Don't miss a 4x4
If you were just doing a Manali-Leh route, a high GC vehicle would be good enough, but since you plan to cover a lot more, you will find slush, snow etc., where without a 4x4 you would need to turn back.
In luxury segment Safari 4x4 comes with a LSD, and so does the Grand Vitara.
Safari will be more fuel efficient, and sips diesel which is a much cheaper fuel.
Couple of days back I went to chansal pass in a tata indica. There were places where we had to get down and dig the snow with sticks and stones and then literally push the car across. Many other places where snow was melting we could barely coax the car through.
This is the month of April and ambient temperature was quite high(10 degree+) but still we found huge clumps of snow in shaded areas.
High mountain passes can get snowfall any time of the year, and when it rains the dirt tracks turn into slush paths.
The cheapest Safari 4x4 is around 9 ex showroom in Delhi.
In that price range you have scorpio 4x4 but it does not have LSD.
Don't know much about 4x4 system of bolero, but in Chansal pass area I saw a few 4x4 Bolero maxicab's used to ferry people in the interior villages.
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