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A Petrol Heads Dream: Honda City Ivtec
Today i got the delivery of my shining new Honda City from Pearl Honda Gurgaon. I would actually recommend Ring Road Honda if you can do without offers. Talking about offers,I got a free insurance as part of Hondas festive celebrations,parking sensors and Seat covers WHICH ARE YET TO BE DELIVERED. These are the cars I considered:
1. Volkswagen Vento Petrol Highline: its quality was better than the city and also were the Features. IMO it was more value for money and the new one is now cheaper. But its petrol engine was quite sluggish and was not good in dynamics department compared to the city.
2. Hyundai Verna: that car is fully loaded. Very loaded to the boot. Name a feature and the verna has got it. But again its dynamics were a problem and so was the ultra light steering wheel.
3. Ford Fiesta: it drives better than the City and is also pretty loaded but i did not like the way it looks and was quite expensive.
4. Mitsubishi Cedia Sports: its got a MOMO sports steering wheel. Its actually a stripped down Lancer Evolution 6. But Mitsubishi does not even have a dealer in Gurgaon. Huge turnoff. Best value for money in this class and was EPIC to drive. Performance is not as good as the city but aftermarket mods are available. I LOVE THE CEDIA but no dealer means taking it to Delhi for servicing so no Cedia .
So went with the City. As for the model,I wanted the alloys in SMT so went for S and not V. Would prefer V though.
My laptop broke so I could not update my ownership. Sorry.
Today I went to reliance Auto to get some accessories for my car. I was looking for scratch protectors on doors which they did not have in stock. So I bought Ipop to substitute them.
Interior:
The interior of the city is a nice place to be in. It is sporty and luxurious at the same time. Quality is not a benchmark but at some places its even better than a laura. The face lift Ivtecs interior is much better than the older one. Chrome looks really nice.
The quality of the switches for example is not up to the mark.
The usb/aux port inside the head unit. That IMO looks quite cool.
The face lift also has a blue combination speedometer which is WAY better than the orange lit one. Its giving me 10.3 kmpl which should improve after service.
The key is quite dated now and doesn't have a button to open boot which is quite useful.
The alloys are the mail reason why is chose the SMT model and not the V. The tires dont have adequate grip and are quite skinny.
So why did I chose the city?
The city has the best blend of performance and comfort. Its easily the fastest and has good ride/handling. It has lots of space and nice interiors. And that engine is a dream. And IMO it looks the best.
Plus points:
>It is a fast car. The IVtec is silky smooth,high revving and fuel efficient too.
>Good resale value and has most of the features need.
>It looks quite futuristic and sporty.
>It has good space inside.
> It has good after sales service.
> Easy and a great car to drive in town.
> Good safety features.
> Has a good image.
Negatives:
> It is lacking some features like electrically folding mirrors.
> Cost-cutting is visible.
> I had a poor experience with the dealer.
>Not value for money.
P.S. sorry for the pictures resolution I cant figure the Lumias camera. Any suggestions?
Will update more info later.
Today i got the delivery of my shining new Honda City from Pearl Honda Gurgaon. I would actually recommend Ring Road Honda if you can do without offers. Talking about offers,I got a free insurance as part of Hondas festive celebrations,parking sensors and Seat covers WHICH ARE YET TO BE DELIVERED. These are the cars I considered:
1. Volkswagen Vento Petrol Highline: its quality was better than the city and also were the Features. IMO it was more value for money and the new one is now cheaper. But its petrol engine was quite sluggish and was not good in dynamics department compared to the city.
2. Hyundai Verna: that car is fully loaded. Very loaded to the boot. Name a feature and the verna has got it. But again its dynamics were a problem and so was the ultra light steering wheel.
3. Ford Fiesta: it drives better than the City and is also pretty loaded but i did not like the way it looks and was quite expensive.
4. Mitsubishi Cedia Sports: its got a MOMO sports steering wheel. Its actually a stripped down Lancer Evolution 6. But Mitsubishi does not even have a dealer in Gurgaon. Huge turnoff. Best value for money in this class and was EPIC to drive. Performance is not as good as the city but aftermarket mods are available. I LOVE THE CEDIA but no dealer means taking it to Delhi for servicing so no Cedia .
So went with the City. As for the model,I wanted the alloys in SMT so went for S and not V. Would prefer V though.
My laptop broke so I could not update my ownership. Sorry.
Today I went to reliance Auto to get some accessories for my car. I was looking for scratch protectors on doors which they did not have in stock. So I bought Ipop to substitute them.
Interior:
The interior of the city is a nice place to be in. It is sporty and luxurious at the same time. Quality is not a benchmark but at some places its even better than a laura. The face lift Ivtecs interior is much better than the older one. Chrome looks really nice.
The quality of the switches for example is not up to the mark.
The usb/aux port inside the head unit. That IMO looks quite cool.
The face lift also has a blue combination speedometer which is WAY better than the orange lit one. Its giving me 10.3 kmpl which should improve after service.
The key is quite dated now and doesn't have a button to open boot which is quite useful.
The alloys are the mail reason why is chose the SMT model and not the V. The tires dont have adequate grip and are quite skinny.
So why did I chose the city?
The city has the best blend of performance and comfort. Its easily the fastest and has good ride/handling. It has lots of space and nice interiors. And that engine is a dream. And IMO it looks the best.
Plus points:
>It is a fast car. The IVtec is silky smooth,high revving and fuel efficient too.
>Good resale value and has most of the features need.
>It looks quite futuristic and sporty.
>It has good space inside.
> It has good after sales service.
> Easy and a great car to drive in town.
> Good safety features.
> Has a good image.
Negatives:
> It is lacking some features like electrically folding mirrors.
> Cost-cutting is visible.
> I had a poor experience with the dealer.
>Not value for money.
P.S. sorry for the pictures resolution I cant figure the Lumias camera. Any suggestions?
Will update more info later.
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