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Originally Posted by harpreetsubhi Hello Team-BHPIANs
I recently sold off my Ford Ecosport (8 month old) due to some engine issue, which Ford never realized as an issue.
Now I'm contemplating buying among the two :
Vento TDi - Highline - Approx 60K discount in Faridabad - On road : 10.78L without extended warranty.
Honda City Diesel - SV Variant - On road - 10.65L on road with extended warranty.
My idea is to keep the car for 8 years.
What makes me drift towards Honda is excellent after sales support and low maintenance costs.
Vento excites me about its excellent and solid build quality.
Need advise from all experts on this. So please pour in your comments.
Regards
Harpreet |
Hey , So here's my unbiased take on my car (City) , and my views on Vento
City +Looks great from the outside and the interiors are designed well too , being a fresh design from the side and rear , this looks much lively than the other cars in this segment which have started to look dated now.
+Acres on space on the inside , the rear seat is an excellent place to be in.
+Excellent low end torque which makes city driving a breeze.
+The SV model should be enough for you and packs in all the necessary features and more , but the electrically foldable mirrors are sorely missed , the stock wheels look pathetic too and i've got alloy wheels in their place.
+Honda's Service is much better than the VW and Honda's reliability is just outstanding ,The car should'nt give you a single trouble in those 8 years of ownership you're planning.Even the service costs are minimal , if my SA is to be trusted ,The paid service including Oil change and everything should cost no more than 5.5k , that's less than Swift D!
-The engine although peppy enough for city runs feels strictly average on the highway , since you are coming from an ecosport expect the engine performance to be pretty similar , but the NVH levels are significantly better in the ecosport , i would also like to add that City's NVH levels are nowhere as bad as they were on the test drive units , and till about 2.5k RPM , the engine noise isn't bothersome at all , its reasonably smooth too.
-The dynamics are a step down from the ecosport and the car just does'nt take hard cornering as well as your car.Its no verna though and are more in between Vento and Verna here.
-The AC again like i reported is just average in cities like Delhi and again a step down from the ecosport.
-Have been noticing a lot of cities on the road lately and i feel it looks a tad too narrow from the rear , Verna , Ecosport etc look much well proportioned.
Vento +The Engine - its a pure gem and its a treat to drive the car everytime , it entertains me as much as my Cruze does and that turbo whoosh is addictive , is pretty efficient too.
+Balanced Dynamics - The driving dynamics are better on this car than the City , and it feels planted and confidence inspiring at very high speeds , the electric power steering lacks the feel though and plays a spoilsport here , but that's how it is and even the Audi A4 comes with a EPS unit.
+Much better build and paint quality - The doors feel pretty solid and the paint quality VW uses is just excellent.
-Boring Design inside out - I know many people would argue that its classy or timeless but to me its more suited for people who are in their 50s , the car looks dull in comparison to City and Verna and even the interiors , though built well , it is a major deal breaker for me , despite it being a better drivers car than the city.
-NVH Levels - They are on the higher side too , and both the city and vento have much inferior NVH levels than the verna , even the ecosport!
-VW's Service & Reliability - The car is more expensive to maintain and even then the experience is less than satisfying , Europians just cant match Japanese's reliability.
-Although its more than just Polo with a boot and even though the boot integration is done well in Vento , it still at the end of the day looks like Polo with a boot , the city on the other hand though looks more like the Jazz (they share the same platform) than its previous generations but it still has many elements which kind of hide on which car this is based upon and the interiors although a little similar and not identical at all and are significantly re-worked for the city , boot integration is much better too.