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Originally Posted by speedbuster 1. Esteem: Outdated, but still packs a gud punch+ gud FE+ cheapest spares of em' all.
2. Indigo: I wont recommend this car to anyone, we got one Indigo LS in our family, and there were rattling noise all inside the car, the doors dosent shut in line, the glove box came in my hand when I opened it..
quality is rock bottom.
3. Ikon Flair: gud looks, nice handling, ok ok FE.
but, its servicing is quite steep, my cousin brother has 1.6 SXi, and he curses himself whenever he goes for servicing, he shells out 2-3k everytime.Spares parts are relatively expensive. |
@speedbuster, you could not have been more accurate in your assesment. I agree. If I were the buyer looking at the 5L category, would not hesitate to choose the Esteem.
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Originally Posted by revharder i am surprised that no one suggested Ikon Flair!! |
I would have suggested it if FE was not the consideration. Those I know report 10kmpl in Chennai. Maybe @icemanz can check with some actual owners (both online and in the real world) esp. since nitin_hegde reports 13kmpl. Also service costs are higher, which has been reported by many people on this forum and otherwise. If these 2 factors are not considered, Ikon would be a better option than Esteem.
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Originally Posted by revharder esteem is an outdated car. no matter it still sells in abundance. even scrap sells in much higher quantities in india. these days i considers esteem as good for track purposes only! |
And I suppose it is the scrap kind of cars that are selected for track events ? Common guys, be rational. The very fact that it is selected for track events proves the performance edge it has over other cars. True that the Esteem has been here for 12 years or so. But how does it become outdated ? I mean, do we have some cutting-edge engine technology available in the Flair, Indigo etc which makes the Esteem obsolete ? No. All that has become outdated is the looks. If someone is ready to live with that, I would say, Why not?
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Originally Posted by revharder don't consider me biased towards Ikon Flair or else, but still it is one of the safest and coolest bet for BIG CARS under 5L price bracket. i considers Ikon Flair as a first car for everyone who wants to avoid being cramped in a small car. |
Could you please explain the "safest" part of the Flair with respect to the other cars in 5L category ?
I have never been in the rear seat of the Esteem or Flair, but from the looks of it, both seem equally cramped.
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Originally Posted by maxbhp Please dont buy Esteem ...I beg you ..You are trying to prove that Maruti can still fool a people selling cars almost 14 yrs old . |
@maxbhp, no manufacturer today can fool a person to buy sub-standard stuff (that was in the Amby-Fiat era). And today, with so much of competition, Maruti can not even expect that. Inspite of all the cars available in the sub 5L category, if we still see such a lot of new-look Esteems on the road, then there has to be a reason, right ? I feel that when the target consumer weighs all the options, he does not see a car that fits on almost all parameters like the Esteem does. And that is for a car in service since 1994.
Instead of just berating a car for being in the market for long, let us look at it objectively :
Pros of Esteem : FE, engine, performance, low on spares/maintenance and MUL's extensive *** coverage.
Cons of Esteem : Old looks, tinny feel.
So, the consumer sees that if he can live with the old looks, he has a winner on hand and thus buys it. Give him more options and see the trend changing. Give him a sedan within 5L, which gives more FE, is less costly to maintain and then you can see the Esteem dying out or being killed by MUL. Till then, the consumer is king and you can't fault his decision.