No Budget Reviews: 2004 Suzuki Ignis 1.5 Sport

No Budget Reviews: 2004 Suzuki Ignis 1.5 Sport - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

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-One 2004 Suzuki Ignis 1.5 Sport
-One Mobile Phone
-No Fancy Outfits
-No Obscure In-Jokes
-No DSLRs
-No Shotgun Microphones
-No Fluid Head Tripods
-No Idea about Exposure
-No Budget Whatsoever
It is time for the newest instalment in that beloved cinematic automotive KZfaq experience where we film practical cars that can be bought for less than £1,000 in a manner befitting of their inexpensive value! This may go horribly wrong...
This time, as we test a 2004 Suzuki Ignis 1.5 Sport, which is a little bit dirty due to lockdown! Be prepared for the most irritating security system ever, an outrageous standard bodykit, confusion over Vauxhall Corsa B headlight switches, the omission of any information about Subaru Justys, the good old Suzuki M engine, some questionable modifications to the interior, lots of traffic at Ivinghoe Beacon, Recaro fishnet seats and really very little of any consequence at all. Nothing untoward, then...
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@KenCrabshaw 2 жыл бұрын

I had one for 4 years. I wish I still had it.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 2 жыл бұрын

They aren't exactly common are they? Quite good fun, although that ride is very firm!

@IceReef 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant little car. Had one for a couple of years. Was great fun and very practical too.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you ever so much indeed! This was a fun little car, and there is a surprising amount of room if you fold the rear seats, I can see why you enjoyed yours.

@user-itschad1954 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joseph for evaluating this little gem. I always hankered after one of these, a 5 door GL, unfortunately no air con. My son bought a 2006 red 1.3 GL which I adored, a cracking little car that has character by the shed, no, warehouse load. Love 'em to bits. The yellow suits the Ignis, oh for a suitable Ignis.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the GL and GLX models were a lot more common. The Ignises of this generation are not quite as rare as I thought, but they are not exactly common. The yellow does definitely suit an Ignis Sport!

@adamtoms2726 3 жыл бұрын

Had the pleasure of driving one of these back in the day, wonderful little cars. Glad you enjoyed it, not stupid amounts of power but enough to have fun with!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes, I very much enjoyed it! Just the right amount of power to have some fun. What colour was yours?

@adamtoms2726 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I'm afraid it wasn't mine but a friend from college at the time. Also in Yellow which just suits the character of the car so well in my opinion. I had a blue Corsa B 1.0 12v 3 cylinder. An amazing sound but no power! I remember thinking those heating controls, have been pinched from mine when I first stepped into the Ignis.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@adamtoms2726 , yes, apologies, I must have got that wrong! Suzuki Racing had yellow as their official colour, so it does suit it. One of the driving school cars I used in around 2001 was a Corsa C with that engine in it. It also made a great sound, but was very slow!

@AlexandruMusetoiu 3 жыл бұрын

a very good car for cities and countryside, i'll look forward to buy one for myself after i take my license. i liked the review, subscribed :D

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much indeed! I have over 90 reviews on the channel now if you wish to look through the back catalogue.

@haitch04 3 жыл бұрын

Family member had the 1.3 GLS and used it for business doing well over 100k miles. It was totally reliable and did it's job to perfection. Shame the all new funky style Ignis gets marked down in so many reviews for reliability. Thanks for yet another very interesting and informative 'No Budget Review'.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know why the new Ignis is marked down for reliability either! I absolutely loved the new one, and this one too. These Ignises seem to have quite a following, and I do understand why!

@robertfeakins5306 3 жыл бұрын

Had one of these about 10 yrs ago fun little cars getting quite rare now if I remember rightly they did rally the ignis 🚗🚘

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

That's right, the Ignis was used in rallying, and you could get the sticker pack for an Ignis Sport to make it look like the rally version.

@mattsbeamer 3 жыл бұрын

A very cool little car. I love the colour and the sporty kit. Looks like a micro rally car!!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

We aim to please, sir! Glad you enjoyed the review.

@alansimpson835 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of fun for under a grand. Seems very chuckable. Looks the part in the yellow too.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

It is very good fun on a country road, sir! Not the most comfortable or refined, but that isn't the point. It is quite a bargain too.

