Buying a used Fortuner petrol to replace my City: Does it make sense

The Fortuner is owned by one of my father in law's friend and has run approximately 40000 kms. The car is well maintained and the ride was good, although a bit bumpy.

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Dear members,

I am in a bit of confusion. I currently own a 2015 Honda City MT petrol. The car has run close to 95000 km and is running absolutely fine. I am extremely satisfied with Honda's niggle free ownership till date. Now I am looking to upgrade my car preferably to a seven seater. I was down to shortlist between the XUV700 and Tata Safari. I decided to check out the used car market and while trying out various models of XUV and Safari, I came across a used Toyota Fortuner. The model is August 2020 4 x 2 petrol Automatic. The car is owned by one of my father in law's friend and has run approximately 40000 kms. The car is well maintained and the ride was good, although a bit bumpy. The asking price is around 30 lakhs . Now I would request existing Fortuner owners to help me with the following queries:

• Will the jump from a sedan to a behemoth like the Fortuner be too much in terms of the driving experience?
• As I test drove the Fortuner in the city, MID showed an instant FE of 7.5. Can I expect such figures in city drive regularly from such a large car?
• Should I spend 30 lakhs on a new XUV700/Safari or on a used Fortuner?
• The car doesn't have an engine cover(pic attached). Does Fortuner petrol not have an engine cover?

Please suggest if I should go for the Fortuner.

Here's what BHPian vattyboy had to say on the matter:

I think you should go with New Xuv700 or Tata Safari. Here's why:

In comparison to your City petrol, the Fortuner petrol will feel sluggish to drive.

Apart from Toyota's long-term reliability there is nothing extraordinary in the Fortuner petrol. All modern cars can run for about 10 years with ease with regularly maintained at ASS. 10 years also is a long time to own a single vehicle. Just see your case your 2015 city is running perfectly fine but still, you have the itch to upgrade now in about 8 years.

The XUV700 has great 200 bhp petrol and 185 bhp diesel engine options with are superior to Fortuner petrol, Safari also has a nice 170 bhp 2.0 Multijet diesel.

Here's what BHPian Shreyans_Jain had to say on the matter:

Compared to the City MT, a petrol Fortuner is a downgrade in terms of performance and comfort, and will consume 2-2.5 times more fuel at the same time. There is no point in going for the Toyota. Your needs will be better served by Scorpio N or XUV700 or Safari. You can also consider the Innova HyCross hybrid if your usage is high. If your need to carry luggage with the third row in use, HyCross is your only relevant option.

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