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slackerTHEpinstriper Posted a lot Loco Bastards Car Punx Posts: 4,903	Wagon R’s etc slackerTHEpinstriper @slacker
	Oct 16, 2018 16:43:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	After the Retro Rides Instagram post I have been looking at these a fair bit now. I had seen this car previously but let it pass me by. I’ve been looking at quirky small J tin for some time now. I’m also about to set up a new business and need something eye catching and possibly for load carrying and cheap to run. Anyways what do we know about them??


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MR TIKI Posted a lot TIKI,style from a different angle! Posts: 1,154	Wagon R’s etc MR TIKI @mrtiki
	Oct 16, 2018 16:49:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	the mighty Andy Saunders had some fun with this one! www.andysaunders.net/alchemist/
	Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.

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slackerTHEpinstriper Posted a lot Loco Bastards Car Punx Posts: 4,903	Wagon R’s etc slackerTHEpinstriper @slacker
	Oct 16, 2018 17:10:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 16, 2018 16:49:06 GMT MR TIKI said: the mighty Andy Saunders had some fun with this one! www.andysaunders.net/alchemist/ Looks good but equally wrong in so many ways!!


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pistonpopper Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,561	Wagon R’s etc pistonpopper @pistonpopper
	Oct 16, 2018 17:11:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I must admit that I've been looking at them for a while now, I think it was @automatik that put me on to them in the first place about a year ago
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rmad global admin Posts: 18,612	Wagon R’s etc rmad @rmad
	Oct 16, 2018 17:36:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	markbognor 's old one...picture found here: forum.retro-rides.org/thread/172000/show-modified-agilas-suzuki-wagon Build thread: forum.retro-rides.org/thread/189367/2002-suzuki-wagon


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mgbgt stop Posted a lot Posts: 1,500	Wagon R’s etc mgbgt stop @impstop
	Oct 16, 2018 18:58:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	this was my kei wagon RR


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VIP South East Posts: 8,293	Wagon R’s etc VIP @vip
	Oct 16, 2018 19:57:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You'll be incredibly hard pressed to find a 1st gen Wagon R in the UK now. They seem to have all gone, which means you're left with the later Vauxhall Agila version.


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slackerTHEpinstriper Posted a lot Loco Bastards Car Punx Posts: 4,903	Wagon R’s etc slackerTHEpinstriper @slacker
	Oct 16, 2018 20:52:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 16, 2018 19:57:47 GMT VIP said: You'll be incredibly hard pressed to find a 1st gen Wagon R in the UK now. They seem to have all gone, which means you're left with the later Vauxhall Agila version. So I have been finding. Are they all the same chassis? Could a 1st gen front end be grafted onto a Vauxhall?


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VIP South East Posts: 8,293	Wagon R’s etc VIP @vip
	Oct 16, 2018 21:01:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nope. The early ones are even starting to go up in value in Japan, but I did find a Turbo RR (same as above, the white one) which could probably be imported and on the road for less than £2000. www.tradecarview.com/used_car_smart/suzuki/wagon+r/23539137/?isNew=1
	Last Edit: Oct 16, 2018 21:03:38 GMT by VIP

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slackerTHEpinstriper Posted a lot Loco Bastards Car Punx Posts: 4,903	Wagon R’s etc slackerTHEpinstriper @slacker
	Oct 17, 2018 6:45:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 16, 2018 21:01:20 GMT VIP said: Nope. The early ones are even starting to go up in value in Japan, but I did find a Turbo RR (same as above, the white one) which could probably be imported and on the road for less than £2000. www.tradecarview.com/used_car_smart/suzuki/wagon+r/23539137/?isNew=1 Cheers for that, well over budget tho


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Littlepixel Posted a lot Posts: 1,494	Wagon R’s etc Littlepixel @littlepixel
	Oct 17, 2018 10:45:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Never had one but I love these little rollerskates - especially the asymmetric mk1s. (1 door on one side, 2 on the other) There are two widths of car — because of the Kei car rules in Japan the mk1s and some mk2s are a few inches narrower, and that's not just axle width - the whole body is narrower. Badge engineered versions like the Vauxhall Agila are all the wider version made for export that had engines bigger than the Kei limited 600cc. It's also worth considering the Daihatsu Move or the later Malaysian version rebadged as the Perodua Kenari as they have a very similar level of cute / van-like proportions. Lastly - there's already a pretty good thread on here on RetroRides with more custom, photoshopped ones and whatnot


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Littlepixel Posted a lot Posts: 1,494	Wagon R’s etc Littlepixel @littlepixel
	Oct 17, 2018 11:24:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It checks out - Someone with the right welding/bodywork chops could make a superb Van-agonR if they had the inclination... 100% would rock this


