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Value and Respect for Hard Earned Money! I own a 2005 Model with Gas Conversion!

A Review by Prashanth on Maruti Suzuki Esteem
17 June, 2008


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Pros : Economical, Descent Family Car, Less Hassles, No Nonsence and a Safe Bet.
Cons : The Styling is dated, Feel under power sometimes.
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If you are seriously considering to car and can afford more than the small cars like Zen and Santro. Esteem is the car for you. Dont you worry about spending your hard earned money on buying this car coz it is money well spent.


I bought one in 2005 from a friend of mine who had to relocate to Singapore and had to dispose off his 5 month and 2000 Kms old car. I owned a Zen before that and loved my car then. But this was a mouth watering offer since I was getting a Brand New Car (almost) for a second hand price which I could not reject. I have no regrets for taking that decision then.


I got it converted to Gas and am using it since then. I am done around 38000 Kms now and am very pleased with it.


The maintenance cost is almost negligible since it seldom goes beyond Rs 1500 on a regular service after every 5000 Kms. I dont know if I am lucky to this one or all the ithers are the same. But I have had similar opinions from other Esteem owners.


I have never met a person who dis agrees with my opinion till now on this.


Now the Cons: Well the design is out dated and maybe look like 1990's car. The Interiors are not that great. The ground clearence could have been better. The engine sometimes seems to be under powered for what the car looks like.


I strongly recommend it for people who would like to go for a big car for the first time and are thinking about spending their hard earned money.


Esteem is all about Economy!




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2 Comment(s) on this Review

  1. on 07 Dec, 2008 at 12:34 PM Sunny (Hyderabad)

    i want to buy car within 15 days
    which car is best one compared to zen or esteem
    and tell me the maintance of both car and also service of this cars

  2. on 08 Dec, 2008 at 09:44 AM Prashanth (Bangalore)

    I guess size matters. For me, both are equally good as far as maintenance cost and service cost is concerned. The spares are almost equi priced on moth of these. I had a Zen VXI for two years before owning the Esteem VXI. For me the only difference is the size thats changed. If you need a sedan then go for Esteem and if you want to settle in for a small and compact one, go for Zen. Check your priorities and go for it. Its just the size and the funding capacity and nothing else. Good Luck!

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