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Well it’s been over a year since I came back from US and decided to settle back in India for good after spending 5 years in US. And life got really busy ever since I came to India. I was driving the XUV until I realized that it is taking a lot of miles and covered almost 28.5k kms in 1 year and 32K all together. Last one and half year has been like a auto shopping spree for me and my family. We have bought 3 vehicles in that time period.
1. Yamaha R15 V2 - 30th July 2012
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-r15-v2-limited-edition-ownership-review.html
2. Mahindra XUV 500 - 26th November 2012
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-w8-ownership-review-30-000-kms-achieved.html
3. Hyundai Eon – 15th April 2013
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...2458-hyundai-eon-d-lite-ownership-review.html
Ever since my arrival my running has been a lot and inspite of buying 3 vehicles we were falling short of one more vehicle. The reason was my dad was using the Eon and my brother R15 now what’s left for me was XUV. For last one year I had been using it for local, market and highway drives. But now was the time to get another set of wheels for myself so that the DRACO gets some rest and be used for highway drives and occasional matters.
Now it was sure that this purchase will be a second hand car and the budget I kept was between 2 – 3 lacs. I was willing to spend 30-40K on the vehicle I would buy but only if I get a vehicle for about 2.5L around. Since I drive a lot it had to be a diesel. So I was kind of very clear in my mind what I need and what and where to spend. My requirements were not that long on the list but I’ll pen down some:
- Sedan/hatch
- Diesel
- Disc brakes, ABS, Airbags would be a plus
- Good A/c – as I am suppose to drive in Delhi & you know “ Delhi ki Garmi”
- Decent mileage and comfortable for atleast 4 people.
Cars I considered:
Skoda Octavia
Chevrolet Optra
Swfit
Dzire
Fiesta Classic
Figo
Fabia
Honestly speaking I was always bent towards Octavia as it has been one of my most favorite sedan from a long time and there was always this urge to own one someday. Still I was open to different cars as well. I test drove quite a few cars like Fiesta, Figo, Optra and Octavia. After TDing about 15 cars I was still not satisfied with any one of them.
So finally called up my cousin in Saharanpur and told him to look out for a car. Why I called him? because he knows lot of dealer who deal in used car business and that place is full of used cars. He has changed 11 cars in 2 years, YES you read it right 11. I got a return call from my cousin in about 30 mins and he told me that there are 2 Octavia’s for sale. I told him that I will be there tomorrow and next day 7:00 AM I left for Saharanpur from Bhiwadi (265 km) in our DRACO.
I reached Saharanpur by 1:00 PM and met my cousin at a place directed by my cousin and then we straight away went to the dealer and checked out both the Octavia. One was white with 70K on ODO and another one was red with 78K. I liked the red one. Took the TD of both and I straight away choose the red one out of both of them. It was 2005 1.9TDi Rider and had 78000kms on it. Took couple of TD’s both me and my cousin, checked the car thoroughly and got it checked by a mechanic as well. This mechanic has been working on diesel Octavia’s for about 7 years now and knows in and out of the car. And my cousin knows this guy really well. Paid 20K cash to the dealer and ended the day.
Next day woke up early as I was getting restless because finally my dream of owning an Octavia was going to be true. Took a quick shower had my breakfast and we left for the dealer. picked up the car and paid the rest of the amount 2.3L. After that straight away went to my cousin friends shop and got the system installed including (Sony XAV HU, amplifier, JBL bass tube and reverse camera). Then got the taping done on the roof, hood, boot and A/B pillars. And next day headed back to my hometown (220 km) from Saharanpur to Moradabad.
1. Yamaha R15 V2 - 30th July 2012
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-r15-v2-limited-edition-ownership-review.html
2. Mahindra XUV 500 - 26th November 2012
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-w8-ownership-review-30-000-kms-achieved.html
3. Hyundai Eon – 15th April 2013
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...2458-hyundai-eon-d-lite-ownership-review.html
Ever since my arrival my running has been a lot and inspite of buying 3 vehicles we were falling short of one more vehicle. The reason was my dad was using the Eon and my brother R15 now what’s left for me was XUV. For last one year I had been using it for local, market and highway drives. But now was the time to get another set of wheels for myself so that the DRACO gets some rest and be used for highway drives and occasional matters.
Now it was sure that this purchase will be a second hand car and the budget I kept was between 2 – 3 lacs. I was willing to spend 30-40K on the vehicle I would buy but only if I get a vehicle for about 2.5L around. Since I drive a lot it had to be a diesel. So I was kind of very clear in my mind what I need and what and where to spend. My requirements were not that long on the list but I’ll pen down some:
- Sedan/hatch
- Diesel
- Disc brakes, ABS, Airbags would be a plus
- Good A/c – as I am suppose to drive in Delhi & you know “ Delhi ki Garmi”
- Decent mileage and comfortable for atleast 4 people.
Cars I considered:
Skoda Octavia
Chevrolet Optra
Swfit
Dzire
Fiesta Classic
Figo
Fabia
Honestly speaking I was always bent towards Octavia as it has been one of my most favorite sedan from a long time and there was always this urge to own one someday. Still I was open to different cars as well. I test drove quite a few cars like Fiesta, Figo, Optra and Octavia. After TDing about 15 cars I was still not satisfied with any one of them.
So finally called up my cousin in Saharanpur and told him to look out for a car. Why I called him? because he knows lot of dealer who deal in used car business and that place is full of used cars. He has changed 11 cars in 2 years, YES you read it right 11. I got a return call from my cousin in about 30 mins and he told me that there are 2 Octavia’s for sale. I told him that I will be there tomorrow and next day 7:00 AM I left for Saharanpur from Bhiwadi (265 km) in our DRACO.
I reached Saharanpur by 1:00 PM and met my cousin at a place directed by my cousin and then we straight away went to the dealer and checked out both the Octavia. One was white with 70K on ODO and another one was red with 78K. I liked the red one. Took the TD of both and I straight away choose the red one out of both of them. It was 2005 1.9TDi Rider and had 78000kms on it. Took couple of TD’s both me and my cousin, checked the car thoroughly and got it checked by a mechanic as well. This mechanic has been working on diesel Octavia’s for about 7 years now and knows in and out of the car. And my cousin knows this guy really well. Paid 20K cash to the dealer and ended the day.
Next day woke up early as I was getting restless because finally my dream of owning an Octavia was going to be true. Took a quick shower had my breakfast and we left for the dealer. picked up the car and paid the rest of the amount 2.3L. After that straight away went to my cousin friends shop and got the system installed including (Sony XAV HU, amplifier, JBL bass tube and reverse camera). Then got the taping done on the roof, hood, boot and A/B pillars. And next day headed back to my hometown (220 km) from Saharanpur to Moradabad.
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