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Thanks for posting those pictures. It is in exactly the condition one would expect from a 15 year old car that has travelled only 14,500 kilometres (9,000 miles), and that appears to not have been ever driven in the rain!
Maybe Cami Man can comment on the rarity of your Swift.
I think the Suzuki branded MK5 variants were more likely to be equipped as yours is than the Chevrolet Metro or Pontiac Firefly (specifically the 1.3 4-cylinder 3 door hatch with 5 speed and no A/C or PS)
The MSRP of your car was about $14,000 CDN when new. The price valuation done today would never be found on any web configurator retail price chart, but the value by an appraiser would be based on the characteristics of someone wanting to own a unused car of this type and equipment.. Here you have a choice to make. Do you drive the car or preserve it as a collector car? If you plan to drive it as a daily driver, it turns into a used car, and the value will drop... If you buy it as a collector car, the value could slowly increase with inflation, but may not be historically important as there are few wealthy auto enthusiasts that would want to add a car like this to their collection. A museum may one day appreciate the under the radar goodness of this car, and want to feature it, but that is a long shot.
In my opinion, your plans to use it as a light use daily driver is a good one. All Suzuki Swifts/Geos/Firefly/Cultus/Barina etc. variants were built with thin paint, and exposed fasteners that have little or no effective plating for corrosion resistance. Even on a car stored for so many years like yours, you can see a bit of this patina on your car - some of the screws and fasteners have a light layer of corrosion, and the suspension arms have some surface rust on the low spots where condensation has accumulated. On my 1991 Cultus that I imported from Japan, there was dry lubricant sprayed over everything in the entire under hood area; this worked remarkably to minimize surface deterioration from moist air.
If I were to be auctioning your car, I would estimate the value of your car selling at up to $8,000, and would put at least a $6,000 reserve on it. To obtain this type of price, you would need to be patient, as a buyer with the means and knowledge to pay this kind of money is as rare as the car. The upper limit on market price is currently constrained by the availability of brand new cars such as the Nissan Micra that sell for as little as $11,000 CDN.
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, I can hardly wait to see the pics ! Sounds Good !
