Re: Dependable pre-owned Barges & Luxury Cars for Rs. 10-15 Lakhs Quote:
Originally Posted by shortbread Apart from missing the Sonata, a very well compiled report. Having one of these in the car porch is a far exciting prospect than a 10 lac new car especially if the intended usage is minimal. A safer bet as well (Coff, Coff......clear throat!!)
Ajmat, what are the chances of you being bullied to do similar reports for other price brackets as well?! |
The Sonata was a miss, I will add it when I get time. Let me know what segments that I should target. Quote:
Originally Posted by GTO Just my kind of thread, great line-up! Thanks Ajmat. If you have 15 lakhs in your pocket, you could pretty much buy any car you want...all the way up to an S-Class or 7-Series.
My picks would be:
- BMW E60 525d / 530d. Plenty of them around. Seen many with merely 30000 - 40000 kms, single owner.
- 1 - 2 year old Jettas for 12 - 13 lakhs. An all-rounded self-drive sedan.
- Mitsubishi Montero: An all-rounded SUV. Great ride quality (unlike the Toyota body-on-frames). Excellent reliability.
- Toyota Fortuner: Lots of choices for 15 - 17 lakhs. Bulletproof reliability is a big, big plus.
- Skoda Superb, but only in diesel. Know a couple of people who own the TDI 6-speed DSG and it's far less troublesome than the 1.8 TSI 7-Speed DSG.
Accord & Camry, sure, but for 7 lakhs. They're too boring. If I'm spending over a million bucks, I'd buy something more interesting, unless I want a robust & comfy chauffeur-driven ride.
A6 I wouldn't touch. Reliability is poor, after-market garages aren't as familiar with it as they are with the E-Class & 5-Series and parts availability isn't as good as Merc & BMW either.
Volvo S80 V8: Posted on the same earlier. IIRC, someone picked one up for 7 - 8 lakhs? That's i20 money. What a seriously great car in exchange for a small cheque. |
Interesting point about the A6. Jetta is no barge, Fortuner was not included as it not a waftmobile. E60's cost a lot more down south, Looks like Supply/Demand economics Quote:
Originally Posted by scorpian Great Great Thread!!
She then sold it for measely 4lakhs to buy a skoda vrs,yes i know what a pity but you know how women are once they set their mind they wont let off.
The skoda with a stage two remap now sits in her garage and makes loud blow off sounds making people turn their heads.
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My kind of woman (my wife did not hear that!) Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainSlow This is one question I really wanted to know the answer of, at what mileage should you consider the deal a good deal. Obviously, the lesser the better but price and mileage have an inverse co-relation.
I looked at a few used car websites and most Fortuners for 16-18 were about 50,000 - 75,000 kms driven. Same for used Land and Range Rovers. Again, a lot of variables go into finding which one is actually better, a 10,000 kkms driven car can be in worse condition than well kept 50,000 kms driven car, but can is there a basic rule of thumb one can follow?
Also, do diesel cars generally last longer than petrol ones or is the higher mileage on diesel cars (on an average) mainly due to the higher fuel economy and lower cost to run (fuel wise)?
And are there certain brands you would trust more over others, for example Toyota, if yes which ones? And which ones are ones you should look out for?
Thank you in advance. |
Toyota - They will go on and on
I would buy on condition.
As for mileage, it depends how it was driven. A car with 100000km all driven mainly on highway is a better bet than a 50000km car driven in town.
Land Rovers Defenders - easy to repair - unless you like solving complex puzzles in the weekend, I would avoid the Range Rovers etc Quote:
Originally Posted by drsingh Fun times ahead for auto enthusiasts. I wish we could source good quality parts |
You can get parts from abroad but you need to search and you need to wait Quote:
Originally Posted by imp! I need a low profile, comfortable everyday automatic and had almost gone and bought a Vento TSI/Rapid TDI DSG, but the Airbag scare on an Octavia and a new boost of patience has me looking again. I hadn't considered the Volvo S80, but here in Bangalore, the options would be few and far between! Any suggestions on how to pursue the search? The running costs don't concern me as much. As long as the car hasn't been abused, the costs are usually affordable. |
There is no aide airbag in Rapid so why worry. S80 not many in Karnataka but keep eyes out. A couple in TN for sale but the stupid LTT spoils the party Quote:
Originally Posted by rosh_aveo1.4 Wow..lovely thread. Rated it 5 stars!
. Saw one 2007 BMW 325i single owner with 60k in Mumai, asking just 9 lakhs. Was very tempted to go for it since it can be used as an occasional drive and use the Sunny diesel/Honda City as my daily driver. But wasn't sure how the E90 series are. |
They lack the space to be barges. 325i is not so bad reliability wise. Check suspension and cooling systems througly Quote:
Originally Posted by smsrini Does it make sense to buy these cars on loan or using cash down / private funding.. |
Cash down ideally, interest rates for these are sky high unless you can write off against company expense. |