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Hi All,
This is my first thread in Automotive India. Excited to talk about my first Car Purchase. I wanted to purchase my car during October end - November begining of this year. So started re-searching for the same around a month back (say mid September). The following were my inital criterias -
1) A petrol Car - i don't intend to use it for more than 600/700 kms a month
2) A hatch back
3) within 6.5 lakhs
4) Spacious, comfort while driving
5) Good mileage if not great
6) Hassle free maintenance
so with this initial criterias, i started looking out for petrol hatchbacks. Shortlisted the following 5 cars based on exterior looks and affordability (i wanted my car to be in the mid variant of the hatch back with atleast basic features like Music system etc within my budget of 6.5 lakhs )
1) Hyundai I 20 - Magna (O)
2) Volkswagen Polo - Comfortline
3) Toyota Etios Liva - G SP
4) Ford Figo - Titanium (given its top end itself is quite cheaper compared to the others in the list )
5) Maruti Swift & Ritz VXI version
My selection procedure, TD, eliminations etc during the past 1 month -
1) Hyundai I 20 -
Pluses - Great Exteriors, very good interiors, relatively spacious compared to most in cars in my shortlist, good interior features, smooth drivability, good gear shifts
Minuses - Bad ground clearance, petrol engine and power not enough to support its huge weight, slow pick up, a bit costly for the features.
Verdict - Reached my top 3 shortlist. Deliberated a lot given its great looks but finally rejected.
2) Volkswagen Polo -
Pluses - best looking hatchback (IMO), excellent no-nonsense exteriors, good interior ambience, smooth drivability, very smooth gear shifts, ground clearance, pot holes are managed very easiliy
Minuses - pathetic rear space, 3 pot engine, slow initial pick up, high maintenance cost, heard a lot of bad reviews on its ASS
Verdict - It had reached my top 2 shortlist thanks to huge discounts given by the dealers this month (the on-road price in bangalore for the comfortline was coming around 6.25 lakhs) and my heart wanted this car. But my mind somehow had other plans given its Minuses. So finally rejected.
3) Ford Figo -
Minuses - petrol engine not powerful enough, crumpled space, somewhere the petrol variant didn't excite me for some reason. So Rejected
4) Maruti Swift -
Pluses - Great pick up, very good power, ASS, Low maintenace cost, Above average looks (though i didnt like it so much. Would easily rate i20, polo and Liva ahead of it)
Minuses - Rear Space and height (everybody in the family is above average hieght. my self 6'3 inches)
Final Verdict - Rejected
Final Choice -
Toyota Etios Liva
Positives - Attractive Exteriors, Best in class/segment Space, Great comfort, Great drivability, very good gearshift, Toyota Badge, hassle free maintenance, ASS, New beige interiors look far better than the older version (my make or break reason for selecting Liva), Airbags, ABS with EBD within 6.25 OR price
Negatives - No tachometer, seat height adjustable features, interior plastic quality could have been better but with the new Beige interiors it looks far better than before
At the end of the day, the positives overshadow the negatives big time. Considering my budget being less than 6.5 lakhs, the Etos Liva provided me with 20k discounts, Music System, Fog lamps, Airbags, ABS with EBD, hassle free maintenace etc for just within 6.25 lakh.
Had my budget been around 7.5 lakhs, i would have surely gone for Polo Highline or I20 Asta variant compared to Liva VX model. But within a budget of 6.25 lakhs, Etios Liva G SP makes a perfect VFM car.
Also guys and girls, please have a look of the New Beige interios. It might change your mind for the good. It surely did for me. :)
Curent Status - Have booked the Car. Awaiting its delivery in a week's time from now. Will post more details with pics soon.
Detailed 1st Service report - Page 5
Hi All,
This is my first thread in Automotive India. Excited to talk about my first Car Purchase. I wanted to purchase my car during October end - November begining of this year. So started re-searching for the same around a month back (say mid September). The following were my inital criterias -
1) A petrol Car - i don't intend to use it for more than 600/700 kms a month
2) A hatch back
3) within 6.5 lakhs
4) Spacious, comfort while driving
5) Good mileage if not great
6) Hassle free maintenance
so with this initial criterias, i started looking out for petrol hatchbacks. Shortlisted the following 5 cars based on exterior looks and affordability (i wanted my car to be in the mid variant of the hatch back with atleast basic features like Music system etc within my budget of 6.5 lakhs )
1) Hyundai I 20 - Magna (O)
2) Volkswagen Polo - Comfortline
3) Toyota Etios Liva - G SP
4) Ford Figo - Titanium (given its top end itself is quite cheaper compared to the others in the list )
5) Maruti Swift & Ritz VXI version
My selection procedure, TD, eliminations etc during the past 1 month -
1) Hyundai I 20 -
Pluses - Great Exteriors, very good interiors, relatively spacious compared to most in cars in my shortlist, good interior features, smooth drivability, good gear shifts
Minuses - Bad ground clearance, petrol engine and power not enough to support its huge weight, slow pick up, a bit costly for the features.
Verdict - Reached my top 3 shortlist. Deliberated a lot given its great looks but finally rejected.
2) Volkswagen Polo -
Pluses - best looking hatchback (IMO), excellent no-nonsense exteriors, good interior ambience, smooth drivability, very smooth gear shifts, ground clearance, pot holes are managed very easiliy
Minuses - pathetic rear space, 3 pot engine, slow initial pick up, high maintenance cost, heard a lot of bad reviews on its ASS
Verdict - It had reached my top 2 shortlist thanks to huge discounts given by the dealers this month (the on-road price in bangalore for the comfortline was coming around 6.25 lakhs) and my heart wanted this car. But my mind somehow had other plans given its Minuses. So finally rejected.
3) Ford Figo -
Minuses - petrol engine not powerful enough, crumpled space, somewhere the petrol variant didn't excite me for some reason. So Rejected
4) Maruti Swift -
Pluses - Great pick up, very good power, ASS, Low maintenace cost, Above average looks (though i didnt like it so much. Would easily rate i20, polo and Liva ahead of it)
Minuses - Rear Space and height (everybody in the family is above average hieght. my self 6'3 inches)
Final Verdict - Rejected
Final Choice -
Toyota Etios Liva
Positives - Attractive Exteriors, Best in class/segment Space, Great comfort, Great drivability, very good gearshift, Toyota Badge, hassle free maintenance, ASS, New beige interiors look far better than the older version (my make or break reason for selecting Liva), Airbags, ABS with EBD within 6.25 OR price
Negatives - No tachometer, seat height adjustable features, interior plastic quality could have been better but with the new Beige interiors it looks far better than before
At the end of the day, the positives overshadow the negatives big time. Considering my budget being less than 6.5 lakhs, the Etos Liva provided me with 20k discounts, Music System, Fog lamps, Airbags, ABS with EBD, hassle free maintenace etc for just within 6.25 lakh.
Had my budget been around 7.5 lakhs, i would have surely gone for Polo Highline or I20 Asta variant compared to Liva VX model. But within a budget of 6.25 lakhs, Etios Liva G SP makes a perfect VFM car.
Also guys and girls, please have a look of the New Beige interios. It might change your mind for the good. It surely did for me. :)
Curent Status - Have booked the Car. Awaiting its delivery in a week's time from now. Will post more details with pics soon.
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