Archive for the ‘Portland Suzuki Dealer’ Category

Searching for a high-quality Suzuki vehicle? We have a wide selection of options here at Gladstone Suzuki, and we would love to help find the perfect fit for you in a pressure-free experience!

2012 Suzuki Kizashi SE

2012 Suzuki SX4 Crossover Premium

2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited

2012 Suzuki Kizashi SLS

2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited

Looking for your own Suzuki Grand Vitara or other quality new or pre-owned vehicle? Browse our new inventory, pre-owned inventory, and internet specials 24/7 at gladstonesuzuki.com.

At Gladstone Suzuki, we’re thankful to have such great customers! Thank you all for your business – we hope you love your new vehicles!

This is Valerie, about to take off in her 2009 Toyota RAV4! Thank you for your business, Valerie!

This is Steve with his 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche! It was a pleasure, Steve!

Rob next to his 2006 Subaru Legacy! Congratulations Rob, let us know how you like it!

Daniel with his 2007 Chevrolet Equinox! It was a pleasure serving you, Daniel!

Thank you for your business, Baquero! Take care!

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If you’re looking for a comfortable, stylish, affordable sedan, come check out this 2008 Suzuki Forenza at Gladstone Suzuki!

This safe, efficient family vehicle comes equipped with power windows and locks, side impact airbags, a CD player, anti-lock brakes and more.

For less than $10,000, you can bring home this 4-cylinder, 2-liter, 127 horsepower, budget-friendly vehicle. With a spacious interior, an automatic transmission, 60/40 fold-down seats, and more legroom than many of its competitors, the Suzuki Forenza is a practical choice for a variety of uses.

Looking for another new or pre-owned vehicle? Browse our new inventory, pre-owned vehicles, and internet specials 24/7 at gladstonesuzuki.com.

Often, what starts out as a $25 oil change can quickly become a $225, all-day “fix this, replace that, flush that other thing” marathon. If you know the recommended intervals for changing the various fluids and filters in your vehicle, you may be able to save some money by doing those tasks yourself. Here’s what you should know before embarking on at-home vehicle maintenance.

Be Familiar with Your Vehicle Get the Chilton or Haines manual for your vehicle’s make and model. Open the hood and study what you see, compared to the book. Know the names of those parts, what they do, and how they interact. Peruse the troubleshooting section to get an idea of possible scenarios. That clanging noise could have three sources, all different from a clunking noise, which are different from a chug-chug-chug. Some of those problems are easy to fix, others require a professional’s expertise.

Check Your Rental Agreement or HOA Contract Many landlords and homeowners or neighborhood associations forbid doing any sort of car repair or maintenance in the driveway or garage of the residence. Check the legal paperwork you’ve signed, because that oil change may not be allowed unless you’ve parked in the street (and check city codes, too; on-street car repair may not be allowed in your municipality, either).

Are You Physically Able to Perform the Work? You may know, intellectually, how to change a tire or replace an air filter or install a new car battery. But if you can’t lift a tire or turn a wrench hard enough to loosen nuts and bolts, all the know-how in the world won’t fix the car. If you can’t get underneath the vehicle for whatever reason, changing your oil won’t be possible. Know your limits.

Looking for your own reliable new or pre-owned Suzuki? Browse our new inventory, pre-owned inventory, and internet specials 24/7 at gladstonesuzuki.com.

The hosts of NPR’s Car Talk have a great time getting call-in guests to describe the sounds their malfunctioning vehicles are making, but when it’s your car doing the clanking, it’s not so funny. Here are four common sounds a vehicle makes when it needs professional attention, and the most common causes for those sounds. If the bottom line is “take the car in for maintenance,” don’t be afraid to get a second or third opinion.

Clicking when you try to start it, with no turnover from the engine indicates a dead battery. You may not need a new battery; if you left the lights on overnight, or the door slightly ajar, it could simply be drained. Jump start the car and take it to a shop that will test the battery for you.

Squealing from the engine as you drive is usually coming from the drive belt. The cause can range from something as innocuous as getting wet while going through a puddle or as dangerous as a cracked belt that needs to be replaced as soon as possible. Other reasons include A/C components going bad, pulleys or ball bearings that need to be replaced, or the harmonic balancer being out of whack. In any case, it boils down to “take the car to the shop.”

Does your car sound more like an airplane than a car, especially at speeds above 25 miles per hour? The most likely reason is you have a wheel bearing that’s about to go bad. This isn’t an expensive fix, but it’s an urgent one. Bearings that stop spinning means wheels that stop spinning, and wheels that don’t spin mean accidents, potentially fatal ones.

Clunking or squeaking around turns is the result of problems with the front end. Each individual sound is associated with a specific piece of the front end, from the ball joints to the tie-rod ends to the control arms and the end links and the steering rack. A good mechanic will diagnose the specific problem after taking the vehicle for a test drive.

Looking for your own Suzuki Grand Vitara or other quality new or pre-owned vehicle? Browse our new inventory, pre-owned inventory, and internet specials 24/7 at gladstonesuzuki.com.