Best small car to go to office daily in heavy traffic

I want to buy my first car and i need mainly to go to office.i will travel around 20 Km up and down.so total distance travel  will be around 1000 km/ month

my needs are .............

1  superior mileage and good stardy design which can move in heavy traffic

2. Easy to drive for first time drivers

3. Good after sell serivice and least maintainance . 

I want to keep the car for >5 years

My budget is = 4 and i can strech it to max 4.5

I have shortlisted few cars can someone guide me ................. what will be best for me.

1 SPARK LS(LPG)

2 A star LXI

3 ZEN estillo LXI

4 I10 erra 

5 Vista TDI (disel)

6 ALTO

7 SANTRO GLS

8 WAGNOR(DUO)

In other words,  you need a basic car as a substitute for a scooter. Alto is the de-facto choice. I would have said M800, but it is showing age, and does not have a power steering option.

So my recommendation overall is Alto LXi BS III

I would have gone higher as your budget does not exclude higher models, including basic A-star or Chevvy Spark, but with each higher model, cost of ownership goes higher, as spares, maintenance etc will also go higher. Also the lower variants of the higher models do not have features of the higher variants, defeating the purpose of an upgrade.

No need to go fancy, stick to Alto LXi.

go for zen estillo for the good ASS by maruti.Else go for ritz,it has very nice reviews.you can check them over our site.LAst but not the least..WELCOME TO CARWALE .please post the developments and your research freely in coming days.We are very glad here to help you out.

is disel a vaible option

chevy spark is the best VFM in this segment. Will fit in your budget as well !!!

but is the difference between the mileage of spark and alto.

ASS serivice of GM??????????????????????

ASS of GM(india) is getting better !!! There has been a sharp increase in the number of service centers. You might want to search on this topic here, i guess there are quite a few discussions going on this topic.

Looking at your requirements Alto OR Spark looks best option.

so can i zero down to alto or spark?

i10 gone due to bad FE

A STAR crampy interioir (i guess it has not greater mileage than alto)

what about the other choices

Hi Arghya,

Since you are going to keep the car for 5 years, why not swift diesel?

Just stretch your budget little bit and grab this. You get good mileage and better comfort.

ASS and resale value would be great in swift!!!

You can also have a look at palio multijet.