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Anyone have one? what brand and do you like it? been thinking of getting on for around the house and a ranch buggy at my buddy's place in Montana.
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I do not have one but will be getting one in the near future. The one I settled on is the Subaru sambar. It has some of the best legroom which at 6'2" I need. It also has a 4 cylinder engine and the engine is in the back where it is easy to get. Honestly any are good choices but there are little things each has the could sway someone either way. There is a lot of web pages that go over all the pluses and minuses of each one.
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I have narrowed it down to the Sambar or the Honda Acty because the rear engine placement. I’m 6’2” and the Sambar does look a little more spacious.
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Those are the 2 I narrowed it down to. I decided the Sambar because the Acty has less room in the cab and it is slower than the sambar. The speed was a factor for me because I am going to license it for the road. I do like the Acty engine placement directly over the rear axle. But he Sambar is easier to get to if you need to work on it with the access in the back and the bed. Tha Sambar doesn't have a solid rear axle like all the others if that makes a difference to you or not also.
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There’s a few in Renton with auction ending this week
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you know what auction?
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A friend of mine has a Suzuki turbo 4 x 4 K truck from Japan. He is looking to sell. What is your budget.
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Quote from: Craig on October 11, 2025, 10:34:17 AM
you know what auction?
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They are miserable riding machines. Think of riding a hard tail harley to Sturgis. You that hard? Id rather use a Honda civic for a ranch vehicle than pinch and thrash around in one again. I spent a weekend having to adjust my kidneys in one in Soda Springs, Idaho. I dont ever want to see one again
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Friend of mine has a 94 honda acty all wheel drive, he believes around 80 kilometers (49k miles), he's gonna put a new starter in it and was looking to get 6,500. It's a manual drive transmission, right hand side driver.
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