The unstoppable Suzuki Celerio megathread

colm_mcm · 14-12-2014 8:38pm #1

Stupid name alert. Introducing the Suzuki Celerio

http://www.suzuki.ie/cars/celerio

Simonigs1.0 · 14-12-2014 8:40pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Stupid name alert. Introducing the Suzuki Celerio

http://www.suzuki.ie/cars/celerio

Very Sandero-esque at the front

bear1 · 14-12-2014 8:42pm

1.0 litres of Suzukis finest.... it will sell well here :rolleyes:
Ah lads, check out the equipment section.. particularly the comfort part.

colm_mcm · 14-12-2014 8:49pm

bear1 wrote: »

1.0 litres of Suzukis finest.... it will sell well here :rolleyes:
Ah lads, check out the equipment section.. particularly the comfort part.

Why would you buy a GLX over a GL though, the spec seems identical

Interestingly (??) the automatic is supposedly more economical than the manual. Which can only mean its dreadful.

bear1 · 14-12-2014 8:53pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Why would you buy a GLX over a GL though, the spec seems identical

Interestingly (??) the automatic is supposedly more economical than the manual. Which can only mean its dreadful.

The spec is identical... makes no sense.
But if you want front fogs it will set you back over 200e. There are just 4 extra options you can have.

Fogs
Alloys
Spoiler
The plastic moulds to protect against bumps around the body.

I'd rather spend my 12k on something not so basic.

colm_mcm · 14-12-2014 8:53pm

bear1 wrote: »

The spec is identical... makes no sense.
But if you want front fogs it will set you back over 200e. There are just 4 extra options you can have.

Fogs
Alloys
Spoiler
The plastic moulds to protect against bumps around the body.

I'd rather spend my 12k on something not so basic.

I'm thinking the GLX is automatic.

Actually maybe it isn't.

Brochure says it has Bluetooth and aircon

Auto box is one of those shoite automated manual yokes.

Bpmull · 14-12-2014 8:55pm

bear1 wrote: »

1.0 litres of Suzukis finest.... it will sell well here :rolleyes:
Ah lads, check out the equipment section.. particularly the comfort part.

They come with a lot of extras infairness for example power steering, central locking and even a heater

:pac:

bear1 · 14-12-2014 9:00pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'm thinking the GLX is automatic.

I'd say you're right, the GLX is 13k ex-works then. Quite expensive considering you get more standard features in a barn.
I'd rather spend the 11995 on a Panda

colm_mcm · 14-12-2014 9:01pm

bear1 wrote: »

I'd rather spend the 11995 on a Panda

So would I but I'd have nowhere to put him.

bear1 · 14-12-2014 9:03pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

So would I but I'd have nowhere to put him.

Just set him free Colm... just set him free.

Old diesel · 02-02-2015 10:03am

WTF

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/suzuki-celerio-sales-halted-following-brake-failure-during-autocar-tests

Reminds me of the A class rolling over during the Elk tests

Painfully embarrassing for Suzuki - and even if they get it sorted - I imagine the Celerios rep will ALWAYS have a black mark on it.

ba_barabus · 02-02-2015 10:13am

Thank God sales have been stopped. It's fugly

Old diesel · 02-02-2015 10:29am

ba_barabus wrote: »

Thank God sales have been stopped. It's fugly

I imagine they will be stopped for a while - I fear it will turn out something like the Rolls Royce engine saga on the A380 a few years ago.

They will have to find the cause of the issue - find a solution - THEN test the durability of the solution - so they don't end up with the embarrassment of having a fix that works short term - but then fails after 10,000 miles.

Nightmare

Dia1988 · 02-02-2015 10:38am

Old diesel wrote: »

WTF

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/suzuki-celerio-sales-halted-following-brake-failure-during-autocar-tests

Reminds me of the A class rolling over during the Elk tests

Painfully embarrassing for Suzuki - and even if they get it sorted - I imagine the Celerios rep will ALWAYS have a black mark on it.

Considering the average driver is an 80 year old frail woman nipping to the shops on a Sunday, I doubt that the 80 year old lady would be racing around the shopping car park at 80kmph and then emergency brake!

Foxhole Norman · 02-02-2015 10:42am

Old diesel wrote: »

WTF

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/suzuki-celerio-sales-halted-following-brake-failure-during-autocar-tests

Reminds me of the A class rolling over during the Elk tests

Painfully embarrassing for Suzuki - and even if they get it sorted - I imagine the Celerios rep will ALWAYS have a black mark on it.

Would Suzuki not have had to test all of those capabilities? Seems odd to not catch a brake failure!

