Swift Owners

[mengami]

  On 10/5/2018 at 12:59 AM, DACH said:

Spotted a red one yesterday.

 

Could be my wife's. I drove it and it's quite an amazing little 1-liter that can do wonders, especially when driven on manual. If you are shopping for a car in this category, you HAVE to test drive this before making any decision. Needless to say I'm a fan 

[Zxcvb]

  On 10/8/2018 at 3:07 PM, MelvinOh said:

It was 9 year, 10 months old. Was intending to renew it after driving for 10 months, but I wrecked the car due to my carelessness. 

You can see my post in the previous page, I attached a picture of the car as well.

 

I will suggest save the repair fee and scrap the car. Use the $5000 repair fee and PARF buy a new car. For your age and budget, I'd recommend the new Swift or Honda Jazz 1.3. Price should be in the low $70k.

Edited October 9, 2018 by Zxcvb

[Friendstar]

  On 10/9/2018 at 12:56 AM, mengami said:

Could be my wife's. I drove it and it's quite an amazing little 1-liter that can do wonders, especially when driven on manual. If you are shopping for a car in this category, you HAVE to test drive this before making any decision. Needless to say I'm a fan

I trust u 100%.

 

I drove the old swift and it's good.

 

Imagine the 1litre turbo with light weight

And... Imagine the swift sport

[mengami]

  On 10/9/2018 at 3:05 AM, Friendstar said:

I trust u 100%.

 

I drove the old swift and it's good.

 

Imagine the 1litre turbo with light weight

And... Imagine the swift sport

 

I know what you mean. My wife used to own the old swift sport so i am pretty familiar with that car as well. I scared I won't be able to resist the new sport as my current COE will be expiring in March next year. But then again, the handling of the 1-liter felt too light so it didn't give me enough confidence to push it too much. I hope the sport will at least have better steering feedback.

[Friendstar]

  On 10/9/2018 at 12:56 AM, mengami said:

Could be my wife's. I drove it and it's quite an amazing little 1-liter that can do wonders, especially when driven on manual. If you are shopping for a car in this category, you HAVE to test drive this before making any decision. Needless to say I'm a fan

I trust u 100%.

 

I drove the old swift and it's good.

 

Imagine the 1litre turbo with light weight

And... Imagine the swift sport

[Roh96]

I tested the new Swift over the weekend.

 

What I like:

1) Sporty dashboard and steering wheel (D-shaped)

2) It comes with cruise control, LED lights

3) All disc brake

4) Pick up is good, reaching 90/100 km/h with ease.

5) Paddle shifters add more fun to overall driving experience

6) 6 speed GB

 

What I dislike

1) Boot space is small

2) Engine noise is obvious if rev above 3k

3) Can feel vibration at idling, should be due to 3cyl engine

4) Hard plastics all over due to budget

 

 

 

 

[Friendstar]

Is there any plastic rattle?

[Zxcvb]

Hard plastic is good in Singapore's weather. Or you want good plastic to melt and become sticky overtime?

[Pocus]

  On 10/9/2018 at 4:06 AM, Friendstar said:

Is there any plastic rattle?

No known rattle due test drive. I felt suzuki came a long way in term of built quality since the 1st gen Swift. But it's still built for budget in mind. Edited October 9, 2018 by Pocus

[Pocus]

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Alright thanks! Shall head down tomorrow to take a look.

Hopefully everything goes smoothly.

I'm sorry if this is out of topic, but I wonder what are the opinions of you guys about the Kia Cerato? It's going at $72,999 at the moment!

 

Tested the Kia Cerato K3, felt the car is one confused machine as the gearbox seem to struggle to match the rev of the engine, resulting in a car that is noisy on revs. SE tries to sell it as sporty but how can it be sporty when car is not lethargic? The Swift on the other hand is much better drive to zip arpund if you are looking for drivability than functional.

 

For the K3 I rather you look at the Elantra. Much more refined with same engine as the Kia and very loan options and interest rates.

Edited October 9, 2018 by Pocus

[walkofwinners]

  On 10/9/2018 at 3:40 AM, Roh96 said:

I tested the new Swift over the weekend.

 

What I like:

1) Sporty dashboard and steering wheel (D-shaped)

2) It comes with cruise control, LED lights

3) All disc brake

4) Pick up is good, reaching 90/100 km/h with ease.

5) Paddle shifters add more fun to overall driving experience

6) 6 speed GB

 

What I dislike

1) Boot space is small

2) Engine noise is obvious if rev above 3k

3) Can feel vibration at idling, should be due to 3cyl engine

4) Hard plastics all over due to budget

 

i own the zc82s which is one gen before the current one.

 

- came with cruise control

- pick up is good

 

- boot space still non existent

- engine noise bearable 

- vibration happened during the initial 10k when on idle, obvious drop in rpm but seems to be gone now somewhat or maybe i am immuned

- rattling is a trademark of swift that you can never get rid of and i am used to it too

 

but i am still reluctant to sell my swift despite the attractive prices of elantra/city/cerato and the main reason is still the overall responsiveness of the drive. tap the accelerator and the car pulls away from traffic easily.

 

i've driven the previous k3/santa fe often (for work purposes) and the pick up is just not there but good for those who prefer comfort and leisure drive. same for elantra when i test drove it, you get the space and comfort but drive is just not engaging enough. lets not forget the higher headroom of swift due to it design. i drove the 1.6 hyundai accent in africa for around 1000km and the car is just...a good budget car. 

