ARTICLE: The Best (used) Enthusiast cars for 6 lakh rupees! Or less

kcnetid · 25th January 2010, 20:37

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Originally Posted by Vibhanshu

Searching a Lancer!

Can someone direct me to a good mechanic who can do the inspection of the vehicle in Hyderabad?

Raima Motors - showroom - Kondapur, workshop Hafizpet

procircuit_234 · 6th February 2010, 00:21

i wonder how come esteem is not included in the list!

prince_pervez · 6th February 2010, 09:22

I too sometimes have that doubt . I know it is the fastest in its class (Sedan), if you leave out the Baleno, on sheer weight to engine capacity measures. But whether an enthusiast's car ?? I reserve my doubts on that.

procircuit_234 · 14th February 2010, 19:15

i am huge fan of baleno and i am using it since last 5 years.i strongly feel it is much better highway car than OHC (no offence to OHC fans! even i have got one)

YC.BALENO.CHD · 15th February 2010, 11:50

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Originally Posted by procircuit_234

i am huge fan of baleno and i am using it since last 5 years.i strongly feel it is much better highway car than OHC (no offence to OHC fans! even i have got one)

Yeah, not only a better highway car but a better overall car too. But I found the OHC-vtec more fun when pushed harder.

lalitk25 · 11th March 2010, 14:40

I saw this thread today only wanted to share my recent purchase.
Maruti Swift Vdi

Model : Jan 2009 Model
Km Covered : 22800
Color -- White
Condition -- ScratchLess

Accesories -:
Skin Tight Black color leatherette seat covers.
Sony stereo (With USB) and pioneer 4 speakers
All doors and rear screen with Garware shield.
All 5 tires changed to 195/60/R14 imported Kenda Make, and well rotated on time good tread left
Extended warranty taken and still 22 months left.
Insurance renewed in Jan 2010 so 10 months left.
20K service done on 5th Feb so next service due is also quite far.
Maruti original Center locking with touch sensitivity.
Teflon Coating.

All accessories are from maruti dealer only and I have all the bills till now including all services and purchase.
It was driven by a lady for daily office commute and local city run.

The total deal was cracked in 4.35L.
Car is Chandigarh number registered and here in Chandigarh resale price is a little higher than other cities.
I am quite happy with the deal and enjoying the car.
On road price of Vdi is 5.4 in chd. and if accessories cost is included it is roughly 5.7.

gaurav_chopra04 · 11th March 2010, 17:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by lalitk25

I saw this thread today only wanted to share my recent purchase.
Maruti Swift Vdi

Model : Jan 2009 Model
Km Covered : 22800
Color -- White
Condition -- ScratchLess

....The total deal was cracked in 4.35L...On road price of Vdi is 5.4 in chd. and if accessories cost is included it is roughly 5.7.

Now thats some deal. Congratulations!

I believe VDi here in Delhi costs about 5.5lac and I have personally seen a year old car being sold for about 4.8 to 5 lac. For this, you can give credit to the 4 months waiting period on new car and a very high demand.

You have certainly got a great deal considering this.

Do post an initial ownership report with mandatory snaps.

Take care and drive safe.

naru · 21st March 2010, 15:10

In HT Classifieds today:

"2007 Accord 3.0, V6. Showroom condition". Asking 5.9 lakh

procircuit_234 · 21st March 2010, 15:18

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Originally Posted by naru

In HT Classifieds today:

"2007 Accord 3.0, V6. Showroom condition". Asking 5.9 lakh

thats really tempting!can anyone guess when civic will enter this thread?

Akshay1234 · 21st March 2010, 15:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by naru

In HT Classifieds today:

"2007 Accord 3.0, V6. Showroom condition". Asking 5.9 lakh

has to be an accident car. or a typo.

naru · 21st March 2010, 15:45

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Originally Posted by akshay1234

has to be an accident car. or a typo.

no typo. but could be an accident car.

i called up the guy. He's in Jangpura, 30 km from my house, otherwise would have gone and checked.

he claims its a distress sale.

