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Hi,
I am a first time buyer and need a hatchback for City Driving. I will only be using the car on weekends as on weekdays I get an office Cab. So the maximum drive/month will be 500 Km's plus maybe a couple of long yearly trips thrown in.
My budget is 5 Lakhs or maybe I can stretch it to 5.2 if I get all the options I am looking for.
I should also mention that I am not an expert Driver. I used to drive my fathers alto(non power steering version) but he shifted to another city 1 year ago and I haven't driven ever since.
Till a few days ago I was very sure that I was going to get the i10 or the Grand i10. But when I visited the Hyundai Showroom and checked out the Grand i10 versions. The Magna is what fit my budget at 5.36 Lakhs OTR. I was very disappointed at the lack of accesories in the Grand i10 like no safety options available, even as an option (ABS/AirBags).
At the same time the dealer told me that the 1.2 engine in the old i10 has been discontinued adn I will have to make do with the older 1.1 engine if I wanted to buy the odler i 10(which fit in my budget nicely).
But then browsing through all the Forums online I found a couple of other options I wanted to check.
Honda Brio- I read great praises about this in all the online Forums and Ownership reviews. But when I checked out the pricing details it wen on the upper side.
Ford Figo Petrol- Now this is the car that turned out to be a good alternative to the Grand i10 within my budget. I ahve read all the ownership reviews on TAI Forums and everyone is taling about the Gear Shift and bad handling at low speeds. I would like to know how it would effect a novice Driver like me?
I ahve scheduled a TD for tomorrow(when I called the Ford Showroom they offered to send someone with the car to my house for a TD since the showroom is far from my home, I absolutely loved this.)
So in a nutshell, I need opinions, opinions and a lot of opinions.
Thanks a lot in Advance.
I am a first time buyer and need a hatchback for City Driving. I will only be using the car on weekends as on weekdays I get an office Cab. So the maximum drive/month will be 500 Km's plus maybe a couple of long yearly trips thrown in.
My budget is 5 Lakhs or maybe I can stretch it to 5.2 if I get all the options I am looking for.
I should also mention that I am not an expert Driver. I used to drive my fathers alto(non power steering version) but he shifted to another city 1 year ago and I haven't driven ever since.
Till a few days ago I was very sure that I was going to get the i10 or the Grand i10. But when I visited the Hyundai Showroom and checked out the Grand i10 versions. The Magna is what fit my budget at 5.36 Lakhs OTR. I was very disappointed at the lack of accesories in the Grand i10 like no safety options available, even as an option (ABS/AirBags).
At the same time the dealer told me that the 1.2 engine in the old i10 has been discontinued adn I will have to make do with the older 1.1 engine if I wanted to buy the odler i 10(which fit in my budget nicely).
But then browsing through all the Forums online I found a couple of other options I wanted to check.
Honda Brio- I read great praises about this in all the online Forums and Ownership reviews. But when I checked out the pricing details it wen on the upper side.
Ford Figo Petrol- Now this is the car that turned out to be a good alternative to the Grand i10 within my budget. I ahve read all the ownership reviews on TAI Forums and everyone is taling about the Gear Shift and bad handling at low speeds. I would like to know how it would effect a novice Driver like me?
I ahve scheduled a TD for tomorrow(when I called the Ford Showroom they offered to send someone with the car to my house for a TD since the showroom is far from my home, I absolutely loved this.)
So in a nutshell, I need opinions, opinions and a lot of opinions.
Thanks a lot in Advance.