re: Toyota Liva G or Grand i10 Sports?EDIT:Booked Ford Figo Trend.
@AHC:
Coming to build quality; the Liva we drive here is having the same chassis and build as that is sold in other countries and Liva with 2 airbags has already scored 4 stars in Latin NCAP
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http://www.latinncap.com/data/pdf/toyota-etios-2-airbags-en.pdf
Although the Etios and Liva are going to be replaced by their new versions within 2-3 years
Adding to this, you have been owning Hyundai cars for long; now it should be the time to taste the Toyota reliability and quality. You will be impressed by the overall ownership experience; I can bet. Resale value is not an issue at all, all Toyota cars command a good resale value and you can find it at any used car dealer.
that's why it's always better to ask opinions from others
thanks for a detailed reply. and having 2 airbags indeed is a good thing but i will give preference to ABS if given an option.
and like i said it drove nicely. so yeah i can as dad to spend a little bit more and buy the liva. and i hope the structure of the indian version is same as the car tested.
AHC Bhai-Please go for Grand i10 Asta as it has better features than Sportz like Alloys,rear wiper.As you already have 3 Hyundais,go for Grand i10.
BTW,are you replacing Santro too?
dad doesn't need those features. the sports and liva G has more than required features for my dad. i can get all these features in xcent s(0) which costs 640000 with 75k discounts :P let me make a purchase and then i will tell the discounts in details. it will come to 5,75,000 but dad said why to spend more if the hatchback version has good discounts.
and no i will be keeping the santro , we might add a diesel which is long overdue. i think i made a thread last year for a diesel car and That time also TD diesel cars. the santro keeps running without much maintenance so dad postponed the buying plan.
Liva is a better choice compared to Grand i10. Because it has a big car feel, apart from that it will score on reliability & peace of mind. One is sure, you'll pay much lesser then you're Hyundai when you service it. I can assure you, ask this to any Toyota Owner like Niku, TSIVipul etc.
Apart from plain interiors & exteriors, this is a fantastic engineered car.
my dad does doesn't have a problem with the interiors, even i actually like the exterior with the added side skirts.
and yes there was good space in the car.
The built quality of Hyundai i10 Grand is far better than liva. The other day, one of my collegue banged his omni to Liva at parkings speeds and it got a huge dent and Liva's door had to be replaced.
that's the thing. even though the car score 4 stars in NCAP , the daily ding dangs will spoil the look. anyways it can be repaired. will take a TD one more time and check the quality levels.
I will go for Liva G as it has dual airbags for safety. I own a Grand i10 and it is an excellent and practical car for everyday use but for your dad safety should be a priority so between the 2 cars, you should go for Liva G
thanks for your suggestion. airbags do matter to me as well.
Grand i10 but asta you are also getting huge discount isn't it?
@ maximas007 Grand i10 Asta too doesn't have airbags. It is optional. As far as discount goes, Hyundai company managed direct dealership in Chennai gives 14,000 dealer discount + 15,000 corporate discount + No claim bonus for insurance of earlier car. Heavy discount is for i10 (not grand i10) where the discount is close to 40k + corporate discount + No claim bonus.
like maximas stated i am getting a total of 65k discounts including cash + exchange.
the xcent has 15k more exchange bonus than the grand i10.
and you won't believe the corporate discount is just 1000 rupees.
and thanks guys for all of your suggestions.
there was one more thing , the door of the liva doesn't have a beading and there were huge panel gaps , my dad likes cleanliness and he would be bothered with the amount of dirt on the doors. any solutions ?