Help on NEW car

tsk1979 · 14th February 2006, 16:27

Get a tuscon and a Getz. You will get a large discount so you will be below 20L.
Getz is perfect as it offers better space than swift, though performance is lacking.
In that bracket if you leave out the skoda's currently there is no diesel, and for you current running you are left with Elantra again, or upgrade to tuscon.

BTW can we have a detailed report of your elantra since its run so much!

Zappo · 14th February 2006, 16:40

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

BTW can we have a detailed report of your elantra since its run so much!

Arre yaar... I think even his Innova report will be great. I am not sure you will find many Innovas which have clocked close to 1L kms

himanshugoswami · 14th February 2006, 17:08

at the rate at which his cars are driven, by the time he completes writing te report, the innova would have crossed 1 L

Peace!

shuvc · 14th February 2006, 17:23

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Originally Posted by tsreekaranrao

I have quite a large part of my business out of town the roundtrip is around 350km and the car(if not me) travels the distance at least 15 times a month.
I have a 6 month old innova that has done 90k km in 6months

.Now that is another story

My oh My !! how many drivers do you have ? They must be

..... !!

But seriously .. the way I see it.
* The Elantra is fast running out of time at this rate .. so you need a replacement fast .. June is just 4 months away. She will have clocked 3.2 L by that time.
* You may not have a comfy diesel sedan at 15 L available by June. i.e. leaving the Skoda's out of the picture.

Therefore .. do you actually NEED to spend 15 L on something you may not be fully satisfied with ? Or spend a lesser amount now on something not so flashy, but functional and replace it the moment you have a sedan option ..

So .. buy a top end Tavera now or a Lancer diesel .. hold on to it for a year .. then sell it when you have more D segment diesel options.

goldie_malhotra · 14th February 2006, 18:02

read somewhere in this forum that hyundai is planning to come out with a 130 bhp Sonata CRDi to india - though not sure about the dates - but if it does, wont it be a great D-segment option for you ...

also, you could consider the laura manual version - could cost you, but it has better legroom at the back, and the ASS is not that big a nightmare after all ..

hari_rama · 14th February 2006, 19:37

I would suggest New Honda Civic for th elantra & Swift for wagon R.
Its true tht Civic not in class of skoda laura but New honda Civic is a stunner in looks & equipments.By june i think they wud be here in India

SP_Kolkata · 14th February 2006, 22:36

THE AVEO would be a good choice. You can refer to the OVERDRIVE (February issue) or AUTOCAR INDIA (I think the Sep-Oct issue. I am not sure).

tsreekaranrao · 15th February 2006, 06:22

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Originally Posted by shuvc

My oh My !! how many drivers do you have ? They must be

..... !!

I have 3 drivers.Right now the innova is in agra and i got a call yesterday that there was some problem.

As for the long term reports i will write them once the innova does 1L and the elantra 3L(I am too lazy to put up such a huge post.I will find someone who can type for me)

In short i hit the elantra twice (not major)
first time i lost the left fender and left side RVM(i was happy with the cost of spares)
second time my driver hit a stone that was placed in the middle of the highway(those bludy vilage !@#$%*&) luckily we were not at high speed (around 60).Lost the AC compressor and radiator.
Other than that pretty good car not fussy at all just needs regular maintainence and replacement of wear and tear parts.The car does have a heavy appetite for tires,have to change them every 50k km(They have been replaced 5times already

)

I have faced no problem with the innova no accidents also.
Superbly stable on highway. I think it looks pretty dumb from the outside but the interiors are sooooooo comfortable.
I hope there is no major problem(this particular driver makes a big issue of a flat tyre also)

tsreekaranrao · 15th February 2006, 06:25

does any one have any info on the accord diesel being launched.
I read in some mag that they have an awesome diesel engine which does duty on both ACCORD & CR-V

rangaraj · 15th February 2006, 08:54

For the small car, there have been numerous suggestions, but for your larger car requirement, how about considering a second hand Merc or a diesel powered SUV from Toyota/Mitsubishi? You will surely find some good cars in the 15L bracket...