@TPerry2828 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, Betchworth Quarry. As a fan of British TV of the 70s & 80s I used to visit it occasionally many years ago; it was largely landfilled by then, but still accessible. You'd never know it was there now, nature has almost completely reclaimed it. Nice walk from there to Box Hill along the Pilgrims Way. Great Suzuki. Gruzuki.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, been to Box Hill many times! Betchworth Quarry doesn't really look the same any more, does it? The walks around Box Hill are brilliant, aren't they? Thanks Tim, Thim!

@zugbug1986 3 жыл бұрын

I bet it's like a go-kart with recaro seats. I am not sure it would make a good undercover agents car in the canary yellow colour though, but I think the colour suits the car. Good review Joseph.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, don't drive around in this if you want to blend in. It is the official Suzuki racing colour, looks even better with all the stickers on it. Glad you enjoyed the review, sir!

@DavidJohnston58 3 жыл бұрын

Great little cars. The new ones are Marmite, but I like Marmite, think they look great. Always loved yellow cars since my first new car in 1977 a Mk1 Golf And as a Jordan F1 fan always wanted (but never got)one of the 500 Jordan Civics. Still around 112 taxed and 160 on SORN in existence.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, having driven the EG4 Civic for No Budget Reviews recently, I would like to try the EJ/EK Civic Jordan as well! The new and old Ignis models are both great in their different ways, aren't they?

@revivedfears 3 жыл бұрын

Cool car, nice little mods on it

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, sir! It left me with a large smile on my face.

@David_H-73 3 жыл бұрын

Watch out for that black ice Joseph! Definitely a fun and quirky little car. Would look great after a good polish.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

There was no black ice, sir! It was a fantastic car, I very much enjoyed it.

@David_H-73 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting sorry Joseph it's my quirky humor, I was referring to the black ice air freshener that was swinging in the foreground while you were driving.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@David_H-73 , that is exactly the sort of humour we like to see on this channel, sir! I tried to get the air freshener out of the way of the camera and comprehensively failed.

@willswheels283 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never had an Ignis but I have had a Wagon R+, which is a similar car. It looks like that’s got a later camchain driven engine, so less maintenance. It looks quite a “funky” little car, and I’d imagine quite fun to drive, plus cheap to run and insure. I found my Wagon R+ didn’t feel all that good on bends, it felt a bit “loose”on bends. The Ignis is certainly on my “next to own list”, but great vid again Joseph!👍

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

The Wagon R+ and this are completely different to drive. I sourced a Vauxhall Agila for a client once, which is almost identical apart from the engine to the Wagon R+, and it really was not as good. This feels much, much better to drive, it doesn't feel loose on the bends and you don't even notice much in the way of bodyroll. The Sport is relatively cheap to insure, but I don't think you would get anywhere near the running costs of the Wagon R+. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@willswheels283 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yeah I liked the practicality of the Wagon R, it was quite spacious for a small car, more like a little van once you put the back seats down, and it was cheap to run as well. I had an older 1.3 Suzuki engine in mine with a cambelt, the same one I believe used in the Suzuki Carry. The Ignis and later Wagon R’s have a slightly larger capacity engine driven by a camchain I believe. But the ride was a bit unsatisfactory tbh, especially in the handling department.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@willswheels283 , yes, an incredible amount of space in a Wagon R+ considering how small the footprint of the car is. You are absolutely right, the later 1.3 engine was completely different! The Ignis got the M engine throughout, whereas the Wagon R+ started off with the G engine before around 2003. The handling of the Ignis is much better too!

@willswheels283 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes, my car was a 2002 ‘02 plate, so had the older G engine. Mine starting burning oil(smoking out of the exhaust) so I eventually sold it on. I doubt it would have passed its next MOT like that.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@willswheels283 , when the engine starts burning oil, as Ian Seabrook seems to be finding out at the moment, it can be a right pain to sort out, can't it?

@groundhoglife 3 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised Suzuki didn’t make a sports version of the new ignis.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, having driven the new one, it would definitely benefit with more power and firmer suspension for an Ignis Sport type model! Thanks ever so much indeed for watching.

@GreatChicken2 3 жыл бұрын

There are more Swifts than there are Ignises these days I feel...

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@GreatChicken2 , definitely true of the last ten years or so.

@hughsandeman715 3 жыл бұрын

What a cool car with some real rally heritage. Would love to give a standard one a go, looks like it'd be chuckable.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

The steering and handling are brilliant, a proper little rally car! I would thoroughly recommend having a go, if you can find one.

