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Originally Posted by extreme_torque Hi Guys,
I am a relatively new member here, bitten by the Palio bug. I have always loved Palio... it is still the best looking small car in india for me. Now that I am independent and earning, i thought of buying a car for my family. I shortlisted Wagon R and Santro, as anyone buying his first car would do... I had Palio at the back of my mind but due to financial problems of FIAT in india, horror stories of ultra low fuel efficiency and huge depreciation, kept me away from it. I test drove the santro and the wagon R, i found them to be feeling tiny, built for a purpose that is to commute from point A to B using minimum amount of petrol possible. They crashed and bumped on every more than average indian pothole. The cars appealed to the head, good fuel average, good aftersales service, nice resale value but not to my heart. I thought abt palio once more and the idea came, why not use the high depreciation on Palio to my advantage? I was ready to sacrifice 2-3 kmpl for a car that is 100 times better looking, safer, sturdier, a proper b+ segment and having better ergonomics than any of them and most importantly it appealed to my heart.
There was i looking for a used, well cared for Palio in delhi... I looked at various used car sites on the internet n have finally found one that i think is worth buying. The details of the car are as follows...
Its a 2002 model Palio 1.2 ELX, silver color and has done 55000 kms. I have not yet seen the car... will do it tomorrow but going by what owner has told me... there are few scratches on the car, no big dents or stuff. He recently changed to new tyres and overhauled the clutch and breaking system at 50000 kms. He also told me that he services his car every 5000 kms. The car has a Pioneer Mp3/cd player fitted with 4 speakers and a steering remote. I asked him abt the fuel average and he told me that it gives him around 13kmpl with AC off and 11-11.5 with A/C in delhi. The fuel average is fine with me. Now for my queries......
1. What should i look for in the car when i go n see it tomorrow?
2. Is the price that he has quoted, correct, coz used car dealers are quoting 1.2 or 1.3 lakhs max for this kind of car, also i came across this girl who sold off his 2003 Palio EL PS model with 21000 kms on the odo for 1.35 lakhs!!!?
3. How do i look if the clutch and the gearshift is working fine?
4. Any other thing that i should look for while driving the car, noises, engine noise, weight of clutch, brake modulation?
5. Where shall i check for oil leakages?
6. Whether i should bargain on the price or not?
Any help on this would be appreciated... thanx guys!
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