மாருதி சுஸுகி ரிட்ஸ் vs ஹூண்டாய் கெட்ஸ் ப்ரைம் [2007-2010]

18 Ratings

9 Ratings

my first car Ritz LXI

Hi friends ! after spending around 2-3 months on various options, doing a lot of research on net, having TDs i finally books my RITZ LXI today in Jaipur. My budget was only around four lac and was to decide only between i10 and A-star. my mind was saying to go for i10 and heart was saying to go for a Maruti product which was A-star for me. I loved the looks of A-star. and was impressed with FE of Astar. (My daily driving will be around 25km daily) I took two test drives of A-star and I was satisfied with it but there was concern in my mind regarding space. I have family of 4 me, wife, and two daughters of 10 & 8. My kids were in love with looks of A-star but my wife was not happy of it. She used to say that the look from front seat is not good in A-star because of dashboard. There was concerns in my mind also regarding the space in rear and very negligible boot. I read here on reviews that travelling at rear in A-star is horrible. Regarding i10 i was planning to buy i10 1.2 megna. I like that car in size in compression to A-star but i read a lot of complaints regarding i10 like the Electronic Power Steering of i10 has some problems and ASS of Hyundai is good but very costly. So many of my friends suggested to go for only a Maruti product. Today I went to showroom for booking of A-star VXI but before booking I decided to take a TD again. So I went for TD of A-star with the sales guy and I was satisfied with it. But after TD of A-star I decided to go for a TD of RITZ LXI too. The TD of RITZ changed my decision in minutes. The on road cost of A-star VXI here in Jaipur is 4.11 lac where as cost of RITZ LXI is 4.45 lac. so it was the matter of paying around 35k extra but the difference in product is amazing. I found RITZ more roomy both on front and rear seat. The boot is very large, sufficient for two big suitcases. The driving position is amazing. Gear shift is so smooth. the engine is very efficient. even I could take the car direct in 3rd gear with full AC. The engine is noiseless. when car on red lights u cant not guess the engine is off or on. there is no vibration in in side. and when u drive the car u feel like u r riding the road. It gives feel like a SUV. So it was a matter for me of only 35k extra but the reward was amazing. So i booked RITZ LXI and will take delivery after 3 days. When I came home and told my family that for what I went and what i did they all got surprised but that is my style !!!! The only problem is that Maruti guys are not offering any discount on this car and not even any free accessory. but what can be done !!?? So I will keep u posting the further developments.superb driving experience, efficient engine, speciousrear look, no discounts, not too many standard accessaries in LXI

Good VFM car - Ownership Exp. - 1 Year.

<p align="justify">Hi All,</p> <p align="justify">I&nbsp;have been using Getz 1.1 GLE for the last one year. here are my observations -</p> <p align="justify">1 Comfort - Good leg space and good boot space</p> <p align="justify">2 Ride Quality - Best in class. The weight of the car prevents it from being jumping jack on the road. Good Suspension system ensures pliant ride quality.</p> <p align="justify">3 NVH - inititally high till such time the engine heats up (about 2 mins). post heating up the car is more or less silent. at high revs the car will give coarse noise. Engine seems to abuse you for the rough use you put it to. (after abt 3.5K RPM)</p> <p align="justify">4. Mileage - in city - 12.5+ (bangalore) and highway -15KMPL - the mileage as we all know is a function of our driving style as well. some cars have slight increase or decrease in mileage if we rev the car high. In Getz if you rev it hard, you can expect mileage to go to about 10 as well. However a civilized driving will give 12+. i have consistently got it over the last one year.</p> <p align="justify">5. Gearing - silky smooth gears. since the engine is essentially a re-tuned Santro ERLX engine, and the car is abut 150 KG&nbsp; more than the santro, the car has to be kept in the right gear. However, since the clutch is light and the gear is smooth, it is not an issue. for people who do not like to shift gears, cars with excellent bottom end torque are good like - Santro / Wagon R / Spark etc.</p> <p align="justify">6. Features -like the tilt steering is good. But if there are not too many drivign the car then once you set the steering at the right level you hardle ever change it. hence good to have not must to have.</p> <p align="justify">7. AC - good for BLR. however in sweltering sun, it may prove to be inadequate as other readers suggest. Cant testify for other cities.</p> <p align="justify">8. Dashboard - wide and clutter free. the instrument panel is also clutter free. the dash has speedo / techo / fuel and trip meters. The good news here is that despite Getz having a beige interior, the top of the dashis grey. this is really helpful as beige dash has a high reflection on the main glass of the car.</p> <p align="justify">The dash also has two air vents that are pointed towards the front two windows. when one is driving in extreme cold / moist conditions and turns the AC to the mode in which the front glass gets de-misted, the presence od air flow through the side vents to the front window glass helps to clear the front windows as well. this is very though after.</p> <p align="justify">9.Pricing - cant comment. i found VFM in it. for others it is subjective.</p> <p align="justify">10.Spares - this car carries a Santro engine, hence you can rest be assured of the cost of spares. it is cost effective. often the labour is more than the cost of spares.</p> <p align="justify">Overall - a good car to have. it is not a drivers car for the car enthusiasts but an excellent family car. for a regular commuter like me, it is a good investment that i think i made.</p> <p align="justify">My recommendation - (which Getz to chose)</p> <p align="justify">Drivers Car - Getz CRDI</p> <p align="justify">Family Car (eco) +Mileage - Getz 1.1</p> <p align="justify">Family +Driving Pleasure - Getz 1.3</p> <p align="justify">Hope this review is useful for you. Remember - with Getz, you will not make a wrong choice. Al that you need to chose is the model.</p> <p align="justify">Request - Kindly rate the review so that i can get to know if this was useful to you. if there are some questions, please feel free to write.</p>Space, Ride Quality, Build Quality, In city and highway Driving MannersLacks Power at high revs, Highway overtaking is to be a calculated one