'll last a lifetime.

[@Matt-go7ss]

@@markatchison9974 I'm reading that in the style of swiss toni

[@PatrickTCAPIreland]

Always had a soft spot for Suzuki and Daihatsu, they feel like plucky underdogs of the Japanese automotive industry

[@adimw]

don't get too excited about Daihatsu, just Toyota stuff rebadged for cheaper markets.

[@yalahmedia]

@@adimw the opposite is true nowadays

[@MotorTorq_ZA]

Suzuki and daihatsu are both owned by Toyota now. Yes I now Toyota doesn’t own everything of Suzuki but just saying

[@Noone-lm9mk]

The Fourtrack was legendary in the 90s

[@liamg6328]

Got a Suzuki Baleno 1.6 Auto 1997 hatchback myself, 26 years old and still going strong! 🙂🙂

[@originalchill]

I never fail to be surprised by how relatively simple cosmetic tweaks can make such a huge improvement/difference to a car! Another perfectly useable old car ‘saved’ great job Matt 👍🏻

[@HighPeakAutos]

I totally agree!

[@davidmarshall5596]

Another excellent 'restoration ' on what was a vehicle in pretty decent condition despite its sge & possible rust problems..loved how it now looks after those lads at the valeting place have done their work..they do a bloody great job 👏 love these reviews 💯👌

[@vp5633]

I’ve binged about 50 of your videos this week after finding you, absolutely class

[@HighPeakAutos]

Oh thank you. Don’t watch too many, you’ll get bored 😂

[@Tiger_Woo_dds]

Matt, you and your profession keeps these vehicles out of the junk yards AND affords people with an important service. Thanks for sharing.

[@c_lakindick]

Fallen in love with your no nonsense raw take on these everyday cars, love the takes

[@thebazgaz]

What a great little car. Great value too - it's lost £6k in 19 years, not many can touch that.

[@HighPeakAutos]

That’s right. Only beaten by the Jimny or the defender I guess

[@tomroberts6942]

I’d love to see a video where you give an update on what happened to some of these cars after, whether you got the price you wanted and if there was more to the story once they’d been sold

[@jamesthomson3511]

Yeah definitely, as Mr Chops from Chops garage always says - profit ain’t in the bank until the comeback period is over!

[@josephmifsud8261]

Great find and another fabulous transformation. I had wondered about these as I am considering a 4x4 to cope with the extreme weather and extreme so called roads we have these days

[@stewartmarshall8790]

Another quality video with some good banter… look forward to the next one 👍🏼

[@Conservator.]

Very satisfying to see that car saved for a good few years. I fully agree: only replace (the radio in this case) if you can’t repair. 👌

[@mrstoives2444]

I have a 2015 Vitara Allgrip DDIS SZ5 and love it. Yes, its got some hard plastics inside, but its got great carrying capacity, comfortable, quiet and economical. Its just all round honest car.

[@bazahaza]

I have an 2016 SZ4 1.6 petrol. I really love the car. Is a little underpowered at times though 😭

[@pixie706]

I had the same brilliant car until someone hit it and wrote it off . irreplaceable

[@colinhollyer2013]

What a great little car so genuine & straight, thanks for sharing

[@MysterioRobert]

Just refreshed KZbin and this popped up. Love these videos.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Glad you like them!

[@schakalix]

When I saw this video I clicked on it immediately! I owned for a few years one in the same color. It was a 4 door 2.0 petrol with a manual gearbox, but it had alloys and pretty wide tires. When I got it it was used and in pretty bad shape. After a full engine service, new clutch, new all terrain tires and some other small things it ran pretty well. They are really reliable these. Only trouble I ever had, and I took mine on dirt tracks through the mountains quite often, was a leaky coolant pipe and some A/C leaks. I was really happy with it and only sold it when I had a kid and wanted something that was safer. Great video, I am glad you gave a new life to that one!

[@williamfence566]

Looked like a long term one owner car . kept up to it mechanically but there's a time where they fell out of love and were ready for a change . That bit of TLC to bring what is a good car back to retail looks well worth it . Nice quip on the telegraph to guardian !

[@HighPeakAutos]

I agree

[@MHerbert1993]

Always enjoy your cheap car videos. Keep up the great work.

[@TheJustaviewman]

Lovely little car. It's amazing how you get them looking so good.

