Which car to buy - Budget 3.5 ex-showroom - Team-BHP

cediafan · 6th May 2008, 19:49

Hi,

One of my friends wants to buy a car under 3.5 lacs (ex-showroom). He is buying it under a company scheme where Road tax, insurance etc are being paid by the company.

His requirements are:
- The car should have an AC and Power steering.
- Minimum maintanance
- Good resale value
- Easy to drive (he has just learnt driving)

I was suggesting an Alto. But I think the options are Alto, Spark (with AC and Power Steering), Indica DLS.

Any suggestions?

Eddy · 6th May 2008, 20:18

If Santro is greater than 3.5 lac, then it should be spark. Satisfies all requirements except resale. But Indica petrol also doesn't command good resale.

snaronikar · 6th May 2008, 20:23

For his criteria, you can increase the choices to WagonR, i10, Santro. I would not choose Alto as his budget is more and for 3.5L ex-showroom, you will get the above cars comfortably. If he increases the budget slightly, he can try for swift. But I would prefer to stick for MSIL or Hyundai as the A** and resale value is better off compared to their counterparts in GM/Tata/Fiat.

TD all the cars then decide on the above.

karanraheja · 6th May 2008, 21:01

Cediafan : There are 2 cars coming in that budget from MSIL stable.
Splash & A-star. If your friend can wait he can opt for one of those.
If he needs a car urgently he should opt either for the i10 or stretch the budget and opt for the Swift Lxi.

deadman · 7th May 2008, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by karanraheja

Cediafan : There are 2 cars coming in that budget from MSIL stable.
Splash & A-star. If your friend can wait he can opt for one of those.
If he needs a car urgently he should opt either for the i10 or stretch the budget and opt for the Swift Lxi.

After checking production image of A-star I'm really upset....... Very big difference in looks, first car which they showed at AUTO EXPO was very sexy one...

Splash? when it will launch ? next year?

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karanraheja · 7th May 2008, 09:52

@Deadman- Can you provide me some pics of the A-Star? Splash no news yet but with No. of launches from MSIL stable i guess it will be launched after A-star.

deadman · 7th May 2008, 10:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by karanraheja

@Deadman- Can you provide me some pics of the A-Star? Splash no news yet but with No. of launches from MSIL stable i guess it will be launched after A-star.

here are the snaps which i found on some website ..... looks worse to me....but it may sale bcoz of Maruti Brand.

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tsk1979 · 7th May 2008, 10:13

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6th May 2008, 19:49	#1 (permalink)
cediafan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 95	Which car to buy - Budget 3.5 ex-showroom Hi, One of my friends wants to buy a car under 3.5 lacs (ex-showroom). He is buying it under a company scheme where Road tax, insurance etc are being paid by the company. His requirements are: - The car should have an AC and Power steering. - Minimum maintanance - Good resale value - Easy to drive (he has just learnt driving) I was suggesting an Alto. But I think the options are Alto, Spark (with AC and Power Steering), Indica DLS. Any suggestions?

6th May 2008, 20:18	#2 (permalink)
Eddy BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 927	If Santro is greater than 3.5 lac, then it should be spark. Satisfies all requirements except resale. But Indica petrol also doesn't command good resale. __________________ Car is no longer a luxury; parking space is.

6th May 2008, 20:23	#3 (permalink)
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,664 View My Garage	For his criteria, you can increase the choices to WagonR, i10, Santro. I would not choose Alto as his budget is more and for 3.5L ex-showroom, you will get the above cars comfortably. If he increases the budget slightly, he can try for swift. But I would prefer to stick for MSIL or Hyundai as the A** and resale value is better off compared to their counterparts in GM/Tata/Fiat. TD all the cars then decide on the above. __________________ Love your job but Never love your company because you never know when your company stops loving you-NRN Last edited by snaronikar : 6th May 2008 at 20:24.

6th May 2008, 21:01	#4 (permalink)
karanraheja BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 912	Cediafan : There are 2 cars coming in that budget from MSIL stable. Splash & A-star. If your friend can wait he can opt for one of those. If he needs a car urgently he should opt either for the i10 or stretch the budget and opt for the Swift Lxi. __________________ Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

7th May 2008, 09:52	#6 (permalink)
karanraheja BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 912	@Deadman- Can you provide me some pics of the A-Star? Splash no news yet but with No. of launches from MSIL stable i guess it will be launched after A-star. __________________ Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

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