1988 Suzuki Samurai

Samurai Convertible Suv

mid 80's vw Jetta Turbo diesel 1.6 liter

5 speed manual

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Diesel

I've Been on here ALL day trying to upload a video of the sammy. If you go to youtube copy and paste the next two words MrGrummangoose samurai you can view video. 1988 Suzuki Samurai 1.6 Turbo Diesel 4x4 manual 5 speed This is our second Samurai we've had they are blast to drive. We bought this one last year and tow barred it from Georgia here to Michigan Its been a great little vehicle this past year. My husband has driven it to work everyday which is 40 mile round trip. The only problem it had is that the wipers didn't work but we just bought one here on eBay he just hasn't installed it. He did put on a new door handle, but other than that it's been great. The fuel mileage is excellent he said at least 30 mpg which is better mileage the the gas engine we had. We love this little truck but husband is selling this and his ford truck to buy a vintage truck. The engine is from a mid 80's Volkswagon Jetta. We did not put it in but previous owner said it came out of his buddys wrecked Jetta . The owner said that he put in the hobbs meter which reads somewhere over 300 hours I don't know that that tells a story. It has a mechanical injector pump. Husband put a cold air intake in it it helps the turbo breathe and supposed to boost mpg. It has dual batteries and a new glow plug relay and fuel cutoff solenoid. We just got the hard top it has the rear hatch door on it much better for our Michigan wintertime. Two people can easily remove and put it on its not that heavy. The soft top is in pretty good shape it has some loose stitching in one of the corners. Big difference in the way the two look on it. The body is solid, the paint is poor, the tub and under carriage has been rhino lined. The doors are easily removable when you want that look. We put on Rock Sliders and a Brush guard. There is a dent in the center if the tailgate, which spare tire hides It has the Rocky Road Outfitters suspension and adapter kit so that lifts it 4 inches. There are 4 inch lift shackles on the front. It has a soft type ride to it. The previous owner did a good job on the conversion. The brand of matching tires is Buckshot Maxxis Mudders the size is 30 x 9 50 R 15. They have about 5,000 miles on them. We did get a spare for it I don't know size or brand, but its a spare. It has a mechanical injector pump Its a manual 5 speed and shifts perfect. The transfer case shifts perfectly 4x4 works perfectfly shift nicely and smooth. manual lockout hubs. Top speed is about 55 because of stock gearing. So its not a freeway flyer but will get you where you're going. It got all the perfect characteristics of a Sammi only with a Vw Turbo diesel engine. If you want to call Robert for more details his number is 734.657.2868 We have it for sale on Craigslist so if someone were to buy it before an eBay bid has been placed then I will cancel this auction. If you have placed a bid then your bid is a bid. We just want to sell it either avenue $500 Paypal or in person deposit required with in 24 hours of winning auction. If you are picking it up from here and want to tow it behind you vehicle than you can have our tow bar If you have a shipping company handle it we will be as helpful as we can.