Planning to buy new car- considerations?

Wagon R CNG is strictly a city car.

1. CNG occupies the boot ..so it's literally non usable

2. Tall body makes it bouncy on highway

3. Provides sufficient space inside for 4 people

4. Low maintenance car...good resell value .

Can consider Altoz CNG... Tata CNG implementation is much better as they provide usable boot plus safe car for Highway 

What your requirements, Driving Style, City or Rural Towns, Budget, Required Boot space, Comfort level?

First mention your requirements?
City or Towns?
Driving style?
Hatchback/Sedan/Suv?
Budget?
For Daily Travel work? Leisure? Family? If work how many KMs daily?
Special Requirements? Audio/Ventilated seats? etc
GNCAP ? airbags? ISOFix? etc

Soni6567 wrote:

What your requirements, Driving Style, City or Rural Towns, Budget, Required Boot space, Comfort level?

4 ppl, mostly city, city to hometown (200km one way) frequently (3-4 times a month). 

Pune to Ooty like distance once a Yr. Diff states (eg 600km) not more than 10 a year. 

Budget: 7L to 12L. 

Night time from hometown to City, should have excellent focus lights (if additions needed, can do it) 

Should not have issues like stop on highways (had faced this issue with old car)

Should be low on maintainance (hv good experience with Maruti for maintainance, plug start even stand for few weeks in parking) 

Cng  Milage Should be above 22. ( I fitted non company cng to old car and it gave me over 27 avg. Heard cng Wagon r offers over 30?)

Bootspace - not real issue as most of travels on work purpose. Only few long ones with family, so can manage. 

SaanviSruthi wrote:

First mention your requirements?
City or Towns?
Driving style?
Hatchback/Sedan/Suv?
Budget?
For Daily Travel work? Leisure? Family? If work how many KMs daily?
Special Requirements? Audio/Ventilated seats? etc
GNCAP ? airbags? ISOFix? etc

Mostly in city. 

Driving style - Safe (If that's what it means. Highways ~100km)

Hatchback. 7L to 12L 

50-80km a day (2-4 times a week). Work managed on bike. 

Mostly iuse with family members. 

No special requirements apart from smooth and safe driving. 

Instead of exchange, have you checked the car scraping value?

amanhere2011608 wrote:

Mostly in city. 

Driving style - Safe (If that's what it means. Highways ~100km)

Hatchback. 7L to 12L 

50-80km a day (2-4 times a week). Work managed on bike. 

Mostly iuse with family members. 

No special requirements apart from smooth and safe driving. 

You can Consider Wagon since you are considering.

But i would suggest TATA  Altroz and since you use it  for family and night driving. its safest car for that budget and NCAP of 5 star. check for high-end variant and you can consider CNG also.

In my city driving style i get FE of 18Km in BLR

1.) for this problem try led bulb next time instead of higher wattage bulb. white led bulb are best

2.) call dealers from all over the country, remember you can buy car anywhere in India and register in your state.

3.) test drive punch & ester too

4.) insurance can be brought online, most quote are 50% of the dealer included price. warranty addon is a must.

Focus on comfort & safety as you gonna use 15years and 15-20k diff in resale value in 15years is not worth it imo. to save 1k every year you'll compromise so much.....

Try automatic version if you gonna drive car in city the most. worth it!

flash007 wrote:

Instead of exchange, have you checked the car scraping value?

Someone from Maruti showroom offered 30k in scrap (just over phone stating car is over 15 yrs). Had fitted cng itself in 30k. Did engine work and changed tyres in not long than 1 year.  

SaanviSruthi wrote:
You can Consider Wagon since you are considering.

But i would suggest TATA  Altroz and since you use it  for family and night driving. its safest car for that budget and NCAP of 5 star. check for high-end variant and you can consider CNG also.

In my city driving style i get FE of 18Km in BLR

Yours cng variant ? How's this for long route?

jambui wrote:

1.) for this problem try led bulb next time instead of higher wattage bulb. white led bulb are best

2.) call dealers from all over the country, remember you can buy car anywhere in India and register in your state.

3.) test drive punch & ester too

4.) insurance can be brought online, most quote are 50% of the dealer included price. warranty addon is a must.

Focus on comfort & safety as you gonna use 15years and 15-20k diff in resale value in 15years is not worth it imo. to save 1k every year you'll compromise so much.....

Try automatic version if you gonna drive car in city the most. worth it!

Manual is comfortable. 

amanhere2011608 wrote:

Yours cng variant ? How's this for long route?

not cng. just petrol. for long its good

amanhere2011608 wrote:

Someone from Maruti showroom offered 30k in scrap (just over phone stating car is over 15 yrs). Had fitted cng itself in 30k. Did engine work and changed tyres in not long than 1 year.  

I think by scraping you get some kind of certificate which help in saving around 5% overall (my friend saved 1.5L from scraping). I don't think scraping has anything to do with car age.

flash007 wrote:
I think by scraping you get some kind of certificate which help in saving around 5% overall (my friend saved 1.5L from scraping). I don't think scraping has anything to do with car age.

