Just bought my first cage

[SMOKEU]

Oil, oil filter and plugs every 10,000 km. fuel filter every 40,000 km. check air filter every now and then. cambelt every 100,000 km. I let mine warm up before driving.
It is a Toyota so it'll keep on going. which is more than I can say for my Mazda

Plugs should last a lot longer than 10,000km.

[FROSTY:Me]

Just this weekend was test-driving cars with the Wife who needs a shopping basket/commuter/get her to dance class car.

Didn't much like the Yaris. Was gonna get a sore neck/eyes glancing over at the speedo every two seconds. Not that I plan to drive it much.

She ended up really liking the Suzuki Swift, but bloody wants the flashy one with fancy wheels and extra plastic trims. ("Euro" version of the LTD.)

(Still to test drive a Mazda 2 and it's Ford badged relatives).

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Pay someone to service it. Not worth the time or hassle. A car like that is a consumer appliance.

Get full insurance.

Dude I'd suggest a Micra/march. REALLY reliable but not overputerised. Servicing is the same as ye old sentra/pulsar. Best still if its a shopping cart then bang for buck they are fantastic. 10 or 11k for an 05

[FROSTY:Me]

plugs every 10,000 km.-They are fitted with 100k plugs factory
fuel filter every 40,000 km. check air filter every now and then.---YEP
-cambelt every 100,000 km.--er mate they dont have a cambelt

eeep sorry mon

[Slyer]

Dude I'd suggest a Micra/march. REALLY reliable but not overputerised. Servicing is the same as ye old sentra/pulsar. Best still if its a shopping cart then bang for buck they are fantastic. 10 or 11k for an 05

What do you think about Suzuki Swifts Frosty?
Was thinking of getting one myself eventually, the sport model in manual obviously.

[SMOKEU]

If you want a hatch then buy a GTI-R. It's basically a shopping trolley on P.

[FROSTY:Me]

What do you think about Suzuki Swifts Frosty?
Was thinking of getting one myself eventually, the sport model in manual obviously.

They are fantastic. But its scarey that suzuki NZ have run out of stock of bonnets/front bumpers TWICE in the last 6 months--Ie then bust relatively easilly.
For me they are still too much "flavour of the month" kinda pushed aside by the brooom broom of the mazda 3 in the sex apeal to the 20 somethings.They are still drug money in japan.
My prediction is a bit of a bomb price wise in the next 12 months

[slofox]

But its scarey that suzuki NZ have run out of stock of bonnets/front bumpers TWICE in the last 6 months..

Given how they are driven round here I'm hardly surprised...

[Slyer]

If you want a hatch then buy a GTI-R. It's basically a shopping trolley on P.

Yeah, if I had the money.

The Mazda 3's are nice, but I would like a shorter car and lower displacement than my current Toyota Celica. Easier for praking, much better turning circle.
Swift is 3,760mm, Mazda 3 is 4,460. Also having 2 door is getting a bit old.
The main reason I'd get a new car is I don't feel safe spending money on a car with a fair bit over 200,000k's

[ready4whatever]

Those sport swifts go pretty hard I've heard aye? is that the 2 door rally car one. or is that a different suzuki

[ready4whatever]

If you want a hatch then buy a GTI-R. It's basically a shopping trolley on P.

I had a 1997 wrx hatchback. they have tie downs in the boot to keep everything stable when pulling the G's

[Slyer]

Those sport swifts go pretty hard I've heard aye? is that the 2 door rally car one. or is that a different suzuki

Yeah man.
http://www.suzukisport-racing.com/en...ist/index.html

[pzkpfw]

The Mazda 3's are nice, but I would like a shorter car and lower displacement than my current Toyota Celica. Easier for praking, much better turning circle.
Swift is 3,760mm, Mazda 3 is 4,460. Also having 2 door is getting a bit old.
The main reason I'd get a new car is I don't feel safe spending money on a car with a fair bit over 200,000k's

There's a Mazda 2 as well.

Overall Length 3,885 mm
Overall Width 1,695 mm
Overall Height 1,475 mm
Curb-to-Curb Turning Circle 4.9 m

(Some of the other small cars have turning circles more like 4.7 m)

[Slyer]

Oh yeah I forgot about Mazda 2, nice cars as well.
Will certainly come into consideration.
4.9 is incredible...

[SMOKEU]

I had a 1997 wrx hatchback. they have tie downs in the boot to keep everything stable when pulling the G's

Those WRXs go hard ay. Was yours a JDM?

[Swoop]

What do you think about Suzuki Swifts Frosty?
Was thinking of getting one myself eventually, the sport model in manual obviously.

Talking to a local dealer. The front bumper is pretty expensive and insurers can write off a car quite easily, based on the cost of this.

They certainly look nice and appeal as a "hot hatch" though.