Ruined Adventures
Brenton Cooper
My sister & brother-in-law are teaching in Madagascar. Yeah, I'm a little jealous too.
They bought a little Suzuki Samurai (I think it's actually a Santana) in pretty decent shape, which is difficult because preventative maintenance is not exactly a practiced theory over there. They named him "Carlos".
For all you Zuk owners, please let me know what suggestions you have and I'll forward them. I have never even driven a Samurai, but I did stay in a Holiday Express last night :drool:...we would really appreciate the info, thanks.
Here's a few pictures to help identify the rig. He didn't specify what year or anything. This is from their Christmas trip to Morondava...they had a few breakdowns. Got to meet some nice Malagasi folks. Had to get "towed"...
They had to split up while my sister went for a tow truck...you can see Jay trying to thumb thru a French-English dictionary to talk with the locals
The tow truck:
Sounds like they had a blast. Turns out everyone in the Madagascar coutryside is a "mechanic" so have no fear...
They bought a little Suzuki Samurai (I think it's actually a Santana) in pretty decent shape, which is difficult because preventative maintenance is not exactly a practiced theory over there. They named him "Carlos".
MR. BROTHER-IN-LAW said We're trying to order new tires for Carlos and I was wondering if you could help me find some bigger ones that fit. It is a first generation Suzuki Samurai with 205/75-15 tires on it. I want to re-use our wheels but with BFG all-terrain's that are a little bit bigger. I tried to find some forums to figure out how big of tire will fit without too much work, but some of those sights just don't work here. I don't mind doing a little bit of 'clearancing' in the wheel wells or even a mild body lift if that is necessary, but I don't want to do any major suspension work. I really just want some higher ground clearance and knobby all-terrains.
For all you Zuk owners, please let me know what suggestions you have and I'll forward them. I have never even driven a Samurai, but I did stay in a Holiday Express last night :drool:...we would really appreciate the info, thanks.
Here's a few pictures to help identify the rig. He didn't specify what year or anything. This is from their Christmas trip to Morondava...they had a few breakdowns. Got to meet some nice Malagasi folks. Had to get "towed"...
They had to split up while my sister went for a tow truck...you can see Jay trying to thumb thru a French-English dictionary to talk with the locals
The tow truck:
Sounds like they had a blast. Turns out everyone in the Madagascar coutryside is a "mechanic" so have no fear...
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