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Hello Guys,
Im Srinivas from Hyderabad. Please help me in giving your valuable advice for purchasing a car for my Brother-in-law. Height 5.9' (both)
He had a used a second hand Hyundai Santro GLS 2007 model in the past. To be very specific he doesnt have enough sufficient knowledge about the minute details of Cars. So i am guiding him for the purchase and my advice is what makes him to purchase the car now.
so please help us both in this reagard.
> Your Budget: may be around 7-7.5 lacs max. If its around 7 it will be good
> New or Used: New
> Your Location: Hyderabad
> Top Five Priorities: 1.Comfort, 2.Safety and design, 3.Driveability and Luggage Space 3.Low Maintenance
> Monthly Running: May be weekend rides and occasional week days say max 200-300kms or may be below specified
> Type of Fuel: Petrol preferably
> For What Purpose: Regular Use and occasional long drives
> Seating Capacity: Maximum 5 Adults)
> Type of Segment: Sedan, Good/premium hatchback
> Car Priorities: Maruti Swift/Dzire, Hyundai i20, Xcent, Honda Jazz(maybe)................ What about TATA ZEST...????
Guys, here comes the story as per i know....
Preferred brands are Maruti, Hyundai as they are having wide networks, good customer feedback, good engines and with good ride experience, good internals, low maintenance, decent resale value.
Coming to Maruti....
Maruti Swift and new Swift Dzire
(In specific we like Swift RS model in swift)
Pros as i have heard from various reviews:
we have sat in the Swift. we felt that seats are not big enough to give enough comfort, (both drivers cabin and rear seats when compared to Hyundai's). Head room is low.
Boot space is too low when compared DZire vs Xcent
Hyundai's
Xcent:
we have visited the showroom.
Pros:
mannn... un comparable features... Cooling box, rear vent AC, Climate control, bluetooth, Large boot.. almost 100 litres more compared to Dzire.. and much features, air bags, etc for our range 7-7.5lacs.. These features are not even available for the topend DZIRE
Cons:
Dont know when compared to Dzire..
Please specify if any....
outside Design wise Dzire is clear winner. No doubt about it.. it looks almost like 10 laks car....!!!!!
For good Driveability and fun Swift/Dzire
Biggest cons i have heard: for a month(dont know which month it is) Xcent sold units are around 4500 and for DZire its almost 15-17K.
why it is like that..??? Anything wrong with Xcent...????
Resale value of Xcent..??? Can anyone tell me...
Hyundai i20:
Premium hatchback which is costly but a clear competitor for Swift.
i cant compare with it. exterior wise i20 is clear winner.
And also its presence on road is unmatched...!!! mann... what a car..!!!
Cons: May be fuel efficiency..???
When compared with Xcent the features i have specified above, we can get them for around 40K rupees less.
Although i know that we cant compare both as they are in different leagues.
Hyundai Showroom guys advice: he advice us to go for Xcent (sedan) sx model as we have already had a hatch back(Santro).
Honda JAZZ
heard about magic seats..
Later came to know that they are only for top end model.. Any idea guys..??? Please give me details...
We have visited the Hyundai showroom on Sunday and those guys are very friendly and waited till we got there and explained very well about their cars.
whereas we made a call for Honda showroom at 7.30pm that we want to visit their showroom, they said that they will be open till 8PM. by the time we reached there, they closed their showroom and no one is even getting from their chairs inside to welcome even.. very very arrogant behaviour....!!!
Not but not the least.
TATA ZEST
features wise no doubt best car as i have heard. But dont know about car space and comfort.
CONS:
some say that they are good only for a few years..??? I dont think so..
Bitter Truth... Very bad resale value for petrol variants.....
how will be the performance and maintenance in long run...???
Please help me to decide guys.. Did i made you bore by writing a long story... Oops..
