had my Suzuki Vitara from new since 2007... love my baby... she gives me no problems, except those that I make;-s

You cannot go wrong with the Vitara.

Fuel consumption is good, never had mechanical problems... had to change my clutch once, but that was due to a friend of mine's stupid driving in the desert.

A/C has just given me problems for the first time in 4 years, but I spend a lot of time driving, so its always on.

BTW, I drive a manual, not sure about the automatic transmission.