10 years and 70,000 km with my Honda City Diesel: Ownership update

The diesel options such as Seltos and Creta Diesel look like decent alternatives in theory - but I don't see it as a wise investment to buy a Diesel car again in 2024.

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10 years with the Honda City

I completed 10 years with the City and have been thinking about writing a post on the ownership experience and my thinking on the way forward.

The 10-year mark was completed on 03-Feb-2024 and around the same time I also completed the 70,000 kms mark on the City.

70,000 kms in 10 years seems like a lower figure as compared to my previous ownership experience but given that we went thru COVID-19 lockdowns and that the other car that we have (Ignis) has clocked 22,000+ kms with a parallel ownership cycle shows that the beater has kind of extending the life of this car.

The road to the 70,000 kms mark has been very uneven with a lot more usage in the initial years and muted usage during the COVID period. Here is a run thru of how these numbers have been clocked over the years:

Do not see a replacement available in the market that excites me as on date to make me take the plunge toward a new car.

• The diesel options such as Seltos and Creta Diesel look like decent alternatives in theory - but I don't see it as a wise investment to buy a Diesel car again in 2024.
• Coming to the EVs - I live in an apartment and there are still debates going on about the risks of setting up an EV Charger within the premises - so EV looks impractical for the time being.
• The Hybrid route seems to be the way to move forward but there are limited choices (Grand Vitara/Hyryder) with a constrained boot.

Given this scenario, and also given that the ODO reading on my car is still on the lower side, my thinking is to continue with the ownership of the City for another 2 years and then re-visit when more hybrid options show up in the market

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