The Car Thread.

[plastic penguin]

My sister bought a used 10 plate 1.5 Swift last year. One owner, FSH, under 30K miles on the clock. Cracking little car, handles really well, and I think they use Toyota engines, hers definitely is.

As long as it's a Japanese engine, I'd be happy for any power plant.

 

[plastic penguin]

I'd suggest for reliability you want simplicity - am I right in thinking the Swift is naturally-aspirated? No turbo to go wrong, lower levels of stress on components etc. Not that there are many n/a engines around any more.

Yes, I'm pretty sure they are naturally aspirated.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

The cost of Euro 6 Diesel emissions control:

£564 (parts and labour) to clear dashboard warning lights, 3 of them! Needed a new Adblue pump to do it. We have a good trustworthy garage within easy walking distance and, online, the pump alone is around £640...