Sofarsogood Clutched August 16, 2006 Share August 16, 2006 New SS owners. Any gripe about the car? Is the auto gearbox smooth? I test drove two weeks ago, and found the engine responsive. However, my wife who was sitting behind found the car bumpy. And there's this reverberating sound coming from the air-con. She also found it strange that the SE switch on the radio during the test drive; maybe to drown the noise. Is the noise insulation that bad? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel 1st Gear August 16, 2006 Share August 16, 2006 Bumpy ride = stiff suspension with minimal roll when cornering Comfortable ride = Soft suspension with poor cornering control The SS is a small fast car with sporty suspension setup so it's not meant to be a very comfortable ride... Wanna test sound insulation always turn radio off during test drive... then u can hear engine note & whatever sound that is present in the ride Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tckrto 2nd Gear August 16, 2006 Share August 16, 2006 Me driving 1.5 swift nia. But the sound insulation consider good liao. At least not very noisy like some other make Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentwy Neutral Newbie August 16, 2006 Share August 16, 2006 Sorry I not new owner but it was on my list when shopping for a car. Swift is a GOOD car! Solid handling compared to it's class. Solidly built. Back suspension for cars like the Swift are stiffer for better handling. Sound insulation is okay to me. this one needs verification from actual drivers. have a close friend who has owned one for a year. only mechanical thing is brakes squeaked and so they changed the brake pad. met an accident once and dented the bonnet. was expensive cos that time few new swifts on the road so few spare parts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofarsogood Clutched August 16, 2006 Author Share August 16, 2006 Auto or Manual? PI or Champion? What's FC u r getting? Sorry for so many questions at one go... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tckrto 2nd Gear August 16, 2006 Share August 16, 2006 From Champion, ride is AT, FC getting average 12-14km/l when i heavy foot will get 12km/l. Everything stock except exhaust, drop in K&N filter and spark plug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccjna Clutched August 19, 2006 Share August 19, 2006 For me...i prefer to drive auto one cos the highway always traffic. Very sian one... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum 5th Gear August 19, 2006 Share August 19, 2006 New SS owners. Any gripe about the car? Is the auto gearbox smooth? I test drove two weeks ago, and found the engine responsive. However, my wife who was sitting behind found the car bumpy. And there's this reverberating sound coming from the air-con. She also found it strange that the SE switch on the radio during the test drive; maybe to drown the noise. Is the noise insulation that bad? talk about bumpless and sound insulation, do you mind thai altis? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofarsogood Clutched August 20, 2006 Author Share August 20, 2006 Nah... no altis for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tckrto 2nd Gear August 20, 2006 Share August 20, 2006 btw the stock suspension very bumpy lol if u don mind den its ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfx16 6th Gear August 20, 2006 Share August 20, 2006 IMO Swift stock suspension consider very soft liao Whenever approach hump i rarely slow down I'll roll over it Now i'm on after market spring That's what i call hard Now whenever approach a hump I need to slow down to roll over it As for it noise insulation I would classify it the best within it group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vollov Neutral Newbie August 25, 2006 Share August 25, 2006 If you can go over hump without slowing down, then thet Swift's stock suspension isn't "soft", it's well damped. That means you don't get the bouncing movement and neither do you get the suspension bottoming out. When a suspension is soft, you will feel the car bouncing if you go over a hump at speed. Or you will hear a "thud" sound when you go over at speed. If you change to after-market suspension to get a stiffer setup, then you can completely forget about going over a suspension without slowing down. Why? Because the bulk of the movement will be transmitted through the setup to car seat. If you ask me, I rather get a well damped setup that you can go over a hump at speed without the suspension complaining. Only reason to get aftermarket is if you want better body control when you take turns at high speeds. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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