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Originally Posted by Glifford BTW, I am still deciding and haven't found a right deal yet. But things are moving anyway. Hope to have some updates after the weekend. Will update here definitely! |
Weekend's over, here's the update! Haven't made up my mind as yet
as usual. After seeing so many Palios and Fusions, my wife prefers the Fusion on looks and space factors. So after seeing several Palios and a couple of Fusions, decided to take the Fusion as a preference.
All this while getting nightmares of Ford maintenance bills and also facts that Fusion was never a successful car (in India) kept coming up. Put them aside and stretched and upped our budget (which was intended for a used Palio) by a whopping 40%! Simply because I too liked the practicality and exclusivity that the Fusion offered. So with the Palios we saw, kept as the next/fall-back preference we..
Spotted two good Fusions and here's some surprising coincidence considering it is such a rare car:
1. Both Fusion+ (older version)
2. Both 2005
3. Both Silver in colour
4. Both done with Dealer fitted genuine + art leather seat covers.
5. and Both within 2 km of each other!
Now the differences:
1. One is in very good condition, while the other is also in a decently good condition.
2. One has interiors in Beige, the other black.
3. One has a stock stereo, the other a Sony Xplod with components.
4. One has done 42,000 odd km, the other 30,000
5. One is a Dec 2005 model, the other Aug, 2005.
6. One's tyres would need replacement soon (max 5000) another should last another 20000 atleast.
Now with an upped budget, we went with an intention to finalise the car and make a deal willing to even do a spot payment once and for all.
I preferenced the Dec 2005 car, with beige interiors and stock stereo even tho' it had run over 40% more and needed tyre replacements and insurance premium (significantly impacting my budget), because I liked the way the owner cared for the car and I was willing to pay a significant premium for that. The owner requested time to think about the offer that had already stretched the limits of my budget.
Meanwhile the owner of the lesser (tho' just 4 month older) car is keen on selling. His expectation is lower than the above car. Was planning to visit him again today, but got stuck in office till late. Will make a trip to his place tomorrow and see how much I can negotiate and close a deal at. Here tyres still have significant life and insurance renewal is still three quarters away!
Will keep you updated.