[@terrydelahunt842]

Love these. Great workhorse, if as you say they are looked after and not allowed to rust out of existence. That one even sounds good on the video.

[@cookiedais]

My mum had one of these a long time ago , it was brilliant as we lived in the countryside and we had a long steep single track road to negotiate & it coped with the snow & mud no problem .

[@tonyfurneaux3399]

Hi Matt, I live in Canada, I can confirm the Vitara is very reliable, I have two buddies that have these, they both have over 500k on them, that of course is KM not miles, and still going strong, one guy does not even plug his in, so it starts regularly in minus 20, as I live in Saskatchewan, the middle and often colder province here. Love your vids, always a good go to vid for honest car facts. Thank you for sharing 😁

[@grayfool]

Good little cars. With some decent tyres they are very good off road. Small and light, perfect. Nice one.

[@johngunning2123]

I'm not surprised you sold that car quite easily. Suzuki's are very reliable and that would be an economical little car to run even with UK fuel prices. I'm almost at the stage now where I would only ever consider buying a Japanese car. I can honestly say 50 years ago I would not even have dreamed that this would be the case. I remember visiting a Honda car dealer around about 1977 in Preston Lancashire and thinking to myself, " Why would anyone buy a f----- Honda?" How times have changed. Kia is another manufacturer that seems to have their act together now with an excellent warranty and fixed servicing costs. I don't want unexpected repair bills, breakdowns or ridiculous servicing costs. Good video and a great result. A happy customer and some profit.

[@digitalimager4946]

Glad it worked out for you, Matt. 👍🏻

[@suzylogan3524]

Looks great! It’s now on my wish list.

[@davidminns9799]

It looks brilliant Matt what a transformation 👍

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 👍

[@jasbo7288]

Great video Matt, do like those Suzuki's.. 😁 My mum still has her 2003 Ford fusion 1.4 trip and it's still going strong, she loves it..Waiting for you to get one of these on the show to see what you make of it..I still see a few about town..keep up the good work.. 😄

[@Lisorek]

Love your vids buddy, keep it up Matt.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thank you

[@prussell890]

What a brilliant little reliable car. I own a new toyota hybrid and would love something like this as a second run around. I love japanese cars for their reliability and they dont use expensive dual clutch gearboxes. Great video!

[@bmwx5130]

Always get happy when I see notifications saying you have uploaded

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks

[@kevincroft9848]

Nice one Cyril (Matt) good cars these Suzuki Good you made a grand on this car . Proud of ya they make a good run around car Kevin

[@deanodrives4966]

My dad bought a face-lift mk1 4u2 Vitara from the side of the road for £750 back in 2012 as a stop gap when his car was written off. It was only meant to be around for 6 months but he ended up keeping it for 4 years. When he put it up for sale I was gutted so bought it myself 😂 my girlfriend drove it more than I did but a house purchase forced me to sale it and to this day I wish I never got rid. Can't seem to find them for sale anymore which is a shame

[@ianbishop5651]

Awesome again, I think a little to much time being spent on car check online review and servicing stamps, just noticed it of late, doesn't seem to be much driving of late, love the channel just love seeing it flow perhaps a little more like a short while back

[@Halfpint71]

Excellent! I love these type of videos. Especially as it shows what you did with it. I'd loved to have seen a follow up on the Nissan Navarra. That needed some proper attention and would have been great to see what you did with it.

[@HighPeakAutos]

I should’ve done really. That one is currently in Ukraine helping the war effort

[@Halfpint71]

@@HighPeakAutos That’s brilliant, nice to see so many of your cars making their way there with supplies 👍

[@HighPeakAutos]

@@Halfpint71 it’s a small thing but it makes me feel like im doing something to help

[@split_pin]

All those little one-owner touches on that car are a joy. Unexpected result on the MOT aswell, great!

[@HighPeakAutos]

Yes indeed!

[@catch22again]

I have a grand vitara XL 2.6 automaric. Its 22 years old and just passed its mot again with not one mention of rust on the body. Last year had no advisories but this year its stated that the fuel filter needs replacing as its rusted. It hasn't done 60,000 miles yet. Its an amazing car to drive and tow with. What I love about it is that you can get to parts in the engine and its not like modern cars where everything is crammed in. Only bad thing is it does drink a fair bit of fuel but I still love it.

