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Hey Guys,
We had almost decided in on the eon which was then ruled out by mom for its inability to carry 5 people. Then came an idea of buying a used sedan. The rest is written below.
We are planning to buy a pre-owned car, sedan class. Budget is a strict 3.5 lac (+/-10%). Petrol will be a good option for us as we do not cross 8-10K kms/yr.
Requirements.
Shortlisted cars
Hyundai Accent-AFAIK it is available in the market which starts from 2.2-3lac for a decent car.
Test drove my friends car which is a 2004 model with 70K kms. was a nice feeling. that was when we decided to buy a sedan.
The clutch was smooth even better than a new Grand i10. Mileage he said was around 14-15km/l on highway non a/c (Shed some light on this). Spare availability?
Honda City ZX-AFAIK it is available in the market which starts from 3.2-4lac for a decent car.
Never actually driven a city though my family members has.
There are 2 engines I-DSI and VTEC which one to choose (Pros and cons Please).
On many online reviews the owners claim 17km/l with ac (How true is it). If it even returns 15 km/l with ac on a highway we would be happy.
Running costs? as no one owns a honda in our family and a sedan too (filled with mpv,hatchback,suvs)
Other options which i might have missed out.
Thanks In Advance
Sanjay Nagaraj
We had almost decided in on the eon which was then ruled out by mom for its inability to carry 5 people. Then came an idea of buying a used sedan. The rest is written below.
We are planning to buy a pre-owned car, sedan class. Budget is a strict 3.5 lac (+/-10%). Petrol will be a good option for us as we do not cross 8-10K kms/yr.
Requirements.
- Sedan.
- 5 Medium Sized Adults on board.
- Comfort-We go about 1.2-1.5K kms tours every 3 months (3-4days)
- 8-10K kms an year expected(May be even less at times).
- Good highway driving pleasure. 70-80% we drive is not in city.
- Good A/C (Shifting from a non a/c 800, you can imagine)
- Though the kms/yr is pretty less descent mileage is expected(Typical Middle-class Brain)
- Cost of ownership
Shortlisted cars
Hyundai Accent-AFAIK it is available in the market which starts from 2.2-3lac for a decent car.
Test drove my friends car which is a 2004 model with 70K kms. was a nice feeling. that was when we decided to buy a sedan.
The clutch was smooth even better than a new Grand i10. Mileage he said was around 14-15km/l on highway non a/c (Shed some light on this). Spare availability?
Honda City ZX-AFAIK it is available in the market which starts from 3.2-4lac for a decent car.
Never actually driven a city though my family members has.
There are 2 engines I-DSI and VTEC which one to choose (Pros and cons Please).
On many online reviews the owners claim 17km/l with ac (How true is it). If it even returns 15 km/l with ac on a highway we would be happy.
Running costs? as no one owns a honda in our family and a sedan too (filled with mpv,hatchback,suvs)
Other options which i might have missed out.
Thanks In Advance
Sanjay Nagaraj