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Some quick questions about the Kizashi.

1) How does it perform in cold environments? It regularily gets to -35C here in winter so I'm curious how the suspension (and other mechanical parts, like engine) copes with the cold temperatures. My current car doesn't like the cold so much as the suspension is noisy when really cold.

2) Are Kizashi parts expensive or hard to get hold of? I'm wondering about maintenance after the warranty expires. I'm not a mechanic although I do know a good one I can trust.

3) We use a lot of salt on our roads in winter, which is really tough on cars. Does anyone in Canada own a Kizashi? How well does it hold up to the harsh environment we have here, with the lows in winter and highs in summer?

Thanks

I live up high on a dirt road in Northern Vermont; it gets cold here.

I have a 2011 S AWD bought new 12/23/10 with just about 55K miles on it.
It works exceedingly well in my environment.

I have had zero issues with it. I drive it like an irresponsible hormone-jacked teen. It's a hobby.......

I live in Edmonton and it gets to -25 at least in winter.

1. the rear suspension squeaks when temp is near 0 or below. when it is -25 or lower and you park your car outside for at least 6 hrs, when you first start the car, it sounds really really horrible. it is really noisy and loud. but after the car warms up, it runs perfect. i was using 5W30 last winter, gonna switch to 0W20 and see how that goes this winter.

2. not sure about how expensive part is.....as long as you bring your filter and stuff, you should be fine

3. alberta uses mostly sand and small gravels so can't help you here for the salt part.

Thanks though that's not what I wanted to hear about the suspension. I was hoping to avoid that with my next car.

yeah.....that's kind of annoying but once you turn on the music you can't really hear it.
oh and if the temp is below -25 or something like that, there's no squeaking either.....lol

Stodge wrote:Some quick questions about the Kizashi.

1) How does it perform in cold environments? It regularily gets to -35C here in winter so I'm curious how the suspension (and other mechanical parts, like engine) copes with the cold temperatures. My current car doesn't like the cold so much as the suspension is noisy when really cold.

Canadian Kizashi here, no problems after 2 winters. Put a set of snows on it and its good to go

Stodge wrote: 2) Are Kizashi parts expensive or hard to get hold of? I'm wondering about maintenance after the warranty expires. I'm not a mechanic although I do know a good one I can trust.

Still under warrantee, not too sure although I would recommend you look around for the dealer network. I have the problem where my closest dealerships are shutting down so we have to go a little further out if there is a problem. Luckily, we prefer to work on our own cars.

Stodge wrote:3) We use a lot of salt on our roads in winter, which is really tough on cars. Does anyone in Canada own a Kizashi? How well does it hold up to the harsh environment we have here, with the lows in winter and highs in summer?

Not sure if we use salt or sand, however, no rust problems.