Our 2005 Vitara

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Our 2005 Vitara

Post by maxaret » Sun May 05, 2019 8:45 am

Our beloved Honda CR-V was aggravating my already creaky left knee (driving posn + clutch pedal geometry) so we have bought 2 Automatic vehicles - pictured here is our 2005 Suzuki Vitara with a colossal 38,000 on the clock
We had an 05 diesel CR-V exec,it was fast,comfy and fairly economical but I found the ergonomics a little strange,it was even short of leg/foot room on the pax side but gutted to have to part with it - it was in lovely condition.
We had a quick trip down to Grimsby to look at the Suzi - it was a genuine 1 owner local car which had been part exed into the suzuki main dealer.Whilst waiting for the vitara to be MOT'd etc we visited the BBMF Hangar whilst down there and stayed overnight at the gorgeous Petwood Hotel,Woodhall Spa (used by 617 sqn as officers mess during WW2 - there is a pic of Guy Gibson out on the veranda up on the wall as well as lots of other art work etc).
We had planned the usual A1M,A66/M74 route for the return leg but the A66 ground to a halt (friday afternoon LOL) so we diverted onto a northbound back road up through Alston and the gorgeous Teesdale and took the backroads to Gretna before joining the M74,it was a lovely route home.
Since then I have carried out a basic service - Oil + Filter/Air Filter/Fuel Filter and as soon as the weather warms up a bit I will pull one of the spark plugs to check condition etc.
I would usually have taken the suzi to a localish beauty spot for pics but we have not had much spare time recently so took these pics yesterday at the gliding club.

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by Ju » Sun May 05, 2019 3:34 pm

Nice Vitara, a lot better choice than a CRV
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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by maxaret » Sun May 05, 2019 5:10 pm

Thanks Ju
The CR-V was great as a long distance cruiser etc - the Vitara is much more fun :mrgreen:

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by renaedavey » Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:57 am

Nice car!

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by maxaret » Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:32 am

Thanks RD - yes it is,we are still enjoying driving it.
We also have a Sportage 2.0 crdi which we use most of the time,very practical and boring but we both like having an elevated driving position :)
Both of our vehicles became vans for a while last year as we had to clear a deceased relatives house - the Sportage was good for the longer loads.

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by donkeychomp » Sun Jan 12, 2020 10:14 pm

A Vit is a very capable little off roader. Never got sruck in mine (but a mate did once lol). Enjoy it.
If it ticks over...leave it

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by maxaret » Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:31 am

Thanks DC - we have had the Vit for 8 months - still loving it,we do not go off road very often but nice to have the option and also for going through the odd Ford :)

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by maxaret » Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:14 am

My young lady just happened to look at the gliding club webcam during the summer and took this screengrab.
It shows 2 of my toys - whilst on the way from the hangar to the launch point I stopped off for 5 mins at the clubhouse to use the 'facilities'.
The pic shows our 2005 GV 1600 Auto towing my 1977 DG200 glider (I own a half share)

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by maxaret » Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:51 pm

Just catching up on 2019 pics - here are a couple of our GV with us at St Combs beach (nr Fraserburgh) in july 2019 - it was a lovely day at the beach :D

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Re: Our 2005 Vitara

Post by RichyP » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:28 pm

It's a cracking little GV you've got! Can't beat heading to the coast 👍

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