cricket Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 According to Q&A in an ebay listing the Justy is a Swift underneath. Anyone know about this? what generations, all? Is everything Swift? I'm baffled. I'm thinking about getting a Justy for local commuting. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 um....just no...same idea, in that they're small, efficient, etc. but they're not the same, in any way (as far as I know...please correct me if I'm wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 The motor is suzuki... The drivetrain is subaru and same with the body. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avk Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 The 3-cyl engine is Suzuki, and of course it was aslo found in Geo Metro. There was an optional 4-cyl engine on Swift and Metro. On Swift it could also be had with turbo for one or maybe two model years. But in US, only Justy had AWD. I believe Suzuki had AWD available overseas, whether its own or from Subaru. I know the departed Baleno, known here under the bad name Esteem and much underrated, had an AWD version in other markets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I cant find anywhere that the EF10 and EF12 are made by Suzuki. I believe the statement that the engine is suzuki is...just plain wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I believe you just... dont know what your talkin about :-p Believe us... it is. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 You must not have looked very hard Will. Search google for keywords "SUBARU JUSTY SUZUKI" PROOF: http://www.answers.com/topic/subaru-justy -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 can`t get any clearer than that:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailgatewagon Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 the just was sold in europe for along time after it stoped here and the 3rd gen justy looks just like the metro swift... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximumBRAT Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Brian is my hero. (and ICK, i didn't know i've changed sparkplugs on a suzuki.. ICK!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Brian is my hero. WOOOT!!!! GOOGLE FTW!!!!!! -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricket Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 It was a rebadged Suzuki in foreign markets. But it was a Subaru body in the US with a Suzuki engine. I'm confused. Does this mean you can drop a Suzuki turbo into a Justy AWD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Dont really see a reason why not. I know of people who have turbo'd a justy, and I know of someone who is planning to supercharge theirs. Ive been thinking more and more about getting one. They're all over craigslist but I havent found the one I want. Which would be a 5spd 4WD MPFI model. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 bah! oh well. In that case...I'll never own one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROGDOR! Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I saw them all over the place in Germany- the 3rd gen Justy is just a rebadged Suzuki Swift, which was rebadged in the US as the first-gen Geo Metro. Far as I know the US model Justy was all Subaru, and the Suzuki stuff applies to overseas, after the Justy as we know it was not made anymore... from what I saw in that article, it could go either way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROGDOR! Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Here's some images from a Yahoo Germany photo search of the European model Justy... just a Suzuki Swift all the way... In Germany they pronounce it like "YOO-stee." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Which leaves the option that the US justy is all subaru :-p If people are having a hard time finding replacement engines for their justies, I think that the suzukie engine would be a well publicized swap. It isn't, so that leads me to think that USDM justies are custom subie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedBalls Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 The early Justy also came in 4wd turbo. I test drove one with a 5 speed and it smoked like crazy. It ran like crap but I still regret not buying it ($200), I would be able to rallycross my brains out with that sucker souped up. If anyone knows of a turbo Justy for sale in the Portland, Oregon area, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoolperson Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 so for curiosity... is that 3 cyl the same as what's in a sprint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 Brian is my hero. (and ICK, i didn't know i've changed sparkplugs on a suzuki.. ICK!) LOL I didn't know I had a Suzuki either. Good thing I traded it for my Brat over a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeEyedBandit Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 so for curiosity... is that 3 cyl the same as what's in a sprint? My 91 justy engine has nothing in common with my 87 sprint engine. Also as far as how all the drivetrain is bolted in still nothing in common. I have heard is they started making the Justy in the Hungarian plan around 94. Which is when you stopped seeing them here. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avk Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Apparently, for 1st gen. Justy engine, the only common thing with Suzuki is the number of cylinders, and that might be just because 3 cyl. is not unusual for Japanese domestic minicars. And I thought they were the same. Since 1995, Justy is manufactured by Suzuki at the plant in Hungary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoomer Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Don't forget the Pontiac Firefly. It came with turbo 2 and they are fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooptyGL Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 i had my doors blown off by a sooped up turbo justy 'bout a week or so ago...my girlfriend was rolling in the passenger seat...i didn't realize that they were so quick off the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myxalplyx Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 The early Justy also came in 4wd turbo. I test drove one with a 5 speed and it smoked like crazy. I think you are mistaken. What are the specifications of the turbo Justy? Early models where carbed from what I have read. And if anyone would be considering an engine swap, I would think the earlier carbed model would suit the bill well. It was between 1600-1750lbs curb weight if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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