[@carukchannel]

Great result matt, the last couple of vitaras I have bought cost me a roll of welding wire and multiple burns to get it through the MOT. Rare to see a Auto model also 👍👍👍👍

[@liftrucs]

I've had 3 SWB Land Cruiser's over the last 15yrs love em

[@martinadams5893]

Never thought about one before, but that looks really nice, great video (again).

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thank you very much!

[@scousecats7357]

Another great video, very interesting too!

[@jamesthomson3511]

Another amazing transformation! Wondered what you were thinking dropping £2k in that, and then remembered why I wouldn’t touch a main dealer for a service/MOT after seeing those advisory lists.

[@petrolhead28]

What a tidy well looked after car. And your fettling has made it very much worth the asking price. There can be gold in those main dealer crumbs

[@nickdavis8467]

Another great Video Matt and another car probably heading for the scrapyard saved, nice one, All the very best to you from Nick the Lexus guy

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 👍

[@brianmcclure8012]

Great result and for sure a car worth saving !!

[@archiediggins641]

Awwww it looks brilliant. I love the fact it has had one owner and is 19 years old that's true testament to Suzuki. I have bought brand new Fiats and Fords in the past been well cared for serviced etc and yet they didn't make it past 85'000 or 8 years.

[@HighPeakAutos]

That’s interesting

[@DlZZEE]

Got a 04 vitara myself, love it :P 2.0 td

[@jacklane8642]

I really like these the petrols are brilliant reliability wise there good off road and actually well made they don't feel like there going to disintegrate inside either after a few miles just the problem of rust

[@michaelarchangel1163]

That's a great car for someone. Good point about the undersealing. My own Pug will be 26 years old this year and I've undersealed it myself every 5th year, with a bit of extra touchup whenever I notice any flaking off in the interim. Hammerite with added Waxoyl isn't expensive and the new owner of this motor would find it much easier to squeeze underneath than I do with my 40mm lowered coilover and axle setup, should they not wish to pay you to do it before purchase. Edit : I see a gent has already bought it for his daughter, but I hope he'll do the job for her. It's well worth the effort.

[@HighPeakAutos]

That’s the best thing to do. I do the same with mine

[@allankummanadil6298]

Would you recommend undersealing for newer cars? I am just wondering if it worth it for the newer cars (I have a 2021 plate)

[@michaelarchangel1163]

@@allankummanadil6298 I did notice, even when my own car was new, that the factory applied underseal was a little thin in a couple of places, where even some of the body colour could be seen. If that's true of your own car, I suggest it's definitely worth attending to it, sooner rather than later, and thereafter just check it occasionally and give it a fresh coating every five years. Be careful not to paint over any drain holes though.

[@michaelwallwork7482]

Brilliant. Again! 👏

[@irfandin6513]

Brilliant video. We own a 2012 Suzuki Swift done over 100k, still going strong.

[@andrewmullen4003]

A new David Attenborough arises in Manchester, " it's covered in moss and green stuff" sheer poetry, made me chuckle, cheers Matt

[@bck0001]

My brother’s wedding…one of his friends rented one of these and we took it to our land and did donuts in the mud…good memories.

[@igormac88]

As a car journalist I'm not very used to deal with used cars myself, but a friend asked for help for buying a new used car for her. Thanks for a lot of tips that helped me to at least try to help her. She's now a pride new owner of a 2019 Suzuki Jimny brazilian made with less than 20k miles, full history and good as new. Thanks mate!

[@bazahaza]

Where do you find new used cars? 🤣

[@igormac88]

@@bazahaza LOL you understood me

[@steven.ghodgson765]

I have had 3 -LWB Grand Vitaras, one of which did near 100K miles in 4 years ( 2.0 V6 ) my last one was a 1.9L diesel 4WD manual and I never had any problems at all ! Rust was not a problem although I agree the Jimny seems a bit prone. Now using a 1.6L S-Cross with CVT , no problems and very economical. great value for money .

[@A.R.77]

You got a steal on that one. I had an XL-7...same looks just seating for 5 adults and 2 kids way, way in the back. Very neat setup and the rig had an extremely willing and ready v6. This is one of the very few cars I've owned that I really, really had a lot of fun with. The FWD was a kick in the pants too. If yours came with a V6, that thing would be pushing 6.5 secs to 60 mph.

