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Since couple of years we felt the need of having our own car as it was getting difficult to get rental cars when you have urgent requirement. There were couple of guys who would give their car on self drive but of late as fuel prices are also shot up and per day (10 hours) rent is now 1200 so it was getting expensive. Sometimes it was a headache to drive those cars because they are not in good condition, either AC won't work or there won't be music system in those cars.
Since the pandemic began many people started avoiding public transport also so we were looking for a decent car in the range of 2 lac. The plan was other family members will learn how to drive and then we can look for a new car so a car that was easy to drive and not expensive to maintain along with good resale value made sense.
We didn't want to buy small cars like Alto or kwid , and didn't look at Tata cars because there were many VISTA or Bolt models in our budget. So we decided to go for either swift/Dzire or Etios as Toyota is very reliable. After searching in online we found some swift and Dzire but those were 10 years old and still the asking price was around 3 lakh rupees so we didn't proceed with them.
We came across this 2016 model Dzire which was used as taxi before and was taken back by financier. When we saw the car it was in private plate and finance was cleared. That person was selling it again and asking price was 3.3 lakh, we saw the car it looked good from outside, there were no scratches anywhere and it was visible that bumpers and ORVM were painted. The interior was good, seats were leather and no signs of abuse from plastic parts. No Central locking and Power windows and no music system too. We couldn't take test drive as it was in the yard so just started it and felt the engine was not very harsh. Front tyres were of JK and rear ones from MRF, they have 80% life. We closed the deal for 3.1 and paid advance and returned. Then after four days we paid the amount and took the car home. Before coming home, got the Central locking done and bought boot Chrome garnish.
After bringing the car to home took it for service on next morning. First installed LED Fog lights and Roots Horn. The bumper was tightened by screws and they had applied putty and paint to hide screws. After opening the bumper came to know that Intercooler had oil leakage. Asked mechanic to fix it and bought Motul 15w40 oil along with Oil Filter, Diesel filter, Air filter and AC filter All of them needed replacement.
Spent whole day at workshop to get the work done, mechanic pointed that steering rack needs replacement and car vibrates while applying brakes, maybe some issues with disc brakes. Another thing was there's a bulge in front left tyre side wall, mechanic suggested to replace the tyre as soon as possible.
The service cost was around 6000 including the filters. The odo stands at 105000 km and car is running well. Power windows and music system are missing and am looking to install them soon.
Adding the photos now
Since couple of years we felt the need of having our own car as it was getting difficult to get rental cars when you have urgent requirement. There were couple of guys who would give their car on self drive but of late as fuel prices are also shot up and per day (10 hours) rent is now 1200 so it was getting expensive. Sometimes it was a headache to drive those cars because they are not in good condition, either AC won't work or there won't be music system in those cars.
Since the pandemic began many people started avoiding public transport also so we were looking for a decent car in the range of 2 lac. The plan was other family members will learn how to drive and then we can look for a new car so a car that was easy to drive and not expensive to maintain along with good resale value made sense.
We didn't want to buy small cars like Alto or kwid , and didn't look at Tata cars because there were many VISTA or Bolt models in our budget. So we decided to go for either swift/Dzire or Etios as Toyota is very reliable. After searching in online we found some swift and Dzire but those were 10 years old and still the asking price was around 3 lakh rupees so we didn't proceed with them.
We came across this 2016 model Dzire which was used as taxi before and was taken back by financier. When we saw the car it was in private plate and finance was cleared. That person was selling it again and asking price was 3.3 lakh, we saw the car it looked good from outside, there were no scratches anywhere and it was visible that bumpers and ORVM were painted. The interior was good, seats were leather and no signs of abuse from plastic parts. No Central locking and Power windows and no music system too. We couldn't take test drive as it was in the yard so just started it and felt the engine was not very harsh. Front tyres were of JK and rear ones from MRF, they have 80% life. We closed the deal for 3.1 and paid advance and returned. Then after four days we paid the amount and took the car home. Before coming home, got the Central locking done and bought boot Chrome garnish.
After bringing the car to home took it for service on next morning. First installed LED Fog lights and Roots Horn. The bumper was tightened by screws and they had applied putty and paint to hide screws. After opening the bumper came to know that Intercooler had oil leakage. Asked mechanic to fix it and bought Motul 15w40 oil along with Oil Filter, Diesel filter, Air filter and AC filter All of them needed replacement.
Spent whole day at workshop to get the work done, mechanic pointed that steering rack needs replacement and car vibrates while applying brakes, maybe some issues with disc brakes. Another thing was there's a bulge in front left tyre side wall, mechanic suggested to replace the tyre as soon as possible.
The service cost was around 6000 including the filters. The odo stands at 105000 km and car is running well. Power windows and music system are missing and am looking to install them soon.
Adding the photos now
