2006 Suzuki Forenza

Sedan

2.0L 2000CC l4 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

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Clear

GAS

RELIST DUE TO NON-PAYING NON-COMMUNICATING BIDDER 2006 Suzuki Forenza project car. 30 MPG highway. Clean body, no big damage....a few scratches and parking lot dings as would be expected with an 82,000 mile car. Interior decent for mileage...AC blows cold, all power windows work, all glass in good shape. Tires all good, less than 10,000 miles on all of them. Plugs and ignition coil replaced recently, as were the rear strut assemblies ($600 for the pair, installed). Trans is fine, front end goes in a straight line. THE BAD STUFF: Car overheated, probably due to bad water pump, getting small amount of steam out the tailpipe...I assume this is a bad head gasket...so figure both these items need replacing. Car starts and runs OK, but cannot be driven any distance, so figure on towing it away....will run several minutes without overheating for loading onto trailer or dolly. Cooling fans kick on, but if pump is bad only the water in the radiator gets cooled, not the water in the block. The rubber around the windshield is loose, but there are no leaks....interior is dry as a bone. Also needs a battery, but will still take a jump. Radio display not working, but radio works on both AM and FM...you just have to search for a ststion. Other 06 Forenzas are listed on E-Bay for $4500 to $7500 depending on miles/condition. ONCE AGAIN, YOU CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR HOME, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO RUN OK....CAR WILL OVERHEAT AND MAKE PROBLEMS WORSE....REPAIRABLE NOW, BUT IT WON'T BE IF YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT ANY DISTANCE. A NEW WATER PUMP SET WITH BOTH IDLERS, A NEW BELT TENSIONER AND TIMING BELT IS AVAILABLE FOR AROUND $200. A COMPLETE GASKET SET IS UNDER 40 BUCKS, OR ABOUT 70 WITH BRAND NEW HEAD BOLTS. IF YOU HAVE TIME AND TOOLS THIS COULD BE A CHEAP REPAIR FOR YOU. MY LOSS IS YOUR GAIN....DON'T MISS OUT ON A CHEAP, SOLID, NO-RUST RIDE WITH PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN IT, GOOD GAS MILEAGE AND CHEAP INSURANCE. NO RESERVE AND LOW STARTING BID....THIS CAR WILL SELL !! I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AUCTION EARLY FOR LOCAL SALE OR REASONABLE OFFERS THROUGH E-BAY....I HAVE OVER 4 GRAND IN THE CAR AND UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE TAKING A BIG BEATING ON IT, BUT KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE NEARLY $1000 IN NEW PARTS ON THE CAR AND I WON'T JUST GIVE IT AWAY. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A PROJECT CAR WITH NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, SOLD IN AS IS, WHERE IS CONDITION. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BEFORE MAKING YOUR FINAL BID, SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE MY TIME OR THAT OF LEGITIMATE BIDDERS BY POSTING BIDS YOU ARE NOT READY TO HONOR. On Oct-12-12 at 19:50:30 PDT, seller added the following information: IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL INQUIRIES...NO, I HAVE NOT HAD THE MOTOR RIPPED DOWN TO SEE IF THE HEAD IS CRACKED....IT COSTS TOO MUCH, NOR DO I HAVE THE TIME OR SPACE TO DO IT MYSELF. I HAVE GIVEN THE MOST ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS I CAN FROM MANY YEARS OF DEALING WITH CHEAP CARS, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL YOU RIP IT APART. ONE BIDDER ASKED ABOUT A CRACKED BLOCK...I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN FROM OVERHEATING IN A CAR WITH AN IRON BLOCK AND ALUMINUM HEAD....THE HEAD WILL GO WAY BEFORE THE BLOCK (BLOCKS USUALLY CRACK FROM FREEZING). HOWEVER, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, SO I AM SELLING FOR NO RESERVE AS IS....PLEASE BID ACCORDINGLY. ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU COME CHECK THE CAR OUT YOURSELF PRIOR TO FINAL BID. AT WORST, AN ENTIRE LOW MILEAGE JUNKYARD MOTOR CAN BE HAD FOR ABOUT $900, COMPLETE WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO SOMEONE WITH THE TIME, TOOLS AND ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A HEAD OR MOTOR SWAP THEMSELF, SINCE MECHANIC TIME GETS EXPENSIVE.....THAT'S WHY IT WILL SELL CHEAP.