new honda city or optra magnum

guys i want to buy a luxury car. As the daily run of the car would be around 50-60 km im thinking of installing a cng kit in it. here i am confused that wether optra would be good with cng or the new honda city.luxury as well as safety are the top priorities. and also what avg. would both the cars will give with CNG and maintainance charges of both. is buying a 2nd hand car would be a good option? kindly help me!!!!!

budget?

Hi Raghav,

 

Your choice should be Optra Magnum Diesel if you can stretch your budget a bit, Magnum D is too good a car to own. Installing CNG in any car is not a good idea coz warranty will be void and also power loss. Your usage is good enough to justify the need of a diesel car so, think about Optra Magnum D. Honda city ...anyday the best Petrol car but since your usage is too much, I will not recommend you a petrol car.

 

If your budget is not allowing you to pick Magnum D, you can consider fully loaded Ford Fiesta with airbags & abs also Fiesta is very very strong as far as structure is concern. I am using Fiesta and its ride & handling is superb.

Other option for you is Hyundai Verna (Though personally I dont like looks & ride quality as compare to Fiesta). Verna is having very good power.

 

Used Car: If your budget is limited than you can consider a used car and then I will recommend you only one car, Honda City! 2006 model Honda city. But, if your usage is on highway mainly than buy a Used Scorpio ... I guess Scorpio SLX will cost you around 5.5 to 6 lacs.

People dont change when you tell them that there is a Better option... They change when they realise that there is No Other Option..

@ raghav,

optra magnum D is the best car for ur type of usage. it has power, performance, space, comfort, features, one of the best suspensions & very good ride. it is damn powerful & gives good fuel economy too.

 

for ur type of usage diesel is the most suitable & there is no competition to the optra magnum diesel.

 

but than too please tell us ur budget & requirements in a car, so that we can help u out accordingly.

Optra Magnum D beats its competition by a long stretch except in mileage.

@ barakol,

magnum D gives good mileage & the considering the engine size & its power, mileage is pretty more than acceptable.

Who says magnum(D) doesnot give a gud average? Oops forgot to say HI.........Actually got too sentimental ;-) Well the only car you should go for keeping in mind ur daily usuage is Optra Magnum(D). Magnum (D) is not only a segment above the others but also the big daddy of all its competitors. The more i say about the car would be less. It is a mean machine, got stunning looks, turbo power, loves to sip Diesel (has got a stunning average of 14-15 kmpl under city driving conditions and above 18 kmpl on highway drives), the interiors are fabulous, the suspensions too gud, almost everything perfect. At the same time if i am not wrong it comes with discs on all its tyres. So saftey aspect is thoroughly covered.

At the same time as Dr. Fiesta ( i mean Rajiv bro) ritely pointed out, it wouldnot be a gud idea to install a CNG kit in the vehicle. It leads to 10-20 % of power loss, shortens the engine life, makes the warrnty void in case the kit is fitted through a local dealer. Buddy DONOT go for CNG installation in a new car atleast not in a luxury car. It takes the luxury out of the car.

Regards,
Rubal

The only practical draw back to the magnum is the relatively small boot space-oh and the petrol engine(just because the diesel is so much better).

hi,

I second Mr. Thomas.
Regards,
Rubal
(Happy Diwali Buddies)

no one said Optra D doesn't give good mileage but fiesta gives relatively better mileage compared to the competition and i'm sure Dr.Fiesta will agree