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I looked at a 530d and a 530i and found both to have more wear and tear than the owner had advertised. The S80 is one is available for under 10L is a steal. Yes spare parts will be a problem but as an occasional drive (weekends maybe) it can be super. | ||
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Bought a Honda CRV Baloon shape for 7.5 Lacs 2008 Dec model with 50k on odo. Spent around 1.5 lac on it mainly for suspension overall and new tires. Tires alone are 55000 Done 8000 kms with it and am very happy. For
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I use CRV as a beater car and haul a lot of material in it, Airport trips, donor car. I plan to keep it for 3 years and later replace it with another car from this thread. |
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| ![]() Bought a November 2013 Octavia Ambition 1.8 TSI with only 3.4K on the ODO for a not too shabby 14 lacs. Probably the ultimate barge this side of 15 lacs ![]() Last edited by Mtv : 12th November 2014 at 15:05. |
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| ![]() This is one useful thread. Helping all of us dream one wee bit more. I have been doing some research on my own, for a second hand convertible. The deal with most convertibles is that the wind in your hair, sticky heat feeling, takes centre stage, and the car is relegated to the background. Hence, might make sense to buy a cheeeeeppp convertible, from users who have had heard their fair share of blow drys. The market is filled with many bmw z4s, porsche caymans, and even a couple of merecedes e-class cabriolets, at quite attractive unnegotiated prices of starting at 30 lakhs. might be an interesting place to start. Many of these, are very sparingly driven. I for one, have my eye on a sparingly driven M3 convertible. - Yash |
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| ![]() Do you really get a Diesel Superb for 9 lakhs down south? At least in Bangy the dealers quote anywhere between 11-14 lakhs depending on what is on the ODO, and that too for a petrol one. Diesel ones are north of 14. I have been pursuing a Passat/Superb for sometime, but invariably the dealers try and make more than a couple of lakhs on these cars. In fact I found a C200 CGI with just 30K on the ODO for about 17.5 lakhs. (Didn't end up buying ![]() |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() It's funny we discussing this now, I am currently eyeing one 2007 CRV for 7 lakhs. Honda commands a premium here down in Kerala. Will go check it and decide. Have other cars at home so it won't be the daily driver and thus I think it's the safe bet. Although I was tempted to trade in my Sunny for a Duster but dad drives only automatic, thus the option back to CRV. |
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In a rising market like this , it would make more sense to take a gold loan or loan against shares. | |
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| ![]() Ajmat, thank you for a crisp and lucid article hitting all the key notes with a dash of wit. While I am not in the market for a pre-owned car the comments were a valuable surrogate for what works or doesn't work so well after a few years of initial ownership. Maybe when time permits you could cover the SUVs too and more on Volvo & Hyundai if possible. Kudos once again. V.Narayan |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Great thread! Have been actively looking at this price range, and keeping reliability topmost in mind, here are some of my picks (from what I've seen on the market) 1) Used Jetta TDi / Laura TSi- as GTO said, its a fantastic all rounded self driven sedan. The TSi a little more so. Some under warranty cars, and some just out of warranty can be had for 9L plus. While they may lack space, they make up for it in every other regard 2) New Hyundai Sonata - my pick over the Accord and Camry any day! 3) Skoda Superb 1.8TSi M/T - available sub 10L, with a stinker of an engine. The M/T gearbox takes care of the weakest link in the package - the DSG. If the Sonata is too boring! 4) BMW E90 320D / E60 525i / E60 525d - amongst the bigger german brothers, I have noticed that BMW owners seem to be the most content lot in terms of reliability. It helps that these cars are simply the best to drive. RWD Power on a budget! 5) Honda CR-V |
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| ![]() Nice thread I would like the Fluence stricken off the list. It doesn't command the respect the other cars in the list do. Would like to see CR-V and Outlander instead. |
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Well, everything is not about other peoples perception and road presence. Whatever the cars quirks and I'm not its biggest fan by any means, I still feel that the petrol automatic is a very well rounded, extremely comfortable package for the mostly chauffeur driven. It flies under the radar and isn't very expensive to maintain. I can certainly see why some people would buy it. Certainly CRV and Outlander are good automobiles which can be great value pre-owned. | |
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| ![]() Can we consider Toyota Corolla Altis in this gang of barges? It is a very good, very reliable, have sufficient grunt in it for petrol model, good FE, good brand value etc. It also carries a nice status along with it. I know its not big to call it as a barge but we can certainly consider it IMO. BTW, any idea on what are the current prices of Altis in used market? |
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