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Originally Posted by veyron1 well first, the rattles do exist. but i'm a little finicky, and i find rattles in the oddest of places. like RX pointed out, rattles exist in almost every car. you might not feel them as a passenger, but as a driver, you tend to notice those li'l squeaks; you might find this odd, but i found the doors of a brand new RS squeaking...and another 1.9 tdi too. heck, the only (new) car that i couldn't find any rattles on was the endeavour. rest all, from the lancer to the octy to the accent, i have found minor squeaks and rattles....but then, these things vary from car to car.
as for the swift, well, yes, there ARE minor squeaks, from my 4800 km old ZXi. no mechanical or component reliability issues. the car behaves like a sportster, and that sweet chassis is a dream to handle-can get a little finicky over high-speed mid-corner bumps, though. over my usual usage, which mostly covers bad roads or highways, the car has aged fine (except for the rattles, though). no complaints regarding the performance either. it's not QUICK, per se, but fast enough. manages 160+ on normal stretches, and i see the 180 mark quite often. winds affect the speeds drastically though; which reminds me- the wind noise over 140-160 kmph seems quite high, even though the cabin seems to be well-insulated.
all in all, the swift has been a very nice set of wheels for me. just wish the build quality was better, though. and that 1.6 twin cam from the expo... |