Choosing between Estilo & Santro

ranarula · 9th December 2006, 12:21

Hi,

Since the time Estilo have been launched I am getting more confused on the choice of car I should buy for myself. I had earlier somewhat made up my mind of going in for Santro oweing the fact that I have already driven WagonR for around 5 yrs now.
Here is a small list of requirements that I am looking from the car in B segment

1. Family car
2. Good performance (better FE)
3. Technically sound which turns out to be less maintainence & reliability
4. The car would be used for mere family outings (about 50-80kms a week) otherwise I am happy with my bike for daily office commuting in Bangalore traffic.
5. Good highway drive
6. Last but importantly PRICE

Considering the cash discount (25K + anything more you can bargain form dealer)that Santro has for the takers has made me still keep Santro in the contention else I was pretty sure to go in for the new Estilo.

I feel Estilo will score more on Santro on technicals & refinement. But I have not heard anything concrete about their deliveries start date. I dont want to wait for too long like the case of Swift when the delays were more than 3-4 months. Around a month seems ok.

Want some help choose among the two.

Also want some info about general Maruti vs Hyundai A.S.S & dealership
I am looking at Advaith Motors for Santro & Sagar Automobiles for Estilo. Chosen both due to the availability of service centers on Bannerghatta Road where I stay.

Looking forward for some help from you all.

GTO · 9th December 2006, 12:51

Its too early to pass a comment on the Estilo...I would suggest waiting until some Team-BHPians drive / post reviews.

Its anyways December, and would do you good to wait until January before you book.

ranarula · 9th December 2006, 12:59

I feel that since there is nothing new that has come up in Estilo except the looks everything else is pretty much taken from other cars in the Maruti stable most importantly the 1061cc engine taken from new WagonR. So I feel it would be more like the new wagonR in terms of performance.
Forgot to mention earlier that I was pretty happy with my previous WagonR which I left back in Delhi while moving to Bangalore. But now just want to give a try to a change

I would have loved to wait but the extra discount on Santro & the so called "introductory price" of Estilo( I am not sure if these are discounted prices) is forcing me to taken a decision sooner than later.
Moreover price hikes for all these car & insurance hikes are just round the corner.

aZa · 9th December 2006, 13:04

the other day i saw the estilo on road, probably a test vehicle or maybe the deliveries have start. It seemed like the base model in red color. The car looked puny and very feminine i'd say look at the new WagonR its new and has got all the gizmos. Hyundai would be thinking bout upgrading the Xing with the estilo and the new wagonR in the market.

Hellraiser · 9th December 2006, 13:49

i agree with aza , i saw a blue one yesterday and it was not a testcar so i guess th edeliveries have started and it did look a little feminine and it almost looks like a wagonr. but the wagonr is still much better looking then the estilo. so if its looks you want then dont go for otherwise wait for the full feedback on it.

a far as a xing is concerned i think a new xing is in the pipeline and will be launched shortly so if u can then wait for it.!

sandy

CrAzY dRiVeR · 9th December 2006, 14:42

This months AutocarIndia has spied on a new santro...

So, i guess its better to stay away from the Santro, unless you want to have your car in the outdated list in five- six months...

And:- Why are you planning to buy a santro when you have the wagonR already???

jkdas · 9th December 2006, 17:09

rana... you saw the Estilo in flesh?

carzy, the Santro maybe here by mid 07 or later and maybe even with a 70bhp Crdi engine!

nitrous · 9th December 2006, 18:21

I'd anyday prefer the japanese Estilo to the Korean Santro. Thats me.
Moi and n_aditya visited the showroom today. There was no test-drive vehicle available.The car is pretty ergonomic for my size(Im a XXL size).The gear-shift was very slick.A few colours available were quite girlish(a la scooty pep).

Its a nice "shopping" car.

