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I have finally finished school ... finally after having been doing this shit for 8 years.

What were you studying? Was it part time?

Honduh Fit? something something 17K rawfish?

So the Suzuki has developed this crazy pull to the left and my stability control light is coming on intermittently as well. I have a few ideas of what I can do to try and fix it but barring that I am considering getting something new for commuting. I have finally finished school and got myself a full time job so there is some disposable income finally after having been doing this shit for 8 years.

I want something small and will buy new this time so I can just trade the Suzuki. Not interested in even trying to sell a fucking Suzuki used via Kijiji, fuck that shit. Its just me, not married, no kids. As per my title, slaying cougars never ends up in accidental baby making.

My list so far so I can compare prices etc:
Smart Car
Chevy Spark
Scion IQ (do they still make this?)
Nissan Micra
Kia Rio (not a fan of the new design tho...but whatevs)

No Mini's for me, they are not sub-compacts and I don't want two. My Mini isn't reliable enough to daily drive either (I do 230kms/day now) so that's not an option either.

Does it have to be new new? Buy something a year old and save all those fees, freight etc.

I like the look of the Nissan Micra. I think they are made in Japan as well? Worth a look. Maybe a HRV....only because it rides higher and you can see the further ahead.

dude get a Fit, yes maybe a bit pricier than others but solid little car, fun to drive (esp in stick) and handles great. i have a 2018 right now for a week.

Have you even ever recommended anything that isn't a Honda product lmaooo

$43k - $14k is still $29k a far cry from his list of < $20k cars --

BTW: If you aren't banking with RBC you should be!

Have you even ever recommended anything that isn't a Honda product lmaooo

i took this position because its a good job in the finance branch. It has already opened up a lot of doors for me. The sacrifice is the distance. I live in T.O and work in St. Cats. The morning drive isn't bad at all, its great in fact. 1.hr 10mins from my door to my desk. The drive home, well, thats a diff story. Its 2hrs. St. Cats is a dump, i'd never live there. Perhaps in like Grimsby, Lincoln, Hamilton but thats a long ways away. I wanted this job as a stepping stone, thats it. Hopefully I can move on back to T.O within the next 6-8 months as i've been here since June.

The issue with the Suzuki is two fold. First is this crazy pull out of nowhere. Did and alignment and its still bad. Its not even a pull, its more like a fucking tug! If I get go of the wheel even for a second it car just goes jetting to the left. Its difficult enough to do the kind of kms i'm doing and its even more difficult to literally fight the car the whole way too.
Second is my A/C isn't operating at 100% efficiency. On those really hot days, the a/c just can't keep up. The air is cold but not cold enough. An a/c repair alone could be big money. This is part of my reasoning for a new car. I do like the Suzuki still but being so far away from work, its difficult to have things done. I can't keep telling work "can't come in today, car troubles" it looks bad on me. For the last 10yrs i've been lucky enough to live and work close by. Even when I went to university, i'd park at YD and take the subway. Now i'm 100% reliant on my car so it needs to be in top shape 100% of the time.



yes, if I decide to replace the Suzuki it has to be for something new. First cuz I will just trade the suzuki. Selling it will be way too much work and effort because of what it is. Even if I list it for like $2k, i'll still have lowballers offering me rediclious prices. So fuck that.
2nd, I just want to buy new. I've never bought new and now is the time. If there's issues I can just drop at a dealer, get a loaner and be on my merry way. Joe blow mechanic generally isn't able to offer that service.

Have you even ever recommended anything that isn't a Honda product lmaooo

hey it just happens for the car class ppl asking for, it's the best in class model

Hybrid isn't any better on fuel with highway driving unless its a lot of stop and go.
Used is the only way to go with this kind of mileage one would take a huge hit on a new car when it comes to resale. What he really needs is a diesel.

230k km a day.



Look into a hybrid car. Gas consumption cost will kill you in the long run.

i took this position because its a good job in the finance branch. It has already opened up a lot of doors for me. The sacrifice is the distance. I live in T.O and work in St. Cats. The morning drive isn't bad at all, its great in fact. 1.hr 10mins from my door to my desk. The drive home, well, thats a diff story. Its 2hrs. St. Cats is a dump, i'd never live there. Perhaps in like Grimsby, Lincoln, Hamilton but thats a long ways away. I wanted this job as a stepping stone, thats it. Hopefully I can move on back to T.O within the next 6-8 months as i've been here since June.

