Need car for city use - Budget 6.5 lakhs

gutsy · 12th February 2005, 11:53

Any thoughts on Accent Viva CRDI... might be a good buy!

drifter · 12th February 2005, 16:33

The viva CRDi is a good buy, but i didnt suggest it in my earlier post because neo didnt ask for a diesel vehicle...
But neways the CRDi is a really good combination of power and economy on this side of octavia 1.9 TDi, good interiors, decent space, but engine could be a little noisy for your liking, its a good option that is if you dont mind having a car that can get tail happy.

Drifter

.anshuman · 12th February 2005, 19:28

nhc if you are of relaxed kind and ikon 1.6 if want some dose of adrenaline everyday

tacho · 12th February 2005, 22:37

Hi
My dad's got an Ikon 1.6 and i have driven it a few times to college. I was able to stretch the FE to 14kpl with about 60% city driving(ac on most of the time ). Half the time i drove in neutral heheh...My car does close to 135 in 3rd gear(speedo). The best part of the car was its superb steering response .

Anyway, i wanted to ask 2 questions more out of frustration than anything else

1. Ford is such a big global manufacturer.... Cant they make a car with good brakes? The brakes are very grabby and also lack stopping power. Is making brakes with proper feel that difficult? Or are they that expensive? A lot of the cars even in the B segment come with better brakes than the Ikon.

2. Cant Ford make noiseless suspension? The suspension is pretty noisy compared to other cars. Even the 800's suspension does not make this much noise. I dont know whether the newer ikons are any better.

Thanx
Mayur

Neo. · 13th February 2005, 00:53

When i test drove the ford ikon the other day before booking the car, the car had pretty bad brakes.I think the brakes have been upgraded in the newer models.Even i was surprised when i saw the autocar stats showing that the ford ikon has the best braking in its class.The car takes 27.84m while the next best car is baleno which takes 28.7 to brake from 80-0 kmph.

http://img136.exs.cx/img136/9476/ikon9vo.jpg

[img=http://img136.exs.cx/img136/9476/ikon9vo.th.jpg]

Will give my opinion about the braking, after i take delivery of the ikon on Wednesday.

lamborghini · 13th February 2005, 15:52

hey neo enjoy the ikon
the brakes are good but after repeated hard braking they tend to fade so i am guessing that ACI took the first set of timings and distance they got.
offtopic question but which is bigger
accent or nexia

gkrishn · 13th February 2005, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacho

The suspension is pretty noisy compared to other cars. Even the 800's suspension does not make this much noise.

Not hearing this for first time. This is exactly the comment made by one of my colleague, who owns an 800, when he was traveling with my manager in his ikon.

sivadas · 14th February 2005, 09:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by gkrishn

Not hearing this for first time. This is exactly the comment made by one of my colleague, who owns an 800, when he was traveling with my manager in his ikon.

My friend who owns a flair told me the same. And this doesn't happen if there are people sitting in the back.

Vulken Auto · 14th February 2005, 10:14

Take a NHC in my view? happy, contend honda motor with pleasant interiors and good mileage. Thats all one needs in city traffic. If there is time, wait for vtech engine!

fundagenie · 16th February 2005, 16:49

why didnt u check out the new honda city....
it comes to around 6.7....which is a little above ur budget...
but still it gives good perormance, mileage ....
regarding the resale value i have no idea since the car is new....

Neo. · 17th February 2005, 00:49

The Honda city has an ex-factory price of 6.7 which comes upto almost 7.8 on road after the road-tax... , which is way over my budget. The prices which are advertised are usually the ex-factory prices, to which you will have to add the taxes and insurance. The taxes vary from state to state. In Bangalore ( Karnataka ), you can get an approx price by adding around 14% to the ex-factory price. Its just an approximate.

Model Invoice Insurance Road Tax On Road Cost

CITY
Honda 1.5 Exi 672295 23428 78956 774679
Honda 1.5 Gxi 722784 25129 84507 832420
Honda CVT 783355 27169 91170 901694

12th February 2005, 11:53	#16
gutsy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Internet Posts: 135 Thanked: 238 Times	Any thoughts on Accent Viva CRDI... might be a good buy!
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12th February 2005, 16:33	#17
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	The viva CRDi is a good buy, but i didnt suggest it in my earlier post because neo didnt ask for a diesel vehicle... But neways the CRDi is a really good combination of power and economy on this side of octavia 1.9 TDi, good interiors, decent space, but engine could be a little noisy for your liking, its a good option that is if you dont mind having a car that can get tail happy. Drifter
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12th February 2005, 19:28	#18
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,126 Times View My Garage	nhc if you are of relaxed kind and ikon 1.6 if want some dose of adrenaline everyday
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12th February 2005, 22:37	#19
tacho BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 135 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Hi My dad's got an Ikon 1.6 and i have driven it a few times to college. I was able to stretch the FE to 14kpl with about 60% city driving(ac on most of the time ). Half the time i drove in neutral heheh...My car does close to 135 in 3rd gear(speedo). The best part of the car was its superb steering response . Anyway, i wanted to ask 2 questions more out of frustration than anything else 1. Ford is such a big global manufacturer.... Cant they make a car with good brakes? The brakes are very grabby and also lack stopping power. Is making brakes with proper feel that difficult? Or are they that expensive? A lot of the cars even in the B segment come with better brakes than the Ikon. 2. Cant Ford make noiseless suspension? The suspension is pretty noisy compared to other cars. Even the 800's suspension does not make this much noise. I dont know whether the newer ikons are any better. Thanx Mayur
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13th February 2005, 00:53	#20
Neo. BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 51 Thanked: Once	When i test drove the ford ikon the other day before booking the car, the car had pretty bad brakes.I think the brakes have been upgraded in the newer models.Even i was surprised when i saw the autocar stats showing that the ford ikon has the best braking in its class.The car takes 27.84m while the next best car is baleno which takes 28.7 to brake from 80-0 kmph. http://img136.exs.cx/img136/9476/ikon9vo.jpg [img=http://img136.exs.cx/img136/9476/ikon9vo.th.jpg] Will give my opinion about the braking, after i take delivery of the ikon on Wednesday. Last edited by Neo. : 13th February 2005 at 01:06.
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13th February 2005, 15:52	#21
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,164 Thanked: 5,937 Times View My Garage	hey neo enjoy the ikon the brakes are good but after repeated hard braking they tend to fade so i am guessing that ACI took the first set of timings and distance they got. offtopic question but which is bigger accent or nexia
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14th February 2005, 10:14	#24
Vulken Auto BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: . Posts: 594 Thanked: 385 Times	Take a NHC in my view? happy, contend honda motor with pleasant interiors and good mileage. Thats all one needs in city traffic. If there is time, wait for vtech engine!
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16th February 2005, 16:49	#25
fundagenie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 482 Thanked: 601 Times	why didnt u check out the new honda city.... it comes to around 6.7....which is a little above ur budget... but still it gives good perormance, mileage .... regarding the resale value i have no idea since the car is new....
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17th February 2005, 00:49	#26
Neo. BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 51 Thanked: Once	The Honda city has an ex-factory price of 6.7 which comes upto almost 7.8 on road after the road-tax... , which is way over my budget. The prices which are advertised are usually the ex-factory prices, to which you will have to add the taxes and insurance. The taxes vary from state to state. In Bangalore ( Karnataka ), you can get an approx price by adding around 14% to the ex-factory price. Its just an approximate. Model Invoice Insurance Road Tax On Road Cost CITY Honda 1.5 Exi 672295 23428 78956 774679 Honda 1.5 Gxi 722784 25129 84507 832420 Honda CVT 783355 27169 91170 901694
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