[speeder]

I had a Suzuki Samarai back in about 1989-'90. My friend bought it new and then seized the engine somehow and I wound up with it. I bought a used engine from a junkyard car that had burned up in a fire, (strange how I remember all of this), all I needed was the long block so it was all good.

I have fond memories of that little bugger including driving it all the way to MN. from Los Angeles for my brother's wedding in 1990. It was pretty much pedal to the metal all the way in 5th gear, for some reason I went through Arizona and it was 122 degrees with no air conditioning. I had my new German Shepard puppy with me and I was stopping constantly to drench him in water. We made it to NM and it was a lot cooler for the remainder of the trip.

What I remember very distinctly was that on a 2k mile drive flat-out including the aforementioned heat and going over the Rockies, it ran flawlessly and did not use one drop of oil or coolant. Seriously, not one drop. I sold it in MN. and picked up a nice Toyota PU with a shell. I still have a photo of the Samarai around here somewhere...