I am planning to buy my 1st car next month or so. My budget is Rs 5-5.5Lacks.?

Question

I stay in Bangalore and I would mainly drive with my family on weekend in the city. Request all members here to let me know which is a suitable car. Looks matter to me as well as mileage. I had 3 cars in my mind .... Get Prime GVS 1.1, Ford Ikon, Chehevrolet Yuva. Please suggest if my choice is correct or there are better options.

Note - I do not like the looks of Swift so its not in my list.

Answer 1

Tata Indigo diesal

Answer 2

since ur daily running is vry less as u driv only in weeknds..my prime choic ws swift dzire vxi tht wud provid u fyn boot gud value4money..if u really dnt lyk it n if d luggage u carry cn fit in a small car thn go 4 i10 magna thts not on ur list bt bttr thn ur optns as NONE OF THM VE GUD SALES so there resale

getz 1.1 is bit undrpwrd ikon 2reduc cost ford uses poor quality parts tht r trublesum aftr2-3yrs  looks outdatd

uva-poorresale chevy doesnt giv really gud aftr sales srvice.

if u cn go4 dzire its d bst or else i10 magna

if nt these thn getz1.3GLX

Answer 3

gow tih hyundai i10 magna with sunroof.

Answer 4

looks like the Hyundai Prime has the most options and its the least ugly. Hyundai's are good cars thats what i would pick. If you guys have a toyota corolla equivelent or a Honda Civic Equivelent those are two very reliable and fuel efficent cars (we call the Yuva the Aveo and the icon a Focus)

Answer 5

Dear Friend, it is not the right time to go for a family car, as the petrol is sky rocketing, adding with maintenance and also you have clearly said it is only for a week end drive purpose. so take the help of cabs / travels for the same do not invest in Car, put the same in FD and get interest and use the interest for your Travel / week end purpose. any how it is my suggestion. inflation is soaring daily. think practically. do not get discouraged by my answer.

Answer 6

Hi, out of the 3 cars that you had suggested, two are hatch back and 1 is a sedan. If you are planning to keep your car for another 5 years go for a sedan, keeping in mind that the kids grow up ( I assume that you have 2 kids) then space for putting that extra luggage is missing. I think you have decided on a petrol car that means that you are not travelling more than 45 Kms per day. any time Ford ikon is better with the value of money you pay. But it again has its own disadvantages, like sluggish second gear and wiper blade worn out quickly, tyres worn out quickly. but these are tend to happen in any car, but it happens bit quickly in IKON. Otherwise, you get central locking, Power windows, power Sporty steering fog lamp. all included, you don't have to invest much. I think it also comes with two sets of speakers. It is a decent car and can take up good amount of luggage for a long trip. It gives a decent city mileage of 12kmpl+ with AC on a normal traffic. High way mileage goes up to 16kmpl+.

If you are looking at a diesel car 2 cars are the best Swift Desire and Ford Fiesta with the looks and money. among this swift is the best diesel engine. If you can Wait for some more time wait for the new Fiat models which are coming up, i heard that fiat is coming aggressively to INDIA.

Answer 7

In my opinion the mileage of cars are also a major factor in buying cars so if you go for a smaller car, the getz prime will be an option. But if u want to consider space and want to buy a bigger car , i think hyundai accent and ford ikon are at par.

If u wanted to save some money u could have also have considered a swift diesel.

Answer 8

friend your list is nice..... but you've not mentioned which segment car you want? is it a small B-seg car like santro or an Hatch back like getz n swift. or C-seg car like accent , ikon etc?

well  there are many worthy models that suite your wants... chevy yuva is not doing well and getting problems related to handling and ikon is outdated and the better options are santro , swift , accent, even hyundai i1o is doing better than the santro..... swift has overcurve styling which failed to win my heart eventhough the best option in india of all cars with in your budget.

        Anyhow you don want swift..leave it.ofcourse styling is also important..... the best option is Hyundai getz prime... Getz has done a lot all over the world it was the european car of the year few years back... it is a global car available in most countries.... hyundai is dong well.it is world's 6th largest auto maker.

santro may seem outdated but i10 is superb with ABS and airbags... GETZ has lot of space...... if i were yoy i would have gone for getz prime...go ahead i feel getz is best....

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