tsreekaranrao · 15th February 2006, 09:10

I dont think a 2nd hand car would be good for me becuase with my kind of mileage i doubt if the car would last that long

tsreekaranrao · 15th February 2006, 09:21

Any news on the BMW 320d or a later model coming to india they have awesome engines and i dont mind putting that big money on it.(No offence but i dont like MB)

tsk1979 · 15th February 2006, 11:26

BMW is setting up a plant near chennai because they dont want to come as CBU route. So you may get BMWs at cheap rates(less than C for a 3 series).
But thats gonna happen only in 2007 end when the plant starts full production.
Till then for your kinda travel you need a long lasting diesel car or MuV/SuV and Tuscon is the only one(Endeaver is a joke if you want to do 3L kms).

shuvc · 15th February 2006, 13:50

At 3 series prices or slightly lesser you would get the Superb diesel. Maintenance should be cheaper than a Beemer ? Dunno am just guessing.

Also, would the Terracan fit into your scheme of things ?

suman · 15th February 2006, 13:53

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Till then for your kinda travel you need a long lasting diesel car or MuV/SuV and Tuscon is the only one(Endeaver is a joke if you want to do 3L kms).

Do we know anyone who has used Tucson extensively yet?

14th February 2006, 16:27	#16
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Get a tuscon and a Getz. You will get a large discount so you will be below 20L. Getz is perfect as it offers better space than swift, though performance is lacking. In that bracket if you leave out the skoda's currently there is no diesel, and for you current running you are left with Elantra again, or upgrade to tuscon. BTW can we have a detailed report of your elantra since its run so much!
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14th February 2006, 17:08	#18
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	at the rate at which his cars are driven, by the time he completes writing te report, the innova would have crossed 1 L Peace!
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14th February 2006, 18:02	#20
goldie_malhotra BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 757 Thanked: 12 Times	read somewhere in this forum that hyundai is planning to come out with a 130 bhp Sonata CRDi to india - though not sure about the dates - but if it does, wont it be a great D-segment option for you ... also, you could consider the laura manual version - could cost you, but it has better legroom at the back, and the ASS is not that big a nightmare after all ..
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14th February 2006, 19:37	#21
hari_rama BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Trichur Posts: 270 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	I would suggest New Honda Civic for th elantra & Swift for wagon R. Its true tht Civic not in class of skoda laura but New honda Civic is a stunner in looks & equipments.By june i think they wud be here in India
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14th February 2006, 22:36	#22
SP_Kolkata Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 11 Thanked: 0 Times	Chevy Aveo THE AVEO would be a good choice. You can refer to the OVERDRIVE (February issue) or AUTOCAR INDIA (I think the Sep-Oct issue. I am not sure).
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15th February 2006, 06:25	#24
tsreekaranrao BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hyderabad Posts: 115 Thanked: 2 Times	does any one have any info on the accord diesel being launched. I read in some mag that they have an awesome diesel engine which does duty on both ACCORD & CR-V
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15th February 2006, 08:54	#25
rangaraj BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 570 Thanked: 10 Times	Try a second hand car For the small car, there have been numerous suggestions, but for your larger car requirement, how about considering a second hand Merc or a diesel powered SUV from Toyota/Mitsubishi? You will surely find some good cars in the 15L bracket...
	() Thanks

15th February 2006, 09:10	#26
tsreekaranrao BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hyderabad Posts: 115 Thanked: 2 Times	I dont think a 2nd hand car would be good for me becuase with my kind of mileage i doubt if the car would last that long
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15th February 2006, 09:21	#27
tsreekaranrao BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hyderabad Posts: 115 Thanked: 2 Times	Any news on the BMW 320d or a later model coming to india they have awesome engines and i dont mind putting that big money on it.(No offence but i dont like MB)
	() Thanks

15th February 2006, 11:26	#28
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	BMW is setting up a plant near chennai because they dont want to come as CBU route. So you may get BMWs at cheap rates(less than C for a 3 series). But thats gonna happen only in 2007 end when the plant starts full production. Till then for your kinda travel you need a long lasting diesel car or MuV/SuV and Tuscon is the only one(Endeaver is a joke if you want to do 3L kms).
	() Thanks

15th February 2006, 13:50	#29
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	At 3 series prices or slightly lesser you would get the Superb diesel. Maintenance should be cheaper than a Beemer ? Dunno am just guessing. Also, would the Terracan fit into your scheme of things ?
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