2005 Suzuki Forenza consumer reviews

I have owned my Forenza for almost 2 years now. When looking for a used car I was sure that I was going to get a Toyota or a Honda and I told the sales guy that. Well he showed me the Toyota's and the Honda's on his lot and then he insisted that I just drive the Suzuki. He said this was the car with the options I wanted, the price I wanted and it still was under factor warranty and it is a great car. Well I drove it and I really liked it. I was still skeptical but I figured I couldn't go wrong with a factor waranty. I did have to have some minor warranty work done but the auto dealer even gave me a loaner car for the day so it was no big deal... didn't cost me a thing. However, I do have issues with it not registering that the gear shifter is in park... resulting in the car not wanting to start. But I just giggle it around and it works. Oh and I only get about 25 mpg which is mostly highway. Hmmmm. The dealer said I would get at least 30.

Our two Esteem wagons, an Aerio SX, and a Forenza Wagon have all been low cost reliable cars. If you buy a new Suzuki the depreciation is high so you will want to keep it longer. If you buy a used Suzuki you get the transferable power train warranty plus you benefit from the depreciation hit the first owner already took. Suzuki's have to be one of the best used car buys out there today.

We bought this car new and other than one trip to the shop within the first 3 months to correct some minor items, the car has always been on the road. It's very confortable and has a bunch of little storage bins hidden all over to hold all the normal trunk stuff yet still keep it out of site. My wife likes the steering wheel mounted radio controls and almost always has the sunroof at least partially opened. Very good and reliable car.

The Suzuki Forenza is a nice dependable car to have with an roomy interior and stylish interior and exterior but with a somewhat slow performance but its decent. Sometime there's a question to the quality when taken to the dealer there's something needing alignment under warranty but nothing major. If you ever bought one I wouldn't get a 2004 they had some issues but 2005's and up are pretty dependable and decent. Although I know GM Daewoo made this vehicle it's not that bad but if you're on a budget and want something dependable and full of features I recommend this car it's pretty a pretty good car for a bargain.

I purchased a new 2005 Suzuki Forenza Wagon . It broke down at 3000 miles. Something in the transmission. 12,000 miles later I was broken down again! This time I had to have a whole new transmission. If you own this car you are going to NEED the 7 yr 100,000 power train warranty! Our kids say they cannot see out the windows when sitting in the backseat. They are 7 and 10. Dissatisfied customer