I have been noticing your posts since quite a long time and you seem to be anti diesel and pro petrol
Anyways to take away the misconceptions you have, i would like to put a few points.
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One friend's Diesel Swift got tossed up and down and did 3-4 somer saults during an accident due to the insane diesel power and was completely damaged beyond good looking repairs.
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What tires was he running, what speeds was he doing? Did his car have ABS? The torque of the Swift is nothing compared to the torque what the Verna engine offers, drive a Verna and you will notice there is no internal combustion, but a nuclear explosion happening inside the hood.
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Besides in Cities, a sudden burst of torque can damage the bumpers due to collisions with other cars / autos and motor cycles because in city there is a complete bumper to bumper traffic.
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When cars like Accords, BMWs, Mercs are driven in the City its fine, right? You have to adjust according to the car.
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In fact it is easier to have an accident in a pulsar 200 than in a platina or discoverer 135. Safety is also important.
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While i agree safety is important, i totally disagree about the former part. A Pulsar 200 will have far better tires, suspension, chassis then the Platina or Discover, making the 200 a more controlled and stable ride.
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Diesel ban by Supreme court is also yet to be seen.
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Petrols cost was supposed to be reduced to Rs. 37 by evading all state taxes, we are still seeing whats happening to the cost.
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Petrol to Diesel comparisions - Diesel makes sense only for above 1700 or 2000 km per month. Return period being at least 3 - 3.5 yrs for this usage. By that time the odo should be 55,000 km or so. What's the resale value at that time only God knows.
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Quoting Thad's post from another thread. A very well said post.
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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom I will never recover the cost of my solar water heater in reduced electricity (though I would use a lot less hot water if it was heated electrically).
I doubt that I'll recover the cost of my Zero-B water purifier in not buying canned water.
I don't, according to the theory, do nearly enough driving to financially support the decision to buy a diesel.
It's not all about balancing the books.
I had, when we renovated this house, some money to spend on toys, and did so. I wanted the diesel experience, and never really considered the petrol Swift.
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Factor in all points and then decide.
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You cant use a calulator like a shopkeeper and decide which turns out cheaper now can you, it that is the case, the only cars on the road will be the most FE car.
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Petrols can be converted to CNG and LPG easier and Esteem Engine is a time tested engine. Not to say that the Fiat Multijet is bad but something time tested is always better.
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What about the warranty, resale then? You know how much LPG costs as of today? What about boot space? Is a car only about being cheap to run and cheap to buy, you have to factor in much more. Why buy a hatch with no boot, atleast you can use the small boot, where will the sub go? Esteem engine may be time tested, but its high time for that engine to be shut production, its highly old and the engine characteristics show, poor low end torque, noisy.
While the diesel gives around 16-17 in City with ease, the Petrol Swift gives 10 at best, have been driving the petrol Swift on 165mm tires with speeds less then 100 and less then 3k and i can vouch for that.