I purchased my Suzuki the same year I married my husband (back in 2010). I had just totaled my last vehicle and needed a vehicle to help me accommodate and shuttle my new husband and his daughter. I had $12K in my pocket and needed a vehicle for just my tiny family of three persons (and maybe one more soon), and one that had good gas mileage. At the time I believed that my Suzuki would meet those qualifications. It was compact, had advertised good gas mileage, and I was able to purchase it without a car payment. Win-win! Almost the day after we drove the vehicle off the lot I began to experience issues, though. The car constantly needs oil, the A/C has needed topping off twice, the headlight is always out, and the gas mileage does not live up to all that was promised. Now that my family has grown to five members, the car is too cramped to consider keeping it any more. I am hoping in my next vehicle to get something larger with better gas mileage.

This vehicle has just been a nightmare to own. It seemed so appealing at first. The third row seating, four wheel drive, as well as the price. But you really get what you pay for. After buying it the car it immediately just died. I have spent around 9,000 in repairs. In the 18 months I have owned it, it has spent more time in the shop than on the road.

I bought my Suzuki Grand Vitara used from it's original owner 5 years ago. It has been an awesome little SUV for me. It handles all the obstacles of mountain living just like the bigger SUV's do but without the high cost of gas. It's just small enough to park in the small spaces here in this little village and yet it holds a ton of stuff. I love that it has plenty of head room and you can push the drivers seat way back. It also has a nice ride even on the bumpy mountain roads. If I had to say one thing I don't like about it I guess it would be that the back seat doesn't have much leg room, but for a single gal that doesn't bother me much. It is quiet on the road and does great in the snow. I especially love the fact that the back gate opens to the side rather than up. I've been hit on the head one too many times by an upward opening gate. I can haul everything I need and if I needed more space then the back seats fold down. I haven't needed more space yet! I would recommend this car to anyone unless they have teenage kids that would need to ride in the back.