Any zc32 Suzuki swift sport users?

https://www.whatcar.com/suzuki/swift/hatchback/rev...

I see the new swift is out, no doubt swift sport to follow, and no doubt comments about not enough power boot too small etc.

I have a 66 plate and the Mrs 70 plate and both are brilliant little cars so I expect the new one will be much of the same.

Still trying to find a decent Swift Sport - is it a trick of the light or do most of the white 5-doors seem to not colour match in a lot of the adverts? They can’t all have been in prangs, surely.

Circumstances may lead me down the road of a ZC32 sport this bank holiday weekend.

2017 5 door model with close to 80k on it. Not my ideal colour choice etc but its a case of beggars cant be choosers currently.

I've had a good read through this thread and plenty to think of when going to look at it. Everything I've read seems positive, so I'm pretty excited to give it a test drive on Monday.

Will report back!

Snap!

I’m off on the train on Saturday to look at/buy a 5dr with 50k on it.

Those sound right to me, not sure how much wiggle room there is for anything else if you fancy a change.

My challenge will be to keep things standard, as this is supposed to be a cost-cutting exercise! Good luck!

For the two who are hopefully buying one this weekend, here’s an abridged checklist I found for the Swift Sport. Most of it’s generic anyway but thought you might find some of it useful:


Engine cold when seeing car or has it been warmed up?

Fluid levels and changes. Check service history
Oil and filter every 9k
Brake fluid every 18k
Transmission fluid inspected every 18k?
Coolant 90k
Air filter 27k 54k 72k
Sparkplugs - 48 months/condition/type

Frothy dipstick?
Oil leaks? VVT gasket/solenoid/oil filter assembly
Cooling - radiator/pump/expansion tank/lines/ coolant level all ok?

• Engine oil that smells of coolant
• Sweet exhaust smell?
• Coolant leaking externally from below the exhaust manifold
• White smoke from the exhaust pipe (especially if you see lots of it)
• Bubbles in the radiator or coolant overflow tank
• Oil that is white and milky
• Fouled spark plugs

Exhaust - soot? Corrosion? Smoke? White=gaskets/water
Blue-=piston rings/valves
Black=running rich. Check air filter

Transmission - Sloppy/tight?
Clutch slip?

Idle speed - 1500 cold 800 hot. Turn everything on see if it stalls

Body - rust? Panel gaps? Alloys kerbed?

Suspension - bouncing/ Creaking? Knocking? Figure of 8

Brakes - spongy? Condition of discs? Brake lines? Brake fluid changed at 18k 36k 54k 72k?

Interior - everything working? AC?

Test drive

Figure of 8?
Clutch slip?
Pulling to one side?
Vibration under braking?