[@philryan7254]

Good morning Matt, l actually had one of these in blue years ago I really liked it, I ended up part x for a new one in 2012 which for some reason no where as good as the old one. Cheers Phil form Newark 👍

[@grahamwhittle6817]

Wow full history new timing belt good clean nice little run a round

[@benw7601]

Hi Matt top video as always. I've been looking at Freelander 2's for ages. Would love to see you do a newer video on one of those!!

[@HighPeakAutos]

I’m going to. It’s been a while since I filmed with one

[@benw7601]

@@HighPeakAutos Awesome :D

[@peakpanther5136]

Hi Mat, really enjoy your videos especially seeing all the local scenery as you drive about ( I live in Whaley Bridge down the road... ). The up and down Shiloh Road shots were great, nice views up there. Don't laugh but one of the best cars I have owned was an 08 Fiat Sedici 4x4 ( Fiat 1.9 diesel engine / Suzuki remainder same an SX4 ). Has Cross Climates on it and it was great in the winter, getting through some fairly deep snow around Buxton, Goyt Valley etc. Pretty basic but that was it's charm. This Suzuki reminded me a lot of it.

[@HighPeakAutos]

They’re good cars. Same as the SX4

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video HPA, great car, great result with it👍👌😀

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks 👍

[@Medge2sc]

I have a 1.6 gv lifted and tweaked for off road fun, we have a lot of fun with it

[@rickychase18]

brilliant to see such a turn around on an 18 year old vehicle great video

[@jaycotto26]

I have the exact same vitara but with the added spoiler and alloy wheels. Corners are the vitaras kryptonite! At least they fitted 4wheel drive so you can exit the field you just crashed into. In return the vitara will reward you with years of utter reliability.

[@HighPeakAutos]

They’re unbeatable

[@philtowle4683]

@@HighPeakAutos John Cleese would have a good go.

[@corinful]

There must be something with yours then as my turns and corners excellent! Mine is an 03 1600v model

[@eniyeezy8417]

Is it easy to fit people in the back?

[@PlatinumNath]

​@@eniyeezy8417with a bit of squeezing for the 2 door models. Longer 4 door models will give you easier time if you need to fit more people

[@ianputt2045]

Great review nice car

[@michaelslevin4633]

Bought a 52 plate in 2018 for £500 Drove it round Europe in a charity banger rally ending in Barcelona. Bits fell off as we drove but had so much fun in the Vitara before scrapping it and flying home.

[@JSC131]

In my world that's a proper car you'll knock that easy great watch as usual.

[@squeakers27]

Also repaint the base of the wiper arms since I can see all the paint has flaked off. This car has been cared for by it's previous owner, looked good when you got first saw it with a few minor things. If I saw that original MOT, I wouldn't bother but the car when you walked around it was just much better than the MOT history would allude to, not surprised it flew through it's recent MOT, must have been a very picky garage looking for work previously.

[@HighPeakAutos]

I agree. Or perhaps they wanted to steer them into a brand new model. That kind of thing happens all the time

[@kevincroft9848]

Nice one Cyril (Matt). You did a good job on that Suzuki Vatara. Good car for someone and a profit for you . Well done Son Kevin from sunny Radcliffe

[@colincleary8669]

Looks nice now matt and a great little runner for someone I spotted your jimmny green range rover in the car park hows that coming on matt like that motor will you be doing another video with it ? keep the videos coming matt 👍

[@briandavis6984]

Looks a nice car . Nice wheels and tyres can make a huge difference to looks

[@Discoworx]

This is a great show!

[@Mercyme57]

Hi Matt. Nuclear submarines work because they are powered by onboard nuclear reactors. Atoms in the nuclear reactor split, which then releases energy as heat. This heat is used to create high-pressured steam. The steam turns propulsion turbines that provide the power to turn the propeller. So slightly different technology to the standard car radio.

[@marcpacey]

Hi Matt, love the content. When you say that you aim for a grand profit on each car, can you give us an indication ( either a yes or no) if you achieved that if you sold the car before the vid comes out? Or a monthly wrap up? Am keen to see how much each one goes - certainly don’t want to know exactly how much made ( as I imagine some will say you robbed the client with that etc) . Once again great content on this and the property channel mate keep it up.

[@A_Manc_in_Yorkshire]

I would have applied that Colin appleyard sticker on the spare wheel cover when this was new, I used to work for a sign company and we did all the cars for them when they used to be on the corner near IKEA Ashton.

