Hi am thinking about buying a suzuki carry van year 1976 been in storage over ten years with only 40000 klm from new the pics i have seen show this car is in excelent condition it is a two stroke. As i know very little about these can you please tell me what i should look out for
such as problem areas etc are they reliable will they evan do 100klm/h also are there many of these vans around these days.
I am located in Australia
Thanks for any help
Jamie
Hi i am looking at buying a 1976 carry van with 40000 klm
Sounds like an excellent buy if you're an enthusiast or collector. They're getting very rare these days, and extremely rare in good condition. Their biggest enemy is rust, and after 35 years chances are you'll need to replace any rubber bushes & hoses, and a whole bunch of other parts that you'll have trouble finding.
I wouldn't buy one if you need a workhorse. You'd only get it up to 100kph if you found a long downhill, or pushed it off a cliff.
I wouldn't buy one if you need a workhorse. You'd only get it up to 100kph if you found a long downhill, or pushed it off a cliff.
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I have always been interested in differant automobiles and when a very origanal and very good condition car turns up like this carry they spark my interest. I have just finnished restoring an 1955 vw bug did an 850 mini before that etc etc. So not affraid of the challenge.No don't need it as a work horse i have the big kia diesel van for that just like it for something differant to play with. The only rust is a couple of spots on the lower passengers front door. Do these have the same motor as the lj50 4wd?
Thanks
Jamie
Thanks
Jamie
More or less the same motor, with small variations to suit the application.
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Ok well i have gone and put down a deposit on this carry
now just hope it will be as good as expected when i go to pick it up in about two weeks. If peaple here are interested? i will keep this thread updated with progress and pics
Cheers
Jamie
now just hope it will be as good as expected when i go to pick it up in about two weeks. If peaple here are interested? i will keep this thread updated with progress and pics
Cheers
Jamie
Either that or start a new thread in the "projects" section.jamiec wrote: i will keep this thread updated with progress and pics
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