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manish7 · 20th April 2006, 01:50

I am situated in Pune and I am looking to buy my first car in next few days. I have few options vailable to me -

(1) Buy older Alto/Santro/Zen (2001 or later) for around 2.25L to 2.5L. But as I have observed that reliable sellers (such as AutomratIndia or Maruti True value) have overpriced cars -- typically overpriced by 25k-40k. On the other hand, few small shops do sel cars for little less but there is no gurantee there.

I have 2 options form one such small shop --
(a) Sep 2001 Alto VXi for 2.15L, but car already had 2 owners, but it is in good condition with 42000 running on digital odometer.
(b) June 2001 Santro LP for 2.30L, having a sngle owner with roughly 41000 KM running.

Though I personally think both these prices are at least 10-15k higher. Is this a good deal?

(2) Alternatively I can buy new AC M800 for around 2.43L in my city.

I am unable to decide which one would be a better option considering that I am willing to use this car for at least 3-4 years without any major expenses. Addional power & comfort that Alto VXi or Santro will provide seems tempting but at the same time I am concerned if the older car would attract more maintenance and headache. Comparative M800 is truble-free but is too plain for my liking and I don't want to spend 2.4L on a plain car such as M800

What would be a better option in this case??

- Manish

20th April 2006, 01:50	#1 (permalink)
manish7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 194	Old Alto/Santro/Zen or new M800?? I am situated in Pune and I am looking to buy my first car in next few days. I have few options vailable to me - (1) Buy older Alto/Santro/Zen (2001 or later) for around 2.25L to 2.5L. But as I have observed that reliable sellers (such as AutomratIndia or Maruti True value) have overpriced cars -- typically overpriced by 25k-40k. On the other hand, few small shops do sel cars for little less but there is no gurantee there. I have 2 options form one such small shop -- (a) Sep 2001 Alto VXi for 2.15L, but car already had 2 owners, but it is in good condition with 42000 running on digital odometer. (b) June 2001 Santro LP for 2.30L, having a sngle owner with roughly 41000 KM running. Though I personally think both these prices are at least 10-15k higher. Is this a good deal? (2) Alternatively I can buy new AC M800 for around 2.43L in my city. I am unable to decide which one would be a better option considering that I am willing to use this car for at least 3-4 years without any major expenses. Addional power & comfort that Alto VXi or Santro will provide seems tempting but at the same time I am concerned if the older car would attract more maintenance and headache. Comparative M800 is truble-free but is too plain for my liking and I don't want to spend 2.4L on a plain car such as M800 What would be a better option in this case?? - Manish