Yet another Cultus an Amazing Car

[aghashehraz]

Dear All,

I was looking for a car from very long , went to so many showrooms for japanese cars but didn't get the one who satisfy me , most of the cars were repainted odo's were reversed , in local car options i was confused between Cultus and Wagon R VXl , WagonR is a good car but looks are not acceptable although the car has good options and good mielg but these are not my choices as to me the main thing is outlook and Cultus has very good looks and space as well , i'm already driving cultus from last 8 years and decided to go for another Cultus , it's 2011 ( December ) model , the car has driven by bank officer and it has very less used , sound like brand new in all aspects . Added brand new bridgestone Tires in it

So very happy and satisfied on my decision to go for another Cultus .

Attached are the pics of both Cultus

[naheerameer]

Your decision has worked out for you, but for none of the reasons you have mentioned so it must be your lucky day.
I myself am on the same boat, with my second Cultus. I decided in 2013 to not give the Wagon R a chance only because the car looks ugly and I ended up where you are and bought a new 2013 Cultus in exchange for an old 2007 cultus. However just a few tips to you:
Looks:
The looks of the Cultus are comparable at best with models from that "era". Since the Cultus shape has been removed from literally every part of the world except Pakistan, you can only compare it with cars as old as 2001 at best. Thus, competing against the likes of a Honda Civic 2001, you and I would both agree this car is miles behind. The fact is, you have just bought an even more dumbed down version of the international model which had decent looks. Yours is a 4 door (the Suzuki Swift as it was called was actually made for the teenager first car ricer segment). It doesn't have alloy rims. It doesn't have adjustable side mirrors. It has a cheap paint finish. It has horrible back lights now, the only thing PakSuzuki was allowed to make on their own.
All in all, its a car that may as well look like an FX to anyone travelling from abroad.

Features
Once again, you missed out here. Horrible features. The only thing they've added over previous models is an EFI (Euro 3) and a Bluetooth Ready (be certain, it is only bluetooth capable and will only actually be able to use that feature when you spend an additional 9k) stereo. The seats are as bad as ever. The interior is a hue of cheap plastics which have been coated with cheaper silver color. The controls for the a/c are just as they were on the Khyber (I owned two of those) or the Margalla. No ABS, no EBD, no remote control, no nothing. In fact even the speakers are some random chinese brand.

Now why did we actually buy this car, just so we don't end up fooling ourselves:

Resale
This car sells. Its that simple. Wagon R has little resale.

Cost
We both couldn't afford a Swift so settled on the Cultus.

Parts
We both can't afford to run around and pay 5x the price of OEM parts for a Japanese car.

But never, ever, for a minute second, can we call the "Cut-lus" an amazing car. It has a horrible drive, horrible brakes, cheap components, and lets not forget an absolutely disastrous 1000cc engine that would be called a fire hazard in America. Not to mention the Cultus' famed radiator- which I have had to change thrice from Suzuki's own workshops.

If you disagree, I recommend you take a Mira out for a drive some day. Its cheaper than a Cultus and the drive is as good as Pakistani assembled Corola Xli 2011.

[naheerameer]

[aghashehraz]

@naheerameer you are absolutely right , the issue is we have very limited options here , especially when looking for a compact car , we have only option to go for Suzuki's , as i have mentioned above i was looking for a japanese cars i have almost spend whole month to find out the best possible car , but none of the single one was having genuine and true history , all were tempered and reversed , so decided to go for Cultus , Cultus was the only option , i was even ready to buy FAW V2 but due to 1300c tag i changed my mind , Cultus has drawbacks which you have shared but countries like pakistan it's successful car in terms of suspension and cheap parts , no comparison of cultus with japanese cars , japanese cars are comfortable driving experience is entirely different

[MrUnknown]

I feel sorry for people who spend close to million on cultus. Anyway if ur happy then its all gud enjoy. Nd MASHALLAH looks gud:)

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[hamza_xeg]

Congratulations on the purchase. Btw where are the badges at the rear ?

