mihawk

I own a japan Swift beetle manufactured in 2009. Recently went with a friend to look at a 2011 Viva Elite, and something I noticed was, even though Viva was the newer car, the deterioration of plastics, paint, etc was so much more apparent compared to a Swift. It's not because the owner had abused it (50k original milage used as wife's car) Even though everyone says Japanese stuff is better, it was interesting to see this in a real world comparison. But still Viva Elite was a fun car, smaller than the swift, fuel efficient, and as most people mention reliable and cheaper to maintain. I can give more details on the swift since I own it. It is more comfortable (obviously not as good as a sedan on longer drives for the passengers, but driving position is comfortable enough). Interior feels a little more modern/decent compared to Viva. Way less fuel efficient (lucky to have 9kmpl in city, around 12-15kmpl long distance and highways). Agent service cost 29k this month (can go cheaper if you do it from a normal place). For the 3 years I owned, I did not have any issues, except I replaced the steering rack as instructed at a service. I have felt it has more power/oomph compared to other common cars I have driven(vitz, axio and the like) PS: Also swift turning radius sucks, sometimes I look like a fool in the middle of the road trying to do a U turn 😭