Suzuki Swift...unisex car?

JokerD

Had an interesting debate with a couple of colleagues today about the Swift. One says it's definitely a girly car and the other thinks it's unisex. Personally I find the black Swift an appealing super mini and would happily drive it being a male.

What's the general opinion on this car?

Miscreant

Had one for 4 years and no-one ever said to me it is a girl's car. Get the right colour and it can be unisex. Mine was gun metal grey metallic and looked the business. Sold it to my brother in law earlier this year and he loves it.

GERMAN ROCKS

its made of cheese but yes i think its more so a womans car.

JokerD

Miscreant wrote: »

Had one for 4 years and no-one ever said to me it is a girl's car. Get the right colour and it can be unisex. Mine was gun metal grey metallic and looked the business. Sold it to my brother in law earlier this year and he loves it.

Seems to get glowing reports when I read up on it, strong engine apparently and a smooth ride. Looking at the prices for the new ones, very competitive, considering I'd choose it over most of it's rivals. Like the look of the Alfa Romeo Mito but that's more expensive and looking at the bhp, the 1.2 Swift has 94bhp and the Alfa 1.4 has 78bhp

Plus the Alfa is about 2 grand more.

mickdw

JokerD wrote: »

Seems to get glowing reports when I read up on it, strong engine apparently and a smooth ride. Looking at the prices for the new ones, very competitive, considering I'd choose it over most of it's rivals. Like the look of the Alfa Romeo Mito but that's more expensive and looking at the bhp, the 1.2 Swift has 94bhp and the Alfa 1.4 has 78bhp

Plus the Alfa is about 2 grand more.

Buy the alfa very slightly used.

pudzey101

I mate i play soccer with has a GTI
(similar to this)
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2446675
And i wudnt call it a womans car at all

JokerD

GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »

its made of cheese but yes i think its more so a womans car.

Definitely divides opinion this:D
Don't know, looking at these images, I think a man could get away with it..........
http://www.carzone.ie/new-cars/suzuki/Swift/1.2-GL/728362220110601

JokerD

mickdw wrote: »

Buy the alfa very slightly used.

I think the Mito is a nice looking car, strange though that it's a 1.4 but has the same top speed of the Swift 1.2.

Nissan doctor

As with a Mini, it depends very much on the colour IMO.

I hate the swifts with white roofs and bonnet stripes, they are a good car in their own right and don't need to try to copy Mini.

JokerD

Nissan doctor wrote: »

As with a Mini, it depends very much on the colour IMO.

I hate the swifts with white roofs and bonnet stripes, they are a good car in their own right and don't need to try to copy Mini.

As someone said to me earlier, people who buy Swifts do so because they can't afford a Mini.

wmpdd3

I have one, other half loves driving it but wouldn't own one. But he used to own a golf years ago and wanted a colt at one point too.

I have it ages and wouldnt swap it for the world.

wmpdd3

JokerD wrote: »

As someone said to me earlier, people who buy Swifts do so because they can't afford a Mini.

God no I hated the mini. But price was a factor. It was a toss up between a golf, a jazz or the swift. After driving them, swift won hands down.

JokerD

Are Carzone actually correct with their prices on this? It says the new 1.2 GL starting price is €13,650, but when I had a look at dealers, it's a lot more than this.

http://www.carzone.ie/new-cars/suzuki/Swift/1.2-GL/728362220110601

Then, the same car....€15,850
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Suzuki/Swift/1.2--ALL/213220377538640/advert?channel=CARS

CianRyan

Every time I look at one I see them as a potential track day project.
No idea how that'd work in practice but it must say something for it being somewhat of a unisex car.

_Kaiser_

I had one of these for a few weeks as a rental..



I was actually pretty impressed for what it was.. comfy enough, well specced
(import so electrics all round, climate control, decent stereo etc) and drove pretty well.
Thought the color was a bit different too

(Was still great to get my own car back though.. )

Cookie_Monster

hatchback => girl's car.

Nissan doctor

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

hatchback => girl's car.

Good joke....

Paparazzo

JokerD wrote: »

As someone said to me earlier, people who buy Swifts do so because they can't afford a Mini.

Rubbish, what sort of argument is that! You can rule out almost every diesel, almost every non sports version of every car ever made.
"you got a mini? What's the matter? Couldn't afford the cooper s?"

bazz26

Buy the car you like the most and sod what others think. Too many insecure people worried what everyone else around might think.

Zubeneschamali

All cars are unisex.

dar83

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

All cars are unisex.

I'd mostly agree. But no self respecting man should ever drive a Micra...

Owen

Yup, it's about 2 months since we had a thread like this, it was 2 months before that we had another one. So in about 2 months, we'll have yet another yawnworthy 'is this a girls car' thread.

Zubeneschamali

dar83 wrote: »

But no self respecting man should ever drive a Micra...

I agree, but because they're crap, not because they are a girl's car. Women shouldn't buy them, either.