Budget car recommendations
Budget: INR 5L to 6.5L Please share recommendations with your experiences and pros cons.
My dad has it. It's good with features for a 6.3 lacs on road price. Car is compact, gives close to 16.5 milage, has good power for hills and highways, touches 130+ effortlessly. It's actually a Alto who went to gym and had good diet in teenage.
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Qwerty2398
Stealth
a year ago
don't buy a budget car. Not worth it. if you are buying out of your own savings. Then dont buy any car. Just not worth the headache. I have had two. and am saying this out of experience. The running cost is enough to cover your travel expenses. Within city travel, you will start hating driving after a couple of months.
I see. That's a different perspective. Isn't maintaining budget cars supposed to be less intensive?
Qwerty2398
Stealth
a year ago
By Maintenance, i don't mean just the regular service. But all the things. Starting from cleaning the vehicle to service center visits to any insurance claims etc... Unlike two wheelers, cars don't come with the "fill it, shut it forget it" character.
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A mix of performance and practical ones if you are ready to buy pre owned cars
High performance but higher maintenance and service
2017 Polo
2017 ecosport
2016 skoda rapid
Relatively new i20/i10
2017 celerio amt
Tiago
2016 Amaze
Buying a new car with the budget wont get you a feature loaded car
I'm not against buying pre-owned ones but would prefer to explore new ones first. Feature richness is not a high priority for me.
Cars costs have skyrocketed.. automatic top end wagon r costs 9L in Bangalore on road.
Within 6.5L bracket, what remains are the likes of Qwid, Alto, wagonr regular, spresso
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Preowned Honda Jazz AT. Nothing better. Spacious interiors, Bulletproof engine and reasonable maintenance costs.
Don't buy a Tata, shit build quality and will rust and rattle in 12 months. Suzukis do the same 24 months.
RashWorld57
Stealth
a year ago
And what will one do with a bulletproof engine? Also Suzuki may have shitty crash rating but no rust or rattle even after 5+ years
Haha, sounds like you've had a horrible experience with Tata.
Thanks for the recommendations! Pre-owned cars are a bit lower on my priority as of now
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if open to used cars get a vento TSI, it's addictive to drive, pulls harder than cars costing 2x the price. Have kept up likes of cretas or even 3er, goes cleanly till 150kph, maxes out around 187ish.
And irrespective of media narrative atleast the older ones were safe. Attached below link to image of our accident in 2016 in a vw vento, bad judgement (at 120ish kph) hit the divider car rolled over 3 times to other lane, all passengers alive.
https://imageupload.io/4UbsWUv71AAVOoj
We have as family have had vw cars since 2011, they're not really that horrible as much as people are made to believe, plus service is at 15000km intervals, transmission doesn't overheats on continuous spirited driving.
Had a 2017 1.2L highline plus vento and that thing’s pull is unbelievable. Some 500L bootspace, and posh interiors. Crazy thing is that I got it for 8.5L with a 35k odo.
Yeah we also currently have similar 2017 highline plus vento, genuinely a great car for the price,
also another one main difference vs the rest of segment as told by vw guys is these cars have laser welded roof for better integrity during load.
wolf
Stealth
a year ago
Make safety a priority instead of features, You can check Tata Punch or Hyundai Exter base models.
Tiago, personally jave it. Mileage is th only issue if you compare with alto
Do u have Tiago ev by any chance? Looking to get the base model but have range anxiety
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@AITookMyJob check if you can get a BH series registered car to decrease the initial cost
SpeckOfCode
Stealth
a year ago
In the same hunt off late - any inputs on automatic vs manual - driving for the first time and in BLR. Have largely got the recos for automatic but I’m kind of liking the manual ones in the driving school. Also, considering the budget constraint - I’m drawn more towards manual. OK with pre-owned.
I bought my first car in the same situation and went with a manual. Zero regrets, it was a good decision for me. Got a better car for my budget (auto variants are expensive by 1.5-2L). Even though I was a new driver, I picked it up pretty easy. Give a few weeks, you'll get a hang of it. Spend lots of time practicing in empty areas before you head out in peak city traffic. Really practice incline starts (if your car doesn't have hill hold assist).
Manuals are good. More bang for the buck, manageable learning curve for most. But yes, automatics are easier and more convenient.
Buy a less than 4 yr old second hand car. New cars are a waste of money in my opinion.
My second hand options for you
1. Polo
2. Swift
3. i20
4. Altroz
5. Verna/honda city/amaze if available
6. Vento/Rapid
7. i10/venue/tiago
hellloworld
Stealth
a year ago
Swift
SomeUsername
Stealth
a year ago
Tata Punch (bought Camo edition on 16th July) or Hundai Exter (Wish it was released before I bought Tata Punch)
SundayBlues
Stealth
a year ago
Maruti Spresso
Maruti Celerio VXI CNG
https://www.carwale.com/maruti-suzuki-cars/celerio/vxi-cng/
Baba_White_Sheep
Stealth
a year ago
Just see the max safety rating and go for it.
Compromise on other stuff but not on safety
Summersand07
Stealth
a year ago
Kwid. Driving it for the last 7 years. It's a solid little vehicle. Right power needed for all the regular city & highway needs, maintenance cost is negligence, service experience from Renault is awesome, feature loaded (best in class), head Turner in terms of looks & I can go on...
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