xchipx
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Oct 24, 2010 19:05:07 GMT
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As the title says. The 1990s 1.6 ( 1590cc ) 4wd suzuki swift saloon. Where did they all vanish to? When I used to own ( 2 ) of them, there used to be around 1 or 2 on ebay a week. I have not seen 1 for at least a year now for sale.
Wondered where they had all gone.Here was one of mine :  And the day that the car went to the scrap yard ( bottom end rattling ) I still kick myself for scrapping the car ( dirty as had been stood for a year ) . .
The only one that I know of in existance is my (slightly chavy )friends . Sadly it doesnt run very well as the carb needs refurbing, and he doesn't know what carb kit to get |
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Last Edit: Oct 24, 2010 19:08:58 GMT by xchipx
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g40jon
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tbf they were a pretty leftfield choice when they were new, so i would say its no suprise they are next to none to be found anymore. shame as i think they are a pretty tidy looking car. loads of potential to them
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last one I saw was a friends after he'd rolled it through a hedge. fun cars otherwise.
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Gompo
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Oct 25, 2010 18:42:09 GMT
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Last time I saw one was in around Selhurst in London, about 2005.
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xchipx
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Oct 25, 2010 18:49:12 GMT
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Yeah i guess to the average person they aren't that great of a car, but seriously they are a really fun little car - extremely quick off the mark ( weighing about 950kg with 4wd and qutie a bit of torque )
Wonder if we will ever see one again
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Oct 25, 2010 18:57:32 GMT
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A good one to find. In fact you don't see many standard 90's swifts about either. I imagine they are in the same place as the saloons.
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Oct 25, 2010 19:01:04 GMT
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I've never seen one. I wasn't even aware there was a saloon model!  |
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Roobeh
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Oct 25, 2010 19:14:38 GMT
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I never knew they brought the saloon to the uk either. I can imagine a silly big exhaust hangin out the back of one.  |
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Steve
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Oct 25, 2010 19:46:51 GMT
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I know of one that a friend has sat in his rented lock-up, hasnt seen light of day for a few years now since he took it off the road for a bit of attention but as things usually go it hasnt been touched! He wouldnt part with it for the world though, it was pretty clean the last time i saw it. Good cars, and as been said very capable little cars  Steve  |
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Ooo Ooo, pick me! Spotted this yesterday... gf had no idea what I was on about! ha   |
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Gompo
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The one Ryannnnn posted, while being a good spot, is just an FWD one I think?
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v8jim
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All the ones from round this way were broken up for there engines,being 1.6 16v it was the ideal upgrade for suzuki sj better than vitara engines as they were the only 16v to have a carb not injection
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Dihatsu Applause you say? What a blast from my past!!!
My mum had one when I was 13 years old for a few years. It replaced an old tired Sierra Laser.
Was (by my mums account) a great little car. She had the 1.6 petrol and managed to rack up at least two speeding tickets (which was unsual for my mum) in the space of year driving it. It also had a funy push button heating control system.
As for the swift, I never knew that model even existed. As mentioned has lots of potential and the random 4wd ness of it adds to its appeal.
Lewis
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Hi guys, i just decided to a little google as i'm thinking of selling my saloon soon and stumbled across this thread. so in short i have one it's in a bit of a sorry state at the moment(front bumper is off and the gearbox has an issue) i'll get a couple of pics up soon though  cheers Ross |
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Anyone got a bit more info on these; I've just got an insurance quote (using the reg number of the one at the top) and it'll be cheaper than my Polo. Hmm....
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crazymonkey
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Ok I honestly never knew they did a saloon swift and definitely didnt know there was a 4wd 1.6 one damn I want to see one now  Seen a daihatsu applause only last month. classic car garage near us had a 1991 applause saloon. |
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johnboy
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My mate went to Bulgaria and there are hundreds of them |
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conrad
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oh i had one of those and i loved it for some reason, i'd forgotten i even had it. Not seen one of those or a swift saloon for years |
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