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I'm currently driving 2 cars, A 2015 Jetta DSG and 2015 Punto Evo, they both serve highway and city use respectively. Jetta does about 15,000kms/year and Punto about 10000kms/year. I had to let go off Punto due to growing family and lack of rear seat space. Jetta has been good so far, but it has been idle a lot and goes out once or twice a month for a round trip of 800-1000kms per outing. I initially planned to replace them in 2020, but owing to financial burden of owning and maintaining two cars, upcoming speed alert warning(I'm OK with 120kph but not with 80kph) and BS6, I plan to buy a mid-size sedan or a compact SUV to replace them both.
> Your Budget: 10-15 lakhs
> New or Used: New Car
> Your Location: Coimbatore, TN
> Top Five Priorities: Safety, Space, Comfort, Low Maintenance, Resale Value
> Monthly Running: 2000-2500kms
> Type of Fuel: Diesel or Petrol
> For What Purpose: Daily School run of 42kms, commute of 10 kms and highway journeys
> Seating Capacity: 3-4 adults with 2 kids.
> Type of Segment: Sedan, Compact SUV
> Features Needed: Android Auto/Carplay, Auto dimming IRVM, Rear Parking sensors and Camera, Speed sensing door lock, Excellent headlamps(LED, HID or Halogen projectors)
> Cars considered: Honda City(D only), Hyundai Verna(P/D), Toyota Yaris(P only). Please suggest suitable cars if I missed, as I haven't been very active in our Automotive scene as I have used to before.
The people who travel frequently are my wife, my 4 year old daughter and 1 year old son with me at the driver seat, even for long journeys. Occasionally my parents travel with us or we may bring along a driver. We also have a Innova Crysta, in case we are traveling with parents. I'm a sedate driver and a big torque addict but hate turbo lag. The only reason I'm considering petrol is, Yaris is available only as petrol but excels in safety and Toyota will be cheaper to maintain and Verna's SX diesel carries a huge premium over petrol which when combined with petrol's below 10 lakhs pricing and it's associated road tax benefits results in on-road difference of 2.6 lakhs.
Cars tested till now:
Yaris: The car felt refined and easy to drive. I liked the ride, space was decent and higher variants get rear disc brakes too. But pricing of all variants except J looks overpriced and I'm contemplating about going for J variant, as it too gets 7 airbags and I can spend on accessories I need.
Verna: Verna's Petrol engine is very good to drive and it's diesel is excellent, probably segment best. But, space at the back can be termed adequate, at best. Also, I wasn't satisfied with the braking, especially after driving Punto and Jetta, I'll have to drive the car again at highway speeds to test brakes and decide. Also, I'm hearing Verna doesn't have decent Resale Value and it's diesel engine won't last long, but their 5 years/1 lakh kms warranty is slighting reassuring. I have no idea about Hyundai's service cost, especially considering the Japanese rivals.
City: I haven't driven the city yet, but we own a mobilio(1.05 lakhs kms driven) and have a fair idea about its engine. I checked the car in person and loved the space, probably best of the three. I couldn't TD, as it was too late and traffic was hectic on the road. Going by mobilio, City would be very low on maintenance. But it doesn't get Android Auto/Car play and only gets phone mirroring.
Hyundai has offered a very reasonable quote for both Punto and Jetta. I'll hear from Honda today for Jetta, their offer for Punto was close to Hyundai. Toyota Utrust offered the worst quote and they have been increasing it daily in small increments. Exchange rates are not very important, as my Dad might be going for Creta 1.4 and we can exchange the two cars for that. And I've also got a reasonable quote for both the cars at a local car dealer, who will make immediate payment.
Let me know I should consider anymore cars. No 1.3mjd equipped cars under consideration, owing to the turbo lag which inadvertently makes me an aggressive driver just to stay in the turbo zone.I have left out Ciaz Petrol because, it gets speed warning beeps and beige overdosed interiors which would pain to maintain. I need to make a decision at the earliest, to utilize the year-end benefits.
