Which Sonata Variant?

amgup · 12th June 2007, 22:37

Hi,

I have decided to purchase the Sonata Embera, but cannot decide which one to choose between the Diesel or the Petrol, and within the petrol MT or AT.

Would really appreciate any suggestions. My requirements are listed below:

Prefer Low Maintenance
Average distance traveled per month: 900 K.m.
Primarily City driving
Self driven
Prefer responsive engine
Intend to sell it after 2 years

Secondly, are the hefty discounts on the Sonata Embera still available with dealers? (i am in hyderabad)

Last: can existing owners please tell me what mileage I can expect in the city?

For some reason, the dealers in Hyderabad are interested in selling only the diesel variant, and are discouraging the petrol version....

Thanks in advance
Amit

rubin2006 · 12th June 2007, 23:35

See you can buy AT but offcourse MT is what a car means to me ,that apart discounts should be there as the car is still a market underperformer
and it should cost you some thing less than honda civic on road

Disel makes no sense for you cause you intend to keep the car for only 2 years and as you drive 900 kms it will be roughly 22000 KMS which is very very less so you should go for petrol ,its a nice car but again you will loose good money in depriciation dont ecpect anything above 6.5 to 7 lacks after 2 years where as if you buy civic you will easily get 8.5 lacks (unless Maruti or some one else comes with something like sx4 in this range with price of 8.9 lacks ) if you can handle depricitaon well go for it

girishg · 12th June 2007, 23:41

expect a resale around 50% of the cost in 2 years.

this is not the right choice if you intend to keep it for a short time.

reignofchaos · 13th June 2007, 08:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by amgup

Prefer Low Maintenance
Average distance traveled per month: 900 K.m.
Primarily City driving
Self driven
Prefer responsive engine
Intend to sell it after 2 years

You'll get very little as resale on an embera after 2 years. If resale is a primary criteria, get a honda civic.

GTO · 13th June 2007, 10:47

Since you want a responsive engine and care about the resale value at the end of 2 years, the diesel Sonata will be more suitable for you.

However, I dont think its worth it buying a brand new car at all. If the ownership period is only for two years, why not buy a nice pre-owned car (someone else takes the depreciation hit) and sell it after two years for far lower depreciation losses? You could consider the Honda Accord. A used example will cost anywhere between 8 - 10 lac rupees....and it really wont dip much lower at the time of selling it in 2009.

TRANSAM · 13th June 2007, 11:03

gto, has a valid point pre-owned accord go for 8 -9+ and you wont take that much of a hit on the car in 2yrs..

12th June 2007, 22:37	#1
amgup Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 7 Thanked: 0 Times	Which Sonata Variant? Hi, I have decided to purchase the Sonata Embera, but cannot decide which one to choose between the Diesel or the Petrol, and within the petrol MT or AT. Would really appreciate any suggestions. My requirements are listed below: Prefer Low Maintenance Average distance traveled per month: 900 K.m. Primarily City driving Self driven Prefer responsive engine Intend to sell it after 2 years Secondly, are the hefty discounts on the Sonata Embera still available with dealers? (i am in hyderabad) Last: can existing owners please tell me what mileage I can expect in the city? For some reason, the dealers in Hyderabad are interested in selling only the diesel variant, and are discouraging the petrol version.... Thanks in advance Amit
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12th June 2007, 23:35	#2
rubin2006 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: delhi/calgary Posts: 286 Thanked: Once	See you can buy AT but offcourse MT is what a car means to me ,that apart discounts should be there as the car is still a market underperformer and it should cost you some thing less than honda civic on road Disel makes no sense for you cause you intend to keep the car for only 2 years and as you drive 900 kms it will be roughly 22000 KMS which is very very less so you should go for petrol ,its a nice car but again you will loose good money in depriciation dont ecpect anything above 6.5 to 7 lacks after 2 years where as if you buy civic you will easily get 8.5 lacks (unless Maruti or some one else comes with something like sx4 in this range with price of 8.9 lacks ) if you can handle depricitaon well go for it
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12th June 2007, 23:41	#3
girishg BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: new delhi Posts: 87 Thanked: 0 Times	expect a resale around 50% of the cost in 2 years. this is not the right choice if you intend to keep it for a short time.
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13th June 2007, 10:47	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,937 Thanked: 322,250 Times View My Garage	Since you want a responsive engine and care about the resale value at the end of 2 years, the diesel Sonata will be more suitable for you. However, I dont think its worth it buying a brand new car at all. If the ownership period is only for two years, why not buy a nice pre-owned car (someone else takes the depreciation hit) and sell it after two years for far lower depreciation losses? You could consider the Honda Accord. A used example will cost anywhere between 8 - 10 lac rupees....and it really wont dip much lower at the time of selling it in 2009.
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13th June 2007, 11:03	#6
TRANSAM BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 706 Thanked: 258 Times	gto, has a valid point pre-owned accord go for 8 -9+ and you wont take that much of a hit on the car in 2yrs..
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