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To quote a book called, The World's Worst Cars, this ill-conceived car was, "the world's first and only two-seater sports car off-roader--or at least that's what it was meant to be".
The book also states, "The X-90 was neither fast, sporty, nor sensible as an off-roader; to put it bluntly, it was useless".
At least we will be spared any more examples of this marque, as they are leaving the US marketplace.
As pathetic as the X-90 was, I feel really sorry for the more recent buyers of Suzukis--especially the uninformed folks who bought Suzukis after it was announced that they were that they were ceasing their US operations. More importantly, this is just one more example of why it actually pays to read newspapers or otherwise stay current with the news.
Many years ago, we had the same type of situation with uninformed people who bought Sterling automobiles. Those cars were an unmitigated disaster, and many people truly wasted their money by buying those dogs after it became apparent (to anyone who was conscious) that they were buying, "orphaned", vehicles.
Can you say, "no warranty"?
Last edited by Retriever; 05-17-2013 at 05:28 PM..
they are pretty Rare even when they were new they never were very popular and the only one I ever saw in person was at the 1996 Vancouver international auto show
Yep, Suzuki X-90. What a dog. A friend had one back in the day and I had the "privilege" of driving that POS several times. Cramped, slow, handled like a water buffalo on roller skates, and generally felt like it was made out of tinfoil and glue sticks by a pack of demented 1st graders.
The one positive I will give it though was that the motor seemed to go on forever no matter the abuse he and everyone else who drove it poured on it. Always started and just purred, just didn't have the power to pull the hat off a persons head.
Many years ago, we had the same type of situation with uninformed people who bought Sterling automobiles. Those cars were an unmitigated disaster, and many people truly wasted their money by buying those dogs after it became apparent (to anyone who was conscious) that they were buying, "orphaned", vehicles.
Can you say, "no warranty"?
Ok, but you do realize that the Sterling was built on an Acura Legend platform (shared engine, transmission, etc). So most likely any hard parts could be found easily. That being said, the recent buyers of Saabs may be in trouble (odd parts to find).
Ok, but you do realize that the Sterling was built on an Acura Legend platform (shared engine, transmission, etc). So most likely any hard parts could be found easily.
Yes, I do realize that it was built on an Acura platform.
Do YOU realize that the car's problems were not related to the Honda/Acura parts?
Because the entire electrical/electronic system was of English design & manufacture, and because those were the parts that rendered most of these cars undriveable within just a few years, the Acura/Honda part of the equation was not the problem. In addition to the faulty English electrics, the English trim parts and interior fittings were also garbage, and the English body suffered from major rust problems.
If you want to talk about, "odd parts", just imagine trying to find window moldings, or door gaskets, or any number of electronic components for one of those Sterlings just a few years after buying it.
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