The issue with the Suzuki is two fold. First is this crazy pull out of nowhere. Did and alignment and its still bad. Its not even a pull, its more like a fucking tug! If I get go of the wheel even for a second it car just goes jetting to the left. Its difficult enough to do the kind of kms i'm doing and its even more difficult to literally fight the car the whole way too.
Second is my A/C isn't operating at 100% efficiency. On those really hot days, the a/c just can't keep up. The air is cold but not cold enough. An a/c repair alone could be big money. This is part of my reasoning for a new car. I do like the Suzuki still but being so far away from work, its difficult to have things done. I can't keep telling work "can't come in today, car troubles" it looks bad on me. For the last 10yrs i've been lucky enough to live and work close by. Even when I went to university, i'd park at YD and take the subway. Now i'm 100% reliant on my car so it needs to be in top shape 100% of the time.



yes, if I decide to replace the Suzuki it has to be for something new. First cuz I will just trade the suzuki. Selling it will be way too much work and effort because of what it is. Even if I list it for like $2k, i'll still have lowballers offering me rediclious prices. So fuck that.
2nd, I just want to buy new. I've never bought new and now is the time. If there's issues I can just drop at a dealer, get a loaner and be on my merry way. Joe blow mechanic generally isn't able to offer that service.

I did not see OP posted less than $20,000 in his original post or thread title

My list so far so I can compare prices etc:
Smart Car
Chevy Spark
Scion IQ (do they still make this?)
Nissan Micra
Kia Rio (not a fan of the new design tho...but wharves)

So your Suzuki either needs new tires or an alignment and you don't need A/C for the next 7-8 months since you will be getting another job here. Drive it...or just tell us you want a new car because you are bored and not because of the job

Also, 3hr+ commuting every day. You better be a CFO or some shit, because fuck that.

I am starting to think that I'd rather just keep driving the Suzuki. I've ordered a set of lca's and will try that. I did go look at a 2013 Rio5 yesterday. It was $13.6k and has 23k on it. Nice car, fully loaded with a heated steering wheel. They originally offered me $2k for my car. That was a straight up no and eventually they came up a few times and landed on $3.7 for mine. Was tempting but I'd still be in for $9.5+tax.

What bothered me the most was their sleezy sales tactics. Quoting me prices in biweekly to make it seem more manageable, and the high pressure sale too. "we have to do this today, my month end is coming blah blah blah..." I've always bought cars used from private people except for the Suzuki. Bought that at grimsby Hyundai and it was nothing like that. I don't like pushy sales people and wanted to do some number crunching before making a decision, this guy didn't understand that and was really pushing. At that point I didn't want to deal with him anymore and just left.

yess you are seeing the light!!

Also for your alignment go to level auto for a proper alignment/diagnosis as to what's wrong. It's one of the best shops in the city and they are very good at what they do.

As for the buying a new turd car being the solution to your problems.... Just don't buy one of these turds new. 3 years will go by very quickly and it will be worth like 7k.

I got my mazda2 used privatly and saved a bundle but it was still close to a new car and it has lost half its value in the last 3 years alone. Used mazda2 automatics are plenty. Find one that hasn't been smacked up for like 7grand if you think you can handle driving a turd 230km a day. stay away from manual in any car like this.

I don't think LCAs are gonna fix something as sever as you make it sound.

A toasted wheel bearing might, but you would hear that. Sticking brake calipers would do it, front or back.
Although you would smell that.

if you suspect tires, rotate them, but the fronts on the back, backs on the front.

The front end of an SX4 is pretty basic, just grab onto things and pull and wiggle see if anything clunks or feels loose.

If you are closer to Milton, you could call mr Tazzy motorsports. they are the only place I go to for stuff I don't want to do.
They do EXCELLENT alignments.

Throwing parts at the car is going to be a really expensive way to solve this problem. If the stationary alignment is good, and the shocks pass the bounce test, calipers are not stuck, tires are known good, no play in any Ball joint, control arm or inner and outer tie rod then it almost has to be something wrong with the power steering rack / traction control system. It's electric steering right? And your traction light goes on and off? I'd try to disable the power steering and traction control altogether and see if you can drive the thing straight. If it were manual you could just turn the whole car off at the ignition, but don't do this on an automatic AWD.

Just try what I said regarding completely disabling the traction control and if possible power to the electric steering, one at a time. You want to isolate as many variables as possible. Bushings compress but if they aren't loose, and the alignment compensates for their sag, they won't cause a pull as hard as you describe. In theory replacing them, you will need to do another alignment... in theory.

The SX4 is actually quite the solid little car. Most solid of all the Japanese makes. Sheet metal on it is twice as thick as what Mazda uses on even their mazda6. I was strongly considering getting one in their getting out of the country sale but they had already sold out of FWDs and wasn't interested in the porky 4x4s.

Personally, if I'm commuting 200+ k's a day, I'd rather not do it in an econobox. I'd prefer something a bit smoother and quieter with some semi decent options. TSX/TL/Accord, Camry, something along those lines.

You can tell if the car is out of alignment by eye as well, it's pretty evident imo. 1-2 degrees of toe will be noticeable.