Confused about buying luxury sedans....Anybody can help?

Hello all car lovers,

I am planning to buy 4/5 luxury sedans for my company.The price range is between 20-25 lakhs.I have read couple of articles and browsed different auto websites regarding car choices however not yet come to the conclusion.I want suggestions from you all.I have shorlisted couple of models and want to know your  views and suggestions about buying these models.The models are TEANA,ACCORD(NEW),PASSAT,SUPERB(NEW),CAMRY.I am also considering CIVIC HYBRID.How these models in terms of their looks,performance  fair and other parameters like safety,fuel economy etc.?Does NEW SUPERB look different than its cheaper siblings OCTAVIA and LAURA?What about looks of CIVIC and CIVIC HYBRID?

Eagerly waiting from all you car lovers to reply to my questions.

Thanks

Karan Aryan

@ karan, welcome to carwale.

do u own a travel business & u need it for that or u need it for personal use?

wat will be the usage type for these cars?

wat are the main priorities u are looking in the car?

& u want to buy all same cars or different ones?

The intention behind buying these models are to ferry my esteemed clients from airport and may be sometimes for my personal use.I want to know about these models in details and questions which are associated with these models....read the first post.

Thanks

Karan

Hi Karan,

Among the options that you are considering, I don't really think that Honda has any car left in the discounted prices of Civic Hybrid. At its original price, its a waste of money.

CIvic looks dated now, a modified civic is expected in the third quarter this year, its better to consider Altis if you want an option in this price range as well.

Nissan Teana is again a nice product but you are still not sure about the future of Nissan in India, therefore better avoid it.

Accord - It obviously seems a great buy mainly beacause of its killing looks.

Camry - Again it seems a sensible option as this car has been doing very well globally and it should be an ideal option for your overseas clients.

New Superb - I took the TD of this car yesterday and it really looks a very promising package. It has more features than Accord at a very competitive price.

Ovedrall these are the four cars to bank on at the moment.

Altis, Accord, Camry, Superb.

P.S - Honda has increased the price of Accord by Rs. 1L, from 1st April'09, so better buy it before that date.

Thanks to all of you for assisting me in deciding which car to buy?

So have you made the decision?

Thanks to all of you who took time to answer my doubts and queries.Well I think I should go for following models:

1.Accord

2.Camry

3.Passat

The other two models in which I was very keen are Teana and Superb,however I am not sure about the looks of these two models.Specially the looks of Superb which I believe looks pretty much similar to Skoda's other cheaper models Octavia and Laura?

Can anybody tell me the looks of Teana?

Thanks to all of you once again for being paticipative in answering my queries.

Karan Aryan

The Teana is a non looker(guess the worst rather sterile looking) of the D segment cars.

The superb does offer excellent value for money though(even better than the Accord).

The Camry is simply overprized.

The Passat has been riddled with reliability issues since launch so be careful.

OK Here are my final list of selected sedans:::::::::::::::::::::::::::

1.ACCORD

2.CAMRY

3.SUPERB

I am not going for TEANA and PASSAT as most of you have shown concerns about the reliablity , dealer network and post sales issues.

KUDOS to all of you who helped me in deciding the sedans of my choice.

For the time being I will stick to above three models and wait for some new models in 20-25 lakhs segment sedans to be launched.

Let me know if new models are coming in this segment that is D-CLASS.

Karan Aryan

Dude,

I would place the tie between Accord and New Superb. Accord looks awesome. Superb shares a lot with its siblings. Still the features makes it a wise buy. Maintenance anyways is almost same for both.

Please avoid posting in BOLD. It is not looking good.