Not quite an Aveo

[coltiger]

hey guys I am from Canada, I don't quite have an Aveo but a Suzuki Swift, car from what I understand and see is almost identical.

I have to say that I love the looks of these cars, I just got rid of my AWD Matrix which was not as fuel efficient. So I bought this Swift, 5 speed with 126k kms on it. From a garage that had replaced the head, timing belt and water pump. I have driven alot of these 5 doors lately and found this one to be the best for my needs. It is quiet compared to the Toyotas and Kias I drove. Reason I joined here is because I can't find any solid forum regarding the Suzuki most are the UK or Asian versions which dont appear to be the same.

[MetroMPG]

I actually own a "not quite Swift" - an old Pontiac Firefly (Geo Metro clone). That's the platform some of those other Swift forums are about. Then there was another Swift version that we never got here in Canada/U.S. That name gets around. Confusion!

Sounds like the timing belt probably broke in your car and they repaired it.

Feel free to make a garage entry for your Swift+: http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/mygarage/add

Welcome to the forum!

[coltiger]

Thanks for the welcome, I already did the garage entry. They had replaced the timing belt which was one of my concerns with these cars.

I had one of those too, bought it right after my Chevette was a upgrade back then.

[MetroMPG]

126k km (* ~75k miles for our US friends) is pretty low for an '04 too. Should have lots more years of service to give you.

[coltiger]

Yes it is and plan to keep it around a long time. So since I dont have the service book how long is the timing belt supposed to last?

[MetroMPG]

90-100k kms (50-60k mi.)

You should be good for a while.

[coltiger]

Thats good to hear, as I loved the look of these cars I was concerned about this timing belt issue.