That guy had more Suzukis at his house than I normally see in a whole year.

Sometimes guys swap the auto hubs for manual ones as they are more reliable

That seller definitely was a Suzuki fan, I haven’t seen a Kizashi or Verona in a while.

I had a maroon/silver 97 JLX Sport, bought in 99 for less than 10k. One kid. Had to trade it 18 months later when my wife got pregnant with Twins. We miss this little goat!!! Good for you for finding one!!

JR sees Hoovie's video from earlier today where Hoovie has secretly added to his fleet. Feeling threatened, JR quickly adds the Sidekick to his squad, making an even 15.

Now those are desirable Suzuki SUVS. I would love to see them return back to the North American market with the Jimny and Vitara.

Amazing! I just bought my 95 Sidekick JLX two years ago, only 91,000 miles on her 😍 Best car I’ve ever had the pleasure owning

This brings back soooooo many memories! My very first car ever was a 1996 Suzuki Sidekick JLX, the hard top 4-door model. It was candy apple red and it was my baby for many years. I got it for my 16th birthday in 1997. It was the car that I passed my driver's test in. It was also the car that I first met my now husband in when I was 18 and went on so many adventures in. I had that car for 10 years. I finally sold it in 2007 after my husband and I bought a brand new Jeep and really had no need for the Sidekick any longer. It had almost 200k miles on it and still ran great. It was such a reliable vehicle. Never had any problems with it. I remember way back in the early and mid 2000s when we could fill up the gas tank on just $20 and wouldn't need to fill up again for well over a week. You just don't see these little SUVs around anymore. It's probably been well over 10 years since I've seen one on the road. Almost 15 years after I sold it, I still sometimes feel nostalgic for my first car.

*if you've got manual locking hubs on the front of the truck you aren't actually in true 4 wheel drive unless you get out and physically lock the hubs. Same thing holds true with not unlocking them at the end of your mud run*

I just bought a 96 suzuki sidekick JLX sport 3 days ago for $1350 with new tires runs and drives great i like it way more than i thought i would its surprisingly really fun to drive i was only going to use it for off road and as a hunting vehicle but so far i just been driving it around town enjoying that good gas mpg lol. Looking forward to seeing more videos of the little sidekick.

I've seen a lot of sponsored videos, but I think this one's the best just because of how happy you are with the company and how it shows and how much you wrap them instead of just one little segment in the beginning where you rep the company and then you never hear about it again, but you rep the company like two or three times in different segments automatically not svrioredyand the excitement in your happiness with the product shows.

Nice! The factory sun roof and leather seats are pretty rare, there aren’t that many out there with those options. I bought my 97 sport for $800, put a new head gasket on it and it’s been a solid daily driver and first car for 3 years so far. I’m going to swap a manual and a 2.3L from a Suzuki Aerio into it soon.

Excellent buy, appears to be extremely clean and critically it has 4wd! Great little rig for an all around daily imo.

Notifications squad! I hope everybody has a good year in 2020 :)

I got a 99 Tracker, its Chevy badged a 4X4 only one owner 39K miles. So Happy with it and its four on the floor 2.0 L 4 cylinder.👍I Luv IT!

They have the most comfortable front seats I think I've ever sat in. Also, keep in mind, most people who off road these switch to the manual hubs. Only the JLX Sport had the 1.8 so there's that.

Geo tracker longboi edition

Love it man, that thing is so 90's, keep up the great vids!

Love It! In 1989 I bought a brand new Suzuki Sidekick, 2dr JLX 5sp soft top, for $9,000. My first manual transmission, 1.3L 90hp, 0-60 was 12 secs. Things I remember: great in snow, good gas mileage, rough ride, and super easy to work on. You could reach down and touch oil filter, could reach under to unscrew drain plug.

This car was made about 25 miles from me here in Canada at the Cami auto plant in Ingersoll Ontario. It was a joint Suzuki-GM venture. Try finding a late 80’s Suzuki Samurai. They were my favourite.

Fun fact: Wichita had the largest Suzuki dealership in the world, for some reason. I see 2-3 Kizashis per day. Not a ton of Sidekicks, though.

Best $1,900 spent in 2019 IMO.. Looks sweet regardless of the cost. Leather looks clean with little to no wear. Great buy

Here’s wishing you a great 2020...may you get to 1M subscribers!

Simple and to the point suv. The suv everyone actually needs

I just can't believe 20+ year old vehicles are in that good of condition in Kansas compared to anything you'd find in Wisconsin in the rust belt.

Those were used a lot as tow behinds for large RVs, especially in the late 80’s and ‘90’s. That would also explain the decals on the sides that matched the RV towing it. Also the manual hubs for better flat tow-ability, especially since yours is an automatic transmission. If you look under the front bumper there are probably provisions for a tow bar as well.

"New 1998" 🤣 keep up the good work sir!

Youre becoming Tyler Hoover faster then expected

Happy New Year!

