I'll be driving a Suzuki Swift on Friday! Woooohooo! How cool is that? Finally, after complaining to dad about the never-ending knocking sounds, poor air-conditioning and the pungent smell on the current Matrix, he decided to get a new car! The family's not really well-off so we decided to get a Suzuki Swift. Dad was saying if he couldn't afford a mini cooper, at least he could get the next best thing, a Suzuki Swift!
He test drove quite a couple of cars. The Honda Civic, Honda Jazz, Toyota Axio, Toyota Corolla Altis, Perodua Kelisa, Proton Wira and Toyota Vios just to name a few and decided to settle with the Swift. Don't get me wrong, we're not getting the sport version, so yeah, its more like a toned down version of the latter.
The Honda Civic was kinda over the budget, Honda Jazz lacked pick up, Axio was... errr... I couldn't remember what he said, Altis wasn't a choice cause too many people are driving it and mom hated that idea, Kelisa was too similar to our previous Kancil, Wira was rejected cause the engine sucked, and the Vios was left open as an option. But once again rejected by mom cause too many people were driving it around.
The drawback of the Suzuki Swift is that fuel consumption is just average. At around 13-14 km/ltr of petrol, it doesn't make much of a difference with the Matrix which rates around 11-12 km/ltr. Haiz. That means savings of just a few dollars when I go and top-up the car. Oh well, better than nothing right?
To view full Suzuki Swift car specifications, click here.
Dad got the auto transmission as he's getting a bit old for the manual ones. Kept complaining that he's sick of stepping the clutch during traffic jams (which is kinda true). Thing is, he hasn't even tried stepping on the Landrover's clutch. lolx! Even better, 3 Tonner! You'll break into a sweat just trying to put it on reverse!
I hope the Swift rocks! Can't wait for Friday!
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