Why I drive american.....

My daughter (Jessie) has owned a '95 Suzuki Sidekick for about 6 weeks now. Two-owner "snowbird tow-behind" before she got it. I haven't found any troubles with it yet; but then again, I haven't driven it in 5-3/4 weeks; so.......

Interesting your comments on the Maz-dodo. I don't know when it all came together, but another Andrew (BDT1967, who "Met the girl of his dreams" and has been chronicling it here) had a 199? Mazda B2200 that was just a different grille on the same-year Ford Ranger; because Ford holds a majority shareholder interest in Mazda..
'87 was still "a rough time" for little Ford trucks (and, presumably, their Mazda counterparts); so you might consider cutting the little truck some slack.

Of course, I wouldn't cut it any slack; because a truck is a truck..... fuel economy and an economical form factor take seventh and eighth place in my priorities for a truck. The first seven being:

1. Torque
2. HP
3. Load Rating
4. More Torque
5. Comfort
6. Towing Capacity
7. Even More Torque.

I don't really want to put a 6.0 PSD in Larry, and a Cat 3509 just won't fit so......