Replacement for a 10-year old Maruti Swift

His main requirements are good FE, low maintenance cost, good A.S.S, should be MT.

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My brother is planning to replace his 10-year-old Swift VDI, which has run 1.6L kms and will be exchanging his car for a new one!

His budget for a new car will be around ₹12L and cannot extend it beyond!

He is considering the Ford EcoSport TDCI as his next car, but, I suggested him to have a look at Honda Amaze iDTEC for fuel efficiency as well as Venue/Sonet twins! But, the only grouse with the Amaze is low GC!

His monthly running is around 1500-2000 Kms and he travels mostly on highways and on rural roads, which consists of potholes!

And, his main requirements are good FE, low maintenance cost, good A.S.S, should be MT due to his heavy running on highways and he is open to petrol cars as well!

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

You should definitely consider Vitara Brezza Petrol which fits all your needs of FE, GC, Maruti Assurance and solid build quality with NCAP 4-star rating. Cost wise, it will be way within your budget and will be feature rich too. I would not recommend Sonet / Venue as your budget being 12 lakhs, you can go for more spacious options including XL6, if you are open for MUVs but of course, you already own an Innova.

If you are open to consider Mahindra, then TUV300 and XUV300 are two other options worth considering based on your needs, but Maruti will beat them in mileage.

Of course your primary choice of Ford EcoSport is one of the best in this segment.

Here's what GTO had to say on the matter:

Firstly, congrats to your brother for holding onto his car for 10 years. My kind of guy.

Two options - Kia Sonet & Ford EcoSport. Both are extremely competent. I would personally pick the Sonet between the two because:

• Superior ride quality to the EcoSport which can feel too stiff on the rural & potholed roads your brother is going to travel on. I found the Sonet's suspension to be well-tuned.
• A newer, fresher product.
• Proper Diesel AT available, although I don't think your brother is keen on ATs.

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