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Background:-
In Year 2012, when i am in my b.tech 3rd year thought of buying bike for me and expressed my wish to dad and instantly he rejected it because of safety. After a month,he gave an offer for me to buy a car instead of bike But the car should have all the safety features within a budget of 7 lakhs (OTR Price). But as a student i like only powerful cars
My Expectations From the Car:-
1.Safety(ABS and Airbags is must)
2.Powerful Engine
3.Space and Quality
Contenders:-
1.Swift Zxi
2.Brio V/VX
3.i20 Sportz(P)
4.Figo Titanium(D)
1.Swift Zxi(TD Vehicle):-
Pros:
1.Excellent Engine
2.Smooth Gear Box
Cons:
1.Rear Space
2.Visibilty
3.Dark Interiors
4.Quality
3.I20(Friend's car):-
Pros:
1.Very Spacious
2.Features
Cons:
1.Though the car has good bhp on papers,i felt the car struggled when moving on slopes
2.Somehow Didn't enjoy the car(no offence to i20 owners)
Figo Titanium Diesel(Friend's Car):-
Pros:
1.Space
2.I love this steering
3.Visibility
Cons:
1.Ground Clearance
2.Noisy Engine
Finalized Car:- Maruti Swift Zxi
When I went to martuti showroom no SA has welcomed us and then had test drive and booked the car by paying 5000 INR. They didn't offer any discounts and by having a 10 minutes of argument,finally he agreed to give freebies worth of 2500 INR
The Twist:-
I didn't had a test drive of Honda Brio earlier. My Parents are not happy to have swift because of rear space,common on roads and the main reason the treatment of Maruti SA
Next Day, I saw the ownership review of TAI Member Ajay Sreedhar and called Honda showroom,Madhapur and asked for TD.After 30 minutes I reached showroom,Welcomed by SA and explained me about the car for 5 minutes,then left to TD.
To my Surprise, i felt brio is spacious when compared to swift and rear space is also better than swift. Engine sound is almost idle though i felt gearbox is not smooth as swift.Road grip of brio is ahead when compared with swift and finalised on brio. We paid booking amount of 22,000INR and cancelled swift
Waiting Time:-
SA informed me there is a waiting period for Brio VX MT White of 30 days. Loan Process is very bad due to honda SA. I will write a new post in dealership review later
Quoted Price:- 6.53L(November 2013)
Final OTR Price:- 6.23L
Initial Impressions:-
Pros:-
1.Excellent Looks(love the rear look)
2.Smooth i-vtec Engine
3.Good Quality Interiors
4.Space
5.Ground Clearance
Cons:-
1.Gear Shift is not smooth
2.Mileage
3.Bumpy Ride on uneven roads
Mileage:-
Initially,when i have driven the car from showroom to house(heavy traffic) it gave me 7.1Kmpl with almost half of the time "ECO" is on.
After 50-100kms,it gave me 8.3kmpl and now at 378Kms its shows 9.9 kmpl
Please advice me how to increase mileage
Finally Thanks For TAI Members for helping me to buy this cute compact car.
Special Thanks to:- Sudeep Roy
In Year 2012, when i am in my b.tech 3rd year thought of buying bike for me and expressed my wish to dad and instantly he rejected it because of safety. After a month,he gave an offer for me to buy a car instead of bike But the car should have all the safety features within a budget of 7 lakhs (OTR Price). But as a student i like only powerful cars
My Expectations From the Car:-
1.Safety(ABS and Airbags is must)
2.Powerful Engine
3.Space and Quality
Contenders:-
1.Swift Zxi
2.Brio V/VX
3.i20 Sportz(P)
4.Figo Titanium(D)
1.Swift Zxi(TD Vehicle):-
Pros:
1.Excellent Engine
2.Smooth Gear Box
Cons:
1.Rear Space
2.Visibilty
3.Dark Interiors
4.Quality
3.I20(Friend's car):-
Pros:
1.Very Spacious
2.Features
Cons:
1.Though the car has good bhp on papers,i felt the car struggled when moving on slopes
2.Somehow Didn't enjoy the car(no offence to i20 owners)
Figo Titanium Diesel(Friend's Car):-
Pros:
1.Space
2.I love this steering
3.Visibility
Cons:
1.Ground Clearance
2.Noisy Engine
Finalized Car:- Maruti Swift Zxi
When I went to martuti showroom no SA has welcomed us and then had test drive and booked the car by paying 5000 INR. They didn't offer any discounts and by having a 10 minutes of argument,finally he agreed to give freebies worth of 2500 INR
The Twist:-
I didn't had a test drive of Honda Brio earlier. My Parents are not happy to have swift because of rear space,common on roads and the main reason the treatment of Maruti SA
Next Day, I saw the ownership review of TAI Member Ajay Sreedhar and called Honda showroom,Madhapur and asked for TD.After 30 minutes I reached showroom,Welcomed by SA and explained me about the car for 5 minutes,then left to TD.
To my Surprise, i felt brio is spacious when compared to swift and rear space is also better than swift. Engine sound is almost idle though i felt gearbox is not smooth as swift.Road grip of brio is ahead when compared with swift and finalised on brio. We paid booking amount of 22,000INR and cancelled swift
Waiting Time:-
SA informed me there is a waiting period for Brio VX MT White of 30 days. Loan Process is very bad due to honda SA. I will write a new post in dealership review later
Quoted Price:- 6.53L(November 2013)
Final OTR Price:- 6.23L
Initial Impressions:-
Pros:-
1.Excellent Looks(love the rear look)
2.Smooth i-vtec Engine
3.Good Quality Interiors
4.Space
5.Ground Clearance
Cons:-
1.Gear Shift is not smooth
2.Mileage
3.Bumpy Ride on uneven roads
Mileage:-
Initially,when i have driven the car from showroom to house(heavy traffic) it gave me 7.1Kmpl with almost half of the time "ECO" is on.
After 50-100kms,it gave me 8.3kmpl and now at 378Kms its shows 9.9 kmpl
Please advice me how to increase mileage
Finally Thanks For TAI Members for helping me to buy this cute compact car.
Special Thanks to:- Sudeep Roy