We bought a Spark LS last month. Fiery Red is the color. The front power windows is a useful feature while asking for directions. OTR Trivandrum was INR 3.65. We got floor mats for free, steering wheel cover and 2.5k discount on GM's central locking. But after the car was delivered, the dealership returned INR 10.8k back to us!! (Due to excise rate changes, though it was done for us post-production and post sales).
It is a good car in the city and it is also decent on the high way. Very comfy ride for front and rear passengers. I think the FE is quite good at about 15 kmpl on highways (ours has only done 1100 kms so far).
Though we paid cash for this, I think you need to think about the pre-payment charges. Pre-payment charges are important IMO because for most people, they will want to buy a bigger car when situations permit (read: a bigger bonus couple of years from now). The best part is you can negotiate this with many of the banks. Please shop around a bit more. Have you tried Canara Bank or Bank of Rajasthan or Corporation Bank yet? Even SBI has put up some good deals in news papers. Even if you can knock 0.25% off, it works out to some good savings.
Also, when I bought a car long time back, I picked up the 3 year payback option as I wanted to get rid of the debt as early as we could (and pay less to the banks coffers!).
BH. |