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Friends,
I'd need your valuable suggestions to decide my new car purchase. I am looking to buy a premium hatchback within 10L and I considered these vehicles that fit my requirements. I am currently using a Brio and my previous car was a petrol Swift.
Since my daily drive is about 10 to 15 Kms along with a monthly interstate drive, I started with petrol cars but only Swift made the cut in terms of overall driving comfort and peppiness. I found only the diesel variants of other brands effective. I prefer fully loaded variants.
I'd need your valuable suggestions to decide my new car purchase. I am looking to buy a premium hatchback within 10L and I considered these vehicles that fit my requirements. I am currently using a Brio and my previous car was a petrol Swift.
Since my daily drive is about 10 to 15 Kms along with a monthly interstate drive, I started with petrol cars but only Swift made the cut in terms of overall driving comfort and peppiness. I found only the diesel variants of other brands effective. I prefer fully loaded variants.
1. Swift Zxi [Waiting period of 3 months. Ruled Out]
2. Ford Figo 1.5D Titanium [Clutch too hard for city traffic. Ruled out]
3. Elite i20 1.4 CRDi [Steering too light for my liking. Asta variant exceeds my budget too. Ruled out]
4. Polo 1.5 TDI Highline
5. Punto 90 HP Emotion Powertech
Polo 1.5 TDI Highline:
Highline is well equipped and all buttons are well placed. During the test drive, I felt the gearbox is a bit stiff and clunky, which bothered me in low speeds as I had to change gears a lot; not sure whether it happens only in new vehicles. Will this smooth out in time? The TD vehicle was only 300 kms old. The ride comfort on open roads gave an absolute pleasure that makes me want to book this right away. But I have two worrying factors:
1. Cost of maintenance and body shop charges. Which Bangalore VW dealer do you suggest for reliable services?
2. Existence of Emission scandal issues in 2016 TDI models.
Could anyone using 1.5 TDI please help me out here?
Punto 90 HP Emotion Powertech:
I gather this variant was released only in July this year. This car made me feel home during the entire TD. In low speeds, I just had to release the clutch gradually and not accelerate. The car pulled well in 10-15 Km/hr. This happened even until the 3rd gear. I felt it's a boon in city traffic, saves a lot of pedal coordination and downshifting. I have read a lot about bad steering ergonomics in Punto but I felt it was placed well. The gearbox is just at the right height, replacing the need of an armrest for highway drives. Oddly so, I kind of like the rubbery feel of gear-shifting. On open roads, the comfort is excellent, absolutely no vibrations. I felt its braking better than Polo's. But the biggest factors where Polo is better is its resale value, I guess.
1. Fiat's dealership and services. Whom do you suggest the best?
2. Resale value after 3 years
3. Reliability of a newly released Powertech variant
Could anyone using Punto please help me out here?
In my opinion from the test drives, there is nothing to choose between Polo and Punto in ride comfort and solid build.
Where VW scores:
1. Top class features
2. Better resale value
3. Better acceleration
Where Punto scores:
1. Exuberant style. Stunning looks and road presence.
2. Better seats, I felt.
3. Great steering and low speed ambling
Why I am so confused is if I choose one, during times of trouble, I feel I'd regret why I missed out on the other one. This is mainly due to the negatives on ASS and Maintenance Cost of both brands.
Any guidance from those who actually used these vehicles would be greatly appreciated.
2. Ford Figo 1.5D Titanium [Clutch too hard for city traffic. Ruled out]
3. Elite i20 1.4 CRDi [Steering too light for my liking. Asta variant exceeds my budget too. Ruled out]
4. Polo 1.5 TDI Highline
5. Punto 90 HP Emotion Powertech
Polo 1.5 TDI Highline:
Highline is well equipped and all buttons are well placed. During the test drive, I felt the gearbox is a bit stiff and clunky, which bothered me in low speeds as I had to change gears a lot; not sure whether it happens only in new vehicles. Will this smooth out in time? The TD vehicle was only 300 kms old. The ride comfort on open roads gave an absolute pleasure that makes me want to book this right away. But I have two worrying factors:
1. Cost of maintenance and body shop charges. Which Bangalore VW dealer do you suggest for reliable services?
2. Existence of Emission scandal issues in 2016 TDI models.
Could anyone using 1.5 TDI please help me out here?
Punto 90 HP Emotion Powertech:
I gather this variant was released only in July this year. This car made me feel home during the entire TD. In low speeds, I just had to release the clutch gradually and not accelerate. The car pulled well in 10-15 Km/hr. This happened even until the 3rd gear. I felt it's a boon in city traffic, saves a lot of pedal coordination and downshifting. I have read a lot about bad steering ergonomics in Punto but I felt it was placed well. The gearbox is just at the right height, replacing the need of an armrest for highway drives. Oddly so, I kind of like the rubbery feel of gear-shifting. On open roads, the comfort is excellent, absolutely no vibrations. I felt its braking better than Polo's. But the biggest factors where Polo is better is its resale value, I guess.
1. Fiat's dealership and services. Whom do you suggest the best?
2. Resale value after 3 years
3. Reliability of a newly released Powertech variant
Could anyone using Punto please help me out here?
In my opinion from the test drives, there is nothing to choose between Polo and Punto in ride comfort and solid build.
Where VW scores:
1. Top class features
2. Better resale value
3. Better acceleration
Where Punto scores:
1. Exuberant style. Stunning looks and road presence.
2. Better seats, I felt.
3. Great steering and low speed ambling
Why I am so confused is if I choose one, during times of trouble, I feel I'd regret why I missed out on the other one. This is mainly due to the negatives on ASS and Maintenance Cost of both brands.
Any guidance from those who actually used these vehicles would be greatly appreciated.