Hi Guys, i got my Black Beasta 1.6 SXi in Jan 2008
. I got a corporate discount of 16k, car cover, original Lumar tints as freebies. Till now its gone through the 1st service and is due for the 2nd service by this month end or early next month. Till now the maintenance cost is NIL. Also the service guy at Metro Ford made me understand how each service is done and what all is done under each service and what may be the estimated cost of every service.
Looking at this i feel the maintenance cost should not be high (considering that there are no accidents etc - touchwood). Also with regards to peformance of the car i agree with what VNAbhi has mentioned above.
You just need to floor the gas pedal and the car zooms off. You need to drive it to believe it. The car is surely value for money..The A.S.S experience will be good if you have a good rapport with the service guys out there.