Suzuki Celerio (2015 - 2019) 1.0 SZ3 5d Owner Review

Why people harp on about ‘scratchy plastics’, ‘interior space’, performance’ and ‘build quality’ in reviews when a car costs less than £6000 brand new is completely beyond me. You should know about the build quality and whether it suited your needs before you parted with your cash, so to suggest that it is not as good as a car that cost three times more seems more than a little unfair. If you’re image and badge conscious, you are probably going to spend about £1500 more and are hardly going to be reading a review of a Suzuki Celerio, as you will probably prefer the less practical Toyota Aygo or the VW UP! because you are more concerned about what your neighbours think of what is on your drive If your remit is a cheap, reliable, practical and economical town car, then you would find it hard to get a car better suited to meet that criteria than a Suzuki Celerio. Yes it has a stupid name and it does not have the build quality of a Rolls Royce, but it isn’t in the same bracket and it doesn’t cost upwards of £150,000 either. The base SZ2 model starts, runs and stops very well, it has ABS braking, remote central locking, PAS, electric windows, airbags front and side, a DAB stereo, a large boot for its class, 60/40 folding rear seats, an on board fuel computer. Spend a bit more for the SZ3 model and add alloys, Bluetooth and air-con, move up to the SZ4 and add front fog lights, side rubbing strips and rear electric windows. It’s never going to set any land speed records, but despite its tiny three cylinder engine, it’s smooth, comfy, quiet and precise, has a lovely gear change and is easy to manoeuvre into tight spaces. Whichever model you choose, it’s cheap to run (up to 70 MPG), cheap to insure, free to tax (pre April 2017 models), exempt from the London congestion charge and is as reliable as the day is long if serviced correctly.