I have been living with this car for the past 3 yrs, travelled 38000 kms in this car and belive me this is a honest long term owner ship review.
bought this car in feb, 2008 after much research.by then this car was 1 year old after launch and lot of reviews were positive .went ahead and bought sx4-zxi azure grey.the car was good for the first 7500 kms when the trouble started.
trouble no 1) car engine over heating-the fan blade and radiator changed under warranty
2) after few days same problem-this time the head is opened and gasket changed.assurance given from a very high authority that this will not recur.the engine is in good condition, all is well
3)under chasis noice at around 12000 kms-some parts changed from the test drive sx4, problem solved
4)the a/c out let water seeps into the car and floods the front side, the speaker goes kaput-22000 kms
5) engine over heating again-car studied for 20 days in the authorised service centre-27000 kms.i ask for change of engine under extended warranty-flatly refused since the engine head was in good condn.again the gasket is said to be the culprit and changed under warranty
6) my extended warranty expires, i am panicky and try to sell the car only to see no buyers.some asked for an amount with which I cant even repay the loan.hence I decided to drive the car for some more years
6)the engine heating occurs again, now the warranty is gone, and the service guys want me to change the head-total cost just above 50, 000
guys wish me luck as I have decided to sue maruti and the service centre .total no of visits to service station is 17 in 3yrs i., e once in every 2 months. if u thought I was the only one who ended up with this lemon you are wrong.
so go ahead and buy this at your own risk.get a review from some one who has driven atleast 25000 kms you will never get a positive reply