Great simple practical Car

                        I was looking for a used car, My plan was to have the car for 2 years and then go for a new car(as this is my first car).. My options were Santro, Zen, maruti 800, and Matiz, After doing some reasearch and comparing the cars , i opted to go for a Used matiz... I liked the cute looks, the interior spacing and the dashboard, it has got very graceful curves  and seating capacity of 5 ( maruti and zen, its onli 4 persons)  and spares availability was not a problem as i knew many ppl ,who had matiz and they never complained of the spares, spares are easily available in big cities and metros . So i finally bought a Matiz SG(ps+ac) 2001 model with  60000 km on odo .. and to my luck.. everything was working perfectly and the vehicle needed no repairs and attention.   
Its been one year now , since i have had the car, never had any problems with it, I am getting an average of 13-15 in city and 20-21 in long rides with 20% AC . it is very small car, gives an real advantage in traffic, outstandingly easy to turn and park in tight city streets with PS. the newer breed of cars like Zen estilo , hyundai i10 bear the same looks   I mainly use it for going on long drives and weekend getaways ..have travelled on bumpy village roads and highways, the car can handle bumpy roads and is very smooth and  unexpectedly comfortable even on long journeys.. It feels very smooth on top gear(5th gear), u get great mileage if u maintain at an optimum speed of  80-90 kmph ..The interiors are very spacious.. feels like a big car from inside, i particularly like the leg room and the spacing between yr normal head position and the windscreen , which is so much cramped in the zen and maruti 800's..the back is also generous .the car can easily seat 5 persons. the boot space for the luggage is cramped, so on long getaways, u need to seriously think about yr luggage or install a luggage carrier on d roof ... to add one more point on the looks , it was designed by

for the performance, It has a very decent pickup and power ( 52 ps)  for a very small engine ( 796cc ) for a quick comparision in 800 cc class, maruti 800 - 37 ps ,and alto -47ps ..So i can easily call it the monster in its class :) .. the AC is very good, it cools the cabin in no time.. but the car feels sluggish when u have the ac on.. it is natural tat since it is a small engine.

The Matiz is a Chevrolet now.Chevrolet has taken over Daewoo and brought bak the matiz 2007 in a new package called Spark(daewoo were still selling their cars in some select countries till 2007 but in India they withdrew their support by 2002 ) .. but i m not sure, if chevrolet support the older matiz and produce spares for it...

One more pointer for the cute looks and versatile design of matiz. It was designed by Dr.Ulrich Bez , the same guy who was earlier leading the designs at Porshe motor company.. the headlight kind of gets its round looks from Porshe 911 :) Wow matiz has racing roots .... ha ha ha ..
amazing mileage, Great styling, Fun car to Drivepickup sluggish when AC on