Suzuki Swift

Horrible 80s relic produced in Hungary. Only about £5k brand new at the time, so, at 8-9 years old, I'd want to pay 1/4 of that.

You can get a P-plated Punto for under a grand, and they're a much more modern design.

Looking at a nice example of this car for sale- P reg1.3GLX, power steering elec windows, auto etc etc-seems like alot of car for the money (2 grand). Anything I should be aware of about them before I make an offer?? Reliable? Dogs? Cheap parts? etc. TIA Simon

FishFlop ( snipped-for-privacy@noway.nz) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

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For a moment, I thought you said two grand for an eight year old gutless automatic shoebox.

Twohundred quid more likely

The message from "Pete M" contains these words:

You saved me typing almost exactly that! That's a heck of a lot of money for an old banger.

This thread is the funniest I've read in ages :o)

They are also one of the most unsafe cars still on the roads.

Andy

Nah, there's far too many wayward handling Vectras about for that to be an issue.

Lol...

The message from "Nik&Andy" contains these words:

Have a look on eBay and see how much they go for. I know it's not always a reliable guide, but some of the starting prices are obviously putting off even the foolhardy!

We have [ in Malaga, Spain ] a 1990 Swift, five door hatchback, 1.3 liter gas engine, auto transmission, A/C, elec locks. Now has 120K Kilos.

By far the best car we have _ever_owned. I suspect that it's rust sensitive [ many Japanese cars are ] but that's not an issue here.

Negative, BIG negative. Just one dealer locally, they gouge us on spare parts prices.

why do you think its calked a SWIFT - cos it ain't. Buy a Seat Ibiza - far better value. e.g. Seat Ibiza 1.4s Jan 2000. V reg 3 doors central locking, Power steering, 41,000 miles. FSH, electric windows, central locking etc etc = £2,500 or a Fiat Punto for less.