swift as the wind, quiet as a mouse

went to test drive the suzuki swift yesterday. i'm really falling in love with the car. i drove the manual version and it was fun! in cabin noise was very mininal (i believe even quieter than a toyota) and it's quite comfortable to seat 4 people. of coz boat space is crap but then again, i wont need such a big one. (wah...as if i'm really buying the car). the swift (with body kit) is retailing as $52,000. the normal swift is $50,000. the new swift sports is $59,000...this one is very chio and is a 1.6. it's modelled on a simliar platform as the old swift gti. i believe a lot of pple will rush to buy it.

ride was good and not bumpy. it has factory fitted audio which can be controlled by the steering wheel. bascially i really enjoyed the short test drive. been ages since i've been in a manual car and it truly feels good. automatic gets boring after a while.

too bad monthly bills work out to be around $1079 (car monthly instalments over 10 yrs, insurance, road tax, HDB parking and petrol), so it's way out for me. taking a cab is definitely much cheaper.

meanwhile, can only dream about the swift. hope i'll get a fat pay raise soon and perhaps move on to another co so that i can get myself a cool swift!