Old diesel · 02-02-2015 10:50am

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Would Suzuki not have had to test all of those capabilities? Seems odd to not catch a brake failure!

Exactly - hence why it will be PAINFULLY embarrassing for them.

The only positive for them is that at least it was on a test track and not on the road with a customer causing an accident.

Dia1988 · 02-02-2015 10:51am

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Would Suzuki not have had to test all of those capabilities? Seems odd to not catch a brake failure!

It may not be Suzukis fault, as they would have initially tested random Celerios.

The fault might be with an out sourced Supplier of a bad batch of springs/brake mechanism components, which may only affect a narrower range of Celerios and not every Celerio produced.

Old diesel · 02-02-2015 11:13am

Dia1988 wrote: »

It may not be Suzukis fault, as they would have initially tested random Celerios.

The fault might be with an out sourced Supplier of a bad batch of springs/brake mechanism components, which may only affect a narrower range of Celerios and not every Celerio produced.

A fair point

Its a weird one though - the brake pedal gets STUCK - and you lose all braking.

I can understand the pedal sticking - OR the brake failue.

But BOTH happening is a weird mystery

noelf · 03-02-2015 4:25am

During testing by Autocar and whatcar 2 Suzuki Celerio suffered total brake failure . I checked beepbeep stats 37 were sold here in January they shouldn't be driven ..

colm_mcm · 03-02-2015 7:59am

Kinda knew that by looking at them!

Stallingrad · 03-02-2015 9:14am

Could make a good marketing slogan.

"Suzuki - There's no stopping us"

jca · 03-02-2015 9:20am

Stallingrad wrote: »

Could make a good marketing slogan.

"Suzuki - There's no stopping us"

:D

Atlantic Dawn · 03-02-2015 9:20am

noelf wrote: »

During testing by Autocar and whatcar 2 Suzuki Celerio suffered total brake failure . I checked beepbeep stats 37 were sold here in January they shouldn't be driven ..

Interesting how they will be handled by the dealers, probably need to call to each owners house in person given the "do not drive" warning. Surely a temporary replacement car would be provided to all of them.

I didn't see any warning about this on any Irish media yesterday, surely it warranted a mention?

Gone Drinking · 03-02-2015 9:27am

The car in charge of looking after the brakes

zurbfoundation · 03-02-2015 12:25pm

"Affected owners will be given courtesy cars until the issue is rectified."

not another Celerio I hope

noelf · 03-02-2015 3:21pm

DUBLIN reg on Autocar test car ..

Dia1988 · 03-02-2015 4:06pm

Somebody needs to tell this Dealer about this Thread!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki-celerio-glx-5dr/8464588?offset=1

And this Dealer

http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/suzuki-celerio-glx-5dr/8562676?offset=2

Or are they just going to chance it?

Guy:Incognito · 03-02-2015 4:17pm

noelf wrote: »

DUBLIN reg on Autocar test car ..

I'd imagine that's a Suzuki Ireland promo shot rather than one from the actual test.

noelf · 03-02-2015 4:37pm

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

I'd imagine that's a Suzuki Ireland promo shot rather than one from the actual test.

I wonder will it be in this weeks Autocar ..

colm_mcm · 03-02-2015 6:27pm

I wonder how many of these are not demos or hire cars. I wouldn't say that many people actually bought them?

hoodie6029 · 03-02-2015 7:38pm

Was this thread renamed or was it always 'unstoppable'?

Bpmull · 03-02-2015 7:44pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

I wonder how many of these are not demos or hire cars. I wouldn't say that many people actually bought them?

I was behind one 2 weeks ago. I didn't know what it was at first but it turned out to be one of these. Id say it was only a few days old and the one driving it was absolutely crawling at about 40km under the speed limit. So even if the brakes failed that one would of been ok and just rolled to a stop

MuppetCheck · 03-02-2015 8:36pm

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

I'd imagine that's a Suzuki Ireland promo shot rather than one from the actual test.

Yer man Shane O'Donoghue (think that's his name - Irish journo anyway) is writing bits for/selling bits to them now.

colm_mcm · 03-02-2015 8:45pm

From Sniffpetrol

Suzuki braking news
by Sniff Petrol on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

The Suzuki Celery, yesterday

Suzuki has stopped sales of its new Celerio model after two cars suffered complete brake failure while being helmsmanised by Autocar magazine.

The Japanese company is advising anyone behind the wheel of a Celeriac to ‘drive really slowly’ and only to undertake journeys where the destination is ‘very soft and squishy’.

However, Suzuki says it expects no injuries to result from braking problems thanks to a ‘built-in safety feature’ of its deeply dismal and unattractive appearance which has had a 100 percent success rate in repelling customers.