how rare are these really

[kiwizook]

I found the following on the net
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 939514.htm

the guy says it is rare, but how rare are these really worldwide?

[dan_2k_uk]

Simlar story as your pickup really.

There aren't that many around, and again the model we have in the uk is a 1.3 version.

So yeah the particular version is probably rather rare.

[ScottieJ]

Well in certain countries like the Uk and America they are pretty rare.

However you can still buy them new in some countries as a maruti gypsy and they are still selling them in NZ as the suzuki farm worker http://www.suzuki.co.nz/FarmWorker/ but you can't make the new ones road legal in a lot of countries as they don't meet modern safety standards.

[kiwizook]

yeah, Ive seen those farmworkers, quite neat vehicles too, and quite capable I heard. Ther are only like 17 thousand dollars, and I believe they are not road legal as you say scottie. I didn't realize they are the same/ very similar. Thanks for the clarification guys

[ScottieJ]

The farmworkers are pretty much identical to a Lwb samurai, apart from having a mpfi on the engine and maybe a few other minor details.

The one you posted is a 410 though so does have a few other differences like the Narrow track axles, a narrower spring spacing, smaller diffs and a 970cc engine.

However you could bolt the body from a farmworker onto the 410 Lwb chassis and have a fresh new shell but keeping the old registration so it's road legal.

[kiwizook]

now there's a real good thought. That'll save me a lot of welding and hassle fixing up my old shell, I was also looking at the fibreglass bodies, but getting a farmworker shell might be quite easy, I will have to look into that as well I think