Big question: Zen or Alto ??

drifter · 25th February 2005, 12:57

Close your eyes n go for the zen...only because it has a more powerful engine...if you dont mind an 800cc engine...only then alto.

Drifter

Jaggu · 25th February 2005, 13:21

if alto still had 1.1 engine i would have gone for alto, sice thats not the case i would go for Zen.. then again i used one for 4 plus years

pingme · 25th February 2005, 14:27

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

if alto still had 1.1 engine i would have gone for alto, sice thats not the case i would go for Zen.. then again i used one for 4 plus years

Yes me too! I had alto 1.1 and love that little wonder....but

maybach · 25th February 2005, 16:32

Zen any day but check out the wagon R as well as it howers around same price bracket..

serious_maniac · 25th February 2005, 16:58

Alto being a very light car, power steering is not much useful. LXi is not VFM, not worth additional 30K over LX for PS. and the answer to your question...Its Zen all the way.

manson · 26th February 2005, 01:25

its gotta be a zen dude , and in such small cars a power steering is a luxury and not a necessity but a more powerful engine is sure a NECESSITY .

manson .

PsychoLyn · 26th February 2005, 01:32

no questions asked....
power wise....zen
familywise as in if other famliy members gona drive....
then an alto......
plus chk whether the alto u gettin is the 800cc or 1100cc..
just chk that out dude...
because the 1100cc is the same engine that the wagonr uses i think...

The Wolf · 26th February 2005, 01:38

I dont see what the confusionis Ping!!!!!You are getting a better car in all respects...a zen when compared to an Alto. I own an Alto and I drive it every day and if Im am given a chance to cmpare it with a zen,,,alto is no match atall...hahaaa..Alto 800cc is damn sluggish no no fun to drive...but a zen it doesnt need an introduction...Your question is like " Honda city vs Esteem"...hope Im doin justice to that comparison!!hhehehe..

ported_head · 26th February 2005, 11:37

How is an 800cc car priced the same as a 1000cc car? Sorry if I missed out something.

My suggestion though would be the Alto, for the only reason that the Zen is a terribly outdated car, which would manage to command the sort of premium and respect it does only in this country. The Alto is more contemporary than the Zen and I think it confirms to more updated saftey requirements than the Zen does. None of them are 5 seaters, and incredibly cramped.
But if you can ignore the nitty-gritties, go in for the Zen, quite a few people have taken to the new Zen. Besides they will both stretch a litre of petrol to about 16 kmps anyway.

25th February 2005, 12:57	#16
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Close your eyes n go for the zen...only because it has a more powerful engine...if you dont mind an 800cc engine...only then alto. Drifter
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25th February 2005, 13:21	#17
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	if alto still had 1.1 engine i would have gone for alto, sice thats not the case i would go for Zen.. then again i used one for 4 plus years
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25th February 2005, 16:32	#19
maybach BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Mumbai Posts: 266 Thanked: 0 Times	Zen any day but check out the wagon R as well as it howers around same price bracket..
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25th February 2005, 16:58	#20
serious_maniac BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 220 Times View My Garage	Alto being a very light car, power steering is not much useful. LXi is not VFM, not worth additional 30K over LX for PS. and the answer to your question...Its Zen all the way.
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26th February 2005, 01:25	#21
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	its gotta be a zen dude , and in such small cars a power steering is a luxury and not a necessity but a more powerful engine is sure a NECESSITY . manson .
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26th February 2005, 01:32	#22
PsychoLyn BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 152 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	dude.... no questions asked.... power wise....zen familywise as in if other famliy members gona drive.... then an alto...... plus chk whether the alto u gettin is the 800cc or 1100cc.. just chk that out dude... because the 1100cc is the same engine that the wagonr uses i think...
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26th February 2005, 01:38	#23
The Wolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,118 Thanked: 71 Times	I dont see what the confusionis Ping!!!!!You are getting a better car in all respects...a zen when compared to an Alto. I own an Alto and I drive it every day and if Im am given a chance to cmpare it with a zen,,,alto is no match atall...hahaaa..Alto 800cc is damn sluggish no no fun to drive...but a zen it doesnt need an introduction...Your question is like " Honda city vs Esteem"...hope Im doin justice to that comparison!!hhehehe..
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26th February 2005, 11:37	#24
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	How is an 800cc car priced the same as a 1000cc car? Sorry if I missed out something. My suggestion though would be the Alto, for the only reason that the Zen is a terribly outdated car, which would manage to command the sort of premium and respect it does only in this country. The Alto is more contemporary than the Zen and I think it confirms to more updated saftey requirements than the Zen does. None of them are 5 seaters, and incredibly cramped. But if you can ignore the nitty-gritties, go in for the Zen, quite a few people have taken to the new Zen. Besides they will both stretch a litre of petrol to about 16 kmps anyway.
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