Weird Cars of Craigslist #1
Trying out a new type of post let me know what y’all think about it! Due to my brain worms I pretty regularly find myself browsing craigslist for cars. I thought I would take a moment to showcase what I find and talk about how I find it interesting and infodump a bit!
Hot off of that anonymous ask I got the other week today we have a 1996 Suzuki X-90! Found in Arizona, and listed for $6,250.
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/congress-96-suzuki-x90/7446839379.html
This strange little coupe/SUV thing is based off of the Suzuki Sidekick (Also know as Geo Tracker) and uses a little 1.6L that makes 95 horsepower. This example here is a two wheel drive with a 5-speed manual, but you could also get a 4 wheel drive and automatic if you so pleased. It also came with more importantly removable t-tops, which is always a plus in my book! (since both of my current vehicles are essential targas you can tell I have a thing for them)
Its a shame such a vehicle never really went anywhere but it is kinda easy to tell why. It had all of the shortcomings of a small sports car as well as a SUV, without really accomplishing either of those tasks particularly well. Having the compromised storage of a sports car with the compromised handling and ride of a SUV.
Being it shares it underpinnings with Suzuki’s other small SUV of the period you can get lift kits for these if you really want to. I’m not sure exactly how well they would do, but they have a small wheelbase and I know the Suzuki Samurai does quite well with its. While it’s hard to pin down who exactly Suzuki made this for, it is hard to deny its quirky charm.