2008 Suzuki SX4

Hatchback

2.0L 1995CC l4 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

JS2YB417185102251

Clear

GAS

2008 Suzuki Sx4 Touring with AWD and automatic transmission. We got it from a dealer when it had 26k on it and it’s the version with just about all the available bells & whistles. This is an awesome car with no mechanical problems whatsoever and lots of miles left to go - I would prefer to keep it forever but I have twin babies on the way in the Spring and I have given up on the dream of fitting them and my 7-year-old and my wife and me and all our stuff into this car. * A note on kbb pricing: On Kelley Blue Book it mentions Road Trip Edition as an option but it does not mention Touring, and on KBB I could only find several of my car's features if I selected "Road Trip Edition" (such as traction/stability control, cruise control, rear spoiler). According to JD Power (http://autos.jdpower.com/research/Suzuki/SX4/2008/Hatchback/index.htm), MSRP on touring (this car) was a bit higher than Road Trip. Just something to keep in mind for those who use KBB as a pricing resource: KBB link The Good: - Well-maintained car with regular synthetic oil changes since we bought it. I can provide maintenance records. - Highly reliable - we just it bring it in for regular maintenance … tires, alignments, brakes, etc. - Switch lets you toggle between AWD when you need it and FWD when you’d rather save gas. - Excellent on gas. Fueleconomy.gov says 21mpg city/ 28 hwy/ 24 combined for the AWD but that sounds lower than the reality, probably because this car has the switch… it tacks on a few more for the FWD version.- Super-safe car: Stability control (that works great by the way - you can really feel it and the indicator light comes on when it kicks in), dual front airbags, ABS brakes.- Great in snow (even better in the snow than my old Subaru Forester was). High clearance for a small car. “Lock” button keeps all 4 wheels in sync temporarily for when you need to dig out of snow - that works awesome. This thing barrels right through the plow-in of my driveway.- Surprisingly roomy inside both for your people and your stuff for a car this size. Rear seat folds down (both halves separately) for when you need to haul extra stuff.- Remote starter - great for winter mornings.- A/C blows super-cold.- Power-everything: windows, locks, mirrors (and mirrors heat up with rear defrost)- Cruise control- Click into 3rd gear and back on-the-fly... good for hills.- Rear wiper- Really nice sound system: 6-cd player, AM/FM stereo, XM/Sirius satellite radio ready- Audio controls on steering wheel- Tinted rear windows and rear windshield- Fog lights- Clean, never-smoked-in- Just passed NYS inspection in November- Clear title in hand- I will provide auto-check report (similar to carfax) if you need one The Bad: - The accident that you’ll see reported on carfax/autocheck: a slowly-moving car that was trying to park bumped into the open front driver’s side door, just enough to cause it to need to be replaced. The new door (about a year old) works perfectly and there is no residual effect from that.- Somebody sideswiped the car on the driver’s side a few years ago when it was parked. I didn’t bother to report or repair the damage. There’s a small dent with some rust and scraping (see photo) on the rear left fender leftover from that. No frame or wheel damage - just cosmetic.- I bumped a wall during a terrible parking maneuver and the little black plastic lining (not sure what it’s called) on the front right popped off (see photo). I still have it. It comes free with your purchase of the car! The part of that lining that is still on the car has a couple of cracks around the front. - In a separate but equally terrible parking maneuver, that lining got slightly loosened on the rear right of the car. No structural damage.- In a less-than heroic attempt to replace my own rear-right tail light, I managed to crack the red plastic cover. I glued/taped it backed together with a repair kit (see photo). It passes inspection and for about 2 years now it has held fine and all lights are working.- The rear tires are running low on tread (the fronts have a long way left to go). - The tire-pressure sensor is broken so the light for that is often on even when the tires are full. This does not cause inspection to fail. - Center console mini-storage between the two front seats has always been a little loose and getting looser.- My only pet-peeve: the gas tank is too small - it only only takes 10 gallons so you need to keep filling up. The cool thing is it tells you how many miles you have left to drive on your tank.