Suzuki Swift (mk4)

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:44 pm

Anyone ever driven one?

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:47 pm

Must be better than a Panda anyway

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:54 pm

That's what I was thinking

The Wife Approval Form was rejected for the small Fiat, so it's back to the drawing board.

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:58 pm

Aygo

£35 for a full years Tax and very cheap insurance

Another reason to post this pic

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:00 pm

Time for a deep breath.......I really like the aygo.....

smee · Post by **smee** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:20 pm

Swift Gti all the way, spoke to David Halley at an autotest when it was launched and he explained that it's basically a super1600 to meet homologation regs for the road. Would make a really good rally car/toy for the wife, either or same thing.

delands · Post by **delands** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:26 pm

Fiat 500 Arbarth?

Mmmm... white....lovely

jj · Post by jj » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:27 pm

I would get a new fiat 500 if I was in the market for a small car - dont know how they drive but they look cool.

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:40 pm

Yes the 500 looks ace, inside and out, but it's pitched sqaurely at the Mini market - "premium small car" - and I cannot afford to pay premium prices for a daily runabout and winter car. That rules out the Swift "Sport" also or any warm flavours of any car. Christ if I was going to spend £10k I'd end up buying another VX/Elise!

The Panda ticked the boxes at <£6k for a brand new motor with 3 years warranty. Light, 5 doors, good to drive, good base model spec, reliable and good in snow and ice (according to Clarkson!). It's just 'er indoors wouldn't look past the visuals

This coming from a woman who wants an MG-TF

So I'm back looking at a new Ka (still with 1960s engine), year-old Swifts, Lupos, Yaris, Aygo, C2, 107 etc etc.

Drove the Grande Punto, nice car very competent but the base 1.2 felt rather underpowered. They've been selling sh*tloads of them!!

delands · Post by **delands** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:04 pm

caleebra wrote: The Panda ticked the boxes at <£6k for a brand new motor with 3 years warranty. Light, 5 doors, good to drive, good base model spec, reliable and good in snow and ice (according to Clarkson!).

A 4x4 Panda suit you, sir?

http://www.carsfromitaly.net/fiat/popups/p4x4_500.html

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:18 pm

She still moans it looks like, and no offence meant to anyone reading, a disabled person car

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:49 pm

caleebra wrote:She still moans it looks like, and no offence meant to LazyDonkey, a disabled person car

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:49 pm

caleebra wrote:She still moans it looks like, and no offence meant to anyone reading, a disabled person car

She obviously hasnt seen a Skoda Roomster then!

I'm in the Swift Sport camp I'm afraid. Puker wee car, OK the interior is rather plastiky but the Sport is a nice piece of kit mechanically.

Saw one the other day in titanium with black cabin roof (similar to the mini) arch spats and offset racing stripes which I thought was rather tasty!

delands · Post by **delands** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:50 pm

Thank goodness she is your 'indoors' and

Good luck...

Perhaps Terry Tibbs may have something?

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:01 pm

scottyf wrote:
caleebra wrote:She still moans it looks like, and no offence meant to anyone reading, a disabled person car
She obviously hasnt seen a Skoda Roomster then!

!

Iam sure I have a picture of Dom driving a Roomster somewhere