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Dear All,
I need suggestion for a new car for my dad. I live away in Pune and my dad lives in Delhi. My dad has been driving the 3rd Gen Honda City for the last 6 yrs. He is now around 63 yrs old and he says he is not that confident in driving such a big car in Delhi traffic. The City has not been driven much. It has run around 27000 kms only in the last 6 yrs. As I saw my City, I saw few dents here and there and my dad said he has also repaired the car for minor dents at times. Hence dad decided to buy a new car which wont be that big as the City. Has to be petrol since the car wont run much. I will move the City to Pune for my use.
We thought of going for Hatchbacks but then my mom came into the picture and said small hatchbacks wont do as she is not in favor of it. Hence we filtered our search criteria to premium hatchbacks and compact sedans only. We test drove the Baleno and the Elite i20. My father felt the Elite is quite big. The Baleno is fine. So somewhat we have been thinking of going ahead with the Baleno even though it has a long waiting period .
I came back to Pune now and my dad is still giving the Baleno a bit more thought. It ticks all the boxes (although he felt the rear seat is a bit flat). Also since my father drive the City he felt the Baleno is a bit underpowered too (1.2 in Baleno agains 1.5 in city). His more concern is the size as the front more or less have the same dimensions as the City. Still he was impressed by the features on offer, the mileage figures and looks. Also since its a Maruti, long term maintenance cost will be less and service centers plenty available.
While going back home one day, I saw the New Etios and thought would that be a good option. The new Etios has a bit lesser dimensions, scores a perfect 5 star NCAP safety record and the interiors dont look bad either. It has the most comfortable ride along with wide rear seats and in my opinion it should score perfect on most of my dad's requirements. The Toyota Service is top class as well and the maintenance if not as low as Maruti should not be too much.
Hence please advice on this. Would it be a good idea to go for Etios in 2016? Or go for Baleno. The next gen Etios is also due next year hopefully. Although I am not seeing too much of a difference in the current version and the next version.
TIA.
Souvik..
I need suggestion for a new car for my dad. I live away in Pune and my dad lives in Delhi. My dad has been driving the 3rd Gen Honda City for the last 6 yrs. He is now around 63 yrs old and he says he is not that confident in driving such a big car in Delhi traffic. The City has not been driven much. It has run around 27000 kms only in the last 6 yrs. As I saw my City, I saw few dents here and there and my dad said he has also repaired the car for minor dents at times. Hence dad decided to buy a new car which wont be that big as the City. Has to be petrol since the car wont run much. I will move the City to Pune for my use.
We thought of going for Hatchbacks but then my mom came into the picture and said small hatchbacks wont do as she is not in favor of it. Hence we filtered our search criteria to premium hatchbacks and compact sedans only. We test drove the Baleno and the Elite i20. My father felt the Elite is quite big. The Baleno is fine. So somewhat we have been thinking of going ahead with the Baleno even though it has a long waiting period .
I came back to Pune now and my dad is still giving the Baleno a bit more thought. It ticks all the boxes (although he felt the rear seat is a bit flat). Also since my father drive the City he felt the Baleno is a bit underpowered too (1.2 in Baleno agains 1.5 in city). His more concern is the size as the front more or less have the same dimensions as the City. Still he was impressed by the features on offer, the mileage figures and looks. Also since its a Maruti, long term maintenance cost will be less and service centers plenty available.
While going back home one day, I saw the New Etios and thought would that be a good option. The new Etios has a bit lesser dimensions, scores a perfect 5 star NCAP safety record and the interiors dont look bad either. It has the most comfortable ride along with wide rear seats and in my opinion it should score perfect on most of my dad's requirements. The Toyota Service is top class as well and the maintenance if not as low as Maruti should not be too much.
Hence please advice on this. Would it be a good idea to go for Etios in 2016? Or go for Baleno. The next gen Etios is also due next year hopefully. Although I am not seeing too much of a difference in the current version and the next version.
TIA.
Souvik..
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