Hellraiser · 9th December 2006, 18:44

hummmm lets see whatever i wanted to say bout it has already been said here

.girlish/feminine
.its not good looks wise
.punny
.wagon r and santro are better options

ummmm so all i can add now is that i saw one in a light blueish mintish kinda shade that too i guess was the high end model as it had wheel covers and fog lamps
it looked ok ,not to good not too bad ,so if performance wise its good then you can go for it.!

cheers
faithless

faithless_1984 · 9th December 2006, 18:55

ooopppss sorry guys big mistake , the thing is i was at my friends place (newbie - Hellraiser ) and he was loged onto t-bhp with his ID and we were both going through the forum.

then i decided to post through my id but forgot to Log Out hellraiser first

so when the post will appear after approval of the mods (he is a newbie) my name is Gonna be there at the end but with his id so to avoid confusion am clearing it out for you guys.!!

again am sorry for this

cheers
faithless

p.s- my comments about estilo are in that post

theMAG · 9th December 2006, 19:32

Its a cheaper better looking Wagon R - nothing more. The top end version should be a better bet over the similar Santro. Besides, its newer than the Santro too.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 9th December 2006, 20:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

rana... you saw the Estilo in flesh?

carzy, the Santro maybe here by mid 07 or later and maybe even with a 70bhp Crdi engine!

Dont think so...

Santro wont be out with CRDi initially... Even the Getz CRDi will be after mid 07...

ravibhat · 9th December 2006, 20:31

Santro is very good City car and winner on highway too compared to its compitetion, I hate Santro just for its bad suspension else I would have never sold it.

About estilo its too early to say since its new product, but its same as wagonR and better looking since it uses almost all platform/engine/chasis of wagonR.

I suggest you wait and watch Aveo UVA, new Pailo. If you have patience I am sure New Matiz might be well worth a wait but not sure right now.

Regards,

Ravi.

mithun · 11th December 2006, 05:30

I would just recommend you to stay away from the current Santro by all means since even if it is compared to the new WagonR, it's not a VFM proportion.

Since you are currently having a WagonR, I would just recommend you a brand new Estilo although waiting for 2-3 months to know how the new car fares is not at all a bad idea.

And don't worry about the discounts it will always be there. Even if MU increases the price of Estilo, you'll surely get Estilo after 3-4 months at the current introductory price since discounts will always be there at any point of time. Look the case of Swift & WagonR

