I just went to test drive a forenza at Auburn Suzuki in Washington State.
I wasnt expecting much becuase their current price for a forenza with power everything is $9995.
Cant say how suprised I was at the fit and finish of that car. drives great. Details inside and out are that of a car twice the price. Just for a comparison I went to a hyundai dealer to drive a comparible car to the forenza in the same price range. It was the Elantra. These two cars even resemble eachother!
Gotta say though.... the suzuki is a better car all around. The lot I was at to check out the hyundai also carries suzuki's (Doug's Lynnwood Suzuki) so I was able to compare them side by side. The suzuki Forenza looks like it was built with much better attention to detail. And the overall body style is better than the elantra, specially when it comes to fit and finish.
I still have a few more cars to look at and compare but so far the Forenza is winning hands down.
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