[veyron_head]

With me, more than the car i missed the variant. Everytime i bought a car i aspired to buy the top fully loaded one but never could! When i bought my alto k10 , i wanted to buy the Vxi, the then top variant. But then got a great offer on an LXi and had to buy it.

5 years later i made up my mind its either a fully loaded variant or nothing. Went to the ford showroom and nearly booked the Figo titanium. There again, the SA showed me a trend variant of Ecosport that he was willing to give huge discounts on. Alto to ecosport was a significant upgrade for me and i couldn't say no!

Here i make a promise in writing. My next one will be a fully loaded car!

[somspaple]

Fiat Linea 1.4 T-Jet :Loved the looks and the engine. And those alloys!!

Didn't get one because it as I was looking for an automatic, also it was out of production by the time I was looking out for a car.




Vento 1.5 TDI DSG Highline Plus : Again loved the looks and superb Engine/GB combo and those LED headlights!! They were all novelty back then!

Didn't get specifically because of unreliable DQ200.

PS: Beautiful pics is of course courtesy of Google [search results].

[COMMUTER]

These are the cars I regret not being able to buy.

1.Traveller 3050 Flat roof with the 140bhp engine
2. Isuzu D-Max
3. Tata Xenon
4. Thar DI 4x4
5. Abarth Punto
6. Polo 1.6
7. Palio 1.6

[zaid qazi]

The Innova crysta with that 2.8 liter diesel engine, that motor was just something else, what so called SUV's are doing today by giving 170-180 odd horsepower in their diesel engines and think that their diesel engines are the most powerful ones, they should know that this MUV did that way back in 2016,it was one hell of a car with that diesel engine

The other car would be the polo GT TSI in that red color, it looks smashing in that shade and that 1.0l TSI was a gem of motor.

[ampere]

The most desired would the 1.6 Diesel S-Cross. The other 2 which I always thought will make it some time to the market and they always remained a dream.

1. The Jimny
2. The 1.5 Petrol Honda Jazz.

[streetfighter]

I was fortunate enough to have been able to own my dream the Fiesta 1.6S and thoroughly enjoyed all the 12 years I had it with me. With a heavy heart I had to let it go this year.







My next aspiration was the Mitsubishi Evo X, unfortunately by the time I could muster the courage to even think of buying it at the exorbitant price, it was discontinued

[Samegoodkid]

Cars that I wanted to buy but could never even drive (let alone buy):
Skoda yeti: both I and my brother were absolutely in love with this car. While my brother was a fan of the original model launched in India, I liked the sharper front of the updated model.

We both were starting out in our careers and couldn't really afford one back then. I still ,sometimes, look for a well maintained model online.

The other car I would have loved to own is Tata Hexa.

[vrprabhu]

Every time I see these, I wish I had chosen either -

1. Hyundai Accent Viva (it was a notch back, if I am correct)



(Picture is an Australian model, which is 2 door).

2. Ford Fusion



The third was Chevrolet SRV, but it came after I had already bought a new car.

Driving skills (rather, lack of it) and non-availability of parking space over ruled what could have been on a stretched budget! & the reasons why I couldn't grab a mouth watering offer on the Siena and settle for a Palio instead.

[ThatCarGuy]

The original Scorpio - Getaway, It was always a wet dream.



Pic: bsmotoring.com

[drive2eternity]

Great thread. Definitely have had many affordable dream cars which I/my family never owned. List goes back to my pre-teen days, when there were only two things on my mind, cars and cricket.

The first car I was smitten by was the Tata Sierra. I don’t exactly recollect why, maybe its butch looks, its standout design or it being a very elusive car. I even had a few (yes not just one) scale models of it, made by Centy toys. However, at that time, my family owned no cars and had no plans of buying one either, hence Tata Sierra remained a dream.




The next one is the Maruti Gypsy. It had the appeal like no other car at that time. MG410 was nice but when MG413W came along, I couldn’t get over it. Luckily, it was my dad’s official vehicle. A big change from the Willy Jeeps he used to get earlier. It was a brilliant, suave car and though we never owned it, we did travel in it a lot and hence this dream was semi-fulfilled.




Somewhere during this time, I was also bowled over by the Esteem. But it was a passing affair, didn’t last too long.

The car to take Esteem’s place (as a sedan) was the Mitsubishi Lancer. Even today I find Lancer one of the best-looking sedans. However hard I tried, my dad had no plans of upgrading from his M800 and I realized he loves keeping cars for long and therefore gave up. It was during this period that I played Need for Speed and saw Lancer Evo for the first time and became a fanboy for life. Till date, all my game avatars are called – Evo7.




My SUV love changed loyalties again and this time it was another Tata sitting on top of my desirable list, the Safari. My friend’s uncle had it in Black color and we would wait months for him to visit town and take us on a joy ride. This was the first car where I learnt about brut grunt from the engine. As late as 2018, I did consider fulfilling the childhood dream and buying a Safari but the Tata horror stories kept me from making the leap. As they say – never meet your superheroes, so I stayed a safe distance away.




By now, the Indian market was getting newer and fancier cars each passing day but the car which caught my eye was the Honda Civic. Innovative outside and futuristic inside. That digital speedometer was something else. I wanted dad to buy it when the time came to replace the trusted M800 but it was way beyond the budget. My cousin recently picked up a used Civic in Mumbai and I have had some opportunities to fulfil this pending dream, partially to say the least. What a car!




Today, Skoda Octavia and Kodiaq are the dream cars which I will never own though I can afford them, due to Skoda horror stories.

Source of images from internet – copyright of respective owners.

[GoCool]

All my cars are automatic. Even 20 years back I selected only automatic models because my major use is in Bangalore roads. All of these was affordable dream cars for me which I had to give it a pass.

1) VW Polo GT Automatic. Was a hoot to drive. Gave it a pass because of low GC and back seat space. Ended up with i10 AT which was more practical.
2) BMW X1. 10 years back it was really half the price compared to it’s selling price today. Gave it a pass due to its high maintenance cost. Ended up with Ecosport due to practical maintenance.
3) Duster for the comfort and Creta as overall package. Duster launched AMT instead of a proper AT. Creta was demanding premium for AT models even at launch. Even though it was affordable it was not valuable for the asking price.
4) Innova Crysta Z 2.8 AT. Wonderful car, just did not like it as self driven car. Ended up with Endeavour 3.2.

[AjiGTI]

Skoda Yeti. After a lot of procrastination, I have decided to buy and unfortunately, Skoda stopped offering the same two months prior.

[1.2TSI7DSG]

Wow!! This is nostalgia

1. Zen Carbon
2. Alto 1.1 VXi
3. Linea TJet
4. Fabia/Polo 1.6 MPi
5. Polo 1.6 TDi
6. Fiesta SXi
7. Thar Di 4x4
8. Scorpio Getaway
9. Polo GTi
10. Jetta 2.0 TDi

[aniketi]

My list -
1. Alto 800
2. Zen (Original)
3. Maruti Gypsy
4. Fiat Palio
5. Maruti Van Highroof
6. Tata Estate

Somehow I used to like Tata Estate a lot. It was big and used to look great. If they launch it again, I will buy.

[MMV]

Ford Ecosport

The car we (my wife's initial favourite) could not buy due to long waiting period of 6months in 2013/14. The initial models had a drool factor and was a market maker for that type of vehicles. :-(