![]() ![]() I turned to the Vibe, and got nearer, only to see what I’d feared: The man had put the jumper cables on backwards, with black on red and red on black. The man headed to his car, and turned it on, then hopped into the Tracker. “Pop!” went a spark between the cable and the Vibe’s battery. He hooked two sets of jumper cables to one another to get some extra length, and attached them to the Tracker’s battery on one end, and to his Pontiac Vibe’s battery on the other. I’ll be right back,” he said, before disappearing into his house, and returning with some jumper cables. I arrived at the seller’s home and met a kind Albanian man playing with his daughter at his sizable home, with a bunch of vehicles (presumably owned by his family members) out front, including the man’s big Chevy Silverado 2500 work-truck. “It’s a 2000 Chevrolet tracker It’s been enough family since we move from Kansas It runs overheats little bit It’s a good car for the price” read the entire Facebook Marketplace listing. Technically the asking price was $1,600, and my plan was to try to snag it for about $1,200 to $1,400 if the body was as rust-free as the listing indicated. The Japan-designed, Canada-built, America-branded 4×4 is rugged, maybe a little underpowered, but just generally awesome. Suzuki sold these things all over the world I’ve had Instagram friends from Brazil and Turkey message me recently, saying they’re familiar with these little SUVs. The 2.0-liter “J20A” engine is known for being rather stout, and the off-road capabilities are said to be substantial. This body-on-frame Tracker is rust-free! It’s got a stickshift! It’s 4×4! It was only $700! Seven Hundred smackerie-daiquiris! Those in the “know” understand what I’m saying this is a Suzuki Vitara re-badged as a Geo Tracker rebadged as a Chevy Tracker. So to him and my family, I’m just going to say: Sorry about this one. Just hear me out.Īutopian user “Shop-Teacher,” whom I met six-ish years ago at the Indianapolis 500 and whom I’m quite fond of, has for years been telling me in the comments of my articles to get my shit together and stop hoarding vehicles (my parents and brothers have been beating a similar drum). And while the machine is deeply, deeply flawed, it was also the deal of the century, so maybe it wasn’t a bad call. And yet, even though I’ve had a strict “No Buying Cars” policy in place for months, this morning I took ownership of a 2000 Chevy Tracker 4×4 five-speed. I just sold my dream Jeep XJ on Sunday as part of a plan to reduce my fleet of cars to something that A: Might let me move to Los Angeles (to do work stuff) and B: Might afford me some amount of social life that isn’t just wrenching at junkyards. I don’t know why I just bought this car I truly, truly don’t. ![]()
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