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Love my little mobile bubble
mmaddalena3, 08/19/2012
2003 Suzuki Aerio GS Fwd 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
If you don't mind looking like you're driving around in a gigantic bubble-then this is the car for you. I'm 5'11 and my husband is 6'4 and this car has enough room for us and our family of giants. I have had this same car for about 7 years now, used, and I haven't had trouble with driving in the snow. I owned it through the summer in South Florida and through the "sno-maggedon" in Virginia and found it to be a great vehicle for either location. I will agree it's basically plastic but I was side swiped a few years ago and it kept me safe. The cables on the battery though do fray so keep an eye under the hood ever so often. Otherwise it's money well spent.
Little Car, Many Annoyances
Handy Dude, 05/16/2010
2003 Suzuki Aerio SX Fwd 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The car is fun to drive especially around the city. Being small it isn't comfortable on long trips. The interior storage is well thought out. It has never stranded me fortunately, but I don't trust the car much. It's annoying and costly to own. It goes through tires every 20,000 miles max, even with alignments and rotation; the rear alignment lacks a key adjustment; brake rotators warp easily and brakes need replacing often; fuel economy of a big V8, and the AC belt tensioner is hard to replace and doesn't last long before it gets really noisy. The interior clock light goes off when the headlights are turned on and there other annoyances. The black velor door panels are hard to keep clean.
Amazing Dependability and Practical
Coach, 04/01/2018
2003 Suzuki Aerio SX Fwd 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
When it comes to dependability and longevity there are very few auto makers that can hold a candle these JAPANESE little gems. (Not Korean but JAPAN BUILT). ITS 2018 with Many of Suzuki's 2003 AERIO's are daily drivers with 300000+ miles are still going strong. Few US made as a result Demand still warrants a strong retail price. Maintainance cost is very very low. Change oil,,, brakes as needed, this car, will be around long time.
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dependable fun driving car
tim ashley, 12/13/2015
2003 Suzuki Aerio GS AWD 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Great little car I bought for my daughter's first car and 4 years later she's still driving it.Our only major problem was the transmission.It was blamed on the tow truck for towing from the rear after a little mishap she had at a local sonic.Word of advice if ever get towed have them to load on a roll off and not towed from the rear.It burned out our tranny.Other than that,we had headlights replaced and very bad design on that deal,gotta pull bumper off for that.We have put 123,000 miles on it and have not a problem.We also changed wheels and tires to give more ground clearence. Pulled off all emblem's and had them powdered coated a light bronze color to match wheels now it's a head Turner.Best foreign car we have owned(next to my Nissan pu).
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America's best kep secret
Dave7001_, 11/23/2002
2003 Suzuki Aerio SX Fwd 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Got a 5Sp- hard to find but worth the perseverance (not that the auto is bad, I just like to shift).