Used diesel daily-driver : Hyundai Aura vs Ford Freestyle

Chetan_Rao · 18th October 2022, 20:19

Much as I love the Ford hatch, I'll go with the Hyundai for its soft(er) clutch for the specific use case.

For an urban daily driver, the Ford's hard(er) clutch can quickly become a nightmare. If the commute was majority highway, it'd be a no-contest in favor of the Ford.

ashivas89 · 18th October 2022, 20:50

If it has to be exclusively between the two, the Aura hands down for reasons already mentioned above.

But if it were my money i would either go with GTO's option in case of an MT diesel (we have an i20 active 1.4 CRDi in the family, 7 years old and we love it!) or the Amaze diesel CVT.

I would even advocate for the Amaze considering the use case. The engine is very frugal and the smooth gearbox is a godsend for city driving. A Honda at 40k kms is equivalent to the choices above at 20k in terms of residuals and maintenance.

ChandraSekarMN · 18th October 2022, 22:45

A big Thanks friends, for the suggestions. The reason for final shortlists (only 2) was due to low Odo readings (<20K kms) and Max 2 years old (both were 2020 against 2019 mentioned in my OP). Me and my friend had been going through each suggesion and he had finalized Aura today. The car was booked with Spinny (though a little costly) as he was comfortable to buy from them due to quality assurances/ warranty/ ownership transfer etc.

Just our inputs on suggestions:
1. 1.3 DDSi, the resale of Marutis is high (low Odo like these 2 names, were costing more), Tata Zest was not preferred due to ASS doubts
2. 1.5 iDTEC, again had higer odo vehicles only.
3. Micra / Pulse etc were all both old and highly run.
4. 1.4 crdi (read i20) was costlier and missing boot meant No - SEDAN looks, which was his family 's preference.

bijims · 19th October 2022, 05:36

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Originally Posted by ChandraSekarMN

A big Thanks friends, for the suggestions. The reason for final shortlists (only 2) was due to low Odo readings (<20K kms) and Max 2 years old (both were 2020 against 2019 mentioned in my OP). Me and my friend had been going through each suggesion and he had finalized Aura today. The car was booked with Spinny (though a little costly) as he was comfortable to buy from them due to quality assurances/ warranty/ ownership transfer etc.

Congratulations on your purchase of the Hyundai Aura Diesel!
It's definitely a car with an upmarket build with good fit and finish and modern cabin. The car is reasonably spacious , has peppy motors and is frugal as well. The service would spare parts would never be an issue either considering Hyundai's vast service network.

My friends and myself have also had great experiences with Spinny, they are professional and handle both sale and purchase process quite well. Although their used car prices are definitely a bit on the higher side, their inspection, quality checks, warranty policies offered are reassuring.

Happy miles!

Nissan1180 · 19th October 2022, 08:45

Congratulations. Aura is a solid product and will be relevant at least for the next few years till ICE cars fade away. It has been around in the form of the i10 and Xcent for many years. Hence, spares won’t be an issue.

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Chetan_Rao Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,877 Thanked: 24,039 Times	Re: Used diesel daily-driver : Hyundai Aura vs Ford Freestyle Much as I love the Ford hatch, I'll go with the Hyundai for its soft(er) clutch for the specific use case. For an urban daily driver, the Ford's hard(er) clutch can quickly become a nightmare. If the commute was majority highway, it'd be a no-contest in favor of the Ford. Last edited by Chetan_Rao : 18th October 2022 at 20:21.
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18th October 2022, 20:50	#17
ashivas89 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Bangalore Posts: 223 Thanked: 1,069 Times View My Garage	Re: Used diesel daily-driver : Hyundai Aura vs Ford Freestyle If it has to be exclusively between the two, the Aura hands down for reasons already mentioned above. But if it were my money i would either go with GTO's option in case of an MT diesel (we have an i20 active 1.4 CRDi in the family, 7 years old and we love it!) or the Amaze diesel CVT. I would even advocate for the Amaze considering the use case. The engine is very frugal and the smooth gearbox is a godsend for city driving. A Honda at 40k kms is equivalent to the choices above at 20k in terms of residuals and maintenance.
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18th October 2022, 22:45	#18
ChandraSekarMN BHPian Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Chennai Posts: 79 Thanked: 104 Times	Re: Used diesel daily-driver : Hyundai Aura vs Ford Freestyle A big Thanks friends, for the suggestions. The reason for final shortlists (only 2) was due to low Odo readings (<20K kms) and Max 2 years old (both were 2020 against 2019 mentioned in my OP). Me and my friend had been going through each suggesion and he had finalized Aura today. The car was booked with Spinny (though a little costly) as he was comfortable to buy from them due to quality assurances/ warranty/ ownership transfer etc. Just our inputs on suggestions: 1. 1.3 DDSi, the resale of Marutis is high (low Odo like these 2 names, were costing more), Tata Zest was not preferred due to ASS doubts 2. 1.5 iDTEC, again had higer odo vehicles only. 3. Micra / Pulse etc were all both old and highly run. 4. 1.4 crdi (read i20) was costlier and missing boot meant No - SEDAN looks, which was his family 's preference.
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19th October 2022, 08:45	#20
Nissan1180 BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: ......... Posts: 674 Thanked: 2,170 Times	Re: Used diesel daily-driver : Hyundai Aura vs Ford Freestyle Congratulations. Aura is a solid product and will be relevant at least for the next few years till ICE cars fade away. It has been around in the form of the i10 and Xcent for many years. Hence, spares won’t be an issue.
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