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22nd August 2009, 20:37
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23rd August 2009, 12:38
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23rd August 2009, 13:01
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| BHPian | Baleno---a good second hand choice? Hi, I am looking to buy a second hand car with the budget of 3-3.5L. My requirements are: 1) Good rear seat comfort (2 senior citenzes and 2 infants are there in my family). 2) Acceptable FE. 3) My driving would be max 1200Km per month so i think petrol mills are ok for me. Looking at the forum posts it looks like OHC Vtec and Baleno are the best VFM in the C-segment for second-hand. But in bangalore getting a vtec within this bracket seems to be very difficult. This leaves out Baleno as a more practical choice. There are a number of Baleno listed on carwale which are in the budget. a) I need your opinion on whether 2006 Lxi trim of Baleno better than 2003-2004 Vxi assuming both having done about 40k KMs. They both are going about 3L. b) Also am concerned about the spare part costs of this car. Somewhere i read the rear lights, if they have to be replaced, would offset the pocket by 20k. Is that true? c) Would the resale value of this car will do lot more downhill in 3-4 years time from now or can i expect a decent return? I see a few OHC VTEC listed in Chennai for about 3.5L though am not sure of their condition. They all have done above 60K KMs. If they are worth it compared to Baleno in terms cost of ownership and resale value i may even consider getting them from Chennai.  help me decide on this.... |
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24th August 2009, 11:25
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24th August 2009, 13:09
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24th August 2009, 13:49
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25th August 2009, 10:01
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25th August 2009, 10:28
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25th August 2009, 10:36
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The mount for the timing belt cover (plastic) was broken - showing that the timing belt had been messed around with by someone who didn't know palio's very well. Mr. Hariprasad told me that finding a (spare) new/used timing belt cover was impossible. That car should still be available with Mahindra First Choice @ HSR. I had negotiated the price down to Rs 1.3 L before I found out about the timing belt cover. I'm still looking for a Palio 1.6  Last edited by CrackedHead : 25th August 2009 at 10:39. | |
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