I almost got an $800 Sidekick for my first car, it wasn't as cool as this one though!

I worked for a Suzuki car dealer in the UK back in the nineties. We sold loads of those things, pretty cool. Then the Cappuccino arrived! They were real fun. Happy New Year to JR, Josh, Gabe, and everyone else here.

Oh yes I own a 1996 Suzuki sidekick sport I've had her for 8 years Manual locking hubs standard manual 5 speed and transfer case for sure not a hipster truck blessings from Merlin Oregon

Whatever camera you used to record while you were driving, it looks much, much better. Super clear and high resolution. Did you get a new camera for your videos?

I'm digging the new dash camera angle.

I have a red 90' 2 door 4x4 Tracker and a 96 4 door 4x4 Tracker. People always ask if they can buy them when I drive them around. I can run laps around my friends in their Rangers out in the mud. The 4x4 systems work pretty well. I shared this vid on my Suk/Geo group on FB with 8k+ members, hope the vid gets some views!

Try locking in the hubs next time probably works a lot better

Can’t be slower than my 90 corolla with the 3 speed auto haha

I used to see loads of these in the U.K, rust normally killed them though, they were called a Suzuki Vitara over here, yours looks good. 😊

these were so much better looking than the vitara

Wait! You never gave us a JR score!

I loved my 92 Suzuki sidekick jlx. I had a few issues with it. But it lasted over 200,000 miles. 16vaulve engine. I wanted to get a 2 door one and mostly a x90. Never happened though. Then after like 230,000 it started blowing head gaskets. Plus it was having a nice round of smoke out the tail pipe. As for the back door. The grease in mine was hardened. A quick removal of the back door panel. Easy access to remove the latch and re-grease. After that my back door open and closed like a champ.

I just bought one local to me for $800, 173k miles and not a hiccup or light on the dash! Guy really seemed like he needed money.... win for me!

Hmmm...ben taking lessons from Tyler, have you? Also, when you engaged 4-wheel drive, you appeared to have neglected to lock the manual front hubs. That could be why you didn't feel the fronts engage.

I never knew why Suzuki wasnt successful in USA. I was in Sri Lanka and I used a swift with a 1.3 liter engine. Drove through hills, twisties, mud, sand, highways. Great gas mileage, reliable and it was peppy.

you have manual hubs. Did you already lock your front hubs. Doubt it since you merged onto traffic without chirping.

both of your 4x4s are called suzuki vitaras here in Europe! lol Please do a day on an offroad track with them together if you can, that would be great to see! Have a happy and healthy 2020!!!

There is a bunch of videos of the guy who bought one for $400. The video series follows him getting it running.

Thanks for doing this JR. this brings back memories since it was almost my first car.

I owned a 1995 Sidekick (also white) and LOVED that car! Please keep us updated on your progress with this gem.

He gets more excited buying something I would never ever want to buy. 😂😂😂 GoJrGo

Having owned both a Sidekick and a Samurai (both manual with locking hubs) I can tell you, they are absolute goats. They will go anywhere. Grew up driving Willy's Jeeps. Suzuki's have leather hearts and just go and go and go...

Damn you got me into Suzukis now. I love my 4R but dang, sidekicks and newer Grand Vitaras are neat.

In 1992, JR would have made the best Suzuki salesman.

So, as a guy who grew up outside of Wichita, I now have to ask if you're saying "going to the other side of Wichita" I am obligated to ask which is the side you live in?!? Haha. Someone recommended your channel to me because they couldn't believe I was a KS Auto creator and hadn't heard of you. I've always wanted to do a Samurai or Sidekick/Tracker build and take it to Tuttle or KS rocks. I think the Calmini suspensions actually flex well for IFS. Definitely subbed!

Welcome to: Supercars For Everyday People... happy new year everyone.

Slickwraps needs to make you a vinyl of that classic Solo cup design to slap on the side. You know the one, and it'd look...slick...

Good luck in 2020! Watch your diet though, we need you around for content!

I’ve always wanted a tracker or sidekick. Why must JR beat me to all of my favorite cars.

Have the exact same car in my driveway glad to see you get one

Sometimes at the end of a model year, the factory line guys will have extra upgrade trim and just add it on. I've experienced this once buying a vehicle. JR, you're a great guy. To you and all of your subscribers a awesome new year. Don't drink and drive. Be safe but have fun.

I live up in oregon and my dad and I collectively own 3 sidekicks with one being for parts one is my daily and the other is a wheelin rig and we paid $500 for a '95 with no issues the others were '92 models and a package deal for $2,000 we also have a samurai but at one point we had 2

That's the best looking 1st gen Sidekick I've seen. Looks amazing in white!

There was a guy a couple years ago who had his SideKick on the Rubicon Trail here in NorCal. Solid axle swapped on Toyota axles, dual transfer cases on 35s, winch ect. Neat rig and it kept up with all the other trucks.

Great Video JR. Now I wanna see where the series is gonna go!

