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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NW Lower Michigan
Posts: 29,759
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Jimny is the non-US name for Samurai which is no longer sold in the US due to a 1988 Consumer’s Report indicating the Samurai was at unacceptably high risk for roll overs. It effectively killed sales never to return. Suzuki sued in 1996 and after 8 years (2004) it was settled by mutual consent (dismissed without compensatory findings) out of court.
Subsequently Suzuki began selling them branded as a Sidekick or Vitara depending on the market.
The aftermarket for Samurais is enormous. An unmolested Samurai is becoming very, very rare. However, on the highway they are like driving a tin-can.
Last edited by Crowbob; 05-06-2020 at 08:22 AM..
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