esteem_lover · 11th December 2006, 08:55

The estilo promises quite a lot & Maruthi can be trusted not to release a loser

9th December 2006, 12:21	#1
ranarula Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18 Thanked: 0 Times	Choosing between Estilo & Santro Hi, Since the time Estilo have been launched I am getting more confused on the choice of car I should buy for myself. I had earlier somewhat made up my mind of going in for Santro oweing the fact that I have already driven WagonR for around 5 yrs now. Here is a small list of requirements that I am looking from the car in B segment 1. Family car 2. Good performance (better FE) 3. Technically sound which turns out to be less maintainence & reliability 4. The car would be used for mere family outings (about 50-80kms a week) otherwise I am happy with my bike for daily office commuting in Bangalore traffic. 5. Good highway drive 6. Last but importantly PRICE Considering the cash discount (25K + anything more you can bargain form dealer)that Santro has for the takers has made me still keep Santro in the contention else I was pretty sure to go in for the new Estilo. I feel Estilo will score more on Santro on technicals & refinement. But I have not heard anything concrete about their deliveries start date. I dont want to wait for too long like the case of Swift when the delays were more than 3-4 months. Around a month seems ok. Want some help choose among the two. Also want some info about general Maruti vs Hyundai A.S.S & dealership I am looking at Advaith Motors for Santro & Sagar Automobiles for Estilo. Chosen both due to the availability of service centers on Bannerghatta Road where I stay. Looking forward for some help from you all.
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9th December 2006, 12:51	#2
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,501 Thanked: 300,604 Times View My Garage	Its too early to pass a comment on the Estilo...I would suggest waiting until some Team-BHPians drive / post reviews. Its anyways December, and would do you good to wait until January before you book.
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9th December 2006, 12:59	#3
ranarula Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18 Thanked: 0 Times	I feel that since there is nothing new that has come up in Estilo except the looks everything else is pretty much taken from other cars in the Maruti stable most importantly the 1061cc engine taken from new WagonR. So I feel it would be more like the new wagonR in terms of performance. Forgot to mention earlier that I was pretty happy with my previous WagonR which I left back in Delhi while moving to Bangalore. But now just want to give a try to a change I would have loved to wait but the extra discount on Santro & the so called "introductory price" of Estilo( I am not sure if these are discounted prices) is forcing me to taken a decision sooner than later. Moreover price hikes for all these car & insurance hikes are just round the corner.
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9th December 2006, 13:04	#4
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	the other day i saw the estilo on road, probably a test vehicle or maybe the deliveries have start. It seemed like the base model in red color. The car looked puny and very feminine i'd say look at the new WagonR its new and has got all the gizmos. Hyundai would be thinking bout upgrading the Xing with the estilo and the new wagonR in the market.
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9th December 2006, 13:49	#5
Hellraiser BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 71 Thanked: 0 Times	i agree with aza , i saw a blue one yesterday and it was not a testcar so i guess th edeliveries have started and it did look a little feminine and it almost looks like a wagonr. but the wagonr is still much better looking then the estilo. so if its looks you want then dont go for otherwise wait for the full feedback on it. a far as a xing is concerned i think a new xing is in the pipeline and will be launched shortly so if u can then wait for it.! sandy
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9th December 2006, 14:42	#6
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,176 Thanked: 73,485 Times View My Garage	This months AutocarIndia has spied on a new santro... So, i guess its better to stay away from the Santro, unless you want to have your car in the outdated list in five- six months... And:- Why are you planning to buy a santro when you have the wagonR already???
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9th December 2006, 17:09	#7
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	rana... you saw the Estilo in flesh? carzy, the Santro maybe here by mid 07 or later and maybe even with a 70bhp Crdi engine!
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9th December 2006, 18:21	#8
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	I'd anyday prefer the japanese Estilo to the Korean Santro. Thats me. Moi and n_aditya visited the showroom today. There was no test-drive vehicle available.The car is pretty ergonomic for my size(Im a XXL size).The gear-shift was very slick.A few colours available were quite girlish(a la scooty pep). Its a nice "shopping" car.
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9th December 2006, 18:44	#9
Hellraiser BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 71 Thanked: 0 Times	hummmm lets see whatever i wanted to say bout it has already been said here .girlish/feminine .its not good looks wise .punny .wagon r and santro are better options ummmm so all i can add now is that i saw one in a light blueish mintish kinda shade that too i guess was the high end model as it had wheel covers and fog lamps it looked ok ,not to good not too bad ,so if performance wise its good then you can go for it.! cheers faithless
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9th December 2006, 18:55	#10
faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 324 Times View My Garage	ooopppss sorry guys big mistake , the thing is i was at my friends place (newbie - Hellraiser ) and he was loged onto t-bhp with his ID and we were both going through the forum. then i decided to post through my id but forgot to Log Out hellraiser first so when the post will appear after approval of the mods (he is a newbie) my name is Gonna be there at the end but with his id so to avoid confusion am clearing it out for you guys.!! again am sorry for this cheers faithless p.s- my comments about estilo are in that post
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9th December 2006, 19:32	#11
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Its a cheaper better looking Wagon R - nothing more. The top end version should be a better bet over the similar Santro. Besides, its newer than the Santro too.
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9th December 2006, 20:31	#13
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	Santro is very good City car and winner on highway too compared to its compitetion, I hate Santro just for its bad suspension else I would have never sold it. About estilo its too early to say since its new product, but its same as wagonR and better looking since it uses almost all platform/engine/chasis of wagonR. I suggest you wait and watch Aveo UVA, new Pailo. If you have patience I am sure New Matiz might be well worth a wait but not sure right now. Regards, Ravi.
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11th December 2006, 05:30	#14
mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	I would just recommend you to stay away from the current Santro by all means since even if it is compared to the new WagonR, it's not a VFM proportion. Since you are currently having a WagonR, I would just recommend you a brand new Estilo although waiting for 2-3 months to know how the new car fares is not at all a bad idea. And don't worry about the discounts it will always be there. Even if MU increases the price of Estilo, you'll surely get Estilo after 3-4 months at the current introductory price since discounts will always be there at any point of time. Look the case of Swift & WagonR
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11th December 2006, 08:55	#15
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	The estilo promises quite a lot & Maruthi can be trusted not to release a loser
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