Can we make “Tony’s Take” a normal thing??? He’s just a normal dude full of wisdom and I appreciate all the stuff he says. I agree with all the stuff he said. People are trying to make a fortune on old beat up cars or make more off of them than what they paid and all the mods they put in are worth combined. Hwy 83 keeps it real. Tony’s good people.

You are exactly correct !!!!! I was a big chevy guy as a kid. Then life & kids - so im ready to get back into cars. Way too high. So - i got into VW beetles about 6-7 years ago. Now they are thru the roof prices as well. All because some beetle & Bus go for $ 50 - $ 100 grand on Mecum auction. Now every bonehead out there thinks they have a gold mine. The blabbering online does NOT help - just as u mentioned. Good video - keep it up.

Bought mine in 2005 still drives great only paid 500.00 not the prettiest but not rusted out just need good paint job completely stock still my favorite!

I bought an 87 samurai from the original 81 yr' old owner and it was super nice for 2700 cash,the guy took very good care of it and everything was in working order.

Bro you just won a subscriber, spot on!!! I’m trying to buy one and is almost impossible. If one day I see you I’ll invite you to a Miller high 🤣

Well said Tony 🤙🏽 it’s a sad world out there 🤦🏼‍♂️

Could not agree more on ALL aspects!!

Just bought my first Samurai last week! Paid $5k, so definitely more than it would have been a few years ago, but it's been well taken care of, with everything working and I felt like it was a fair price it today's market. Really happy to be part of the community!

“It’s worth 6 grand” until they realize all the rubber and plastic they will want to replace.

The price of everything is going up. New truck prices are crazy. It's cool to see more people appreciating vintage vehicles. Easier for the average Joe to work on. I have to imagine the prices on side by sides is pushing the Samurais up. People are spending 20k, 30k and up and those aren't even practical on the street. Sure the Samurai isn't quite as crazy as some of the turbo offroad beasts people are buying but I bet you can still get out there and have some good fun for the money. Just picked up a 1970 Opel GT that popped up in my area to play with. Always entertained by your videos and I don't even own a Samurai.

Now all 2500 gets you is “don’t know what wrong with it bring a trailer”

Yeah, ive been wanting one so bad for so long. Almost got one, then i had a son, lost my job, all the worst shit that could happen after having a kid lol. But i got another job, ill walk it for awhile, Uber in heavy weather days and land one eventually. Love your channel though, seeing your rides keep my head up.

That green looks good

Tony great video once again. I have my Suzuki Escudo and I just love it. Wish I could get one if those Suzuki T-shirt or at least a cap.Thanks for your videos

Spot on brother !

Thanks for another killer vid Tony! Ppl gotta shut their mouths on them prices. I jus had to pay a 4,000.00 from previous one to one I jus bought. Mine is the one with 37s I txt u the other day but I love em so I got em jus like u! Keep cranking out the vids Miller, I watch em all bro!

Exelente

Bought my 92 GEO Tracker 4x4 5 speed hardtop (stock 98000 miles) for $150.00 in 2009 (not running, loose wire). Was offered $4300.00 in 2017 didn't take it... Was offered $5000.00 CASH just a month ago. STILL said No but I'll think about it....Has only 134,000 miles now and everything still works

Nice talk

Awesome car, i bought mine last year. Needs alot of tlc would love to get in contact about fixing my engine noises

I just bought an aqua sidekick with 40k on it. It was flat towed behind a motorhome. Purchase price was 1700, it hasn't run in a while so lets hope I get 12k

I bought an x90 2 years ago only 2wd but I love it I own other cars but I catch myself driving the x90 more than anything it’s so fun and good on gas and it catches everyone’s attention it was wrecked up front but stole it for $600 and put my own lights and front bumper it’s so sick but I’d love to own a sammi 4x4 but exactly what your explaining people dig their own grave and ruin the fun for everyone

9/10 the guy that says it’s worth $7500 couldn’t even afford the $2500

Bought my SideKick (not running, old guy pulled the gas tank and stuff to replace something and never got back to it. ) I’ve had multiple people come up in my property and try and buy it.

