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Originally Posted by khan_sultan Well, that's what happens in T-BHP. Who said that you would get all the answers here |
Never expected them anyway! But yeah, got a lot of info.
And then you ofcourse get threads like this for a (somewhat) similar spec car:
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Originally Posted by khan_sultan All of us here have gone through this road many a times. Now it's your turn. One piece of (unsolicited) advise: Listen to your heart -- if you are an auto enthusiast. leave other things for the mind to decide. |
Well that's exactly what am gonna do here (as have done in the past as well). But in order to not suffer from post decision dissonance, I always make sure I have evaluated what the mind says and ruled in out in favour of heart. So no regrets later :P
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Originally Posted by madhokritesh Hi Glifford, Good to see u on here. Well i wud advise you to go for a Brand new car any day provided the budget is there reasons being - No/less maintenence, Warranty so peace of mind, U get a beand new machine so more resale for U . In short New is New also chk the Hyundai Getz 1.1, i got one here nice and spacious hatch the Getzy. |
Hi Ritesh! So did you finally lay your hands on the P220 or you still Bulletting around? And BTW, congrats on your Prime too!
Well, regarding my decision of going in for a used car. I completely agree that new is new. There is nothing that can beat a new car smell, everything being in perfect order (Virgin if you wish). Getting a chance to run it in properly and keeping a thorough track of it from day one.
But then again, I have my reasons as mentioned in the original post. I have been off active driving ever since I left home about a decade ago. Ofcourse I have had short chances to drive in the meanwhile, but am still not as comfortable as (say) I would be on my bike. Ofcourse I am officially certified to drive (as my licence proclaims), but I'd take a few days to get comfy with the Bangalore traffic.
Speaking of Bangalore traffic, it sure is pretty unforgiving. New car or old, there are always people (with inferior controlling skills) always dashing/brushing into you. You may follow all the rules by the book and drive very sanely, but still that can't ensure your safety. Most of the dents/scratches on my bike and scooter are because of people unable to brake in time behind me. Infact some rogues have even got physical just because they thought I braked to hard to avoid someone in front.
So with a new/virgin car each scratch/dent causes a lot more pain and fixing costs a bomb. I remember the amount I spent fixing parts on my bike every time a new scratch came up (actually there's one more big expense at the next service). So while we (even wife will have to re-learn) are in the learning phase I'd settle for (lovingly) used car, rather than buy a very entry level car.
Have used both brand new and entry level vehicles in the past, but never had serious issues/expenses with used vehicles in the past. As long as it is a nicely mantained vehicle, it will run the same as your vehicle of the same age! Plus it does come with a few battle-scars (term copyright Zenx), so adding a few more would hurt less than a virgin vehicle.
Finally, I completely disagree to the point that a new vehicle offers better resale value. Rupee for rupee, a used car (in a free market economy) suffers less relative depriciation as compared to an a new car. It is simply a reducing exponential curve! The moment you roll out a new car from the showroom (in your name), it loses several thousands (sometime even a lakh) from its resale-value (if you try to sell it). But it used, the impact will be a lot lower!
This was ofcourse different in controlled economies like we had a few decades ago where the wait time for a new Bajaj was over a decade and for a Maruti was a couple of years!
And regarding the Getz, well I am not too fond of Hyundai cars. The old (1.4) Getz was ofcourse very handsome, but I found they ruined the looks in the Prime, by softening/rounding those sharp edges. But that's just me! No offences to your choice