Suggest a Car in 6-7 Lakh price range

normally_crazy · 22nd May 2007, 11:17

Dude ,

Any TATA car will give him no pleasure when he drives , so avoid. Better to go with the Swift VDi if inclined towards diesel. And if he loves to drive - I am guessing he will always sit in the front passenger seat and not the rear , so the Swift VDi with ABS ofcourse it is.

rajshenoy · 22nd May 2007, 11:28

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Dude ,

Any TATA car will give him no pleasure when he drives , so avoid. Better to go with the Swift VDi if inclined towards diesel. And if he loves to drive - I am guessing he will always sit in the front passenger seat and not the rear , so the Swift VDi with ABS ofcourse it is.

He loves to drive..but we all dont want him to drive..so sooner or later, he has to give up driving.

but occasionally, he might drive for short distances.

Thats where Tata scores over Swift

esteem_lover · 22nd May 2007, 11:32

The indigos are never going to be fun to drive. Your F-I-L might as well forget his F1 genes. He is only 60 & surely he would want to drive for another 10 years, get him a car that he can enjoy driving. Since he is used to a maruti, i would suggest Swift ZXI or VDI or the SX4 if you can stretch it a bit.

typeOnegative · 22nd May 2007, 11:42

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

The indigos are never going to be fun to drive. Your F-I-L might as well forget his F1 genes.

Yaar F1 in the hills and on bumpy roads is a different league.

The VDi will be a good bet, but the Tata would not be a bad choice either.

rajshenoy · 22nd May 2007, 11:48

Thanks guys

I guess its time for me to leave the choice to him.(my wife wants a driver)
Since its diesel, it has to be either Swift VDi or indigo LX

Can someone tell me diff between LX TDI and LX Dicor?

on paper i dont see much difference.

tsk1979 · 22nd May 2007, 11:54

finneyp, I took a test drive. The difference is in the low end drivability and refinement.
The DICOR has less vibrations.
So for city use it makes sense, but once you get past 2000rpm, there is not much to choose.
However the DICOR does the 0-100 in about 16 seconds, almost a second quicker than the TDi.

typeOnegative · 22nd May 2007, 11:56

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

finneyp, I took a test drive. The difference is in the low end drivability and refinement.

OT:

Yeh finneyp kahan se aa gaya yaar? Too much talking between you two? LOL

kiranpashtakar · 22nd May 2007, 12:08

Is diesel preferred because of the cost?? if so then you can consider a petrol option with a good LPG kit, when the chauffer drives he can drive with LPG and when you dad in law drives he can switch to petrol.

rajshenoy · 22nd May 2007, 14:59

Diesel is preferred because of the cost and the FE

I dont know anything other than WagonR LPG. and if i custom fit LPG, warranty will be void i guess

so as of now, its Indigo LX TDI and Swift VDI. lets me ask him to take TD

esteem_lover · 22nd May 2007, 15:08

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

finneyp, I took a test drive. The difference is in the low end drivability and refinement.

Sounds like cross talk.

22nd May 2007, 11:17	#16
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Dude , Any TATA car will give him no pleasure when he drives , so avoid. Better to go with the Swift VDi if inclined towards diesel. And if he loves to drive - I am guessing he will always sit in the front passenger seat and not the rear , so the Swift VDi with ABS ofcourse it is.
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22nd May 2007, 11:32	#18
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	The indigos are never going to be fun to drive. Your F-I-L might as well forget his F1 genes. He is only 60 & surely he would want to drive for another 10 years, get him a car that he can enjoy driving. Since he is used to a maruti, i would suggest Swift ZXI or VDI or the SX4 if you can stretch it a bit.
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22nd May 2007, 11:48	#20
rajshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,885 Thanked: 2,230 Times View My Garage	Thanks guys I guess its time for me to leave the choice to him.(my wife wants a driver) Since its diesel, it has to be either Swift VDi or indigo LX Can someone tell me diff between LX TDI and LX Dicor? on paper i dont see much difference.
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22nd May 2007, 11:54	#21
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	finneyp, I took a test drive. The difference is in the low end drivability and refinement. The DICOR has less vibrations. So for city use it makes sense, but once you get past 2000rpm, there is not much to choose. However the DICOR does the 0-100 in about 16 seconds, almost a second quicker than the TDi.
	() Thanks

22nd May 2007, 12:08	#23
kiranpashtakar BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad Posts: 257 Thanked: 7 Times	Is diesel preferred because of the cost?? if so then you can consider a petrol option with a good LPG kit, when the chauffer drives he can drive with LPG and when you dad in law drives he can switch to petrol.
	() Thanks

22nd May 2007, 14:59	#24
rajshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,885 Thanked: 2,230 Times View My Garage	Diesel is preferred because of the cost and the FE I dont know anything other than WagonR LPG. and if i custom fit LPG, warranty will be void i guess so as of now, its Indigo LX TDI and Swift VDI. lets me ask him to take TD
	() Thanks