I will try to know more about it. Thanks

How's Maruti Fronxx ? Is it premium wagonr. 

Price wise fine but are features worth where wagonr lacking?

jambui wrote:

1.) for this problem try led bulb next time instead of higher wattage bulb. white led bulb are best

2.) call dealers from all over the country, remember you can buy car anywhere in India and register in your state.

3.) test drive punch & ester too

4.) insurance can be brought online, most quote are 50% of the dealer included price. warranty addon is a must.

Focus on comfort & safety as you gonna use 15years and 15-20k diff in resale value in 15years is not worth it imo. to save 1k every year you'll compromise so much.....

Try automatic version if you gonna drive car in city the most. worth it!

as per op req... Tata Cars also good option.

Since 200 kms to home town... 3-4 times a month.. best go for 5 star rating cars in safety.. very imp who go for long drive.

Punch cng/ exter cng

Cool07 wrote:

Punch cng/ exter cng

Thanks for suggestion. Both r nice. Punch seems better. In cng variant, punch has 5 variant starts from 7.10L to 9.68L. Price difference is huge. 

1)Can we buy base variant and setup required accessories imp like (tyre pressure, powerful lights etc) without affecting warranty? 

2)If anyone using punch, pl share driving experience

3)(have pre-approved car loan offer of 20L.) hypothetical que: If bought car on loan (5 yrs), next year can we take Loan against same car?

flash007 wrote:
I think by scraping you get some kind of certificate which help in saving around 5% overall (my friend saved 1.5L from scraping). I don't think scraping has anything to do with car age.

Checked with this. This policy is yet not in implementation but this is very good even if get 5% value. 

amanhere2011608 wrote:

Thanks for suggestion. Both r nice. Punch seems better. In cng variant, punch has 5 variant starts from 7.10L to 9.68L. Price difference is huge. 

1)Can we buy base variant and setup required accessories imp like (tyre pressure, powerful lights etc) without affecting warranty? 

2)If anyone using punch, pl share driving experience

3)(have pre-approved car loan offer of 20L.) hypothetical que: If bought car on loan (5 yrs), next year can we take Loan against same car?

CNG implementation of TATA is best in the industry with a single ECU and starting on CNG capabilities. 
Whereas Maruti / Hyundai feels like aftermarket jugaad implementation with no boot. 

amanhere2011608 wrote:

Checked with this. This policy is yet not in implementation but this is very good even if get 5% value. 

I think the policy is already there. (The Vehicle Scrappage Policy, 2021)

The following benefit are there:

• Avail a discount: After scrapping the vehicle, the owner may receive a 4 to 6% discount on the new vehicle’s cost (ex-showroom).
• No registration charges: Upon declaring the Certificate of Deposit, the registration fees for the new vehicle are waived.
• Concession on road tax: State governments may offer a concession on the road tax on the new vehicle. The concession can be up to 25% for non-transport vehicles and 15% for transport vehicles.
• Discount on a new vehicle: Vehicle manufacturers have been requested to offer a discount of 5% on purchasing a new vehicle against the Certificate of Deposit. This discount is over and above the scrap value, you receive for your vehicle.
  

Source: https://www.acko.com/auto/vehicle-scrappage-pol...

flash007 wrote:
I think the policy is already there. (The Vehicle Scrappage Policy, 2021)

The following benefit are there:

• Avail a discount: After scrapping the vehicle, the owner may receive a 4 to 6% discount on the new vehicle’s cost (ex-showroom).
• No registration charges: Upon declaring the Certificate of Deposit, the registration fees for the new vehicle are waived.
• Concession on road tax: State governments may offer a concession on the road tax on the new vehicle. The concession can be up to 25% for non-transport vehicles and 15% for transport vehicles.
• Discount on a new vehicle: Vehicle manufacturers have been requested to offer a discount of 5% on purchasing a new vehicle against the Certificate of Deposit. This discount is over and above the scrap value, you receive for your vehicle.
  

Source: https://www.acko.com/auto/vehicle-scrappage-pol...

If this is true, then user would scrap a maruti alto and should get a huge monetary benefit when purchasing a BMW. 
This is not correct as per my understanding.

Cool07 wrote:
If this is true, then user would scrap a maruti alto and should get a huge monetary benefit when purchasing a BMW. 
This is not correct as per my understanding.

please check the source and related policy for details.

Cool07 wrote:
If this is true, then user would scrap a maruti alto and should get a huge monetary benefit when purchasing a BMW. 
This is not correct as per my understanding.

Yes..too good to be true...but this policy is TRUE but not in implementation at least in maharashtra. 

Can anyone suggest rodent spray? Have rats 🐀  roaming in parking area...

Is rodent spray best solution to keep rats away from entering/damaging car? 

Has anyone booked car via Acko Drive ?  They claim to offer more discount than any showroom discount else they pay more 10k discount. 

Just over call, he reduced car price by 7000 (as I m financing through hdfc bank, he said they hv tie up with bank so can offer futher discount)

Pl update whoever either booked through acko drive or any other ways to get more discounts on booking a car?