Re: Going Automatic on a Rs. 2 lakh Budget! Quote:
Originally Posted by Prodigyy Thanks for the sound advice, I've heard that nano is a very well rounded car minus the safety features and has a below par braking, but then the automatic version is hardly 35 horses and not really the swiftest off the mark i guess.
I am heading down for a test drive on sunday and if wifey likes it for her weekly errands (which would be hardly about 30-40 kms) per week then i guess ill be booking the vehicle immediately. |
Those 35 horses reminded me of some thing to share:
Back in 2011 I went to the market with Rs 2 lakh budget to buy a car. Nano was the only available option that time. And the Sales Executive Happily brought Nano to my house for a Test Drive. I had driven Santro all my life so you could guess how many horses I was expecting with Nano. I test drove Nano and I was hugely disappointed that I immediately rejected it. That was an immature decision now I realize!
Fast forward 2014: As you say life comes to a full circle, I had to buy Nano last year due to some unavoidable circumstances. Though I had that test drive quite fresh in my mind I totally ignored it. I found "Team-Bhp" and went through reviews. And I totally ignored those horses and acted as a matured buyer. I bought a preowned one.
After driven this car for more than 10,000 kms in about one year I have done long distances on highways (more than 1,000 at a stretch) and driven it on Ghats, Roads with full of stones, Rural roads and everywhere. I have totally forgotten the number of "horses" it has! Many times I was allowed to overtake Altos, 800s, Indicas, Omnis and sometimes swifts on highways I guess I got lot of goodwill while driving at around 80-90 kmph! And I never felt unsafe. Good luck. |