1999 suzuki swift

[barty]

Hi, just bought a little suzuki swift, its the 3 cylinder 993cc
can anyone tell me anything about these, i drove it home and it ran really well and felt like a go cart
Are they reliable, are they economical to run, how much tax and are they expensive to insure
Any pointers on what i should be looking out for etc
Thanks

[mgbizzle]

How did you drive it home with no tax and insurance?

[gazz81]

Trade plates?

[barty]

ok, thanks for the input!
Just to put your minds at rest, the car was taxed till the end of july and as we bought the car with still a day left in july it was still taxed, obviously i need to tax it again for this month so that was why i was asking.
As for insurance, well its a car that 3 of us will share for the trip to work and it is registered in a mates name who got cover, i drove it under my policy as I'm allowed to drive another car

[bigman1207]

Had one three door in blue cracking little car!

Zero issues in the time I had it, economy wise never worked it out but thought gauge was broken for ages as it moved very slowly!

Servicing is a must on any second hand motor it's cheap as chips think if memory serves only four liters of oil and three plugs

The only thing I didn't like we're the wrong side! The amount of times I put the bloody wipers on!

[hario]

I should imagine it is one of the cheapest, lightest, most economical cars you could possibly buy.

Upgraded dampers & brakes = gokart

[barty]

all sounds positive then, no one has highlighted any particular pitfalls or problems so it all sounds good.
It will be used mainly on motorways and it will get a round trip of about 120 miles each day
thanks for your advise