Need for cheap speed: zen vs santro

speedsatya · 16th March 2005, 12:07

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Originally Posted by askulkarni

I would say Indica V2 Baby!! All the things that you want and more. Well I am biased. Pune is labelled as an Indica City ;-)!

But I would definitely like to hear the reasons for why it should not be considered.

hey askulkarni,

i think greenhorn is looking for a fast small car and not a slow vibrating small truck.
the indica is good only when u see its FE .the performance is terrible.

greenh0rn · 16th March 2005, 13:03

satya, here's that 1Lakh honda city: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4101

And if it weren't for the fact that i don't quite fancy the looks of esteem, i'd rather have bought it

RX135 · 16th March 2005, 13:15

When you talk performance, GTX is the key word. Hottest hatch which ruled indian roads! Rest are mere mortals.

lamborghini · 16th March 2005, 14:47

New - indica V2.
nothing beats it
second hand - Palio 1.6 GTX. need i say anything aboutthe car?

greenh0rn · 17th March 2005, 10:38

how was alto 1.1L? that's a good engine size for a light n small car.

askulkarni · 17th March 2005, 11:10

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Originally Posted by speedsatya

i think greenhorn is looking for a fast small car and not a slow vibrating small truck.

I am very surprised you say this.

It meets all the points that greenhorn deems as important from his perspective and the V2 scores better than the others being considered on all of them. To top it off it also provides loads of space as compared to others.

Have 2 Indica V2s owned in close relations for more than a year or two and are very much trouble free. ASS is the only thing that is a bit of a negative but that is because they dont bend over backwards to please you; but, are good enough.

I guess the older Indica image is yet to wear off.

DCEite · 17th March 2005, 12:06

Well its getting confusing here...
here is his criteria:

1. Performance
2. Looks
3. VFM

So i guess askulkarni must be referring to PETROL INDICA V2 ... if that is the case, i would say yes it does meet all of the above points... but if its diesel indica he is talking about, than i think only last two points are met.

speedsatya · 17th March 2005, 12:23

if its the DL version ur talking about then it qualifies only in the VFM category and maybe to some extent in the looks.
but if its the petrol indica,then i cannot comment on it as i have never driven it nor do any of my friends have it.
still.....,the indica looks odd in the performance-car group.

mohit · 17th March 2005, 12:33

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how was alto 1.1L? that's a good engine size for a light n small car.

It rocks man!! Its not as revv happy as a zen but on a highway, it can smoke the zen for sure! It was the fastest hatchback in india for a while afterall!

tsk1979 · 17th March 2005, 13:33

Indica is a performance car, ie the petrol one. Mileage. 10 in city and 14-15 on highway. And it handles like a dream. And its actually a two year car. After that i think its all rattle and hum. I own a 2.5 year old v2, so i know

. If you are not bothered about resale and dont want to keep it for more than 3 years its okay. And stay far away from petrol indigo

greenh0rn · 18th March 2005, 13:58

ok i have a lead from True Value. Zen VX 2001, 42,000 kms for 2.35L. No other details known yet, but is it worth pursuing in first place? (Maximum i hope to get off is 2.20-2.25...)

16th March 2005, 13:03	#17
greenh0rn BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 427 Thanked: 153 Times	satya, here's that 1Lakh honda city: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4101 And if it weren't for the fact that i don't quite fancy the looks of esteem, i'd rather have bought it
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16th March 2005, 13:15	#18
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 77 Times	When you talk performance, GTX is the key word. Hottest hatch which ruled indian roads! Rest are mere mortals.
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16th March 2005, 14:47	#19
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,166 Thanked: 5,937 Times View My Garage	New - indica V2. nothing beats it second hand - Palio 1.6 GTX. need i say anything aboutthe car?
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17th March 2005, 10:38	#20
greenh0rn BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 427 Thanked: 153 Times	how was alto 1.1L? that's a good engine size for a light n small car.
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17th March 2005, 12:06	#22
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,590 Thanked: 3,483 Times	Well its getting confusing here... here is his criteria: 1. Performance 2. Looks 3. VFM So i guess askulkarni must be referring to PETROL INDICA V2 ... if that is the case, i would say yes it does meet all of the above points... but if its diesel indica he is talking about, than i think only last two points are met.
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17th March 2005, 12:23	#23
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,167 Thanked: 742 Times View My Garage	if its the DL version ur talking about then it qualifies only in the VFM category and maybe to some extent in the looks. but if its the petrol indica,then i cannot comment on it as i have never driven it nor do any of my friends have it. still.....,the indica looks odd in the performance-car group.
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17th March 2005, 13:33	#25
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,697 Thanked: 23,489 Times View My Garage	Indica is a performance car, ie the petrol one. Mileage. 10 in city and 14-15 on highway. And it handles like a dream. And its actually a two year car. After that i think its all rattle and hum. I own a 2.5 year old v2, so i know . If you are not bothered about resale and dont want to keep it for more than 3 years its okay. And stay far away from petrol indigo
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18th March 2005, 13:58	#26
greenh0rn BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 427 Thanked: 153 Times	ok i have a lead from True Value. Zen VX 2001, 42,000 kms for 2.35L. No other details known yet, but is it worth pursuing in first place? (Maximum i hope to get off is 2.20-2.25...)
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