I own a 01 suzuki esteem bought it for 250$ bucks 5years ago best car I've ever owned

That green suzuki is a beauty. Vacuum seal that thing and barn it! Haha, have fun and thanks. Still got mine and won't let it go.

i love my 1995 geo tracker but wish i could keep it idling after up to temp grrr lol

In England they have all rotted to death - the weather kills them. The volume of Sj413 Samurai still on the road in the UK is under 100 cars, only 21 of them are taxed and on the road. But we also had the SJ410 1.0litre engine version & the non-samurai versions. But still they are mainly all dead or off-roaders. THIS is why the prices are at £6000 sterling for a nice one....... Im lucky, i found a 20 year barn find car and recommissioned it, no rust !! Thanks for all the advice, ive changed the carb, heater mod all from your advice on youtube...... AND we cant get Miller HighLife here

Hey BOSS LOVE THE VIDS.GRAB A MILLER GO AHEAD . JUST BOUGHT A BEAT UP 95 GEO TRACKER LSI FOR A GOOOOD DEAL . THANKS FOR INFO

Got mine for 1700 runs like a champ.

Bought my Samurai for what I paid for it! Drove to far to get it, but it had a title. Just hope their prices don’t go up too high that I’m scared to take it in the bush.

I gave 11k for my 1994 suzuki jimny 2 years ago I'm glad they are going up in price

Im looking at a lifted Samurai with a 16v Tracker engine in it right now for $6500 ($7200 obo)... I'm gonna go for it 🤷‍♂️ I've wanted one for 10 years... should have ponied up eariler apparently. Edit: Canadian Dollars

U ain't lying. Seen Sammy sitting n yard not moved couple months. Looked at it knock ask if for sell yes I would sell it. My son saying whole time if they wanted sell it have for sell on it. Well it's still n my yard since February 2019.

This is how bubbles are created in the market. Wait for it to bust.

Trackers/sidekicks, samurais,, and even the 2nd gen trackers/vitaras are going up. Here in wv they come in 3 flavors. 1. Built and/or beautiful machines and low mileage survivors. With stupid prices. 2. Daily driver ones that show their age and mileage with some rust. Priced too high for what they are. 3. Beat to shit junked out no title mountain runners that they are done with and want to out of their yards but still want triple the scrap metal prices for.

just as start looking for a doner tracker the prices shoot waaaaaay up

LET IT OUT! theyre classic now. but the prices are nuts

Just got my built geo tracker for under $5k and I feel I got a deal! 😂

Back when I first got my driver's license these samurai's were cheap to buy. I remember my cousin had one back in 1990 or 91 I always wanted one. Over the years I kinda forgot about wanting a samurai until I seen one on Facebook market place for 3500 I thought man I always wanted a samurai but this fella is NUTS asking 3500 for a Suzuki samurai HA didn't take me long to message him about his low priced 3500 dollar samurai. Been driving my samurai everywhere runs great just leaks oil from the crank seal and distributer. The transmission makes a whining noise only in 4th gear while climbing hill or grades. When a man buys a vehicle he can do whatever he wants with it but I wish guy's would stop modifying these samurai's to the point there no longer drivable on the roads. Best way to buy older vehicles is driving around on back country roads looking for vehicles sitting without tags stop and ask.

Got my 87 sam for $200 usd. Clean title. Rusty floors and needs head gasket. All original unmodified.

I bought a 92 Sidekick back in 2015 for 3500.00, it seemed like a high price at the time, but had a lot of mechanical updates and I knew I could drive it for a long time without having to spend any money on, and that has been the case. Since I bought it I have replaced the starter and the front brakes and rotors, otherwise it’s been rock solid. It has had one longstanding issue,. and that is that it has never like to start when it’s cold outside, it sputters and dies about 4 or 5 times before it slowly comes to life and gradually revs itself up to a high idle. Just wondering if anyone has a tip that why that is happening? Once it is running, it runs and drives perfectly, but getting it started has always been tough on cold days.

Bought my samurai for $5500 in Alaska… I didn’t even care if it ran, they go for $8-10k up here and usually don’t have a title and are beat to piss. Mine is rust free and already had a YJ lift on 35’s…. It was a military dude who had it. It needed some TLC but I daily it now. 🤘🏻😎

I saw one for 5,500k but 240,000 miles on it, can that still run for very long after tgat many miles?????

Way back when I was looking for a tracker and test drove one [several years ago so don't remember specifics] but lets say he wanted 3500 for it. It was clean, little rust and had the hard top. Drove nice, 4x4 seemed to work good. I had a friend with me and she looked in the glove box and found a two month earlier dated receipt where he had paid only 900 for it. He had done nothing to it but it was in really good shape so I told him we found the receipt and offered him 2000. He declined and I walked away but only because I knew what he had paid for it. I actually had the 3500 with me and had I not found the receipt I would have bought it [and maybe I should have anyway].

