Car for my Mother- Please help

navin · 9th May 2006, 17:13

If she does not care about having a Hyundai marque in her garage (some do)or about the looks (the Swift's looks have alone found it many buyers) I'd say Getz. It is the easist car to drive this side of a Honda CVT.

himanshugoswami · 9th May 2006, 17:20

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If she does not care about having a Hyundai marque in her garage (some do)or about the looks

Hyundai- No Problemo as far as the marque goes- only concern about the long term (read 5 years) ownership prospect vis a vis the future of the company in India.

Looks- Pretty inoffensive looks IMHO- not a trendsetter, but no ugly duckling either.

Guss it is the getz GLX then. Now just gotta figure out what kind of discounts the dealer wil give. He was mentioning 25 K- free insurance plus 5%finance payout.

will kep u guys posted. Thanks for all ur replies

Laxminarayan · 9th May 2006, 17:27

Hey, I think getz is ofcourse a good choice.. Was watching Car and Bike show on NDTV yesterday and they were mentioning about fitting a 1.1 litre engine to getz in order to claim the low excise duty.. Perhaps you need to check this out for the timing of you buying the car.. Otherwise, Getz should be a perfect fit..

kb100 · 13th May 2006, 23:09

Himanshu.... THE Aveo HAtch???.. IS that not round the corner??

tsk1979 · 14th May 2006, 04:38

hyundai wont go the daewoo way because the circumstances are very different in this case. Getz is an amazing car. Have one in the family. Taken her through the scorching heat of rajasthan to snow in himachal, no issues, damn reliable decent FE and loads of space.

Samurai · 14th May 2006, 08:55

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Originally Posted by himanshugoswami

My question to you guys is- would you recommend anyone to buy a Hyundai product, given the scandal of bribery in Korea and the arrest of the Hyundai chairman?

Man! That is no reason to reject the GetZ. I like the looks of GetZ over Swift any day.

However if they offer you Subbu's job, you have good reasons to have second thoughts.

Mpower · 14th May 2006, 19:36

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Originally Posted by Laxminarayan

Hey, I think getz is ofcourse a good choice.. Was watching Car and Bike show on NDTV yesterday and they were mentioning about fitting a 1.1 litre engine to getz in order to claim the low excise duty.. Perhaps you need to check this out for the timing of you buying the car.. Otherwise, Getz should be a perfect fit..

Overseas the 1.1 is the base engine for Getz. This comined with the exise duty cut will make it a great deal, might be a little underpowered.

himanshugoswami · 15th May 2006, 09:27

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all ur responses.

My mom has gone ahead and booked the Getz GLS- Red from Samara Hyundai in Lajpat Nagar Delhi.

she was not too chuffed with the sales experience though, but decided to let it pass.

here are the offers:

25 k cash discount
15 K on finance payout
free Pioneer CD P3 player
I think she got a good deal. Initial impressions are quite good and my dad is pretty happy with the AC of the car.

will kep u guys poseted as we go along!

9th May 2006, 17:13	#16
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,306 Times	If she does not care about having a Hyundai marque in her garage (some do)or about the looks (the Swift's looks have alone found it many buyers) I'd say Getz. It is the easist car to drive this side of a Honda CVT.
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Laxminarayan BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 170 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey, I think getz is ofcourse a good choice.. Was watching Car and Bike show on NDTV yesterday and they were mentioning about fitting a 1.1 litre engine to getz in order to claim the low excise duty.. Perhaps you need to check this out for the timing of you buying the car.. Otherwise, Getz should be a perfect fit..
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kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	Himanshu.... THE Aveo HAtch???.. IS that not round the corner?? Last edited by kb100 : 13th May 2006 at 23:12.
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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	hyundai wont go the daewoo way because the circumstances are very different in this case. Getz is an amazing car. Have one in the family. Taken her through the scorching heat of rajasthan to snow in himachal, no issues, damn reliable decent FE and loads of space.
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15th May 2006, 09:27	#23
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	Hi Guys, Thanks for all ur responses. My mom has gone ahead and booked the Getz GLS- Red from Samara Hyundai in Lajpat Nagar Delhi. she was not too chuffed with the sales experience though, but decided to let it pass. here are the offers: 25 k cash discount 15 K on finance payout free Pioneer CD P3 player I think she got a good deal. Initial impressions are quite good and my dad is pretty happy with the AC of the car. will kep u guys poseted as we go along!
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