[naheerameer]

@naheerameer you are absolutely right , the issue is we have very limited options here , especially when looking for a compact car , we have only option to go for Suzuki's , as i have mentioned above i was looking for a japanese cars i have almost spend whole month to find out the best possible car , but none of the single one was having genuine and true history , all were tempered and reversed , so decided to go for Cultus , Cultus was the only option , i was even ready to buy FAW V2 but due to 1300c tag i changed my mind , Cultus has drawbacks which you have shared but countries like pakistan it's successful car in terms of suspension and cheap parts , no comparison of cultus with japanese cars , japanese cars are comfortable driving experience is entirely different

So then you do agree- The cultus is by no means an AMAZING car. And if you were more concerned about looks and not resale I don't see why the V2's 1300CC (Euro 4 compliant) scared you because its mileage from what I've read is a lot better than the 1000CC Cultus engine and we can all safely say that a car that doesn't even come with colored side mirrors let alone indicator lights and inside adjustment buttons is clearly not going to be more attractive than a car that comes with all these features, has a better paint finish, and better stock wheels (alloy rims if you're in to that).

So to sum up, again I don't think you ever went for the looks of the Cultus, because I surely didn't either. I went for it because it was brand new, had never seen a FAW V2 at the time I made the purchase, and was available in a new color at the time (Pearl blue). To this day the car is my driver's car, because its lack of power steering is a great way to workout.

[aghashehraz]

VXR is the only model Suzuki is currently offering so they removed the badges since the vxl and vx were discontinued just to save the cost , ROFL

Congratulations on the purchase. Btw where are the badges at the rear ?

[aghashehraz]

Right Bro !

So then you do agree- The cultus is by no means an AMAZING car. And if you were more concerned about looks and not resale I don't see why the V2's 1300CC (Euro 4 compliant) scared you because its mileage from what I've read is a lot better than the 1000CC Cultus engine and we can all safely say that a car that doesn't even come with colored side mirrors let alone indicator lights and inside adjustment buttons is clearly not going to be more attractive than a car that comes with all these features, has a better paint finish, and better stock wheels (alloy rims if you're in to that).

So to sum up, again I don't think you ever went for the looks of the Cultus, because I surely didn't either. I went for it because it was brand new, had never seen a FAW V2 at the time I made the purchase, and was available in a new color at the time (Pearl blue). To this day the car is my driver's car, because its lack of power steering is a great way to workout.

[b4bred]

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[sial_ali]

brother its a trillion times better car than mehran

[hamza_xeg]

VXR is the only model Suzuki is currently offering so they removed the badges since the vxl and vx were discontinued just to save the cost , ROFL

Seriously !? -__-

[ali15144]

Best thing about cultus is that i can break it and remake it at a fraction of the cost. Big plus point of cultus.

[saboor73]

Congratez but buying a car for just shape ignoring all feature -_- cultus isn't attrative to the new model grill and taillight ruined its shape

[naheerameer]

Best thing about cultus is that i can break it and remake it at a fraction of the cost. Big plus point of cultus.

You can. But if that is what you were going for, you'd have chosen the Mehran or a Bolan. Both of these have the same features as a Cultus give or take (except engine sizes and a few tinker bells).

Reasons for buying a Cultus:

1. Resale
2. Spare Parts
3. Better looking than a Wagon R
4. Brand new (even though I know someone who bought a zero meter Cultus from Suzuki and when he went to sell it six months later found out that the hood had been beaten and repaired. Another colleague at work received a zero meter Cultus whose A/C never worked and had to be sent under warranty thrice before they completed replaced the cooling system).

In the same price other cars are offering airbags, fog lights, bucket seats, proper seatbelts (not these cheap handles that stop connecting after a few months of rough use, auto tranny (if JDM), door collision bars and what not. So if you do break the car, you don't break yourself.

Hate to sound cynical but I myself have been on the cut-lus bandwagon for over 8 years and know this car and its maintenance like the back of my hand (my first secret joy ride at 5am in the morning and my first proper accident were both in a cultus among many other things ). I'm simply trying to see why people buy a Cultus and the more I ask or read, the more certain I am that we choose to stay in denial over more important and beneficial reasons for not buying a Cultus at all just because of our South Asian curse of "Resale".

I'm yet to meet someone who is actually a true fan of how the Cultus looks. There was this one person on Pakwheels who spent nearly 50k just on improving his Cultus' exterior which is I guess a fanboy thing. Most people just say it looks better than a Mehran (which is the same as comparing between a Cutlus and a Swift and a useless comparison) or end up agreeing that it looks like crap but will sell quickly.

[naheerameer]

brother its a trillion times better car than mehran

A mule is an upgrade over a donkey, but it is still no Race horse.

[sial_ali]

A mule is an upgrade over a donkey, but it is still no Race horse.

After driving a mehran, cultus feels like a thorough bred