Maruti Swift or Hyundai i10?

[suprateep]

well prashant I am neither a automobile freak nor a laid back car person - but I have had the luck to drive a assortment of vehicles in India and abroad.

First ask your self a few questions:

1. What will the main purpose of the vehicle - city driving or some hwy driving thrown in?
2. Who will be driving it mainly?
3. Are you ICEing it?
4. Are interiors top priority?
5. Rattles - to be or not to be?
6. A.S.S - long haul and resale value

Ans: If you are gonna use it mainly and its main purpose is city driving (with an occasional hwy drive thrown in) and youare a driving enthusiast then its Swift all the way.

Reason the engine and suspension setup of the swift is leagues ahead of the i10. The i10 idDE cannot match the Swift whereas the Kappa though a ecent package fails to deliver because of the setup of the i10 - too much body roll.

If you go on ICEing it and Ajay Bhai (B&T) can guide you through that - the drive in the swift will cut through the i10 (i10 ride is pretty smooth too). And don't worry about the rattles - a 100 rupee note and kind words can get the A.S.S guy at maruti fix it up. Imp to note if you ICE it - then damping absolutely necessary.

Rattles - can be fixed and yes some Swifts seem not to have this problem honestly. The areas of service seem to be the doors (LHS mainly) and the dash.

A maruit will technically command a higher resale value than i10 - swift is a proven car and all cars till now are more or less the same i.e. same engine, body work etc whereas the Hyundai guys first introduced the i10 with a irDE engine and then the Kappa - that is going to create a confusion in the 2nd hand car market IMHO. And i still think i10 is yet to prove itslef.

PS: Honestly i am not biased towards any of Maruti and Hyundai - in the last few months I have had bad experiences with both of them regardign a car bookign and booked a hyundai and cancelled it later and then have booked a Swift VDi and the amount is still lying at the dealership.

Mes wannna a SX4 (with recession or no recession - 2 lakh loan does not hurt does it) but with the reviews about sx4 not too bright i am at cross roads. And no I am still not a maruti fan inspite of having a short stint at their gurgaon HQ

[superbhikari]

Originally Posted by mobike008

You seem to be one satisfied i10 owner

Not a owner yet. But a prospective one!!!