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First of all, i am thankful to all the members for their valuable suggestions which made me take a decision about buying a car. TAI is a pool of information for any prospective buyer and is very fair and helpful in providing suggestions to all the members.
It was my long dream to buy a car and yes this is my first car in our family. When i was in my college i used to think that i should buy a car when i get a decent job. Finally the day has arrived, i booked a Next Gen Hyundai i10 Sportz Kappa VTVT on 03-December-2010 with Kun Hyundai, Hyderabad![[:)]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Smile.gif "Smile [:)]")
along with my Dad.
It was a tough job for us to shortlist cars that suit our requirement. Our requirement for car was based on the below mentioned parameters:
Monthly Usage: <1000 KMS
Fuel: Petrol (Since usage is very minimal)
Features: All basic features like good interiors, good Fuel Efficiency, Feel-to-Drive factor, Good A.C., Decent ICE, Nice Seating Position both rare and front
Others: Less Maintenance charges, Has to be petrol for sure considering our rare usage and good A.S.S.
Budget: around 5 Lakhs
Considering the above requirements finally we considered the following cars and shortlisted the following cars:
1. Maruti Suzuki Swift :
+ve's :
-ve's:
2. Next Gen Hyundai i10 Kappa VTVT Sportz:
+ve's :
-ve's:
+ve's :
-ve's:
+ve's:
-ve's:
P.S.: These are my personal opinion about the cars mentioned as shortlisted above.
Now comes the decision making process. We didn't consider any other cars as my dad was too determined on only Hyundai and Maruti Suzuki. Based on the excellent source of information in the forums I spent reading the past 3 months and my family’s interest. We finally shortlisted Next Gen Hyundai i10 Kappa VTVT Sportz.
Booking Process:
We booked i10 with Kun Hyundai as it was very close to my place. They are excellent staff and answered all my calls patiently and the sales person was very cooperative. We managed to get a loan from SBI and on 07-Dec-2010 our loan was approved.
Discounts and On-Road Price:
For folks who are interested in the On-Road price we got discounts as a part of December 2010 offer from dealer and the final on-road price was 5.2 Lakh after all discounts. And we get the following freebies as promised from the dealer tomorrow for our delivery (17-Dec-2010).
List of Freebies as promised by Dealer:
Got a call yesterday 15-Dec-2010 from dealer and they informed us that vehicle has arrived in the stock yard. My dad went to check the car and initially did a Inspection. The Vehicle Odo Meter reading was 32 KMS in the stock yard. Is that Acceptable?
Friends, please let me know any other things which can be obtained as freebies from the dealer if I missed any.
Please wait for the complete delivery experience and review about car tomorrow by evening (17-Dec-2010).
Please let me know what all all the things that need to be ensured at the time of delivery?![[confused]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Confused.gif "Confused [confused]")
Note: Mods thank you for accepting my membership, I am proud to be part of this community and please let me know this is the right thread I am posting or please move accordingly as I am new to TAI.
It was my long dream to buy a car and yes this is my first car in our family. When i was in my college i used to think that i should buy a car when i get a decent job. Finally the day has arrived, i booked a Next Gen Hyundai i10 Sportz Kappa VTVT on 03-December-2010 with Kun Hyundai, Hyderabad
along with my Dad.It was a tough job for us to shortlist cars that suit our requirement. Our requirement for car was based on the below mentioned parameters:
Monthly Usage: <1000 KMS
Fuel: Petrol (Since usage is very minimal)
Features: All basic features like good interiors, good Fuel Efficiency, Feel-to-Drive factor, Good A.C., Decent ICE, Nice Seating Position both rare and front
Others: Less Maintenance charges, Has to be petrol for sure considering our rare usage and good A.S.S.
Budget: around 5 Lakhs
Considering the above requirements finally we considered the following cars and shortlisted the following cars:
1. Maruti Suzuki Swift :
+ve's :
- Killer Looks
- Good FE
- Excellent A.S.S
- Excellent Pick-Up
-ve's:
- 3 Months Waiting Period
- Lack of Features on VXi Model
- Too Common in my city
2. Next Gen Hyundai i10 Kappa VTVT Sportz:
+ve's :
- New and improved Refreshing Looks
- Good FE
- Good A.S.S after Maruti Suzuki
- Good Pick-Up
- Good Features
- Good Discount in this month December
-ve's:
- No Negatives found as of now
+ve's :
- Excellent Seating position
- Good View
- Large Boot Space
- Excellent ICE
- Top End Model – Ford Titanium comes with all features and with in my Budget.
-ve's:
- No discounts
- Ford’s A.S.S a big question mark
- Design Outdated (It resembles a replica of Ford Fusion)
- Low F.E.
- Maintenance Costs are more
+ve's:
- Good FE
- Excellent A.S.S
- Excellent Pick-Up
- Good Interiors
-ve's:
- Uneven rear end design is abnormal
P.S.: These are my personal opinion about the cars mentioned as shortlisted above.
Now comes the decision making process. We didn't consider any other cars as my dad was too determined on only Hyundai and Maruti Suzuki. Based on the excellent source of information in the forums I spent reading the past 3 months and my family’s interest. We finally shortlisted Next Gen Hyundai i10 Kappa VTVT Sportz.
Booking Process:
We booked i10 with Kun Hyundai as it was very close to my place. They are excellent staff and answered all my calls patiently and the sales person was very cooperative. We managed to get a loan from SBI and on 07-Dec-2010 our loan was approved.
Discounts and On-Road Price:
For folks who are interested in the On-Road price we got discounts as a part of December 2010 offer from dealer and the final on-road price was 5.2 Lakh after all discounts. And we get the following freebies as promised from the dealer tomorrow for our delivery (17-Dec-2010).
List of Freebies as promised by Dealer:
- All floor Mats
- Perfume Bottle
- Sun Film – 3M
- Teflon Coating
- Anti-Rust Treatment
- Leather Seat covers
- Leather steering cover
- Car Cover
- Ganesh idol
- 3rd year Free Service Warranty
- Free Central Locking
Got a call yesterday 15-Dec-2010 from dealer and they informed us that vehicle has arrived in the stock yard. My dad went to check the car and initially did a Inspection. The Vehicle Odo Meter reading was 32 KMS in the stock yard. Is that Acceptable?
Friends, please let me know any other things which can be obtained as freebies from the dealer if I missed any.
Please wait for the complete delivery experience and review about car tomorrow by evening (17-Dec-2010).
Please let me know what all all the things that need to be ensured at the time of delivery?
Note: Mods thank you for accepting my membership, I am proud to be part of this community and please let me know this is the right thread I am posting or please move accordingly as I am new to TAI.
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after i spoke to the Sales Person. She took my request and she has given the discount one more reason being my dad's colleagues purchased nearly 20 cars from them and the showroom gives value to any prospective buyer from my dad's company.
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hope you got the delivery now..post some pics and detailed review!!![[surprise]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Surprise.gif "Surprise [surprise]")
to see that the dealer is having already 15 cars to be delivered today as today is an auspicious day as today is Vaikunta Ekadasi ( A very good and auspicious day).![[frustration]](https://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/images/smilies/Frustration.gif "Frustration [frustration]")
the freebies as promised were :
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