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Very nice forum and very informative for ppllike myself. I have no clue about cars market in India so I need help.
I will be India for full three months vacation. Most of my time will be in northern part of India (Punjab). Hiring full time taxi is very expensive so, I decided of buying a car and then sell it before I leave for US.
I was fully ready to buy/book Toyota etios g sedan but after talk with my relatives in India, they informed me that price will drop more than 1lakh when I plan to sell it. I am ok with loss upto 70,000 Rs but more than Lakh will be bit too much.
They also told me that swift will have much better resale value than etios as punjabi ppl are not much familiar with Toyota brand. They gave me 60000 Rs figure loss if I buy and sell it later on. Swift looks is okay but from reviews that I read on this website, etios seems to be good in back seat comfort (I won't be driving at all).
What would you recommend or do if you are in my shoes?
* I will only be keeping it for 3months
* approx. mileage wont be more than 9000
* resale value is my top priority
Should I buy new or used car? The reason of new car is because there are no credible dealers selling used car in Punjab and I can't trust them because there are no records of vehicle history like Carfax in west.
Here in US, I have 2009 ford mustang(v6, 5.0L) and 2012 Honda pilot (v6, 3.5 L 4x4) . Just to give an idea of my driving habit. The only car/van that I rented in apart are maruti zen, indica, indigo and innova.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
I will be India for full three months vacation. Most of my time will be in northern part of India (Punjab). Hiring full time taxi is very expensive so, I decided of buying a car and then sell it before I leave for US.
I was fully ready to buy/book Toyota etios g sedan but after talk with my relatives in India, they informed me that price will drop more than 1lakh when I plan to sell it. I am ok with loss upto 70,000 Rs but more than Lakh will be bit too much.
They also told me that swift will have much better resale value than etios as punjabi ppl are not much familiar with Toyota brand. They gave me 60000 Rs figure loss if I buy and sell it later on. Swift looks is okay but from reviews that I read on this website, etios seems to be good in back seat comfort (I won't be driving at all).
What would you recommend or do if you are in my shoes?
* I will only be keeping it for 3months
* approx. mileage wont be more than 9000
* resale value is my top priority
Should I buy new or used car? The reason of new car is because there are no credible dealers selling used car in Punjab and I can't trust them because there are no records of vehicle history like Carfax in west.
Here in US, I have 2009 ford mustang(v6, 5.0L) and 2012 Honda pilot (v6, 3.5 L 4x4) . Just to give an idea of my driving habit. The only car/van that I rented in apart are maruti zen, indica, indigo and innova.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.