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Planning to buy a petrol car within budget of 5.5 lac (on road)

Monday, September 26 2011, 09:00

by Kumar Bhawar

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Planning to buy a petrol car within budget of 5.5 lac (on road)
Among the cars that are on road right now, I narrowed down my choice to
1. Maruti Swift VXI (2011)
2. Hyundai i20 Petrol Era
3. Fiat Grande Punto Petrol Dynamic/Emotion

daily running is not more than 20-30 km; hence choosing petrol, i hope this suits my pocket?

Among these three vehicles what would you guys recommend? I am looking for a safe, comfortable and good looking car with less maintenance cost.

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Vikas Pathak

its amazing people still buying petrol.....just wanna say hathi kharid to lenge par paalege kaise??

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Vikas Pathak

go for diesel it wont recover in 3 yrs bt may b in 5 yrs but nobody knows petrol may b 100/lit after few months.....of if u can adjust with cng then its another option.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Soniya Kapoor

go for ritz diesel..have good mileage n good performance

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pranay Jiraiya

Out of these swift is the leader but my pick out of this is punto. Its a great handler and a head turner on road for sure with adequate power and features...

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

vikas i think diesel car is 1 lac higher priced, i can use that money to drive petrol atleast for 3 years as my daily running is not much, correct me if i am wrong. please help me choosing car considering all aspects.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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journeyman

Well you say you wont drive your car more than 50kms a day and your budget is well given.At 5.5 lakhs on-road you will get I10 sports model,and the petrol engine is refined as well.The maintenance is a bit higher than that of maruti but its manageable.Else if you need a great petrol motor will aggressive looks then have a look the Brio which is scheduled to launch tomorrow,i think it may also be a good option as the motor is V-TEC and ABS,Airbags are standard in each model,you could also opt for

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Apurba Neog

Go for diesel....

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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upendar dahiya

u can buy nissan sunny

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

?@vishwas i'll definatly think on brio, thanks for info. @upendra well lower model showroom price is 5.80, it wont fit in my budget for on road price.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Vikas Pathak

i'll go for diesel its better to give money once n njoy. giving 500-1000 everyday or in 2 days is painful . now adays diesel technology is competing petrol no doubt .cars like bmw n skoda cums in diesel no 1 can say diesel have low pick up or sumthng.......i'll alwys go fr diesel

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Yogesh

as per ur requirement i think u shud go for SWIFT. as its looks good, the engine is also frugal, has low maintenance cost its A.S.S. is also good. Also look for i20.only its draw back is its less frugal.but a safe &sturdy car.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

?@vikas well can you give me some diesel cars which fits in my budget

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

@yogesh ty mate.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

Indica eV2 top model? what about this car?

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pravin Sivan

first think of buying some petrol .. then we can think of buying a car :P

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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journeyman

There's nothing worng in going for Indica eV2 if you are not concerned of its'TAXI' where many of them consider as one.Well why do taxi market owns this car? because its fuel efficient and VFM.So the features are good in the LX trim,but the rear power windows are missing.But you get a good music system with alloy wheels and the seats are very comfortable in long journeys too.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pravin Sivan

abey tel mai bhajiyaa talega kya

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pravin Sivan

ferrari

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pravin Sivan

simple

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pravin Sivan

gareeb log .... :P

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

thanks vishwas, keeping eV2 as an optional.. what all other diesel cars will fit in my budget Indigo eCS/CS?

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

?Kumar Bhawar .... maruti alto le le ... :P

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pravin Sivan

ya fir Tata Nano

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

kya time pass kar raha hai Pravin Sivan

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

life hi time pass hai mere bhaii ... opinions bahut honge ... but ek cheez bolta hoon ... visit 5 to 10 showrooms of different brans

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

then sit at home n do a swat analysis .. then Buy

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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journeyman

In which city do you reside?

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

pune

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

yes Pravin Sivan nice idea. ty... if i get little idea which cars are better with all aspects, it will be easier to decide after showroom visit.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Rajat Roy Chowdhury

u cav also go for Ford Figo...

