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So i am here to pen down my ownership review of my newly bought Maruti Suzuki Celerio VXI AMT.
I bought the new car home on 1st March, 2017 after lots of permutation and combinations.
So the story behind buying the AMT equipped Maruti Suzuki Celerio
As my signature can give you a idea, i owned a Hyundai Grand i10 Sports (Petrol) prior to buying the Celerio. This part of my review is a brief ownership experience of my previous car and how the decision of changing it was ultimately taken. The Hyundai was bought way back in 17th August, 2015. So after 18 months of ownership of the Grand i10, i got it exchanged for a Celerio AMT. Ya, it is a downgrade mostly on all aspects but it was a well thought out decision. To be frank, i was late to learning to drive, so after the Grand i10 came home, my cousin and a driver taught me the basics of driving. It was quite a good car to have. A well equipped cabin. Well styled exteriors, although i preferred buying the Elite i20 as i liked its styling over the Grand i10. Buying process of the Grand i10 was simple but was not happy with the lack of color choice and was pretty much discouraged to good the Elite i20 petrol ( was a good decision to chuck the i20 cause of the same 1.2l petrol engine of the Grand i10 on a heavier i20 thereby poor fuel efficiency and acceleration figures) and dealership was not at all interested in marketing the Diesel Elite i20 Era (base variant) and magna variants. Initially i considered the Maruti Suzuki Swift but its rear seat space and the claustrophobic feel was severely criticized by my parents. So the Swift was out of contention. No other Brands were considered as i tried to be on the safe side as it was the firsr car of our family. So got the Hyundai Grand i10 home, learned driving on it and then i had to move back to Guwahati, Assam to finish off my internship followed by Residency. So as per the usage pattern back then, the Grand i10 petrol served as well. It was rarely driven and it only clocked 5000 km in 1 year. This included a Chabua, Dibrugarh (My hometown) to Guwahati trip i.e roughly a 1000 km trip. By the time i decided to let go of the Grand i10, it had done 9200 km.
Pros of the Grand i10 for me:
+ Superb NVH levels
+ Interior fit and finish and looks is a segment topped for me
+ Lots of interior space for the segment it is in
Cons:
- Not very exciting to drive and after the got hold of driving properly, the 1.2 l kappa engine felt very boring. Maybe because i drove my friends Volkswagen Polo GT TSI for a short drive and i was under the spell of the GT.
- I was surprised to observe how easily the Grand i10 engine stalls. It just dies at me easily. I thought cause i am a novice driver and that might be the reason but no, our driver reported the same (although that guy has driven diesel cars like Bolero, Innova mostly)
- (Not a con of Grand i10) Still regretting why dint we extended our budget to accommodate a Diesel Elite i20 or Why dint we waited a bit longer for the Ford Figo.
- The AC of the Grand i10 felt very weak for my liking. Was not cool enough when need. Registered 2 complaints about it during 2 visits to the service center but no improvement.
- Average fuel efficiency figures was not very exciting or near company claimed. Highway mileage was good but the city mileage was disappointing considering city/town here are not that crowded.
All the cons i mentioned about the Grand i10 are my subjective observations. Fellow Grand i10 owners will have different outlook to that.
So after i came back home permanently from Guwahati and started my practice, the Grand i10 was used regularly. Was really disappointed by the average fuel mileage then. And also the archaic MID of the Grand i10 is a bummer. Plus to add to my problems, my previously fractured left leg was complaining me about having to use the clutch pedal even though it was very light. And my desire to get a automatic car started to crop up in my mind.
A fine day, my left leg got furious and was giving me niggles so as very casually i planned to get a new automatic car. So decided to present this new idea at around January 2017 in front of my parents and all they told me was, i am crazy.
By end of January 2017, my parents too were not veru happy with the fuel mileage figures of the Grand i10 and i again pressed my idea of owning a new automatic car.
Sorry for back to back posts. Was not able to compile everything in one post and also the pictures. Help me out with this moderators
To be continued......
