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Originally Posted by ACM The Innova vs Xylo choice may at times have more to do with the buying power and the general thought process of the buying segment in todays time.
What I am referring to is that an Innova exudes a certain class that the Xylo sadly does not pocess, but then the Xylo is definately much more VFM than the Innova, so how cum the Innova sells that much more with lesser features in the base model priced higher than the top model Xylo- simple they are both MUV's but then address a slightly different segment.
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Sadly in the case of MUV's there is no distinct further segmentation within the MUV category else both would be called leaders in their own segment.
Now we need to see where the X'Over - Indicruz slots in (with the Xylo or the Innova or beyond?) |
Hi ACM,
I sorta agree. It's not features alone that will lead to a buy decision. I own a 2001 Qualis, done about 150K kms. I am now considering a trade-in of the trusty Q for something else.
Speaking for myself, here's how I see my requirements. My seating requirements are five plus me. Of the five, one is a lady of 68 years and one a teen guy, 5'11" and growing. I estimate he will add another inch or so in a year (and she will add a year for sure). I do mostly city driving but tend to do longish drives, say about 1500+ kms round-trip, about 3-4 times a year. I am NOT very auto-knowledgable; neither do I have the time to attend to niggling complaints about my vehicle.
Attracted by some of the Xylo reviews and the discounts on offer I did a TD a couple of weeks back. It was a short city drive of about 2 kms in city conditions on decent roads. Not very impressed! Somethings that stood out are the nasty vibration in the gear stick, the hardness in the gear shifting, the lack of feel when I was braking, the difficulty to get in and out of the vehicle and the lack of headroom in the last row (barely an inch or so headroom for the 5'9" me). Add to that the fear that I may accidentally lower the driver seat height while driving - and have to get off to raise it again. Is it normal to give "height adjustment" feature but require you to get off the seat to raise the seat?
Do any of these issues call for high tech solutions that would push up the cost of design, manufacture or support?
Some subjective factors (based on feedback from other owners) have been that M&M is not free from making vehicles that have the occasional quality problems and niggling complaints that are sometimes recurrent. While these may not be about the XYLO specifically, it still is about the maker.
The XYLO does have some serious features on offer at a great price. For someone who can afford a Innova, I would have loved to buy an Indian vehicle and save some big bucks as a bonus. But!
I think buying decisions are influenced by the basics such as your prior ownership experience if any, what others say about their ownership experience and your initial "feel" when you do the TD. Manufactures pay to advertise their oomph factors but unpaid advertisements sell better.
While price might restrict the choices, other factors will eliminate possibilities.
Having said that, I plan to wait and take a look at the much talked about Tata Indicruz. However, Tata starts at a disadvantage - see varunroy's thread on his ownership experience!