@hughsandeman715 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting it was on the list along with the T Sport when I was looking. The Yaris came up soonest when I needed it, so in the spirit of no budget motoring my decision was made for me somewhat. Will certainly keep the Ignis on my must-try list. Love those seats!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@hughsandeman715 , if you want to pretend to be a rally driver on a budget, this will satisfy that urge unlike anything else I have ever driven! A Yaris T Sport is undoubtedly the better daily car, though, with the exception of rear passenger space and rear seat access.

@seancooke4127 3 жыл бұрын

Wow sounds like another little hidden gem. Wonder how my Dad would take to one of these as opposed to his 2007 Grand Vitara. He is not tall but he is a bit portly. Excellent exhaust, fabulous cattle grid action. The cattle grid test could become a regular feature, like Mr Richardson's Teashelfery. Tell me does it feel planted like a MINI?

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

I would try him with a later five door model (post-2004) which actually has the standard seats, these Recaros are brilliant, but they aren't designed for long journeys. Still got the same sort of engine as in the Grand Vitara I drove on No Budget Review back in the summer. Oh, cattle grid action! Having driven both R50 and R56 Minis, it's not quite as planted as one of those, but the higher centre of gravity would explain it.

@colinhicks4174 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a cracking little car. Although they may have gone a bit overboard with that security. But, oh that location. That’s where I used to live. First house at the bottom of the Beacon and the second in Eaton Bray. I’ve driven up that road hundreds of times to walk around there. But I don’t think I have ever seen it that crowded. And yes it’s a very dodgy turning doing a right onto the Tring road. Cars come barreling at you.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the aftermarket security system with the starter button in the ashtray was an absolute pain! That is interesting you used to live just underneath Ivinghoe Beacon, it is a wonderful place if it is not overrun by people.... You are right, I wasn't too fond of that right hand turn, and had to really put my foot down!

@colinhicks4174 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting on the Supercharged Cooper S it was possible to bog down the engine and trip the traction control at the same time. On that junction that was down right dangerous. I quickly learnt racing starts to get out of tight junctions. This issue was fixed on the R56. On disadvantage of moving to Somerset is not being able to walk around the Beacon. I was up there multiple times a week. All seasons. I have not found somewhere similar around here.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@colinhicks4174 , yes, it's an amazing place. I don't think that there are many similar hills in the South of England, which is probably why ITC productions (and The Avengers) liked using it so much. Yes, that junction is extremely dangerous, I am not surprised you used to do racing starts to get out of trouble, that is essentially what I had to do.

@davidrumming4734 Күн бұрын

I did think about getting one of these…in 5 door version, years ago. Suzuki dealer wasn’t too far away at the time. Pedals seem to have odd spacing.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Күн бұрын

It wasn't the most comfortable car I have ever driven... This is a very old video now, I think it was from the first year of No Budget Reviews.

@mattw8332 3 жыл бұрын

A car to set the roads alight. 😉

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the review, sir!

@nierlluc4705 Жыл бұрын

Hi, have you tested out if the front seats can be reclined or folded flat? Would be great if it can somewhat turn into a makeshift bed.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын

I am afraid that I only drove this car once in 2020, so I didn't really get that far in terms of exploring its capabilities, sadly...

@richardhowlett9424 3 жыл бұрын

Houses in that part of the world cost a bob or two . Nice fun little car .

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Buckinghamshire is an expensive area, sir! Still fun to drive around, though, especially in this.

@Witheredgoogie 3 жыл бұрын

They think self driving cars are a new thing, but they had self driving Chevrolet Corvairs on Ivanhoe Beacon in 1968 LOL. As per usual with budget Japanese cars the interior is smashing and the colour co-ordination of the Susy is very nice and it looks like it would bounce off any collision. I would think though a Japanese market one would have had a KPH speedo?

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

It's not a Japanese Domestic Market car, but it must be heavily based on one to have the indicators on the other side. I don't think that I explained that clearly enough, perhaps... Yes, the interior isn't bad at all, although the plastics are quite hard. Oh gosh, the Chevrolet Corvairs from Department S. Aaargghh!

@Witheredgoogie 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Not your fault, no matter how well posters put videos up on YT..I'm afraid us audience still interpret them in our own way, sorry to say LOL. .I bet those roads would have been a bit of a challenge for the Corvair..knowing its reputation in the handling department.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@Witheredgoogie , in the Department S episode "The Man From X", Joel Fabiani certainly did have a challenge keeping the Corvair on the road when he got to Burnham Beeches, didn't he? The handling was not good. Yes, I interpret things differently myself all the time too!

