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#1 of 491 Air Conditioner and New Grand Vitara 2000 by latrar Oct 20, 1999 (8:39 pm)
Got information on a new model (2000)for the Grand Vitara (GV) 12 inches will be added to the wheel base..... the car wll be lenghten to increase cargo room and add a third row of seats...the rear door will be larger to make it easier to get to the rear row of seats... the engine size will be increase from 2.7 to 2.5 and horsepower increased to 188 ....sound like a Great SUV - is supposed to come out the summer of 2000 Met w/ the Suzuki REP today Auto Place Suzuki in Williamsville, NY .. he told me that the AC will shut down (overload) very cold temp and that the fix is to add a resistor in the AC electrical line They will be installing the resistor under warranty tomorrow .. this should fix the problem
#2 of 491 Longer GV for 2001 by gone2sea Oct 20, 1999 (8:52 pm)
Latrar, I wonder if new GV will have a different name or modified name since changes appear significant enough to warrant having both models available. Was any info available on total weight, towing capacity, and availability of rear pop-out side windows? Adding third seat and other changes may open GV to new markets, but at 15 plus feet and 3800 pounds (my estimates based on your data), I wonder if this will still be a mini-ute. Also, what will happen to its off-road capability as well as relative ease to drive?
#3 of 491 Additional info on 2001 GV by latrar Oct 20, 1999 (11:11 pm)
I did not ask him the questions about weight,towing capacity or pop out rear windows .....I did ask him about price and the Suzuki Rep said it would be about $2000 more than the regular GV he also said if will have the same off road capabilities
#4 of 491 Re: A/c fix by swest1 Oct 20, 1999 (11:20 pm)
To latrar: Are you saying that all 1999 GVs need this AC fix? thanks swest
#5 of 491 Grand Vitara Egroup Mailing list by rbalk Oct 20, 1999 (11:21 pm)
There is a new EGroup mailing list for the Suzuki Grand Vitara owners. You are welcome to subscribe. Only you can do is just send an email to suzukigrandvitara-subscribeegroups.com with blank subject and message and then you are automatcilly subscribed. You can click www.egroups.com and see for yourself.
#6 of 491 2000 GV Canadian specs by danl1 Oct 22, 1999 (5:48 am)
The Suzuki Canada site has been updated with specs on the 2000 model. It's available with an Adventure package, a Leather package and a Limited Package. MSRPs are up a few hundred bucks from last year. http://www.suzuki.ca
#7 of 491 2000 GV Questions?? by dan127 Oct 22, 1999 (10:36 pm)
Thanks for the link, Danl1... but now I am confused- Several things caught my attention: first of all, the U.S. site has not been updated- still 1999. Also, I noticed that every package of the GV except the JX dumped the cassette and got a CD player instead (like Honda did). On the Edmund's site, it says the "+" packages will add a 6 CD-changer in the back, but makes no mention of a standard CD player. Looks like we still got the cassette. Another thing- there is a "wood trim" option for the GV on the Canadian site, but Edmunds says nothing about it. In fact, I looked at the GV Limited here in San Antonio, and I saw no trim of that sort- I imagine that it looks very nice. I'm sure there are many other discrepancies that I haven't mentioned... which brings me to this question: Why aren't WE being provided with these options? They are after all options, and if people don't want 'em they won't buy 'em. Maybe... maybe Suzuki has more leverage in Canada to expand options and target a more "luxury-hungry" niche of buyers? I have a feeling that Suzuki is just targeting the BUDGET-minded buyers in the U.S. to stay competitive against the other budget makes. I know I'm really reaching with this theory, but it's all I've got! =) Does anyone have any insight on this matter?
#8 of 491 by mrjust1 Oct 23, 1999 (1:37 am)
Got my GV back after 2 wks being at the dealership. They finally tracked down the squeak in it. After pulling their hair out they finally discovered it was the hood. After really getting the squeak going good they slowed down to a crawl and took a chance. The popped the hood and it stopped immediately. The pulled over, closed it and it was back. They made an adjustment to the hood and that took care of it. Mine is a 99 with 14K on it, other than this squeak and an A/C drain plug problem I have had no problems.
#9 of 491 2000 GV by danl1 Oct 23, 1999 (2:29 am)
Dan127: There's an interesting press release on the Suzuki Canada site. "With the arrivals of new Korean entries, who have adopted price driven strategies, Suzuki plans to rise above their competition, by raising the brand Suzuki. Their goal is to make a connection with consumers solely based on the fact that Suzuki automobiles are built better than they need to be." http://www.suzuki.ca/en/pr.htm The Suzuki marketing phrase for this year is "Suzuki. Engineered Beyond Belief." I've noticed a few other differences betweeen US/Canadian specs. 2WD and remote keyless entry aren't available in Canada. The Canadian accessories catalog has some chrome items in the pictures but notes that these aren't available. They are probably available in Japan or other markets.    Most of the Canadian accessories are listed at this link: http://www.suzuki.ca/en/auto/gv-custo.htm I've seen the wood trim set at my dealer. It is a 9 piece set that snaps on over the current trim. With the current US/Cdn exchange rate, it might just be worthwhile to get some stuff from Canada. Maybe I should start a web business to sell Canadian accessories to Americans.
#10 of 491 Wood trim by kellyb Oct 23, 1999 (3:09 pm)
If it scratches less easily than the plastic, I'd sure give the wood trim a try. Kelly B '99JLX+, 5 speed, 18,800 mi

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