1998 Daihatsu Sirion from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

20th Jun 2004, 06:34

"Overlooked bargain of a car"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Drivers seat has lost a little shape.

When idling the bonnet rattles.

The car is a 3 cylinder, therefore the car has a slight vibration, but nothing too serious.

General comments?

I've put 14" alloy wheels on the car. Which increased the width of the tires. This dramatically improved the cars handling and the steering (the car doesn't have power steering)

The car came with 2 factory speakers in the front doors. I recently installed new speakers in the front and noticed that in the rear doors, there was a space and wiring for a speaker, only they were never installed. Worked out really handy for me!

The car is really economical, even when driven hard.

The car has never failed to start, and can handle a carload of adults when it needs to!

This is the best car to park, fits anywhere!


13th Oct 2005, 02:42

Interesting that a three cylinder engine would therefore vibrate? Should it not be less prone to vibration given the crank angles?


16th Dec 2005, 02:12

Interesting you should say that, but no, it does have a gentle vibration hum that 4 cylinder (and higher) engines do not. It's not normally noticeable unless under strain at idle; e.g. Hillstarts with a full load.


20th Jul 2008, 05:36

You probably shouldn't fit 14" wheels to your car if 13" is specified. Unless you fit make the rolling diameter the same by fitting low-profile tyres, the speedo reading will be inaccurate.

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