Fun ride...those rocker graphics are sweeeet 😎😎

I say throw a nice Thermal Research exhaust and stainless header on it, maybe a brand name cold air intake (not a cheap eBay or self-fabricated intake), clean it up, put some more aggressive tires on it, and rock it. It's a really good looking vehicle for an older Suzuki. I'm not saying that I would rice it up, I'm saying to put brand name well fabricated parts on it. Every vehicle that I have I modify them to make them my own, but I HATE using cheap eBay parts. Small things like dress up bolts and washers are OK, but using cheap engine parts like an eBay exhaust, suspension components, or a cold air intake is not worth the money that you save over brand name parts.

That black Kizashi is gorgeous!

Lol THIS is a 1998 Suzuki Sidekick. But it's not just ANY Suzuki Sidekick. It's a JLX! But Doug DeMuro would've danced around with his arms, hands and dipping.. thank you for not doing that!

great sponsor I picked up a custom skin for my phone. Thanks for the video.

They are so fun to drive! I had a friend that had a Geo Tracker and I think I hung out with her just because she always let me drive. Haha

I had a suzuki XL-7 when i was in college, i love how the controls, and everything stayed the same just got a lil more refined from this, that same no frills no bs that makes a car feel more like a car and less like a fashion acsessory. your probably used to it by now, but when i first started driving my suzuki felt like it didn't have a giant hood because of the seating position i figure that existed in the older ones.,

Back in the day the Suzuki Sidekick was a convenient way to haul around your subs and amps! Liquid ice for the win!

I love these things. I've owned a geo tracker and a 2dr sidekick. I want one now.

I thought the Geo Tracker was Amberghini’s??

Very nice. MY dads with 90k miles on it we found for $900 dollars but that was about 5 years ago.

My 96 jlx is one of my favorite vehicles

Nice find! I recently picked up a 96 JX. Put some snow tires on it and have been having fun blasting through snow drifts :D

Nice Suzuki there, Congratulations. I like those SUV's, have driven a 1.6 version of it with a manual 5 speed, easy to drive and a lots of character.

Not a bad price it's in awesome shape

That guy also has a Suzuki Kizashi in the garage and a Suzuki Verona on the street

Had an XL7 growing up amazing car was super reliable took it all over Colorado and then ended up selling when we moved back to California, the MPG for a six cylinder was pretty poor but overall great car. Wish Suzuki would come back into US I really want a Jimmy!

We need more wholesome reviews like this. Love it.

Son of a damn. If you don't Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak that, imma cry

You said it has manual hubs, But I never saw you get out to lock them in when you went offroading. Maybe thats why you never felt the front end catch?

These very very popular in the U.K., called vitaras Now they are all in the hands of off reading types - big version of the jimmy

I remember my mom got one of these in the mid 90s, she told me that I get to pick the color, I chose lime green with a white soft top

Love the vids Jr.....please don't stop buying the odd cars....that's what makes me want to watch your channel even more....so glad to see u started back on the John deere....can't wait to see it up and running....my favorite isthe Dodge truck hands down....hellcat engine swap ????oh and the Ford exp....gotta love that but also can't wait to see the Audi running....anyway keep up the great vids and Godspeed brother

I’ve bought two of these! 650$ and 1000$, The autos are garbage, but the manuals transform them into amazing driving rigs! I love these cars, the engine layout is super easy to work on, and manual transmission feels amazing!

$1, 900. for a Suzuki Sidekick JLX in decent shape. No wear and tear with the leather seats. Seats don't look ruined with stains in it. The muffler isn't smoking. No sound knock with the motor. It doesn't looks over twenty years old. Basically it's a good vehicle costing under $2,000. Did the owner really knew what he was giving up! A mint condition Suzuki Sidekick JLX for $1900 that drive and starts up with no problem. Wait I see you have another video with the same Suzuki Sidekick. Title Someone Sabotage my cheap Suzuki Sidekick. Let me go watch it.

If I got to cruise in the Sidekick with Watch JR Goes I would puff on the Cannabis Cigar and get all schmoked up

these r8 videos are crazy lol

Just subscribed to your channel a week ago and you just bought my next dream car! That's a super clean one for the price too, awesome find JR

Just did a quick marketplace search. One in Richmond Indiana for $500. Says it runs and drives. A free one with a bad engine is also available. That's in Logan county ohio.

If it has ever been towed behind an RV (very popular with those vehicles) you have to change to manual front hubs. I had to do this on my 91 tracker LSI. . People also paint tracker/ sidekicks to match there RV’s. Maybe that explains your tribal tattoo ;)

Happy New Year John. Hope for more content in 2020. You are starring rival Hoovie for the car fleet.

I just ordered from your sponser! Thanks for putting that in your video!!

still better then any other car you bought

*Hey JR motorweek recently posted a retro review of the tracker lxi. You should check it out for full 90s nostalgia..*

I have the same body style 2.0lt version and i friggin love it.Rock on!

sweet its like an early XL7! Those things are awesome!