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#1 24-Sep, 2009 09:14 PM
Bhardwaj
City: Hyderabad
Legend




An unexpected visit to the Fiat showroom here is my tale.

Prologue

My aunt (beginner) required a used car (Budget: 1.5Lakh) for her daily use. The hunt began, lack of option prompted toward assessing for a new car.

Requirements: Petrol or Diesel, 5 Seated, Huge boot, Good driving position, fully loaded, Safety factor (Air bags, ABS)

Options: Ritz Vxi , I10, I20, WagonR and Santro.

Brand: MarutiShowroom: R.K Motors, Somajiguda

Experience:

A cold welcome at the entrance. The receptionist appointed a sales rep for guidance.

A good seating position is essential.

Checked out Ritz, A-Star, Wagon R, and Estillo to find the suitable car with best driving position out of the lot.

A-Star was first but rejected due to low seating.

A jump into the Ritz almost finalised the decision but was put off by the rear and waiting period.

Next was the Zen estillo which had a good driving position but was due for an upgraded.

This is when the Maruti started to get on my nerves. I asked them to show me a wagon r. First they took me to the storage where there was a WagonR but locked. So we had to go to the godown in the adjacent building basement. After a long walk we go to see it which was such a major disappointment with the features and styling.

On the way back to the showroom it was decide either WagonR or Ritz vxi .A quotation on my company name was requested. This is where they got on to my nerves by making me wait for 30minutes.I sent this time explaining advantages and disadvantages of all the above cars. As there was no response we decide to leave. Just when I reached the exit the sales person came running which I received silently. After exiting it was decided then we would not go for a maruti seeing the response.




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#2 24-Sep, 2009 09:19 PM
Bhardwaj
City: Hyderabad
Legend




Review

Alto

Already own one

A-Star

Positives

Good Design

Fuel Efficient

Negatives

Low seating position and poor visibility

Cramped rear

Tiny boot

Old Zen Estillo

Positives

Good seating position

A city hustler

Negatives

Bland Styling

Poor quality interior

Due for an upgrade

WagonR

Positives

Fuel efficient

A city hustler




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Last Updated: 24-Sep, 2009 09:25 PM, by Bhardwaj
#3 26-Sep, 2009 11:09 PM
Bhardwaj
City: Hyderabad
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Negatives

Boxy design

Swift

Cousin has one.

Ritz

Positives

Best driving position

Funky interior

Practical hatch

Fuel efficient

Negatives

Waiting period

Unusual rear design

Conclusion

Ritz Vxi or WagonR Vxi

Finally seeing the response, wating period and attitude no no to a Maruti

Note I had already driven all the vehicles so I did not test drive them. The above positives and negatives are my observations only. I had already done my home work on the models and the showrooms to know which the best was.




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#4 26-Sep, 2009 11:11 PM
Bhardwaj
City: Hyderabad
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Brand: Hyundai

Showroom: Talwar Hyundai, S.P.Road

Experience:

On the way back home we decided to go visit the Hyundai showroom at RP road Secunderabad .I had already taken an appointment with the sales representative.

On reaching the showroom I was directed to the sales person.

The Xing even though good was an old car.

The I10 is good but small boot and cannot seat 3 in the rear.

The i20 was the only which was the one attracting us but not on display.

So we decided to take a test drive of the i10 and i20.Sadly the i20 was not available, had a go at the i10 following the tips to consider during a test drive.

I10 test drive review

I10 has a good Ac and interior.

The engine was responsive and had a good gear box to support it. Suitable in the city traffic.

On reaching the showroom I definitely wanted to see the i20 1.2 petrol so we went to the godown and had a look at the I20 1.2 petrol magna which clean bowled us.

It was decided that we would book after test driving the I20 after 2 days. So I got the respective quations.

I felt that the dealership was not bad. I would give it an 8/10.




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#5 26-Sep, 2009 11:13 PM
Bhardwaj
City: Hyderabad
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Santro

Positives

Good seating position

A city hustler

Negatives

Outdated model

Bumpy ride

Tiny boot

I10

Positives

Fuel efficient

A city hustler

Good Design and interior

Negatives

Bumpy ride

Small boot

I20

Positives

Stunning design

Decent interior

Huge boot

Negatives

Waiting period




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#6 29-Sep, 2009 11:08 PM
Pankaj Prasad
City: Bhavnagar




Nice review.  Thanks Bhardwaj for sharing it.




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#7 30-Sep, 2009 01:11 AM
Bhardwaj
City: Hyderabad
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There stil a lot to be written




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#8 30-Sep, 2009 05:30 AM
Binoy Thomas
City: Trivandrum




'The thrill in the hunt is in the wait' - any updates?




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#9 30-Sep, 2009 09:33 AM
Pankaj Prasad
City: Bhavnagar




Yes Bharadwaj, please keep updating with your observations & experiences.  Looking forward to read those.




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#10 30-Sep, 2009 09:28 PM
Bhardwaj
City: Hyderabad
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Will Release the review later.

Teaser

PDI Before allotment

Rust on brake pads

Heart

Accident with Red Punto

Interior Heart

Airbag

Untidy

Parcel Tray

Control Freak

Double Paint !

10,000 Each




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