The list is endless. Which model do you have and how much are you willing to spend?

Which version of the City do you have?

One of the first things you could do is upgrade the music system to a fully-integrated touchscreen system that has DVD, CD, MP3 and Bluetooth. Many of the JVC and Pioneer models have connectors that integrate with the steering audio controls. Are you satisfied with the headlamps? That’s another thing that can be upgraded

City for driving pleasure. Verna for features and more comfort. verna’s rear seat is not liked by some people, so you have to test it out for yourself. Some do not think the City has enough ground clearance. Again, this is depending on driving style, so you have to test this and see.

The Maruti Swift ZDI will work out cheaper in the long-term even for a relatively small running distance of 800 km, since you anyway intend to keep it for a while. Maintenance costs are indeed lower for Maruti.

Maruti’s service cost will be lower, but these days all manufacturer’s are very competitive. Since the City’s quality and finesse makes it much more desirable, I don’t think you would mind a shelling out a little extra for it

There is only a proposal to implement “partial decontrol” of diesel prices. This means the government may be willing to allow diesel prices to fluctuate within a band, but won’t let it go above a certain limit. This way the subsidy burden can be reduced. So diesel will continue to be cheaper than petrol for a few more years at least – otherwise…[Read more]