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Vikas Pathak

diesel car - nt ev2 its nt upmarket bt vista is a great one.u will get the base model in less than 5 50 i guess.base model have atleast ac power steering etc. but if u can manage around 6 then u can get vista vx loaded wid feautes n also has abs.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Vikas Pathak

u hav to adjust sumwhere vista offers d most space even most of d sedan dont have such xcept of tata's. if u want space then vista is great bt tata service is nt vry gud.. swift is also an option bt has less space n waitng tym bt service is gud

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Vikas Pathak

space wise figo is gud bt i alwys read mixed reviews about it awsum car,bad car no one says nrml car :P

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

?@vikas thanks for info, visited tata showroom (padit auto) yesterday, i am 6.3 feet tall and vista car roof was just touching head, was not feeling comfortable.. after asking sales executive he said only top end models have driver seat height adjustment. i liked the car but height seems be an issue.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Vikas Pathak

so which 1 u decide

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

today visited 2 showrroms ford(figo), hyundai(i20).... i20 is spacious but seems overpriced and not much pickup. figo looks just ok car but waiting period for both car is more than 1 month. (they have lots of booking pending for diwali)

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

visiting maruti today evening for swift and ritz... btw tata guys just called and are ready to give ev2 lx immediately.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Rajneesh Rai

i guess swift would be the right option..considering your daily run and the budget, u shud b prety o rather mre hapier with its perfomance n quality..morova it has excellent afta sale service n is also high on resale lookin at its demand..also has a good design n mileage,, o if can wait for decmber for new swift desire compact wich would hardly get u pay a lil mre fr mre space value and bein a sedan is a diff class altogether..dont mean to confuse u mre, js an advice..

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

thanks @rajneesh, vikas, rajat, vishwas, pravin, apurba, upendra, yogesh & sonia for suggestions and helping me choose car. maruti test drive for both cars was nice. ritz seems just ok to me, nice height and space in car..body shape not so impressive and looks more compact. swift drive feel was impressive, suspension and pickup was awesome...thinking to go with maruti swift.. petrol vdi : 5.60, diesel vdi 6.30 and zdi 7.20.... top end model having ABS, alloywheels, airbags, AC, automatic climate

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

should i stretch budget and get zdi with all features or vdi without abs is ok? is it worth paying 80000 extra for those features?

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Rajneesh Rai

i think its of no use 2 pay dat extra amount..n ma frnd u made a rite choice on swift..grt car with grtst of the perfrmanc in d segment..n considering ur run, petrol wud b js fin....as also to knowledge u mre,looking at d downfall of petrol variants, government is tryin 2 get d diff betwn petrol n diesel closer fr atlst the private vehicles if not the transport 1s.. :)

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

yes, except India all other countries are charging diesel with just 5-10% difference(even in pakistan its 94rs petrol - 79 rs diesel). well there is no guarantee of petrol either.. from last june 2010 our so called govt. has increased almost 19rs. (rs. 56 to 75), it may reach up to 100 till 2012 year end. where as to reach 80 rs mark diesel will atleast take 2-3 years....well thats different calculations i am more concern about choosing best car.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

?@rajneesh i might not sell this car even after 5 years, first 3 years i will be happy to go with petrol considering 1 lac rs saving, but what after that? after discussing with friend who' having honda city, it was shocking to know that his current expenditure just for petrol is not so affordable for his daily running of 60km; and this might be my case after 3 years; increase in business will demand more run per month.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Rajneesh Rai

ohk..may b u hav jorted down all stats and r ready to go with diesel..nwys congo fr the new car..hope u hav smooth n grt tim!!

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Kumar Bhawar

yes mate, thanks for your help..........thanks everyone.

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Keyshov Borate

i20 'd b best

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Vikas Pathak

cng increased 2 rs petrol car k other fuel option bh govt mhnge kr rhi h. ab to bhaiya diesel hi dubte ko sahara h.although it may also rise bt if its rising 2rs then petrol by 3rs ......bye bye petrol.its getting difficult to ride my bike :(
frget about cars

7 months, 4 weeks ago
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Ashish Saini

Just keep two options Toyota Liva and i10 1.2 kappa engine. swift is also a good option but price is very high for swift .

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Mayur Dua

i20 sportzz

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Mayur Dua

i20 spertz after disounts costs exact 5.50 lakhs on road

4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Rohan Acharekar

New Swift is gr8 go for it..