You sponsored by high life yet? Great videos.

Do not ask if something is for sale without money in your pocket. If you say you'll be back, you just activated a new seller and that vehicle will be gone within a few days.

I see people on the FB groups who already have Samurais trying to inflate prices by chiming in on other's posts. The people who don't have one yet typically are just trying to find a deal. What's going to happen eventually is the Samurai will be owned exclusively by Heep owners who park them next to their Heep and never drive them. ANOTHER thing, the price elevation is also based on BS. I see Samurais for sale around Baltimore for $5k-$8k and they just sit. There's a guy who's been asking for $5500 near me for almost half a year now, hasn't moved. Same thing with a few others. There's also a JDM seller near me that's asking for stupid money for Jimnys, and they sit on FB forever. Basically, I agree with the sentiment of this video.

what is the color of suzuki? what is it called?

My mech, just sold 87 sami for 9k

350000km 2002 Tracker. Not road worthy. Used as plow for the last 3 years. Some rust and drives fine. Comes with plow. $5000.

Well said on not zuk-blocking the lucky potential buyer. These things being cheaper than jeeps is what got me into them. Now they cost more than allot of CJs and YJs. I think allot of really is the laws of supply and demand. US only had ~200k imported. Allot of the samurai content on KZfaq gets around 5k views. Leads me to believe we have about 5k enthusiasts, and maybe that many, or twice more, that aren't all over KZfaq. These things numbers are dwindling. Compounded a bit by money being worth less due to inflation. $1000 in 1995 had the same purchasing power as $2000 today. Keep em alive and the roads and trails guys! Thank you Tony for the service you provide us. I love your content man!

What I’m hearing is I need to lowball everyone

Tony...thank you. I'm looking at a '97 base model no 4x4, 5 speed, smaller engine, 115,000 miles, clean, rust free, passed all your checks, used but was loved. Is $4500 fair for buyer/seller?

Knock on doors of old sitting rigs with expired tabs, offer and buy between 3- 500.00, clean and vacuum, maybe a lil rattlecan paint job, a walmart battery and sell for 4500.00. That's how you make money on cars and have fun.

Hello everyone My friend has a Chevy tracker convertible 1999-2004, I want to change to a vintage wooden or three-spoke, please tell me where to buy? which steering wheel will suit me? and we also need a transition to the steering wheel! thanks

I'm picking up a 86 jx in a couple weeks from a guy who pulled it behind his RV. He was driving it and the drive shaft between the motor and Transcase broke. So it set for a couple years. I can't believe how nice it is for being 36 years old. Do you know the best place to get the drive shaft for it. I'm new to suzuki vehicles any advice would be helpful. Thanks

2024, cheapest I can find is $8,900 and $12,000.

Jonny typewriter 😂😂😂

Bro, can I buy that Samurai behind you for 2,500?

I need new tires, what is the brand of tires on you samurai

I have one in Texas for sale

Things aren't sacred anymore Tony.

And the guy that went from $2500 to $7500 by removing his ad and re posting it just showed everyone his true personality and caricature ,he can’t be trusted which use to be a part of the samurai brotherhood and kept us all close and honest .

Parts aren't cheap! Fixing one up is expensive so one in good shape is worth good $.

In Canada, the prices were already bonkers 10 years ago. Toyota people asking money for clapped out rusted junk, so everyone went Suzuki because there was no "TAX" associated with it, now everything is marked up. You want to complain about pricing, You could buy a R32 Skyline GTR for $10 000 Canadian, now they are selling for $45 000+ American.

Yoooo

Bought my 87 brand new ..has 97000 on it..where did you get the hood bra

I really like the videos! But to be honest, if you offer someone $2,500 for a samurai that they can sell for 7 grand just by going online and posting it, then i wouldn't exactly call the $2,500 offer "fair"

Too high

Consumer Report is the cause of the demise of Suzuki Samurai in the U.S. Supply is shrinking on old sammys, don't blame the player, blame the game.

hey i will give you $2500 for Rambo

Lol

Perhaps John Q. Public has finally tired of the convoluted, drive by wire, twenty timing chained, remove the cab for maintenance, planned obsolescence of the horse shit auto manufacturers that are shitting all over their customers. Like hey, eight grand for a Zuk we can fix. Sounds better than ten to fix the leak on a new Chevy.

Your a snake in the grass if you move in on someone else's deal. Butt out for reals