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The 2023 Suzuki Swift range of configurations is currently priced from $16,880.
Our most recent review of the 2023 Suzuki Swift resulted in a score of 7.4 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide Deputy Editor James Cleary had this to say at the time: The Suzuki Swift GL S Plus offers good value-for-money, strong safety, a competitive ownership package, miserly fuel economy, a surprisingly roomy interior and respectable overall refinement. That's offset somewhat by sluggish performance, a firm ride, sober interior, and a small boot (with the rear seats up). As always, the significance of these pluses and minuses depends on your specific priorities. But we reckon for a car well past mid-life it's still worthy of a spot on your small urban car short-list.
You can read the full review here.
This is what James Cleary liked most about this particular version of the Suzuki Swift: Value, Safety, Economy
The 2023 Suzuki Swift carries a braked towing capacity of up to 1000 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The Suzuki Swift 2023 prices range from $17,050 for the basic trim level Hatchback GL Navi to $35,200 for the top of the range Hatchback Sport Turbo (qld).
In modern cars with bonded windscreen, the glass is actually a structural part of the car. Therefore, if the car cops a big enough impact (say, hitting a pothole at speed) it’s conceivable that the stress passing through the whole car could cause a crack in the glass. Stress cracks in windscreens are usually fairly straight and will emanate from the edge of the glass.
The other way to crack a windscreen is to subject it to extremes of temperature. Pouring boiling water over an icy windscreen on a cold morning is a great way to crack the glass, but high interior temperatures in hot weather can also cause cracking in extreme cases.
Suzuki, like just about every other car-maker has a list of things that aren’t covered by warranty, including batteries, tyre, brakes pads and, as you’ve discovered, glass.
The first thing to know is that if the car is not presented for delivery in the condition in which bit was described in the contract of sale, you don’t have to accept it. Without knowing the exact circumstances, it sounds as though the car may have ben used as the dealership’s demonstrator model. If that’s the case, it should be sold as such and at a discount to your fiancée.
Check the date of first registration. That might give you a clue as to how long it’s actually been driven on the road. You would expect a handful of kilometres to be added as the car is sent for pre-delivery and detailing, but 800km seems a bit sharp. If you go ahead, make sure you ask whether the warranty will start from the day you take delivery or will be back-dated to the date of first registration.