So i am here to pen down my ownership review of my newly bought Maruti Suzuki Celerio VXI AMT.
I bought the new car home on 1st March, 2017 after lots of permutation and combinations.
So the story behind buying the AMT equipped Maruti Suzuki Celerio
As my signature can give you a idea, i owned a Hyundai Grand i10 Sports (Petrol) prior to buying the Celerio. This part of my review is a brief ownership experience of my previous car and how the decision of changing it was ultimately taken. The Hyundai was bought way back in 17th August, 2015. So after 18 months of ownership of the Grand i10, i got it exchanged for a Celerio AMT. Ya, it is a downgrade mostly on all aspects but it was a well thought out decision. To be frank, i was late to learning to drive, so after the Grand i10 came home, my cousin and a driver taught me the basics of driving. It was quite a good car to have. A well equipped cabin. Well styled exteriors, although i preferred buying the Elite i20 as i liked its styling over the Grand i10. Buying process of the Grand i10 was simple but was not happy with the lack of color choice and was pretty much discouraged to good the Elite i20 petrol ( was a good decision to chuck the i20 cause of the same 1.2l petrol engine of the Grand i10 on a heavier i20 thereby poor fuel efficiency and acceleration figures) and dealership was not at all interested in marketing the Diesel Elite i20 Era (base variant) and magna variants. Initially i considered the Maruti Suzuki Swift but its rear seat space and the claustrophobic feel was severely criticized by my parents. So the Swift was out of contention. No other Brands were considered as i tried to be on the safe side as it was the firsr car of our family. So got the Hyundai Grand i10 home, learned driving on it and then i had to move back to Guwahati, Assam to finish off my internship followed by Residency. So as per the usage pattern back then, the Grand i10 petrol served as well. It was rarely driven and it only clocked 5000 km in 1 year. This included a Chabua, Dibrugarh (My hometown) to Guwahati trip i.e roughly a 1000 km trip. By the time i decided to let go of the Grand i10, it had done 9200 km.
Pros of the Grand i10 for me:
+ Superb NVH levels
+ Interior fit and finish and looks is a segment topped for me
+ Lots of interior space for the segment it is in
Cons:
- Not very exciting to drive and after the got hold of driving properly, the 1.2 l kappa engine felt very boring. Maybe because i drove my friends Volkswagen Polo GT TSI for a short drive and i was under the spell of the GT.
- I was surprised to observe how easily the Grand i10 engine stalls. It just dies at me easily. I thought cause i am a novice driver and that might be the reason but no, our driver reported the same (although that guy has driven diesel cars like Bolero, Innova mostly)
- (Not a con of Grand i10) Still regretting why dint we extended our budget to accommodate a Diesel Elite i20 or Why dint we waited a bit longer for the Ford Figo.
- The AC of the Grand i10 felt very weak for my liking. Was not cool enough when need. Registered 2 complaints about it during 2 visits to the service center but no improvement.
- Average fuel efficiency figures was not very exciting or near company claimed. Highway mileage was good but the city mileage was disappointing considering city/town here are not that crowded.
All the cons i mentioned about the Grand i10 are my subjective observations. Fellow Grand i10 owners will have different outlook to that.
So after i came back home permanently from Guwahati and started my practice, the Grand i10 was used regularly. Was really disappointed by the average fuel mileage then. And also the archaic MID of the Grand i10 is a bummer. Plus to add to my problems, my previously fractured left leg was complaining me about having to use the clutch pedal even though it was very light. And my desire to get a automatic car started to crop up in my mind.
A fine day, my left leg got furious and was giving me niggles so as very casually i planned to get a new automatic car. So decided to present this new idea at around January 2017 in front of my parents and all they told me was, i am crazy.
By end of January 2017, my parents too were not veru happy with the fuel mileage figures of the Grand i10 and i again pressed my idea of owning a new automatic car.
Sorry for back to back posts. Was not able to compile everything in one post and also the pictures. Help me out with this moderators
To be continued......
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