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slackerTHEpinstriper Posted a lot Loco Bastards Car Punx Posts: 4,903	Wagon R’s etc slackerTHEpinstriper @slacker
	Oct 17, 2018 11:37:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 17, 2018 11:24:40 GMT Littlepixel said: It checks out - Someone with the right welding/bodywork chops could make a superb Van-agonR if they had the inclination... 100% would rock this That’s really cool. I envisage blacked out windows logo’d from the outside to give the impression of a van. I like this smoothed handle version


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vulgalour Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 7,068 Club RR Member Number: 146	Wagon R’s etc vulgalour @vulgalour Club Retro Rides Member 146
	Oct 19, 2018 1:40:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	There's a handy thread from way back when over here: forum.retro-rides.org/thread/172000/show-modified-agilas-suzuki-wagon
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madzuki Part of things Posts: 25	Wagon R’s etc madzuki @madzuki
	Oct 23, 2018 9:29:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 16, 2018 16:43:12 GMT slackerTHEpinstriper said: After the Retro Rides Instagram post I have been looking at these a fair bit now. I had seen this car previously but let it pass me by. I’ve been looking at quirky small J tin for some time now. I’m also about to set up a new business and need something eye catching and possibly for load carrying and cheap to run. [br Lots up here in Scotland. Were always popular up here for the reasons you mention, cheap to run and masses of space. Great engines. Weirdly I found the mk1 1.0 better than the 1.3, much more revy. Gearboxes have a reputation for weak 2nd, but I think that's more down to the owners, and lack of maintenance, no one ever changes the oil, including Suzuki. Always thought of putting an Ignis Sport engine and box in, but too many projects on the go already. Iain
	Last Edit: Oct 23, 2018 9:30:19 GMT by madzuki

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mgbgt stop Posted a lot Posts: 1,500	Wagon R’s etc mgbgt stop @impstop
	Oct 23, 2018 17:14:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	one for sale right here forum.retro-rides.org/thread/206739/1998-suzuki-wagon-redditch-worcestershire?page=1&scrollTo=2456428


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Del South East Posts: 1,448	Wagon R’s etc Del @silvermac
	Oct 23, 2018 17:18:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 17, 2018 11:24:40 GMT Littlepixel said: It checks out - Someone with the right welding/bodywork chops could make a superb Van-agonR if they had the inclination... 100% would rock this OOOH!!! A-Team Wagon R, anyone?
	'I come not from Heaven, but from Essex'. The Retro Rider formerly known as Silvermac. 1992 Ford Granada Scorpio saloon (now sold)

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thewindscreenman Part of things Posts: 285	Wagon R’s etc thewindscreenman @thewindscreenman
	Oct 23, 2018 18:57:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	As clanstop has kindly pointed out I'm selling a lovely mk1 with less than 50k miles! 1000cc, 5 speed, mint interior, very minor scuffs on the bumpers. 4 months mot left on it. It's in the for sale section on here. I had a feeling it might appeal to a few on here. I've cancelled my traders insurance policy this year as it was getting too expensive or would be keeping it for myself. forum.retro-rides.org/thread/206739/1998-suzuki-wagon-redditch-worcestershire?page=1&scrollTo=2456445
	life's short & it's hard, like a body building elf.

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slackerTHEpinstriper Posted a lot Loco Bastards Car Punx Posts: 4,903	Wagon R’s etc slackerTHEpinstriper @slacker
	Oct 24, 2018 6:43:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 23, 2018 18:57:10 GMT thewindscreenman said: As clanstop has kindly pointed out I'm selling a lovely mk1 with less than 50k miles! 1000cc, 5 speed, mint interior, very minor scuffs on the bumpers. 4 months mot left on it. It's in the for sale section on here. I had a feeling it might appeal to a few on here. I've cancelled my traders insurance policy this year as it was getting too expensive or would be keeping it for myself. forum.retro-rides.org/thread/206739/1998-suzuki-wagon-redditch-worcestershire?page=1&scrollTo=2456445 Absolutely perfect 😍


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adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,861 Club RR Member Number: 58 Member is Online	Wagon R’s etc adam73bgt @adam73bgt Club Retro Rides Member 58
	Oct 25, 2018 21:21:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This thread reminds me of a house I drive past now and then, with no less than 4 Wagon R's on the drive
	1973 MG BGT - First car, Long Term Project 2003 Chrysler Crossfire - "Daily Driver" 1979 Kawasaki KZ400 - Bike Resto Project 2001 Nissan Almera - Daily Driver

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