[friends9811]

Daer Friends,

I Am Planning To Buy New Car My Budget Is Around 5-6 Lac.i Am Very Much Confused,i Am Getting So Many Suggestions That It Made It More Worse---some Want Me To Go For Diesel Car & Some Are Asking To Buy A Used Car & Get Cng Fitted Into That,well I Want A Three Box Car (mid Size),which Should Be GOOD In Power & Cost Efficient In Maintainance,i Don't Want To Go For Esteem As We Have One In Home, Plzzz Suggest Me What To Do.

Regards,

[himanshugoswami]

DUde,

U need to specify ur usage and requirements like family size , city vs h?w etcc

But overall, in ur budget I would ask you to look at the Petra or the Baleno Lxi

[normally_crazy]

Hey friends,

I would suggest you read through the "What Car?" section....there is loads of information in there that could help you out solving your confusion.

Cheers

[friends9811]

hi friends,
thanx for ur reply,well i don't have much usage 30-50 k/m a day.we are jus four ppl in home. i liv in south delhi,so the road conditions are fine here,but wat is worrying me more is constant increase in fuel prices, so i am looking for a car--which i can get CNG fitted after some time,i have offer from a local car dealer for honda city gxi(04)--39000 kms done ,-- in a good condition---u can say a well maintained car---he is demanding 5.60 lac. so plzzz suggest wat to do?

[premdiv]

i would suggest a baleno lxi with upgraded tyres and central locking all this cost around 5.7 lakhs... good power and fuel efficient... iam getting around 13 -14 km / litre mileage for my new baleno... :d

[devarshi84]

Looks like you want to get a performance car from a diesel stable or fit a CNG.

CNG cars are still in the pipeline from many manuacturers like maruti-suzuki for their wagonR and Hindustan Motors for their Cedia. I would not look at them right now.

For a diesel car that is a sedan and gives good performance, look at Hyundai Accent CRDi/viva crdi. lots of discounts will be available with the new model coming out soon. May fall within your budget.

you wont miss a petrol engine here, is pretty fast and is economical as a disel.

I dunno if A CNG can be fitted on this one though. But if it can be installed than nothin much sweeter than the accent crdi.

[prince85]

Originally Posted by Rgu88

If you r going for a disel car Acecent CRDi is a good option.its a good package for ur budget

Accent CRDI within 6L , thats news to me! Con you furnish details my friend???

[devarshi84]

Viva crdi in delhi costs 6.79. factor in the discounts and freebies

[speedbuster]

Originally Posted by devarshi84

Viva crdi in delhi costs 6.79. factor in the discounts and freebies

This is ex-showroom price..
plus, in delhi.. all hyundai dealers are offering just mp3 player+ 1st yr free insurance( 17K) for crdi

I bought my GLE for 5.60L on road( included free insurance worth 17k)
its ex-showroom price was 5.28+.. so that makes about 32k extra for making it on-road.

so 6.79+0.32 == 7.11 on road for viva crdi.

10K loyalty bonus if you own some hyundai car.

No discount or freebie whatsoever with any hyundai dealer..

7.11L on-road is well over his budget.

[devarshi84]

Originally Posted by speedbuster

This is ex-showroom price..
plus, in delhi.. all hyundai dealers are offering just mp3 player+ 1st yr free insurance( 17K) for crdi

I bought my GLE for 5.60L on road( included free insurance worth 17k)
its ex-showroom price was 5.28+.. so that makes about 32k extra for making it on-road.

so 6.79+0.32 == 7.11 on road for viva crdi.

10K loyalty bonus if you own some hyundai car.

No discount or freebie whatsoever with any hyundai dealer..

7.11L on-road is well over his budget.

My guess on the price is based on one of the hyundai threads here where it was claimed that some discounts are available currently to clear the stock.

[prince85]

Originally Posted by speedbuster

I bought my GLE for 5.60L on road( included free insurance worth 17k)
its ex-showroom price was 5.28+.. so that makes about 32k extra for making it on-road.

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A friend of mine got his new Accent GLE(Real Earth shade) for 5.54L which was the ex-showroom price in mumbai when he bought it in Jan-06 after lot of haggle and bargaining. This deal was finalised with JMD which is a multi-brand car dealer.

You just got the insurance free????Boss you could have bargained harder and sneaked in the Registration as well for free.

[speedbuster]

@Prince..
your friend got his car for ex-showroom price, thats grt..
But in delhi, no hyundai dealer was willing to give any discounts..And free insurance was part of campaign by all hyundai dealer across delhi...

My dad did a bit of bargaining etc, they gave us free set of carpets..lol
If we did more, it would look like as if we are in a fish market

personally, I hate to bargain.

[prince85]

Originally Posted by speedbuster

@Prince..
personally, I hate to bargain.

Then its ok. All is well as long as you(the owner) is happy. BTW , which shade is your car bro???

[speedbuster]

I am having Real Earth shade..

I wanted to go for white one, my dad said it looks like taxi..damm..

[revharder]

Originally Posted by speedbuster

My dad did a bit of bargaining etc, they gave us free set of carpets..lol
If we did more, it would look like as if we are in a fish market

personally, I hate to bargain.

car market as of today is nothing better than a fish market!
you have to haggle hard to get something!

and if he satisfied your hunger with a set of free carpets, then i am afraid you lost some real things!
btw, how any delhi dealerships you have tried before buying your car?
answer it honestly, please!

friends9811,
if your daily drive is of 30 kms only then petrol car is the ONLY option.
and if your daily drive is above 50kms then a diesel makes better sense.

so try to estimate your monthly run!
anything less than 1500kms a month will call for a petrol car!

and if you are looking for a car with alternative fuel, just a suggestion, look for WagonR-LPG.
although it is in B-segment, but being the first company fitted LPG Kit, it must be good enough as to be considered as safest!

and if you seriously want to go for C segment, then in petrol you have many sedans like baleno, petra, ikon, accent, fiesta (slightly out of your budget).
and in diesels you dont have much choice!
only indigo and marina!

also do have a look at Gypsy! amzing appeal, though old, but still looks good, as there is no competitor!