4 months, 1 week ago
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Bharath Bharadwaj

Go for Skoda Fabia Active plus or Liva G variant!!!!!!

4 months, 1 week ago
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Shreyans Jain

among these cars, the swift makes the best choice. consider the brio as well or even the jazz if you can stretch a bit

4 months ago
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Vikas Kaul

I like Grande Punto but Swift and Hyundai i20 are safer options. i20 has more space so if you frequently lug 5 people, its a better option. Also the ride is quite comfy though handling is so so. If you want great handling and slightly less space is not a problem, then there is nothing to beat Swift.

4 months ago
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Zeeti Gugal

why BEAT diesel is not considered so far ?

3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Jagadeesh Mantena

better go with chevrolet beat diesel

3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Ajay Chadha

Why don't you got a 3/4 years old Honda City, Maruti SX4 or Honda Civic. One of my friends recently bought a 4 year old (but very good, almost new like condition) Honda Civic only for 5.25 Lakhs.

3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Puneet Singh

i20 magna...

3 months, 1 week ago
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Badal Jain

ford figo,,ritz..diesel could be an option

3 months, 1 week ago
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Ahmad

I want to buy a new car and i have shortlisted toyota liva G,nissan Micra XE and Hyundai I10 magna.Guys kindly advice me with ref. to Performance,Comfort,maintainance cost etc....

3 months, 1 week ago
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Johnson P K

Kumar Bhawarji petrol car within budget of 5.5 lac is i think Maruti Swift LXI 1.2 L, 1197 cc K series engine (5.38 IN DELHI) on road price & Mileage is City 15.7 & Highway 18.1 with good turning radius for city rid i think this is economic car 4 u. looking for a safe, comfortable and good looking car go with PUNTO 1.2 active fire engine (5.70 lac) mileage 15.7 overall with less turning radius bad for city & punto maintenance & part is costly & bad service center chain...Hyundai i20, 1.2 L,1196cc Kappa PL Petrol engine (5.50-5.60 lac) mileaga 14.0-17.0...i20 maintenance & part is costly... nxt decision is your.all the best.

2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Ozair Saiyed

go through the following link for diesel cars in your budget http://www.cartoq.com/cheapest-diesel-small-cars-in-india-which-one-is-for-you/

2 months ago
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Rohan Acharekar

hey Kumar, hi, well the options u have selected, i guess all the cars go above 6.5lak, atleast in mumbai, i dont knw where u r?? but if u love driving then go for Punto, if u want comfortable and economical drive then go for swift and if u want STYLE then go for i20, but if u want low maintenece its nuthin like that these days that diesel engines are high maintenece, so if there is no specific reason to buy petrol then go for a diesel Punto its nice bit expenssive but try for that as ur specific budget will go lil more if u go and enquire abt specified cars

2 months ago
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Ribu Samuel

from the three that you have mentioned , all of these are comfy in the front seats while the punto and the i20 have a bit more comfort in the rear seats. for reliability nothing beats the swift(both svc in numbers and technically) !! though all three of them are on par with each other. looks are totally subjective to personal opinions and vary from me to you(i totally drool over the punto) , now FE is almost the same in all three (expect anything from 13-17(more or less) depending on how you ride and where you ride. handling wise the new swift is all out winner here due to the well sorted suspension followed by the punto(pretty good) and the i20(softer side). happy choosing :)

2 months ago
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Saasha Arora

hi kumar you should go for new i-gen i20.http://goo.gl/g5RjJ Hyundai igen i20 Mileage of 11kmpl – 15 kmpl while the 1.4 L Kappa engine returns fuel efficiency of 15-17 kmpl and diesel i20 offers mileage of 18 kmpl -23 kmpl and u will miss few feature in swift like Fully Automatic Temperature Control, Clean Air-Cluster ionizer for fresh air, Supervision Cluster, Smart Key with Push button feature, Steering Mounted Audio and Bluetooth controls, Tilt & telescopic steering, Multi Information Display, 2-DIN CD/MP3 Audio System with 4 speakers and 2 tweeters, USB, Aux-in and Bluetooth connectivity.You can also adjust Cng kit in your i20.

1 week, 6 days ago
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suheil

Nissan Micra – easiest to drive in city

1 week ago
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