GTO · 24th March 2010, 12:21

Pre-worshipped deal of 2010:

2009 Black Ford Fiesta 1.6S. Thane registered. Still in warranty. 9,000 kms on the odo. Price = Slightly less than 5.0 lakhs. A friend (and fellow BHPian) may shortly be picking this car up.

Still want to buy a brand new car?

Guna · 24th March 2010, 12:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Pre-worshipped deal of 2010:

2009 Black Ford Fiesta 1.6S. Thane registered. Still in warranty. 9,000 kms on the odo. Price = Slightly less than 5.0 lakhs. A friend (and fellow BHPian) may shortly be picking this car up.

Still want to buy a brand new car?

With this type of deals, No. But I guess such sweet deals are few and far between. One may have to invest considerable amount of time and effort and be really patient.

GTO · 24th March 2010, 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guna

With this type of deals, No. But I guess such sweet deals are few and far between. One may have to invest considerable amount of time and effort and be really patient.

True Guna. But then, so is the often quoted "no pain, no gain" line. If it were so easy to get such cars, everyone would line up and prices would instantly shoot up

I quite like things the way that they are. Scouring the market for deals is so much fun

. And that's exactly where our knowledgebase - as a petrolhead - comes in handy.

YC.BALENO.CHD · 25th March 2010, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Pre-worshipped deal of 2010:

2009 Black Ford Fiesta 1.6S. Thane registered. Still in warranty. 9,000 kms on the odo. Price = Slightly less than 5.0 lakhs. A friend (and fellow BHPian) may shortly be picking this car up.

Still want to buy a brand new car?

wow ! now that is a deal !

6th February 2010, 00:21	#272
procircuit_234 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 223 Thanked: 16 Times	i wonder how come esteem is not included in the list!
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6th February 2010, 09:22	#273
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	I too sometimes have that doubt . I know it is the fastest in its class (Sedan), if you leave out the Baleno, on sheer weight to engine capacity measures. But whether an enthusiast's car ?? I reserve my doubts on that.
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14th February 2010, 19:15	#274
procircuit_234 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: mumbai Posts: 223 Thanked: 16 Times	i am huge fan of baleno and i am using it since last 5 years.i strongly feel it is much better highway car than OHC (no offence to OHC fans! even i have got one)
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11th March 2010, 14:40	#276
lalitk25 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria Germany Posts: 190 Thanked: 8 Times	I saw this thread today only wanted to share my recent purchase. Maruti Swift Vdi Model : Jan 2009 Model Km Covered : 22800 Color -- White Condition -- ScratchLess Accesories -: Skin Tight Black color leatherette seat covers. Sony stereo (With USB) and pioneer 4 speakers All doors and rear screen with Garware shield. All 5 tires changed to 195/60/R14 imported Kenda Make, and well rotated on time good tread left Extended warranty taken and still 22 months left. Insurance renewed in Jan 2010 so 10 months left. 20K service done on 5th Feb so next service due is also quite far. Maruti original Center locking with touch sensitivity. Teflon Coating. All accessories are from maruti dealer only and I have all the bills till now including all services and purchase. It was driven by a lady for daily office commute and local city run. The total deal was cracked in 4.35L. Car is Chandigarh number registered and here in Chandigarh resale price is a little higher than other cities. I am quite happy with the deal and enjoying the car. On road price of Vdi is 5.4 in chd. and if accessories cost is included it is roughly 5.7. Last edited by lalitk25 : 11th March 2010 at 14:41. Reason: Tags were there.
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21st March 2010, 15:10	#278
naru BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: NCR Posts: 132 Thanked: 37 Times	In HT Classifieds today: "2007 Accord 3.0, V6. Showroom condition". Asking 5.9 lakh
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24th March 2010, 12:21	#282
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,301 Times View My Garage	Pre-worshipped deal of 2010: 2009 Black Ford Fiesta 1.6S. Thane registered. Still in warranty. 9,000 kms on the odo. Price = Slightly less than 5.0 lakhs. A friend (and fellow BHPian) may shortly be picking this car up. Still want to buy a brand new car?
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