Hey guys ive been looking for a nice 4door 2nd gen for the wife since i picked up my 2 door, i just found a 99 grand vitara 2.5 5 speed 4x4 at a local lot with 91,000 miles on it... its fully loaded as far as i could tell power everything moon roof the works even has the suzuki genuine bumper guard and chrome running boards " running boards look bad with the body clad but might work on the 2 door with some modification" hes asking 5,400 for it blue book for this are is 5,800 retail so not a bad price... but how good is the 2.5 motor? ive driven one before in a 4 door tracker with an auto in it... seemed to be pretty nice but does it have any issues? timing belts ect. like some of the other motors?
i can find the same setup on ebay usually running about 4,500-5,000 but i would have to travel to get it not know the condition and it wouldnt come with a warranty
seems like a pretty good deal to me... let me know what you think deal or not