[luvjascha]

Hi all,

I am going to try to be as precise as possible. I have a couple questions-
1. Is a diesel or a petrol vehicle recommended?
2. Depending on whether diesel or petrol, what amongst the vehicles I have in mind, would be my best choice?

Here goes-
The first part of my query--- I realize fully well that a diesel is only recommended, when monthly running is, or higher than a 1000 kms. However, my work does not need me to utilize the vehicle on a daily basis, because of which, it is hard to ascertain what my monthly running would in fact be; but I think I can, to a certain degree of confidence, say that it would be nowhere near a 1000 kms! Perhaps, 500-600 kms./month.
Conventionally, diesels have always been high on maintenance, and if not run everyday, could pose issues. My question though, can one expect the same behavior with the new technology diesels in the market today, such as the DiCOR (or CRDi), TDi, etc? If the answer is no, would it then be safe to assume that even with low monthly running, any of the above mentioned diesels could be considered?
I reside in Mumbai, and with the traffic here, I prefer to take out the vehicle only when absolutely required. Otherwise, highway driving (leisure trips) for the most part.

Now, for the second and last part of my query---
My budget is 5L OTR, and my priorities are,
a. FE
b. VFM
c. Comfort
d. Overall build and stability
I have the following vehicles in mind (Diesel and Petrol)-
Diesels:
TATA IndigoCS LS (TDi)
TATA Indica DiCOR

Petrols:
TATA Indica XETA GLG
TATA Indica XETA GLX
TATA IndigoCS GLS

All things considered, I am not looking at any other vehicle, other than TATAs.
Again, if it were a diesel that you guys recommend, I might wait for the new V3 with the MJD engine, albeit the new headlamps and the instrument cluster now placed in the middle of the dashboard, seem kinda tacky.

So fella's, please help me resolve this. I am utterly confused.