[@TheKiteless]

Nice result, that. Looks smart for a 19 y.o. Vitara (genuine chortle at the "Telegraph / Guardian" steering alignment)

[@HighPeakAutos]

I’m glad my predictable jokes work 😂

[@TheKiteless]

@@HighPeakAutos Predictable, but accurate. Could have been worse, the Vitara could have had Daily Wail steering, directing you in the middle of the road with the resulting carnage being blamed on immigrants

[@christopherjohns968]

Came up a treat.

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, you've got a cracking Suzuki even after all your pesamism upon seeing it at the beginning.

[@Rabscuttle3]

"Telegraph to the Guardian" - 'nice one, Matt!! It seems to me that that car was great news for you and the purchaser - all's well that ends well!

[@adrianmilligan950]

Love your observations. Tartan blanket and a box of tissues. Have to wonder how many of these cars you would have walked away from had you done the car vertical check first...

[@Ian-bq7gp]

A simple basic car that's not a moneypit. Their engines are used in experimental aircraft and their electrics are good but the finish is often not great but a bit of paint, cleaning, rust killer and welding and they go on for a long time. I love Suzuki motorbikes. Great mechanics.

[@a1harrogate]

The *BEST* cup holder review _EVER_

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks!

[@alundavies5171]

Great car that saved !! ideal for someone who perhaps looks after a horse cheap to buy and go anywhere any weather!!

[@madmattius]

These cars are sooo popular in Australia is a cheap alternative to a Landcruiser or just about any 4WD which is not far shy of $100k here. They fetch a tidy sum here second hand, even old and with plenty of miles, because people use them for trips to the beach and as an alternative little delivery van with the back seats ripped out.

[@davidpayne7898]

There good 4x4s matt we had one and there's nowhere it wouldn't go great video by the way

[@HighPeakAutos]

With chunky tyres, they’re unstoppable

[@skodakatie7341]

I do like this car, it is very cute, it certainly looked the part after the work was done to it 😊.

[@HAYDNBBH]

Always liked these and the 3dr Honda hrv. Perfect dog cars

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

Good effort, nicely turned around! (Just popping outside to remove tartan blanket and tissues . . .)

[@sandman2651]

I do have a soft spot for the vitaras hopefully soon i shall be looking for a 2019/2020 one

[@stephenfleming7056]

Great cars, I was after a Jimny but they are stupid money and any I did see quite rusty. Ended up with a 1.6 petrol manual 2 door, had to put an O2 sensor in it to clear an engine light and it ran much better, and also done the cam belt, so easy to work on, plenty of room under the bonnet. like that one a polish of the headlights with some T cut and a spray of the wheels made it like new.

[@Apex180]

cracking little car.

[@shaywhelan1]

My father in law has a diesel one that I borrow for towing my boat. Its an amazing work horse. Not what you might call a babe magnet, but very capable

[@OnkelRobinjo]

These older cars have so much character

[@lazylad8544]

Had one of these for about six months. Wife said it rocked when going round corners. Swapped it straight away. You know the difference between January and July in the uk. The rain is warmer in July. Come to think about it we had a jimney not a grand vitara. Manual. And it guzzler petrol. 👍👍

[@howardlake6178]

Liked, as always. Today I was in Tesco car park here in leafy Sandbanks, or very near where Harry accidentally ran over Sarn. I saw something I have never seen on any of your videos. 4 cars, at least, in that one car park, with damage across both doors, including a 15 plate Astra, which, when I looked at the other side, was the standout double sided double door damage, car. Without getting forensic, I think the roof and one wing, were okay. If these people claimed on insurance, for double door damage, with protected NCD, even a 15 plate Astra would be written off. Go figure why all 4 people, didn’t claim 😳

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Nice little 4x4 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@megataurus7779]

"Hearing aid beige" good one!

[@alphaomega5721]

Respect for Suzuki engineering. Own an Alto with the 1.0 K10 engine and its a peach. Chain driven cam and with regular servicing it's on a faultless 150000 km. The engineering is simple, which is the cornerstone of robustness.

[@samuellarner]

No way! Just bought one for my first car and I love it. Such a good car

[@HighPeakAutos]

That’s a great first car. When I was a kid I always wanted one of the early 90’s modes. Think they were called a Fat Boy or something

[@bazahaza]

Silver is a great colour. Hides all sorts of marks and scratches. Much better than a boring white.