 

if price remained in comparison with other sedans, i might still get the swift cause of the overall drive engagement unless i need the space in a sedan. the only fair comparison will be the honda jazz/i30 turbo in terms of hatchback if you are looking for one.

 

if your main comparison is price & value for money then elantra will be a better buy but better to wait for the 2019 facelift since the current gen is already eol. 

Edited October 9, 2018 by walkofwinners

[Friendstar]

  On 10/9/2018 at 6:54 AM, walkofwinners said:

i own the zc82s which is one gen before the current one.

 

- came with cruise control

- pick up is good

 

- boot space still non existent

- engine noise bearable

- vibration happened during the initial 10k when on idle, obvious drop in rpm but seems to be gone now somewhat or maybe i am immuned

- rattling is a trademark of swift that you can never get rid of and i am used to it too

 

but i am still reluctant to sell my swift despite the attractive prices of elantra/city/cerato and the main reason is still the overall responsiveness of the drive. tap the accelerator and the car pulls away from traffic easily.

 

i've driven the previous k3/santa fe often (for work purposes) and the pick up is just not there but good for those who prefer comfort and leisure drive. same for elantra when i test drove it, you get the space and comfort but drive is just not engaging enough. lets not forget the higher headroom of swift due to it design. i drove the 1.6 hyundai accent in africa for around 1000km and the car is just...a good budget car.

 

if price remained in comparison with other sedans, i might still get the swift cause of the overall drive engagement unless i need the space in a sedan. the only fair comparison will be the honda jazz/i30 turbo in terms of hatchback if you are looking for one.

 

if your main comparison is price & value for money then elantra will be a better buy but better to wait for the 2019 facelift since the current gen is already eol.

Actually, let's be honest.

 

You are reluctant to sell because you will lose big time ... right?

[walkofwinners]

  On 10/9/2018 at 7:42 AM, Friendstar said:

Actually, let's be honest.

 

You are reluctant to sell because you will lose big time ... right?

 

thats partly the reason but the overall drive of a swift is really still way more engaging, trust me. there is a reason why i bought it right after test driving, that was after i test drove mazda 2/city/attrage/lancer. when i test drove elantra this year, i was really tempted despite having to take the loss and i'm ready to take the loss for a bigger and more spacious car. i've driven k3/avante/santa fe/mini for both personal and work. test drove city/attrage/lancer/elantra. 

 

k3 - no power even if you floor the accelerator, feels like you are trying to pull a truck with a tiny engine

avante - manual so the overall drive was decent

santa fe - huge suv and you feel like a king in it

mini - winner hands down but of course comes at a price

 

city - decent drive, can never go wrong with honda as they are branded a "driver's car"

attrage - forget it but good for wallet 

lancer - heavy and boring 

elantra - better drive than k3 with full features 

 

nothing comes close to the drive engagement of the swift but if you compare comfort/space then swift is definitely at the bottom, the only comparative drive will be the mini. of course if we look at the value for money point of view, swift loses too.

 

can't imagine how the drive of the new swift sport is with that engine pulling such a lightweight car. 

 

swift is definitely not a family car but it is a great car for single/couple but pricing wise...mehhh. 

Edited October 10, 2018 by walkofwinners

[MelvinOh]

Hey guys, just wanna update that the $10,000 VES Surcharge has been removed for the Swift and it is now going at $69,999.
Unfortunately, I placed a deposit for a parallel imported Jazz 1.5 Hybrid just yesterday. It was $76800 which I thought was rather reasonable.
The Suzuki dealer just informed me about the price change earlier today, but it was too late..
Guess it's fated for me to not get another Swift, haha.

[Fcw75]

$70K is a very good price for the Swift.

 

Who has a good and reliable SE? 

Edited October 11, 2018 by Fcw75

[DACH]

  On 10/11/2018 at 3:17 PM, MelvinOh said:

Hey guys, just wanna update that the $10,000 VES Surcharge has been removed for the Swift and it is now going at $69,999.

Unfortunately, I placed a deposit for a parallel imported Jazz 1.5 Hybrid just yesterday. It was $76800 which I thought was rather reasonable.

The Suzuki dealer just informed me about the price change earlier today, but it was too late..

Guess it's fated for me to not get another Swift, haha.

 

I thought you badly wanted the new Swift?

[MelvinOh]

  On 10/11/2018 at 3:32 PM, DACH said:

I thought you badly wanted the new Swift?

Yea, I really wanted the new Swift.

But at that point of time, I felt that $76,900 just wasn't really worth it, given the many other options available at that price point or lower. (Basically paying for the VES.)

So happened that yesterday, my dad's friend offered the Honda Fit 1.5A Hybrid(I think I said Jazz wrongly in the previous post) at $77,000 with 1 bid guaranteed COE, so I placed the deposit and took it up. 

And only today I received the message from the Suzuki salesperson that the VES has been removed...

Would have given it serious thought had I known earlier that it would be $69,900.

Unfortunate.

[DACH]

  On 10/11/2018 at 3:46 PM, MelvinOh said:

Yea, I really wanted the new Swift.

But at that point of time, I felt that $76,900 just wasn't really worth it, given the many other options available at that price point or lower. (Basically paying for the VES.)

So happened that yesterday, my dad's friend offered the Honda Fit 1.5A Hybrid(I think I said Jazz wrongly in the previous post) at $77,000 with 1 bid guaranteed COE, so I placed the deposit and took it up. 

And only today I received the message from the Suzuki salesperson that the VES has been removed...

Would have given it serious thought had I known earlier that it would be $69,900.

Unfortunate.

 

How much you pay for the deposit?