Had many Suzukis over the years, including previous generation swifts. Bomb proof little things, I think they hail from the barn door school of engineering, if its simple and it works...! The new swifts have a good reputation for being involving to drive, easy to maintain and reliable. Just make sure you avoid the diesel, it's a Fiat engine!

I've had a 14 plate Sport for about 10 months and love the thing.

The small boot is reduced even more (no spare either, it's a tin of glop) as the dual exhaust eats the space underneath. Seems reliable and solid as expected but they are cheap cars so allow for this. As a reference I came from my wife's old Note (an '08 plate) and it feels much better built than that. Mileage I get a genuine 40ish to the gallon and that's using the cars abilities on occasion; in contrast the 1.4 Note returned about 44 max so no real difference, and a world apart in driving fun! Lots of head room give a feeling of more space than there is, although some might find it tight in the back depending on who your carting around. Driving posiiton is great.

I've heard lots of positives on the forums regarding the 1.5 cars in particular although the gearbox in the 1.2 seems to be made of chohcolate and needs a new bearing or someuch at about 60k miles. That might have been ironed out now but worth checking (Google will bring up a far bit).

As menetioned a new model is planned so deal galore for the runout models. I also think the Suzuki dealership network (I've used 3) have been up there with my experience of Mazda, Honda and Toyota which is a total contrast to the German premium marques. Obviously this is all subjective but my warranty claim for a faulty heated rear window was sorted no problem at all. Servicing costs reasonable to good too.

Any specific questions please feel free to ask.

Dabooka