Very sluggish gear change between first and second.
Too long delay to register chosen gear option. Reverse/Drive.
Gearbox changes to lower gear when it is not required. At 120 km/h the slightest throttling will let gears change to third, or even second! Very, very irritating!!!
Fuel consumption is horrifying! Presently driving mainly 25 km stretches to and back from work the consumption is 8,9 km/liter. I am not a racer and even tried to improve the consumption by driving a steady 100km/h. It made no difference.
I now notice that the car has a delayed start when the car is warm.
I loved my previous car, but had to change it for more space for the suitcases of the pupils I need to transport to school every day!
The looks of the new Getz is lovely! The car handles well in normal weather conditions, but winds tend to be felt.
The design is great, and without the irritations mentioned above, it would be my ideal car.
I've got Getz 2006, 1.6lt. Auto.
Fuel consumption is horrible - around 10 l/100km in the city w/o air con.
And I also have this problem with a warm start - it waits for a 1 sec before continue cranking.
Performance is very good though.
Slow gearshift, average performance, bad fuel consumption. Easy solution: Next time, buy a manual.
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