I'm currently driving 2 cars, A 2015 Jetta DSG and 2015 Punto Evo, they both serve highway and city use respectively. Jetta does about 15,000kms/year and Punto about 10000kms/year. I had to let go off Punto due to growing family and lack of rear seat space. Jetta has been good so far, but it has been idle a lot and goes out once or twice a month for a round trip of 800-1000kms per outing. I initially planned to replace them in 2020, but owing to financial burden of owning and maintaining two cars, upcoming speed alert warning(I'm OK with 120kph but not with 80kph) and BS6, I plan to buy a mid-size sedan or a compact SUV to replace them both.
> Your Budget: 10-15 lakhs
> New or Used: New Car
> Your Location: Coimbatore, TN
> Top Five Priorities: Safety, Space, Comfort, Low Maintenance, Resale Value
> Monthly Running: 2000-2500kms
> Type of Fuel: Diesel or Petrol
> For What Purpose: Daily School run of 42kms, commute of 10 kms and highway journeys
> Seating Capacity: 3-4 adults with 2 kids.
> Type of Segment: Sedan, Compact SUV
> Features Needed: Android Auto/Carplay, Auto dimming IRVM, Rear Parking sensors and Camera, Speed sensing door lock, Excellent headlamps(LED, HID or Halogen projectors)
> Cars considered: Honda City(D only), Hyundai Verna(P/D), Toyota Yaris(P only). Please suggest suitable cars if I missed, as I haven't been very active in our Automotive scene as I have used to before.
The people who travel frequently are my wife, my 4 year old daughter and 1 year old son with me at the driver seat, even for long journeys. Occasionally my parents travel with us or we may bring along a driver. We also have a Innova Crysta, in case we are traveling with parents. I'm a sedate driver and a big torque addict but hate turbo lag. The only reason I'm considering petrol is, Yaris is available only as petrol but excels in safety and Toyota will be cheaper to maintain and Verna's SX diesel carries a huge premium over petrol which when combined with petrol's below 10 lakhs pricing and it's associated road tax benefits results in on-road difference of 2.6 lakhs.
Cars tested till now:
Yaris: The car felt refined and easy to drive. I liked the ride, space was decent and higher variants get rear disc brakes too. But pricing of all variants except J looks overpriced and I'm contemplating about going for J variant, as it too gets 7 airbags and I can spend on accessories I need.
Verna: Verna's Petrol engine is very good to drive and it's diesel is excellent, probably segment best. But, space at the back can be termed adequate, at best. Also, I wasn't satisfied with the braking, especially after driving Punto and Jetta, I'll have to drive the car again at highway speeds to test brakes and decide. Also, I'm hearing Verna doesn't have decent Resale Value and it's diesel engine won't last long, but their 5 years/1 lakh kms warranty is slighting reassuring. I have no idea about Hyundai's service cost, especially considering the Japanese rivals.
City: I haven't driven the city yet, but we own a mobilio(1.05 lakhs kms driven) and have a fair idea about its engine. I checked the car in person and loved the space, probably best of the three. I couldn't TD, as it was too late and traffic was hectic on the road. Going by mobilio, City would be very low on maintenance. But it doesn't get Android Auto/Car play and only gets phone mirroring.
Hyundai has offered a very reasonable quote for both Punto and Jetta. I'll hear from Honda today for Jetta, their offer for Punto was close to Hyundai. Toyota Utrust offered the worst quote and they have been increasing it daily in small increments. Exchange rates are not very important, as my Dad might be going for Creta 1.4 and we can exchange the two cars for that. And I've also got a reasonable quote for both the cars at a local car dealer, who will make immediate payment.
Let me know I should consider anymore cars. No 1.3mjd equipped cars under consideration, owing to the turbo lag which inadvertently makes me an aggressive driver just to stay in the turbo zone.I have left out Ciaz Petrol because, it gets speed warning beeps and beige overdosed interiors which would pain to maintain. I need to make a decision at the earliest, to utilize the year-end benefits.