Used 2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara EX 4WD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
The Grand Vitara is GRAND
After owning a 1995 Suzuki Sidekick, I was very pleased with the quality and capabilities of the Suzuki SUVs. My Sidekick, which I refuse to sell now serves as my daily driver and offroad trail vehicle (extensively modified). The Grand Vitara took the sidekick platform and made an already great vehicle that much greater. A more plush ride, major interior improvements and amenities, as well as a highly upgraded engine all make the Grand Vitara awesome. There are a plethora of other Mini SUVs out there. What you won't find on about 80% of the others is a true 4x4 (not AWD), a low range transfer case, and a body of frame. If your travel offroad, get the Grand Vitara.
EX 4WD Grand Vitara
I bought my Grand Vitara yesterday. I have only driven it home and to work today. So far, I love the way it handles and the convenience of all the controls. I have been looking around a while for a good, clean Grand Vitara and finally found one. It's great and just what I wanted with the 4x4 option.
Mighty Mini-ute
My Grand "Viagra" is fabulously fun to drive. I always used to say that a car is simply a box on 4 wheels that gets me where I am going. But this little dynamo is so much more! I really love this car...it's my baby. Fun to drive, great stereo, great visibility, manuverable too. It did herculean work during my recent house refurb and cleaned up great afterwards. I would have been dead in the water without it.
XL-7 Great Truck for the Money
I have had this truck for 2 years (2002 model). It has performed flawlessly. Looks great and gets 20mpg
Very tough and capable.
True part-time 4 wheel drive traction and a very strong full frame. Short front and rear overhang means fantastic angle of attack. I purposely drove square into a ditch with steep sides and then was able to turn around in the (narrow) ditch and drive back out the same way. Try that with a long wheel base or long overhangs. Windows and door key locks tend to freeze up in sub freezing temps. Luckily I can still unlock with key fob. Hopefully you don't get one where the number 1 timing chain tensioner fails like I did...the part is not expensive but big labor cost to install. Might as well have a new water pump put in at the same time because that is also listed the same 14.4 hour job. Was able to do the job myself. Local dealer quoted $3000. I don't know how commonly that tensioner fails. Supposedly takes less time to change the engine. I still love it though. Fell in love with the cosmic blue and silver paint scheme when I first saw it. Edmunds asked if I would like to update my review. As of now Aug 2021 my opinion is the same. Great little machine. I would add that a little more power could maybe be expected of the 2.5 V-6. Considering it's a dual overhead cam 4 valve fuel injected engine; I would think it could give a little more. It is certainly adequate though. Did Ford get more grunt per cubic inch out of the SOHC 427 all those years ago? Might be fun to research that.



