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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NCR
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A pointer S-MT in 2009 is almost equivalent to E-MT (lower than current S-MT) these days. You can determine & negotiate price on the absence of alloys & lower ground clearance. Moreover, OEM tires ought to be changed around 40K km bargain for that as well. | |
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I am bit shocked to see the SUV man's interest moving towards Sedans. Having driven Scorp, Innova and now the XUV, would not her low under belly disappoint you or its it just for your urban drives? However our Civic man Laluks has driven her around all the unreachable destinations across india, may be his feedback will be well worth it. Had come across many preowned Civics while I was in Bangalore and my relative bought a 2008 ~30000KMs run last November at INR5.5L directly from the owner. He had to change all the tyres immediately after purchase. But then it was before Honda decided to pull out Civic from their list for India. Now it should be even lesser. | |
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![]() I checked many a places in Bangalore and all are in 5-6 L bracket only, for 2009 S-MT done roughly 35K. | |
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Exactly. In my personal opinion spending Rs. 7 lacs for a user car is not a good option. Also a well maintained 2008 Honda Civic with less than 40,000 kms on ODO will be a great car which you can buy for approx Rs. 5 lacs. Quote:
Considering the high prices of used cars in Bangalore, Rs. 5.25 lacs is will be appropriate price for the Cars you have mentioned. Thanks, | ||
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dwarka, Delhi
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| ![]() I remember seeing an ad in today classified, 2012 city V MT for 6.5L. There was no mention of odo reading though. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dubai/Mumbai
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As you said, this car would be used for short city trips only, mainly local trips to the grocery and my friends. I am buying a sedan because even my sister-in-law would be driving this car and since she is a newbie driver, she wont be comfortable driving an SUV around. Secondly, considering the every increasing traffic of Mumbai, it is wise to move on to a A/T gearbox. Since this car will be rarely used, FE is not a concern and hence I can afford to drive a Petrol A/T! SUVs in my budget dont have an A/T except the Scorpio... and we dont want a Scorpio again. Finally, well maintained SUVs like the Scorpio and Safari fetch higher prices. Since we have the XUV for primary use, we dont really require another bulky and diesel car at home. You are right. I was keen on a 2009 Civic since the Civic had a mild facelift then. But they are demanding an unreasonable premium for it. So, 2008 Civic it is. The search begins... | |
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![]() Cheers and good luck! Last edited by IshaanIan : 3rd May 2013 at 21:13. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dubai/Mumbai
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After driving an SUV around for so many years and then driving a Punto, I can vouch for the fact that SUVs are easier to drive, both in town as well as on the highways. The visibility, high seating and enormous GC gives you a special sense of freedom and security, which low lying sedans dont. The only area where a sedan is more fun to drive is well paved and empty highways and on ghats... which accounts for less than 5% of my drive. So, I totally agree with you. Again, as you said, the whole point of going for a petrol sedan as I said is the need for an A/T. I wont get an A/T in an SUV (since we dont want a Scorpio again) and the best diesel sedan I can get right now is the Verna or the Cruze, which is expensive. Quote:
1) An SUV fan 2) A diesel lover 3) Prefer a manual gearbox So, I am quite amused myself that I am looking for a petrol A/T sedan! Quote:
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That said, can I go to any random Honda A.S.S. and ask them to do a complete check up of the car? Will they oblige? | ||||
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BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Delhi
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| ![]() Was considering a Fiat Punto 90hp for purchase. Manufactured April 2011 Registered June 2012 Odo reading: 29970 Registration - Delhi Carwale says a good price from a dealer is 4.62. The dealer in question is quoting 5.75. Any pointers on what would be a fair price for the car? Thanks a lot! |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Why was there a gap of more than one year in the date of manufacture and date of registration? The original owner must have got significant discount on this vehicle. I don't think this car will sell for more than 4.75 lac. Quote:
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mumbai
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Although 5.75L is not too unreasonable of a price,since it has done 30k’s in just a year,which is quite a bit,a fair price would be around 5.0L What troubles me is the fact that the car was lying in the dealer stockyard for nearly 14 months. I hope there is no problems with the car due to this. Check the car throughly. Regards, Varun Last edited by powertrain : 4th May 2013 at 18:25. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyderabad
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![]() ![]() For almost 45 days there was just one other buyer in the range if 4.25 lakhs. Most of them were quoting between 3.2 to 3.9 lakhs. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mumbai
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Have a clean VTEC lined up for this week; 58k on the ODO, everything still Stock, full service history and maintained by a Parsi. Asking 2L I think. Have a Palio with 62k on the Odo, seems to be in decent nick. Asking is 85K Yet to see a few Balenos, but in general with about 60k or so on the odo, the asking is around 1.9L-2.2L. And after seeing Binz's thread on what he's done with his Baleno, I'm getting super tempted. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hi, if I put up my Innova (2007 January `G' model diesel KA 03 registration), 45000 kms on ODO, single handed driven (by software engineer), mostly used on weekend trips, all services done in showroom in proper time, no accidents (even dents), on sale in Bangalore, how much can I expect from private buyers (dealers later)? Thanks. |
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