Why isnt the Swift very popular here in the Philippines?

**lowslowbenz** · September 12th, 2012 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by SiRbossR

It's a really great handling car. I would actually buy one and mod it and have fun in the track.

Ang mod lang ng Swift na yun were wider tyres, lowering springs, and a K&N Filter.

**niky** · September 12th, 2012 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by lowslowbenz

Ang mod lang ng Swift na yun were wider tyres, lowering springs, and a K&N Filter.

Ah. That would explain it. Stock tires on the Swift would give way too early into understeer to give it any edge over sports sedans equipped with touring tires.

**nrthstr** · September 30th, 2012 09:47 AM

Di naman sa unpopular si Swift, its just that... Its not competitively priced, not much added improvements compared to those newly released in the market. At 700++, kinda makes you think if your getting your money's worth.

**Rev01veR** · January 2nd, 2013 08:37 PM

i read this just now, coz I was so busy driving around looking for other Swifts, still no sign of them. LOL. thanks for the insights, I exactly fell to the category of yuppies who care less about back space and just wants a stylish, agile car. As for aftersales service, they vary by branch. I particularly hate the branch where I bought mine. Pasig is the best, lets you even watch while they do PMS and oil change ( just to make sure theyre really putting Mobil1, hehe.

Read that Swift 2012 won COTY in India, NZ, and Aus, and its nice to see fellow members admiring it too. I thought Swift was a jologs car thats why I dont read anything
abt it here often. I alsi agree with the Pinoy mindset (some) of loving nothing aside from Honda and Toyota. The Swift is still a bit rare these days, but it feels good/weird how some Swift drivers flash their lights on me sometimes even honk at me, and I do so as well (just flash). Thats how rare we are, were like lost foreigners looking for someone familiar. Happy New year tsikoteers.

**grayfuz** · January 4th, 2013 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Rev01veR

i read this just now, coz I was so busy driving around looking for other Swifts, still no sign of them. LOL. thanks for the insights, I exactly fell to the category of yuppies who care less about back space and just wants a stylish, agile car. As for aftersales service, they vary by branch. I particularly hate the branch where I bought mine. Pasig is the best, lets you even watch while they do PMS and oil change ( just to make sure theyre really putting Mobil1, hehe.

Read that Swift 2012 won COTY in India, NZ, and Aus, and its nice to see fellow members admiring it too. I thought Swift was a jologs car thats why I dont read anything
abt it here often. I alsi agree with the Pinoy mindset (some) of loving nothing aside from Honda and Toyota. The Swift is still a bit rare these days, but it feels good/weird how some Swift drivers flash their lights on me sometimes even honk at me, and I do so as well (just flash). Thats how rare we are, were like lost foreigners looking for someone familiar. Happy New year tsikoteers.

hehehe.. oo nga sir.. kahit din ako basta makasalubong ako ng swift i flash my light..

**vegetablejoe** · January 4th, 2013 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by grayfuz

hehehe.. oo nga sir.. kahit din ako basta makasalubong ako ng swift i flash my light..

I thought this was something only Jimny owners do...

**djimei** · February 5th, 2013 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rev01veR

i read this just now, coz I was so busy driving around looking for other Swifts, still no sign of them. LOL. thanks for the insights, I exactly fell to the category of yuppies who care less about back space and just wants a stylish, agile car. As for aftersales service, they vary by branch. I particularly hate the branch where I bought mine. Pasig is the best, lets you even watch while they do PMS and oil change ( just to make sure theyre really putting Mobil1, hehe.

Read that Swift 2012 won COTY in India, NZ, and Aus, and its nice to see fellow members admiring it too. I thought Swift was a jologs car thats why I dont read anything
abt it here often. I alsi agree with the Pinoy mindset (some) of loving nothing aside from Honda and Toyota. The Swift is still a bit rare these days, but it feels good/weird how some Swift drivers flash their lights on me sometimes even honk at me, and I do so as well (just flash). Thats how rare we are, were like lost foreigners looking for someone familiar. Happy New year tsikoteers.

**BratPAQ** · February 5th, 2013 11:11 PM

how about this, we play a game, you people convince me to exchange my vios to swift.

i loved how swift looks even before knowing vios, yun nga lang nung bumili kami ng kotse, i know all about vios (cheap, FC, parts, maintenance, etc.) and the only thing i know about swift is it looks good, nothing else, siguro kung yung time na nagcacanvass kami ng kotse and an SA approach us about swift, baka swift pa nabili namin.

so to answer the question, why swift isnt popular here in PH, maybe most people only know how swift looks and nothing else, if they ask their friends for recommendation, their friends know vios, city, fiesta and nothing about swift. so maybe a marketing strategy? competitive price?

**Mikemike07** · February 5th, 2013 11:26 PM

I like the swift. It just wasnt what i was looking for. Pero nirerecommend ko to sa gf ko na bibili ng car soon. Pangarap nya kasi mini. Swift has that mini form factor. Tsaka maganda rin naman talaga itsura. Based from what i just read here mukhang masaya naman ang owners. Sana nga lang no issues. I think yun yung isa sa mga factors why this doesnt sell that much. Honda and toyota kasi subok na. Suzuki is a fairly new brand of car to a lot of people. Kaya natatakot sila maging una sumubok sa reliability.