Don’t worry, Doozy, I got your back (from Wiki):
“The European [Subaru] Justy from 1994 to 2001, a rebadged second generation Suzuki Cultus, used a 1.3 SOHC 8V, G13BA Suzuki engine…”
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Rebadging another make of car hardly qualifies as an example of “switching” engine designs.
On that basis, somebody could look under the hood of a Scion FR-S, see the Subaru flat-4 engine, and say, “Look! Toyota is switching to horizontally-opposed engines!”.
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@insightful. ;-))))) Good one. That’s right up there with "SAAB makes an AWD system that rivals that of a Subaru “
Source ? " Rolling Stone”
Cultus… That’s an intriguing name for a car. Could have a religious following, or be some sort of infection. Never would have guessed a car. Those kooky Japanese carmakers come up with some odd names. Then again, I always thought Justy was a seriously weird name.
MarkM Speaking of Japanese vehicle names I have always laughed at the Nissan Murano. Change u to a plus add an r Marrano and you have Spanish for pig. Somehow I find this amusing and appropriate.
Murano is already a curious name, being the small group of islands near Venice famous for glassmaking. I doubt the Murano is made of glass. Murano has so many glass works because the Venetian rulers banned them from the main islands. They had caused too many fires.
As to a 4k car… I doubt that any car in that price range would be without some potential problems. I agree with the previous comments about Consumer Reports. Look at the history of various makes and models, note the trouble areas, and then inspect cars for said potential problems. I honestly haven’t purchased a car in that range for years, however my son was in that market about 5 years ago and the results weren’t bad… He had decent luck Escorts and Focus (Foci?)… fairly inexpensive to purchase and no major troubles. Not the safest cars in a accident however. Given your area’s rust issues you have a tough task find something “clean”. Please post what you end up doing, I would be curious to what you decide,