Car for grandparents .

DarkEraser · 23rd March 2010, 23:57

IMO, go for new car only. It will give peace of mind and confidence to your grandpa as he will have more trust in new car than old & used one.

Johnny_ · 24th March 2010, 00:59

Wagon R would be a good buy considering the age, but the ride wouldn't be comparable to any of the Indica siblings; be it V2 or the Vista.
The Vista Tdi is a little over your budget, anything around 4,00,000 (Terra Tdi). But advancing from a M800 to a Vista Tdi will take around a month's time. It will a boon on highways. And the FE would be good too. Recently it returned 19.5 on highway drives(90% time; and AC on 1st blower position).

Ranjimso · 24th March 2010, 02:12

Go for the Chevy Spark, I am sure meets most of your requirements in the checklist you have stated

k!ng_@thur · 24th March 2010, 08:11

IMHO, Spark/ WagonR/ Santro should be out given your highway need, the highways at Chandigarh are trucker roads and a small car will feel seriously out of place. Would suggest a 2nd hand, the thread on best car under 6 lacs would help you. Off hand, a 2nd hand Baleno would be reliable, suiting the reqs and affordable at that price point. You could refer the thread on Best used car under 6 lacs for an idea on the subject.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/buying...pees-less.html

aargee · 24th March 2010, 10:07

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Originally Posted by DarkEraser

IMO, go for new car only. It will give peace of mind and confidence to your grandpa as he will have more trust in new car than old & used one.

Considering your grand parents & situation, I too strongly feel that you should give more weightage to this point; I mean, there's no point buying a car & parking it in workshop for hours together rather than at home.

23rd March 2010, 23:57	#16
DarkEraser BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 73 Thanked: 5 Times	IMO, go for new car only. It will give peace of mind and confidence to your grandpa as he will have more trust in new car than old & used one.
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24th March 2010, 00:59	#17
Johnny_ BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surat/Mumbai Posts: 199 Thanked: Once	Wagon R would be a good buy considering the age, but the ride wouldn't be comparable to any of the Indica siblings; be it V2 or the Vista. The Vista Tdi is a little over your budget, anything around 4,00,000 (Terra Tdi). But advancing from a M800 to a Vista Tdi will take around a month's time. It will a boon on highways. And the FE would be good too. Recently it returned 19.5 on highway drives(90% time; and AC on 1st blower position).
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24th March 2010, 02:12	#18
Ranjimso BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 116 Thanked: 21 Times	Go for the Chevy Spark, I am sure meets most of your requirements in the checklist you have stated
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24th March 2010, 08:11	#19
k!ng_@thur BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 49 Thanked: 0 Times	IMHO, Spark/ WagonR/ Santro should be out given your highway need, the highways at Chandigarh are trucker roads and a small car will feel seriously out of place. Would suggest a 2nd hand, the thread on best car under 6 lacs would help you. Off hand, a 2nd hand Baleno would be reliable, suiting the reqs and affordable at that price point. You could refer the thread on Best used car under 6 lacs for an idea on the subject. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/buying...pees-less.html
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