@Witheredgoogie 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Come to think of it I don't think I have seen 'the Man from X'.. unless it was a long time ago..must watch it all at some point. I bet in 'the Dummy' they didn't have to use sound effects to get those tyres squealing, and dear old Monty must have been having kittens sending them 'all the way' to Burnham Beeches LOL

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@Witheredgoogie , yes, in "Who Plays The Dummy" there are certainly a lot of tyres squealing, and a lot of driving up and down the same road at Ivinghoe Beacon! I recommend "The Man from X", it is an excellent episode. Ah, Monty Berman and his parsimonious habits!

@kampuput619 Жыл бұрын

Lloyd, would you say that the 1.3L version of it is the Japanese historical analogue of the highly touted Fiat Panda 100 HP?

@lloydvehicleconsulting Жыл бұрын

Having driven a Panda 100 HP later the same month on the channel, I would say that they are sort of similar, although these are rarer.

@alexanderc5417 3 жыл бұрын

Joseph, if you could sort the video on these reviews it would be great! Watching an out of focus verge and a mount is rubbish. POV or a dashtop mount could improve things?

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

I am afraid it's No Budget Reviews. We don't have any budget for improvements, as I explain at the beginning of each episode. I may get a new phone at some point on my contract which may be better, but there's not a lot else I can do without spending money that I currently don't really have. The channel at the moment only brings in 5-10% of what it costs to run it per month, and I cannot keep funding it to that extent out of other sources. I trust you understand. If you don't like it, then there are plenty of other channels on KZfaq which may be more to your taste.

@alexanderc5417 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting The attitude in that last sentence is disappointing. Just giving an honest opinion on something that spoils an otherwise enjoyable video. If you can't spend a tenner on a different mount, that's a shame. I'm sure one of us who appreciates what you're doing here would even send you something...

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

I very much appreciate you watching, and I know that the quality of No Budget Reviews is not very good. I actually spent a lot on my current mount than I otherwise would have done, it was not a cheap one. My preference is not to use a mount at all, but to have someone operating the camera for me in the car, as it gets much better results. However, this is not possible due to the situation we find ourselves in. I wouldn't be able to film any No Budget Reviews at all at the moment without the mount. I apologise for causing upset, which is not my attention, but I am not sure that you understand the amount of time and money which goes into making even this imperfect sort of content on the channel.

@trabali5168 3 жыл бұрын

may be not in yellow, but a little pocket rocket never the less!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yellow isn't my favourite colour either, sir, but it is the one which the Suzuki rally team seem to use!

@mariojager43 3 жыл бұрын

These look good in Black and I bet theres no rust, built in Japan and built to last.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, don't think that there is any rust on this one, and they certainly were built to last!

@19keverick91 2 жыл бұрын

What's the ride like, I heard it's pretty bad ?

@lloydvehicleconsulting 2 жыл бұрын

It was pretty firm, although the handling is absolutely excellent as a result!

@ignissportchannel7671 3 жыл бұрын

This site covers running two of these. You might find there is some wear and tear......

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Two of them must be a lot of fun. Thank you!

@ignissportchannel7671 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting somebody needs to own all five colours at once. Will check your other content

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@ignissportchannel7671 , thanks ever so much, over 90 reviews now on the channel over the No Budget Reviews, Sensible Secondhand and Tweed Jacket Reviews series!

@lg3359 2 жыл бұрын

Do u sometimes wish u pocket these cars a wait 10 years

@lloydvehicleconsulting 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe, sir... This was a good deal of fun, I must admit.

@richardhalliday159 3 жыл бұрын

Over 100,000 miles, and I bet it’s had no more than a couple of oil and filter changes.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

Just keeps on running, sir! And it revs hard too...

@andybryant3276 3 жыл бұрын

It's mechanically sound but cosmetically challenged. The engine is tight and uses very little oil considering my habit of waiting until the valves bounce before changing gear. ;)

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

@@andybryant3276 , it's a marvellous car! Thanks ever so much indeed for letting me film it once again.

@andypeet6791 3 жыл бұрын

It's got Toyota engine in it exactly the as a Yaris Tsport.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 жыл бұрын

All the information I have is that the Yaris T Sport has a 1.5 1NZ-FE engine and the Ignis Sport 1.5 has an M15A engine. They are not the same at all, and the power delivery feels completely different.

@Sammyhen112 3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydvehicleconsulting what would win in a race ?