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Hello TAI Members,
This is my first post and hope with your valuable guidance would be able to make decision for my new car purchase.
> Budget: 9 Lakh
> New or Used: New Car
> Location: Delhi
> Top Five Priorities: Ground Clearance, Mileage, Safety, Comfort, Luggage Space
> Monthly Running: 1200 Kms approx
> Type of Fuel: Petrol/Diesel
> For What Purpose: Mostly Regular Use, few weekend trips
> Seating Capacity: Maximum 5 Adults
> Type of Segment: Hatch/Sedan/SUV
As I love traveling and have been to most places in Himachal on my trusted 20 year old RE Bullet 350C . My first preference was SUV (esp sub 4 meter SUV) Was waiting for Brezza but did not find vehicle to be impressive esp lower trims, ZDI+ looks good with features but engine lacks power and is expensive. Creta looks good overall but is expensive as well and then I think for offroading purpose Duster AWD and Thar CRDe are charms but looses on family preference(Thar) and cost (Duster AWD)
So finally made up my mind for Baleno Alpha 1.2(Top end petrol) and booked in May'16 (checked yesterday with RM, will take another 2-3 months for delivery)
Since this was taking time, I started looking at alternatives and realized with 1 lakh more, I can upgrade to Sedan Ciaz VXI+ (with most of basic features but good boot and cabin space) and also with 50K extra SHVS diesel with impressive mileage of 28 kmpl (ARAI).
Now my confusion is I was Ok with Petrol for Baleno considering FE of 16kmpl but with sedan CIAZ FE will be less may 13-14 kmpl so better option is for SHVS (hybrid) with FE of 22-23kmpl (makes sense) and would be able to recover in 4yrs even if i drive 1200kmpls(monthly) However with NGT ban on 10 years this seems not viable option as this would have definite impact on resale and would also have to compromise on NVH levels and I am not sure if it is worth spending 10 lacs)
So would appreciate if you guide me to take decision among following.
1.Brezza (Vdi(O), ZDI with booking period 3-4 months)
2.Baleno Alpha 1.2
3.Ciaz petrol VXI+
4.Ciaz diesel SHVS VXI+ (would prefer z variant for safety reasons)
Any other alternate you think would be best suited.
Thanks in advance.
This is my first post and hope with your valuable guidance would be able to make decision for my new car purchase.
> Budget: 9 Lakh
> New or Used: New Car
> Location: Delhi
> Top Five Priorities: Ground Clearance, Mileage, Safety, Comfort, Luggage Space
> Monthly Running: 1200 Kms approx
> Type of Fuel: Petrol/Diesel
> For What Purpose: Mostly Regular Use, few weekend trips
> Seating Capacity: Maximum 5 Adults
> Type of Segment: Hatch/Sedan/SUV
As I love traveling and have been to most places in Himachal on my trusted 20 year old RE Bullet 350C . My first preference was SUV (esp sub 4 meter SUV) Was waiting for Brezza but did not find vehicle to be impressive esp lower trims, ZDI+ looks good with features but engine lacks power and is expensive. Creta looks good overall but is expensive as well and then I think for offroading purpose Duster AWD and Thar CRDe are charms but looses on family preference(Thar) and cost (Duster AWD)
So finally made up my mind for Baleno Alpha 1.2(Top end petrol) and booked in May'16 (checked yesterday with RM, will take another 2-3 months for delivery)
Since this was taking time, I started looking at alternatives and realized with 1 lakh more, I can upgrade to Sedan Ciaz VXI+ (with most of basic features but good boot and cabin space) and also with 50K extra SHVS diesel with impressive mileage of 28 kmpl (ARAI).
Now my confusion is I was Ok with Petrol for Baleno considering FE of 16kmpl but with sedan CIAZ FE will be less may 13-14 kmpl so better option is for SHVS (hybrid) with FE of 22-23kmpl (makes sense) and would be able to recover in 4yrs even if i drive 1200kmpls(monthly) However with NGT ban on 10 years this seems not viable option as this would have definite impact on resale and would also have to compromise on NVH levels and I am not sure if it is worth spending 10 lacs)
So would appreciate if you guide me to take decision among following.
1.Brezza (Vdi(O), ZDI with booking period 3-4 months)
2.Baleno Alpha 1.2
3.Ciaz petrol VXI+
4.Ciaz diesel SHVS VXI+ (would prefer z variant for safety reasons)
Any other alternate you think would be best suited.
Thanks in advance.