scorecard Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) I'm not a car enthusiast so i'm looking for some opinions about the new Suzuki Ertiga. Background info: - It's a seven seater - 3 rows of seats, fairly comfortable. Plus small additional space at the rear for limited shopping. - Third row can be folded down easily to accommodate gold clubs etc. - second and third rows and can easily fold down to make all of the space past the front seats quite sizeable and close to flat. - It's manufactured in Indonesia. - My family, 3 adults (one farang plus my Thai son and his Thai wife and two small Thai kids). - Most of the time it would be used (in Chiang Mai) to transport kids to school, shopping etc. Never used as a work horse for building supplies or anything similar. Looking for some opinions about: - Specs say the engine is 1400cc. Is that big enough for a non work horse? - Specs say it gets 16.8 kilometres to the gallon on Gasahol 91. Is this about average, above or below average? I'm well aware that there are many other options. Would appreciate some focused comments, thanks. Edited March 30, 2013 by scorecard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartman Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Are there any on the roads yet? bit early for owners feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankphuket Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Saw it last week and read several tests, mostly put of India. Seems that it is a really good car, good handling, decent performance, even favorably compared to a Honda Freed at nearly half the price. For what you are looking for I would say: perfect match for value for money. Still decent and sporty to drive on its own....that's what I read. Nobody will have first hand experience, but for that money it is a winner in my book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaustev Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 There was a review on March 11 in the newspaper that we are not allowed to mention. The review is still on their web site under Auto Review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Op. Where are you. Bkk? If yes get yourself down to the motor show at Impact arena. Suzuki have them on display. Gotta say bit cheap and nasty for my taste (tan interior.. yuck) And the 3 row.. must be for legless people. Go have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Saw it last week and read several tests, mostly put of India. Seems that it is a really good car, good handling, decent performance, even favorably compared to a Honda Freed at nearly half the price. For what you are looking for I would say: perfect match for value for money. Still decent and sporty to drive on its own....that's what I read. Nobody will have first hand experience, but for that money it is a winner in my book what is local price tag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) OP, here is some input for you in terms of specs 1400 is not a large engine and lets just say may struggle uphill if full with people, however keep in mind the new eco type engines are small in size but do output much more power. So the power might be ok(if its one of those new engines) but clearly not a race or towing car Gas consumption in my opinion sounds little high, but this could be due to this new engine being more powered or turbo charged or whatever they call it. Naturally the more weight it carries the more gas it will consume, perhaps the gas usage is given for car full of people. Just as example( the 3lt trucks) claim around 16l usage. I think if priced well, could be OK, but also keep in mind of your location and if there is a dealer/service garage near by. Edited March 30, 2013 by lemoncake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culicine Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 The 16.8 km/l I bet is very optimistic. Eco cars will rarely return the 20 km/l, especially around the suburbs of BKK. My swift is just getting 14-15 km/l. I reckon the ertiga would get 12/13 km/l in the same location, given it's weight and increased engine size. On flat terrain the ertiga should be fine, but it won't be winning any races:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Saw it last week and read several tests, mostly put of India. Seems that it is a really good car, good handling, decent performance, even favorably compared to a Honda Freed at nearly half the price. For what you are looking for I would say: perfect match for value for money. Still decent and sporty to drive on its own....that's what I read. Nobody will have first hand experience, but for that money it is a winner in my book what is local price tag? In Chiang Mai, 689,000Baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) Saw it last week and read several tests, mostly put of India. Seems that it is a really good car, good handling, decent performance, even favorably compared to a Honda Freed at nearly half the price. For what you are looking for I would say: perfect match for value for money. Still decent and