Suzuki Swift

Previous ride was 1.3 swift bought second hand, drive till eol no major breakdown, therefore purchase 1.4GLX swift due to it's reliability and low cost of maintenance. Overall quite happy with the performance, thats only small minor issue that need to improve.... Read More

Went to test drive the lancer/k3/city/mazda2 as I was looking for a replacement car for my 8 year old manual avante. None of them really caught my eye due to the pricing. I was pretty tempted by the lancer initially but the SE was simply horrible and wasn't interested. Decided to walk over to champion motors which was just next door and I was amazed by how approachable the SE was. He showed me the glx plus and pricing at 83,900 with 7 air bags, cruise control, keyless entry, button start/stop. Seriously, 7 air bags for a tiny car?! Wow. The SE encouraged me to go for a test drive as I was skeptical of the 1.4l engine but my worries were put aside. Stepped into the cabin and realized it doesn't have an arm rest but this can be settled for less than $50 via taobao. Interior was surprisingly spacious but boot was non existent. Went for a drive nonetheless and I was not disappointed with the punchy engine. Pick up was good and power/body ratio was adequate as the car weighed only 1 tonne. Signed on the spot. Parf value of the car is around 6k odd so deducting that, you get a made in Japan car for a depre of less than 8k annually. Pretty reasonable in Singapore context for a proven and reliable car. One of the major sways for me was the 4at gearbox which I preferred over cvt and it's definitely more reliable.... Read More