![]() ![]() So I had it towed to the Yakima Suzuki dealer. ![]() When I returned to my truck after a 12 hour night, all it would do is turn over. I travel over a mountain pass three to five days a week. 3) Stop, apply the brakes firmly, and hold the brakes while you have another person remove the chocks. 2) Depress the brake pedal, shift into gear, release the parking brake, and slowly pull away from the chocks. I would not be surprised to see 300,000km on this car without major problems. I have a 1994 Sidekick with the 16 valve engine and 165000 miles on it. When starting out after parking: 1) Push in the clutch (if equipped) and start the engine. We plan keep this car until the wheels fall off. On the whole, this has been a great vehicle, and has served my wife and I well for 8 years. If you have a chronic bad back, then you may find it a little aggravating. The short wheelbase makes for a bouncy ride, but you get used to it. It is comfortable for four people, and its small size makes it very easy to park in small spaces. It is, however, a terrific city and commuter vehicle. (I have the automatic transmission I'm told the five-speed is a little more responsive.) We have plenty of wheels, tires, suspension kits, and more that can fit. I've taken it on long highway trips, and it can manage, but on single-lane roads you will get stuck behind motor homes because you won't be able to pass them until you get a dedicated passing lane. If you want to upgrade your 1994 Suzuki Sidekick theres no better time than now. My biggest complaint is that the car is very low on power and can barely get out of its own way on a hill. The other complaints are too minor to bother with. Aside from replacing the wheel speed sensor I've never had to do anything more than routine maintenance on the car. The shocks and struts need to be replaced, but that is to be expected at this age. The cruise control "set coast" button doesn't always work. The sheet metal shroud that protects the exhaust muffler is loose and it rattles a bit at low rpm. When I replaced the timing belt at 100k, a different dealer diagnosed the problem correctly and fixed it for $250. I decided I could live with the indicator light. One dealer told me it was the ABS module, a CDN$700 fix. A faulty wheel speed sensor caused the parking brake indicator light to come on (indicating a fault in the ABS system) at about 90,000 km. ![]()
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