sporty to drive on its own....that's what I read. Nobody will have first hand experience, but for that money it is a winner in my book what is local price tag? In Chiang Mai, 689,000Baht Sounds like a good price.about the same as proton exora Edited March 30, 2013 by lemoncake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Are there any on the roads yet? bit early for owners feedback. True, the first showroom stock arrived in Chiang Mai just 5 or 6 days ago. We looked at the car in the showroom yesterday 30 March 2013. To be honest the showroom staff couldn't answer any questions. One prospective Thai buyer insisted they call Bkk to get the answers he wanted and relayed the Q & A to me. Brochures lost in the mail between Bkk and CM, new batch coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Put aside the exorbitant price for what it is, the minimalist specification, do you really want to own or drive such a vehicle? I understand some people aren't car people, but there must be better choices even for you..It's the same with people who buy SsangYong dross....except of course they are paying twice or 3 times as much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Are there any on the roads yet? bit early for owners feedback. True, the first showroom stock arrived in Chiang Mai just 5 or 6 days ago. We looked at the car in the showroom yesterday 30 March 2013. To be honest the showroom staff couldn't answer any questions. One prospective Thai buyer insisted they call Bkk to get the answers he wanted and relayed the Q & A to me. Brochures lost in the mail between Bkk and CM, new batch coming soon. The joy of car purchasing in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Put aside the exorbitant price for what it is, the minimalist specification, do you really want to own or drive such a vehicle? I understand some people aren't car people, but there must be better choices even for you.. It's the same with people who buy SsangYong dross....except of course they are paying twice or 3 times as much! Compare it to Innova at double the price, and Suzuki looks cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Ertiga....GA 554000 baht manual GL 639000 baht auto GX 689000 baht auto/ABS/AB....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Ertiga....GA 554000 baht manual GL 639000 baht auto GX 689000 baht auto/ABS/AB....... at those prices I would have the Proton Exora. That is to say I would IF Proton are still importing to Thailand. Not seen many cars in the dealers and they were not at the motorshow. Sent from my GT-P1010 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Put aside the exorbitant price for what it is, the minimalist specification, do you really want to own or drive such a vehicle? I understand some people aren't car people, but there must be better choices even for you.. It's the same with people who buy SsangYong dross....except of course they are paying twice or 3 times as much! Compare it to Innova at double the price, and Suzuki looks cheap Yes I would agree,the Suzuki looks cheap. Even after a few years the Innova is still the better looking vehicle.....and I am not even a Toyota fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaustev Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Put aside the exorbitant price for what it is, the minimalist specification, do you really want to own or drive such a vehicle? I understand some people aren't car people, but there must be better choices even for you.. It's the same with people who buy SsangYong dross....except of course they are paying twice or 3 times as much! Compare it to Innova at double the price, and Suzuki looks cheap Yes I would agree,the Suzuki looks cheap. Even after a few years the Innova is still the better looking vehicle.....and I am not even a Toyota fan! I think the Ertiga is actually in the same market sector (size/price) as the Avanza rather than the Innova. Compared to the Avanza I think it looks like a good alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuti Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Put aside the exorbitant price for what it is, the minimalist specification, do you really want to own or drive such a vehicle? I understand some people aren't car people, but there must be better choices even for you.. It's the same with people who buy SsangYong dross....except of course they are paying twice or 3 times as much! Compare it to Innova at double the price, and Suzuki looks cheap Yes I would agree,the Suzuki looks cheap. Even after a few years the Innova is still the better looking vehicle.....and I am not even a Toyota fan! I think the Ertiga is actually in the same market sector (size/price) as the Avanza rather than the Innova. Compared to the Avanza I think it looks like a good alternative. From my point of view, Ertiga more fuel consumption and comfort to drive. As Avanza have a good performance because used RWD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nok_dan2000 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 You have a choice more: