Mi10 - bought by Me Quote:
Originally Posted by YC.BALENO.CHD Congrats mate. How about a thread on your buying experience? And a few pics please. We are always pic-hungry. And if its okay for you to disclose, how much you bought the car for?? |
Sure mate. I would get the car on Tuesday. I would post some pics on Wednesday.
This is how the story unfolder. I was on look out for an i10 1.2 Kappa. I already had an Era model with the 1.1 iRDE which is more or less the 1.1 eRLX mill taken from the Santros. The situtation I faced was like, the i10 had good interiors but the iRDE did not excite me. I did drive my friend's kappa and found it extremely responsive and a perfect blend of performance and looks. Then was a battle between the mind and the heart! I knew I had to spend atleast 1-1.2L extra if I had to buy an i10 Kappa after selling my Era. The financials made me wait and delay my decision. My family (dad,mom and wifey) were dead against selling the i10 Era! all they knew was a car was a car! (iRDE and Kappa are just marketting gimmcs). It was a lot difficult for me to convinence my family! but I had to and I did
At this point, some time last week I stumbled upon our beloved member Mi10 (Praveen) add in our T-bhp classified - Pimped up - i10 1.2 Magna Kappa. I Pm'ed him with my contact details and he called me immediately. I talked to Praveen for a while and understood that he was hungry for more power/performance/looks etc., I scanned through the details of his car that he had posted and decided to make a dive. I first sold my Era within 2 days! mind you it was difficult finding a buyer. All these dealers are like sharks! all false promises, painted cars, unknown indirect buyer, wow. I didnt want to take any chance to selling it to a con! Made up my mind to get Mi10's i10 Kappa!
I meet him at his residence today and he walked me through the car. I was happy as it was wonderfully taken care of and it looked more or less like a new car. I am no auto expert. Praveen took pains in explaining the technicalities and sure I was that I am buying his well taken care i10.
After a bit of negotiations, We settled at 4.05L. Since I had other domestic expenses, I couldnt stretch my budget further and buy the components and cross-over which praveen was offering for a reasonable rate.
I would post some pics once I get my car on Tuesday
The car has done close to 7k and was absolutly stunning in blushing red and pimped up with alloys. |