04-17-2015, 08:03 PM
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Here's one for MetroMPG, a rust free 1992 Metro with 227k KMs. Complete with 5 speed and sexy pop top sunroof! Sadly it's a 4 cylinder but hey when was the last time you saw one this old?
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04-17-2015, 11:25 PM
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All of the Suzuki Swift sedans that I have seen had 4-cyl engines.
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The pre-facelift front clip was more appealing to me. This one doesn't look so great.
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There are still many in Argentina and a handful of them in Uruguay.
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I did find this, note the *DI lettering.
That is a TDI without a T, an NA TDI. These didn't sell a lot outside Southern Europe (at least on the Eastern side of the Atlantic, maybe Rooster has more from the West). Emissions limits killed them here - Diesels with Turbos were allowed more generous pass values.
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The VW SDI was still available in Argentina until a few years ago. |
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04-18-2015, 08:30 PM
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All of the Suzuki Swift sedans that I have seen had 4-cyl engines.
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All Swifts have 4 cylinders, in Canada anyway. You could only get the 3 cylinder here in the clones i.e. Metro, Firefly, Sprint. I have actually seen 3 cylinder, 4 door sedan, automatic Sprints. Now that would be a bad car to take through the mountains haha.
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04-22-2015, 06:02 AM
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All Swifts have 4 cylinders, in Canada anyway. You could only get the 3 cylinder here in the clones i.e. Metro, Firefly, Sprint. I have actually seen 3 cylinder, 4 door sedan, automatic Sprints. Now that would be a bad car to take through the mountains haha.
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The clones were not officially available in Brazil, and due to the tax break on 1.0L-engined cars the Swift had the 3-cyl. However, since 1.0L engines were not so usual in subcompact sedans at that time, the sedan only had the 4-cyl 1.6L while the hot-hatch Swift GTI had a higher-revving 1.3L 4-cyl. |
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05-12-2015, 01:44 AM
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05-12-2015, 03:18 AM
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^^ Hey, that's my car!
Except for the year, I had a '85, but same color n specs.
No headrests on the rear bench though, and no pull type bench adjust/release.
Would I love to drive one of those again, never mind the dodgy choke and vapour lock on hot days... 
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05-12-2015, 03:47 AM
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I have it's twin in an '87 with half the miles, but like you said it is not reliable. I can't even find parts to rebuild the carb, the only option appears to be a Weber conversion that will cost as much as the car did!
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05-12-2015, 08:00 AM
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I had an '86. Head gasket went and I cracked the head. Haven't seen one of this vintage in years. (In the rust belt).
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05-12-2015, 09:17 AM
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Those 1.3s were supposed to get great mileage. I got the 1.5 CRX (1984). The CRX1.3 was about 13.5 seconds to 60 mph. I wanted the 10 sec time. You could carb that car for great mileage but the miles and rust are killers by themselves.
Put a single Mikuni SU like the early z car.
Can't beat the price.
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05-12-2015, 09:18 AM
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I like orphans but when I have to worry about my feet dragging the ground, NAHHHHHHH.
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