Chevrolet Spin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) You have a choice more: Chevrolet Spin Just the price, the Spin starts at 100,000 baht more than the top model Suzuki Ertiga........... as for Toyota the Innova the top model is over 1.1 million !.... Yes the Avanza is around the same price, NO idea of the new one, the old one was 1.3 engine and drove like a slow truck [ I placed a deposit on the 1st ones here top model, when on road, took a test drive, no way and cancelled my order] Again with the Proton Exora is the price top model 1 baht less than 900,000....... [ some friends that have them are very happy, some of them had the Toyota Wish before, no longer here] So the Suzuki Ertiga for the money looks good.... if money is not an issue than a Honda Freed same sort of size around 900k and has that magic name so will hold it's value..... saying that go back 2 years, 10 years, 20 years Suzuki appear to hold there value here some even better than Toyota or Honda do.. Edited July 22, 2013 by ignis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goel Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) Ertiga....GA 554000 baht manual GL 639000 baht auto GX 689000 baht auto/ABS/AB....... It feels so good to know, that something is cheap in India. Ertiga costs almost 30% cheaper in India. Edited July 23, 2013 by goel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuti Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Guys, Suzuki Ertiga sit on #2 In Indonesia, how about in Thailand? Total car wholesale in June 2013 : 1. Toyota Avanza 18.094 unit2. Suzuki Ertiga 6.555 unit3. Daihatsu Xenia 5.945 unit4. Kijang Innova 5.224 unit5. Suzuki Carry MT 4.428 unit6. Daihatsu Gran Max Pikap 4.165 unit7. Nissan Grand Livina 3.634 unit8. Toyota Rush 3.020 unit9. Mitsubishi T-120 SS mini PU 2.775 unit10. Honda Jazz 2.510 unit11. Daihatsu Terios 2.425 unit12. Honda Freed 2.19613. Mitsubishi L-300 PU 2.003 unit14. Suzuki APV pikap 1.840 unit15. Honda CR-V 1.779 unit16. Toyota Yaris 1.739 unit17. Chevy Spin 1.703 unit18. Suzuki APV MPV 1.401 unit19. Daihatsu Gran Max (minibus) 1.341 unit20. Toyota Fortuner 1.305 unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I heare USA have dumped a few of the Suzi Range,they aren't selling too good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You have a choice more: Chevrolet Spin Just the price, the Spin starts at 100,000 baht more than the top model Suzuki Ertiga........... as for Toyota the Innova the top model is over 1.1 million !.... Yes the Avanza is around the same price, NO idea of the new one, the old one was 1.3 engine and drove like a slow truck [ I placed a deposit on the 1st ones here top model, when on road, took a test drive, no way and cancelled my order] Again with the Proton Exora is the price top model 1 baht less than 900,000....... [ some friends that have them are very happy, some of them had the Toyota Wish before, no longer here] So the Suzuki Ertiga for the money looks good.... if money is not an issue than a Honda Freed same sort of size around 900k and has that magic name so will hold it's value..... saying that go back 2 years, 10 years, 20 years Suzuki appear to hold there value here some even better than Toyota or Honda do.. Come on, Ignis they cost bugger all in the first place.Nowt From Nowt leaves Nowt as U Brits Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You have a choice more: Chevrolet Spin Just the price, the Spin starts at 100,000 baht more than the top model Suzuki Ertiga........... as for Toyota the Innova the top model is over 1.1 million !.... Yes the Avanza is around the same price, NO idea of the new one, the old one was 1.3 engine and drove like a slow truck [ I placed a deposit on the 1st ones here top model, when on road, took a test drive, no way and cancelled my order] Again with the Proton Exora is the price top model 1 baht less than 900,000....... [ some friends that have them are very happy, some of them had the Toyota Wish before, no longer here] So the Suzuki Ertiga for the money looks good.... if money is not an issue than a Honda Freed same sort of size around 900k and has that magic name so will hold it's value..... saying that go back 2 years, 10 years, 20 years Suzuki appear to hold there value here some even better than Toyota or Honda do.. Come on, Ignis they cost bugger all in the first place.Nowt From Nowt leaves Nowt as U Brits Say That is as maybe but if you bought one 20 years ago here, it has cost Nowt to own over 20 years, some are now in 2013 more expensive to buy than when they were new in 1993... not seen any Honda or Toyota, not losing any money........ Near Nowt to buy and Nowt after years to own look a good deal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Ignis,my First Imported Nissan Big M cost nearly Nothing,come to That .Now the Top End Nissan Truck is over 1Mill and still hops all over the road.,like a Tuna,and the Kids Chevy Trail Ting. igni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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