Faults:

Radiator went (£240 from Suzuki!)

Head went (So bought recon engine (£250)

Heater hose melted?! (DIY job)

Manifold blowing (Janspeed want £180)

Exhaust going (Janspeed want £180)

No speedo (Cable gone?)

No indicators (No clue, it's not a fuse)

No reverse lights (As above)

No heater lights on the dashboard (As above)

General Comments:

Very Very fast!

Even with the manifold blowing (it has a huge hole in it) it left my best mates Saxo VTR for dead!

Really focused and loves being revved. It redlines at 8000rpm!

Good driving position, very sporty.

It has been a very unreliable car, but I think the previous owner had really abused it so the engine was wrecked.

It has a full Janspeed exhaust and sounds great, it pops, screams, gargles, roars and even spits flames now and again!

It is super-chipped so it is dead up until 3500rpm when it gets going and by 4500rpm your're gone!

Second gear wheelspins in the dry are not uncommon!

It feels very edgy round corners and on bumpy roads because the car is so light. Even the smallest of steering or throttle inputs have a big effect on the way it handles.

It is very solid, doesn't roll on the corners and the brakes are very good, discs all round.

I have put in a new recon engine now and it is even better! Faster, more responsive!

Me and my friend went for a quick blast in our cars one night and we ended up on the motorway.

His VTR tops out at 116mph and he said he was doing that and mine was still pulling away!

Don't know how fast it is because the speedo doesn't work, but not much can catch it on the the motorway.

Very nice car and I would recommend one any day, cheap tax, insurance, running costs, will beat most things on the road!

But be warned, it is a no-frills raw machine, it doesn't mess around!

(Neither do Suzuki when it needs fixing! Bear in mind it is a rare car and that means parts have to be ordered specially i.e. very very expensive to fix! (See faults above)

Faults:

The clutch went at 90,000 miles & the drive shafts needed replacing also.

I've also replaced the exhaust system & discs.

General Comments:

This car is so much fun to drive, it's been lowered & a set of 15" alloys fitted.

The original seats were replaced with Cobra Clubmans & harnesses, but they are still in great condition.

The only down side is the dull & tacky dash.

Faults:

No major faults, just normal wear & tear. Some major parts are expensive though e.g. exhaust back box & middle section was £115, new front shocks (stock items) were £90 each.

General Comments:

A very pleasing car with very good performance and an engine that yearns to be revved.

Insurance & petrol costs are low considering the performance.

Reliability has also been good - I've driven to Germany in it from the UK and back and it has been faultless. I even got the speedo to read 135mph on the Autobahn!

God only knows why Suzuki discontinued it.

Faults:

Only things that the dealer should have picked up during the regular 6000 mile service intervals! e.g. Brakes, choke, exhaust pipe.

General Comments:

Good cars, but poor servicing at some dealers.