In 1996, I bought a new Suzuki X-90 4WD for my stepdaughter, 1.6 litre four banger (gutless, she complained endlessly about that - to deaf ears) and an auto tranny. I think it is (was) basically a Sidekick with a funky two seat car body on the frame.
She still has the car; it now has about 45K on it, but ceased being her daily driver several years ago.
I have replaced the front brake pads (once), the timing belt, the coolant hoses, the belts, a couple of batteries, a couple of sets of spark plugs, a set of tires, and a starter motor. It's had 3K oil and tranny fluid changes, and every other year on the coolant. It is a very easy car to work on - the only failure in the entire time of owning it would be the starter motor (and when she ran over one of the T-Tops, but can't blame the car for that) - all else was just preventive work.
It has a SOLID box steel frame, and very solid steel body panels, unlike the usual Honyota stuff whose body panels are so thin they can be indented with a firm push from your finger. Interior is cheap plastic and cheap cloth, consistent with similar vintage asian cars.
The only other asian car I have ever owned or bought was a new Honda Prelude, and the Suzuki was a vastly better car in every regard than the Honda, in my opinion.
She bought a new car a few weeks ago but did not buy another Suzuki; she got a Toyota Four Runner, but she still keeps the Suzuki. I'm sure that says something, but I'm not sure what .....