Im Srinivas from Hyderabad. Please help me in giving your valuable advice for purchasing a car for my Brother-in-law. Height 5.9' (both)
He had a used a second hand Hyundai Santro GLS 2007 model in the past. To be very specific he doesnt have enough sufficient knowledge about the minute details of Cars. So i am guiding him for the purchase and my advice is what makes him to purchase the car now.
so please help us both in this reagard.
> Your Budget: may be around 7-7.5 lacs max. If its around 7 it will be good
> New or Used: New
> Your Location: Hyderabad
> Top Five Priorities: 1.Comfort, 2.Safety and design, 3.Driveability and Luggage Space 3.Low Maintenance
> Monthly Running: May be weekend rides and occasional week days say max 200-300kms or may be below specified
> Type of Fuel: Petrol preferably
> For What Purpose: Regular Use and occasional long drives
> Seating Capacity: Maximum 5 Adults)
> Type of Segment: Sedan, Good/premium hatchback
> Car Priorities: Maruti Swift/Dzire, Hyundai i20, Xcent, Honda Jazz(maybe)................ What about TATA ZEST...????
Guys, here comes the story as per i know....
Preferred brands are Maruti, Hyundai as they are having wide networks, good customer feedback, good engines and with good ride experience, good internals, low maintenance, decent resale value.
Coming to Maruti....
Maruti Swift and new Swift Dzire
(In specific we like Swift RS model in swift)
Pros as i have heard from various reviews:
- Un matched driving capability when compared against Hyundai's
- Uncompared engine quality/durability/poweroutput
- Good riding experience while in turns or in city traffic
- Low maintenance and good company support
- Good looking especially new DZire and our(family) favorite Swift RS model
we have sat in the Swift. we felt that seats are not big enough to give enough comfort, (both drivers cabin and rear seats when compared to Hyundai's). Head room is low.
Boot space is too low when compared DZire vs Xcent
Hyundai's
Xcent:
we have visited the showroom.
Pros:
mannn... un comparable features... Cooling box, rear vent AC, Climate control, bluetooth, Large boot.. almost 100 litres more compared to Dzire.. and much features, air bags, etc for our range 7-7.5lacs.. These features are not even available for the topend DZIRE
Cons:
Dont know when compared to Dzire..
Please specify if any....
outside Design wise Dzire is clear winner. No doubt about it.. it looks almost like 10 laks car....!!!!!
For good Driveability and fun Swift/Dzire
Biggest cons i have heard: for a month(dont know which month it is) Xcent sold units are around 4500 and for DZire its almost 15-17K.
why it is like that..??? Anything wrong with Xcent...????
Resale value of Xcent..??? Can anyone tell me...
Hyundai i20:
Premium hatchback which is costly but a clear competitor for Swift.
i cant compare with it. exterior wise i20 is clear winner.
And also its presence on road is unmatched...!!! mann... what a car..!!!
Cons: May be fuel efficiency..???
When compared with Xcent the features i have specified above, we can get them for around 40K rupees less.
Although i know that we cant compare both as they are in different leagues.
Hyundai Showroom guys advice: he advice us to go for Xcent (sedan) sx model as we have already had a hatch back(Santro).
Honda JAZZ
heard about magic seats..
Later came to know that they are only for top end model.. Any idea guys..??? Please give me details...
We have visited the Hyundai showroom on Sunday and those guys are very friendly and waited till we got there and explained very well about their cars.
whereas we made a call for Honda showroom at 7.30pm that we want to visit their showroom, they said that they will be open till 8PM. by the time we reached there, they closed their showroom and no one is even getting from their chairs inside to welcome even.. very very arrogant behaviour....!!!
Not but not the least.
TATA ZEST
features wise no doubt best car as i have heard. But dont know about car space and comfort.
CONS:
some say that they are good only for a few years..??? I dont think so..
Bitter Truth... Very bad resale value for petrol variants.....
how will be the performance and maintenance in long run...???
Please help me to decide guys.. Did i made you bore by writing a long story... Oops..