Great Car സ്വിഫ്റ്റ് VDI 2014

Hi, I have been using my Maruti Swift VDI since October 2014 after a TrueValue exchange with my Wagon R. I am a very long time user of Maruti cars having owned a Maruti Omni for 25 years along with my other car from 2006 onwards. To my belief, my Swift VDI is the most trusted and reliable car. We are a family of 4 and travelled long distances for holidays at least twice every year. The car has never let me down and is a very fast and responsive car. The Fiat DDIS engine is simply superb and smooth. So far, after 54,000 km there has been no maintenance issues. Steering and gearbox are smooth and the clutch is light. The car rides very smoothly over rough roads. Seats are also very comfortable. Except for the replacement of the battery after 4 years and tyres after 40,000 km, there is no major maintenance needed. I am still running the original clutch. On highways, the car is very stable and easily cruises at over 100 kmph touching 120 - 130 kmph on stretches with AC always on and in a full load. There is no driver fatigue given that I am a 6 ft well-built man. My family members are also not light. The only negative for this model is that it does not have ABS and EBD brakes which they have provided in the later models. Spares are cheap and my dealer services the car well. Sad that Maruti discontinued the diesel DDIS engine which still provides over 21 km mileage on highways and around 18 km in the city. Bravo Swift. This is a gem if a car from Maruti. It still looks like new.