I have had my black Suzuki Swift 1.3 for two years now. I wanted a small car and fancied a Mini Cooper but was buying from new so the Cooper a bit too expensive. Decided the Swift was the next best thing and snapped one up for £8,200. I have owned quite a few small cars including models by Peugeot, Ford and Mercedes and the Swift is by far my favourite. In the past two years the only problem i have had is the left indicator does not cancel automatically. The Swift has been named appropriately as it is very nippy and quite economical on fuel getting between 40-45 mpg. Althogh this is a small car i always manage to fit quite a lot in it. I drive my three ...  Read the complete review

For the past six years I have driven around in Suzuki Swifts. My first one was a 1993 1.3 GLS four door which, although for an old car, drove really well. It's exceleration was very good for a small engine, and the gearbox was smooth and precise. The colour was gun metal grey, which I didn't mind but some of the newer colours for this model up to about 2002 are quite horrible especially the purple/blue, but that's only my personal opinion. My latest model which I've had for about two years is like the car on the topic heading, green! It's again a 1.3 1998 two door but it's a GLX which is not quite as quick as the GLS. There is little difference between ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Suzuki Swift 1.3 just over 3 years ago and apart from the usual occasional small repairs that show up when it is serviced I have been very impressed with this car. Not being a fan of motorway driving the main use for my car is to get to and from work, a distance of about 8 miles, and I wanted a reliable and reletively cheap motor which would also be economical to run. Considering that the vast majority of my driving is in town I get around 45 miles to the gallon. The one really long run I did was to Scotland which is a fair distance from Lincolnshire where I live and the petrol consumption for this was very impressive. I have yet to have either a ...  Read the complete review

I owned a 1.4 Swift for two years and it was a fab little car. I bought it from new and we never needed to visit a garage. It looked rather similar to a Mini Cooper, was comfy inside, had various mod cons. It was an economical car to run, both in terms of petrol, insurance and car tax. It was nippy around town, and held its own on the motorway. Even though it was a small car, I felt safe inside. The interior was comfy and I never ended up with a bad back I've suffered in other cars when covering a lot of miles in one day. Fantastic to park and getting through tight spaces was never a problem. My reason for changing it? The only down side to ...  Read the complete review

To be honest when I was first handed the keys for this rental car I had a good chuckle to myself as I really didn't expect anything from the car i thoughts as with most small cars it would be an underpowered bore to drive. Within 15 miles I was in awe of this little gem, not only does it have a surprisingly nippy engine but it's fun to drive, having previously owned an original Mini i wass impressed how close tot he Mini it was for fun round bends and more importantly just for the all round driving experience. There is a large amount of space in the car as well I was able to pack myself, may parter and 5 month old baby + pram/car seat and luggage for a 2 week ...  Read the complete review