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Originally Posted by TrueDreamer  I second vaspro on this. I am a proud owner of Indica V2 Xeta GLS taken on 26 Dec 07. I have been in similar situation in last November. Been looking at Second hand cars initially as this is my first car and also the budget was just around 3L like you.... |
Thats quite right TrueDreamer , i completely agree with you. Even i was in a similar dilemma in nov/dec- my 'estimated'(not accurate) running per month would be about 1000km and hence i couldn't decide between a diesel or petrol- actually if i had gone for a new car it would have been an indica(though my family feels it is cab like). Indica has got :
+better space
+much better comfort interms of suspension
+lower maintenance compared to santro/palio
- cabby image(which am ok with)
but because i couldnot exactly know how much i run/month, i decided i would go for a trouble free used car first(petrol) and then i would know my priorities right. Believe me , its no calkwalk to find a good used car,Vamshi -you have to take pains to find a 'good' used car ,else if time and effort are precious go for a new one.
In this first month of ownership itself i drove for about 900+kms(started learning from scratch) and so,in future it may increase but no signs of reduction. So, my decision turned out to be correct. I can next go for a diesel indica when market is showering discounts.
Vamshi, if you now go for a xeta, make sure you can keep it for next 4-5 years so that depriciation will not hurt you bad when you sell it. Not that anything is wrong about xeta(infact it offers all that can be offered in its segment), but , say in about an year, your monthly running figures may clock beyond 1000km and thats when you may feel you should have gone for a diesel car.So give another round of thinking to it, put down your req. on paper (do it agian if done) , then prioritize them keeping in mind - 1.) used or new
2.) if new, then petrol or diesel
Even if you are a newbie, a diesel will not be any problem- because say you plan to run for about 200km a month intially , that is about 850rs of petrol. with same amount of diesel you can enjoy 450 km of high way drive. Also, if in future your needs of travelling more(if they arise) will not make you think twice before you take the vehicle out.
So, its upto you, think again. If help needed in person-- to inspect used or new cars, PM me, i will be available in sat and sundays.(not this weekend though).