Reader Review of the Week: 2010 Suzuki Equator

“The truck is underpowered when going up hills, but still gets it done. In fact, I drove it to the top of Pikes Peak. On the way down, the four-wheel-disc brakes were nice.

“I found it odd that the owner’s manual does not fit in either of the two glove boxes. The sheet metal that the bed is made of is so thin that I put about 500 pounds of weight in the bed, and it flattened some of the ribs in the bed. So, a work horse it is not.

“It takes turns wide like a larger truck but handles pretty well overall. I was shopping for a used truck, but with the incentives that were offered it was about the same price. It’s a great daily driver. It looks good, and it hauls home most anything I buy. I do wish it had more get up and go. I hate revving it up to 4500 rpm on the on-ramp to get up to speed. And I have concerns about damaging the bed if I haul something heavy again.

“If I were ever to buy another one it would have to be the six-cylinder. The pricing did get me into a newer truck than I would otherwise have been able to buy.”

2010|Suzuki|Equator