Suzuki Vitara • 1997 • 267,000 km

Published 02/04/2024
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Suzuki Vitara • 1997 • 267,000 km

Cash
$ 5,000 USD
Santiago Metropolitan, Santiago

Vehicle Details

Condition
Used
Manufacturer
Suzuki
Model
Vitara
Year
1997
Car body style
SUV
Transmission
Manual
Mileage
267000 km
cylinders
4 cylinders
Traction type
4X4
Fuel type
Gasoline

Description

Vendo mi Suzuki Vitara JLX del año 1997. Somos los terceros dueños y lo hemos conducido desde Colombia hasta Ushuaia. Ahora que estamos dejando Chile, necesitamos venderlo. Es un auto realmente excelente, cuenta con tracción 4x4 (en 2 opciones), portaequipajes, faros adicionales, cabrestante eléctrico, rueda de repuesto y un soporte para dos bidones de 20 litros. Hemos cuidado y mantenido el auto de manera excelente durante el tiempo que lo hemos tenido: - En el maletero, construimos una plataforma de madera con tres cajas (60x40x20cm) encima para la ropa, herramientas y suministros técnicos y de baño. Abajo, hay dos estantes deslizantes para utensilios de cocina, así como cajas de almacenamiento y un refrigerador Alpicool de 20 litros. - Para alimentar el refrigerador, instalamos una batería Yellow-Top de 55Ah capaz de alimentar el refrigerador y arrancar el auto. - Los neumáticos delanteros fueron reemplazados en agosto de 2023, aproximadamente a los 250,000 kilómetros, y están en excelente estado. Los neumáticos traseros fueron reemplazados alrededor de los 259,000 kilómetros y también están en excelente estado. - El alternador, la correa de transmisión y las pinzas de freno delanteras se cambiaron alrededor de los 246,000 kilómetros. - En Cuzco (a los 256,000 kilómetros), un mecánico realizó una inspección completa: bujías nuevas, articulaciones de la barra de dirección renovadas, amortiguadores delanteros y traseros nuevos, aceite y filtro de motor nuevos, aceite de caja de cambios nuevo, llantas y fuelles de junta homocinética nuevos, kit de embrague reemplazado y nuevo sello del cárter. Además, se retiraron el motor, la caja de cambios y la tracción a las cuatro ruedas, se limpiaron a fondo y se reemplazaron las piezas desgastadas. Se realizaron ajustes de válvulas en el motor. Todo el trabajo está documentado con fotografías y se encuentra en una tabla de Excel (estamos encantados de proporcionar esto a pedido). - El radiador se reemplazó el 16 de enero de 2024. Realmente está en excelente estado para su edad. Si estás interesado, no dudes en contactarnos en ea.goingsomewhere@gmail.com.


Additional information

Equipment

✓ Lights on alarm
✓ Roof luggage rack

Security

✓ Alarm

Sound

✓ AM/FM

Exterior

✓ Spare wheel holder
✓ Rear wiper

About the seller

Private Seller
Member since 2024
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Frequently asked questions

This 1997 Suzuki Vitara is 16+ years old, which moves it into project / collectible / hand-me-down territory. Pricing in this band has more to do with condition and rarity than age. Inspect for rust, frame integrity, and electrical wear — none of which the 1997 fuel-economy spec sheet will warn you about.

This listing falls in the typical mileage band for a 1997 Suzuki Vitara (around 15-20k km/year). At average usage, expect normal-wear consumables to need attention — brakes, tires, fluids — but no major-component surprises if the service interval has been followed.

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan is a mid-sized Chile market for suvs. You'll usually find a handful of comparable Suzuki Vitara listings — meaning price discipline matters but buyer reach is wider than a major hub. Photograph the Vitara in daylight and price within 3-5% of comparable active listings.

For an older Suzuki Vitara like this one, prioritize: timing belt/chain interval (ask for the last replacement receipt), suspension bushings and shocks, brake-fluid condition, transmission service history, and rust on the rocker panels and subframe. A pre-purchase inspection at an independent shop pays for itself many times over at this age.

Insurance in Chile is a private-carrier market. For a mid-tier Suzuki Vitara in Santiago Metropolitan, expect 4-8% of the market value per year for full coverage. The biggest cost-driver is the city — Santiago rates can be meaningfully higher than rural Santiago Metropolitan for the same Suzuki.

Gasoline in Chile is on the more expensive side globally. For this Vitara, plan a monthly fuel budget based on real-world city/highway mix; manufacturer-rated fuel economy is usually 10-15% optimistic in mixed driving.

This is a private-seller listing. For a mid-tier purchase like this Suzuki Vitara, the buyer usually pre-arranges financing with their own bank or credit union — get pre-approval before contacting the seller. The seller will typically wait for funds to clear before signing over the title.

In Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, you'll need the padrón vehicular, the current Permiso de Circulación, the seller's contrato de compraventa notarized at a notaría, and a clean SOAP (mandatory insurance) receipt. The Registro Civil processes the title transfer.

This is a private-seller listing — an individual selling their own Suzuki Vitara, not a business. Treat it like any other person-to-person purchase: meet in a safe public location (a police-station parking lot is the gold standard), verify the seller's ID against the title before any money changes hands, and never wire funds before seeing the vehicle in person.

A 16+ year-old Suzuki Vitara is past its depreciation trough — pricing from here is condition-driven, not age-driven. Documented examples of desirable trims can appreciate; rough examples stay flat or depreciate as parts availability tightens. Set the price by recent comparable sold prices, not by asking prices.

On a mid-tier listing in a mid-sized market like Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, expect a 4-8% negotiation window. Sellers here have fewer competing listings to anchor against, so the listing's age and your readiness (cash in hand, financing pre-approved) carry more weight than aggressive pricing comparisons.

If the seller still owes a bank or finance company against this Suzuki Vitara, the title has a lien recorded. Do NOT hand over funds before the lien is released. Standard practice in Chile: buyer's bank pays the lender directly for the loan balance and pays the seller for the remainder, with the lender's release letter arriving alongside the new title. Verify the lien status through whatever public registry Chile uses (DMV / DETRAN / Registro Civil / etc.) before agreeing to a purchase price.