first of all; if u can afford the complete proper maintanance (not the usual jugar) of jdm imports then by all means they r da best. if u want hassle free availibility of parts and maintainance then go for locals.
cuore
pros; fabulous engine, awesome speeding, nice fuel ecnmy, build quality of toyota
cons; tiny cabin, bad seats, bad interior(lousy bolanish doors), overall outdated car globally( model 1998) , parts are pricy, hard suspensions, lousy stereo
cultus
pros; parts and service is cheap. 4 cyl 997cc efi modern engine. better fuel economy even though it has a bigger engine(12 kmpl city, 160+ km on ac full cylinder). acceleration is gr8. interior is better and comfy.
cons; mis assembling of paksuzuki, you have to ntice and get things fixed. it has a particular driving style, conventional driving will disappoint u. its sensor continously tune according to given throtle so when u get hang of it, u can really speed more briliantly thn conventional cars