FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Want to buy a new car? Too lazy to do a search? You've come to the right place. The forum has a wealth of information on cars and car buying queries. Ideally, you should run a search on the forum about the information you're looking for. Most of the times, the search will return some useful results. Many times users sign up and head straigth for AAA for their car purchase questions. So before you go the same way, please do read through the links provided. You might not have to make the effort of creating a new thread. Here I've compiled a list of road tests that will serve very handy to the car buyer. Almost all cars have been compiled in this list and will give you a lot of information. If nothing else, it will help you ask intelligent questions. I will put additional links from a test drive thread (if it exists) from the forum itself for a second opinion. Some links will be put up later as and when they become available. The roadtests are from our WhatCar website and many have been penned by me. I decided to put these down in the forum as well because of amount of new car queries we get everyday. The WhatCar website is still undergoing development, so please excuse. There is also one very informative thread on choosing the right car by BornFree. It is a sticky as well in the AAA section. Please read both the threads before asking a question. This way you don't have to start a new thread on a car purchase unless you really have to. Cars have been divided into the following categories for your convenience. Economy Premium Compacts Lower Midsizers Upper Midsizers Lower Luxury Multi Purpose Vehicles Sport Utility Vehicles. Some Useful Links Tyre Guide LPG v CNG Petrol v Diesel Information 2009 Launches (Credits to Vivek Bansal for sharing this with us) *********************************************************** Economy Cars Tata Nano Forum Test Drive Chevrolet Spark Hyundai i10 i10 Forum Test Drive Hyundai Santro Maruti 800 Maruti Alto Maruti A-Star A-Star Forum Test Drive Maruti Omni Maruti Wagon R Maruti Zen Estilo Tata Indica Premium Compact Chevrolet U-VA Chevrolet SRV Fiat Palio Stile Fiat Palio Multijet Forum Test Drive Ford Fusion Hyundai Getz Hyundai i20 Forum Test Drive Maruti Ritz Maruti Swift Maruti Swift 1.2 K-Series Skoda Fabia Tata Indica Vista Indica Vista Forum Test Drive Lower Midsizers Chevrolet Aveo Ford Ikon Hyundai Accent Mahindra-Renault Logan Maruti Swift Dzire Swift Dzire Forum Test Drive Tata Indigo Upper Midsizers Tata Indigo Manza Forum Test Drive Fiat Linea Fiat Linea Forum Test Drive Ford Fiesta Honda City Forum Test Drive Hyundai Verna Maruti SX4 Mitsubishi Lancer Lower Luxury Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Optra Magnum Honda Accord Honda Civic Hyundai Sonata Mitsubishi Cedia Skoda Laura Skoda Octavia Toyota Corolla Altis Volkswagen Jetta Jetta Forum Test Drive Luxury Vehicles Mercedes E350 Multi Purpose Vehicles Chevrolet Tavera Mahindra Bolero Mahindra Scorpio Scorpio Auto Forum Test Drive Scorpio mHawk Forum Test Drive Mahindra Xylo Forum Test Drive Maruti Gypsy King Maruti Versa Tata Safari DiCOR Tata Sumo Victa Tata Sumo Grande Sumo Grande Forum Test Drive Toyota Innova Sport Utility Vehicles Chevrolet Captiva Ford Endeavour Honda CR-V Maruti Grand Vitara Mitsubishi Montero Mitsubishi Outlander Forum Test Drive Mitsubishi Pajero Nissan X-trail Toyota Fortuner Forum Test Drive Toyota Land Cruiser Prado ********************************************************** FRGFuelRunGod2010-02-06 06:45:45 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Hello all, Please make sure everybody reads this thread before asking new questions. This will be a sticky and will be updated every now and then. FRGFuelRunGod2009-03-23 18:21:49 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darklord 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks for the list FRG There seems to be some problem with the title which abruptly ends saying "Read before ne" - can you fix that? Also, isn't the Tata Safari an SUV? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shravan 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 @fuel: Great work done.This thread will be very usefull to know the features,specification of the cars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanmay87 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2009 Nice one FRG, it will surely be a lot of help to everyone. The only car i found missing from the list was i20.tanmay872009-03-19 19:30:59 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharash 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Great way to get all the infos you need!! Way to FRG Merge all the "which car to buy?" threads here so that we have more space for discussing other things! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgiitk 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Brilliant FRG. Let us all hope that the this topic 'sticks' (pun intended). Let me expand on the theme by trying to address the Diesel v Petrol issue in a very simple manner. One very common question is should I buy diesel or petrol. A diesel vehicle is cheaper to run in terms of fuel costs, but is in general more expensive to buy. Also, spares etc. are more expensive for diesels. A petrol car usually has lower noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels, and engine is moer tractable due to the more linear power delivery. On the cost basis various people estimate the changeover point from Petrol to Dielsel in the 15,000 to 24,000 km per annum region. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Excellent work FRG, yes from few days there are too many queries on this Forum and it doesnt looks like recession period .It will help lot of new buyers and even if they are confused, afterwards they can have some queries discussed. And do add Skoda Superb, Hyundai i20, Mahindra Xylo so as new car buyers can have their problems solved. And also some links which are not in Bold letters arent working so please check it out..bluesapphire2009-03-20 05:08:07 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Yes those links are yet to be added. FRG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thackervijay 2 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 gr8 work FRG, very much helpful for buyers and must go through before posting queries, still some cars are missing from the list and some of them are not showing in bold letters,please do the needful.CHEERS!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesapphire 1 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Well i checked the site, and there if you do some search you will got review of all cars there itself. Even some links here will help to get other cars reviews directly through whatcar site Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the bikophobic 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 BMWS,AUDIS,BENTLEYS,MERCS,VW TOUAREG N VOLVOS ARE ALSO MISSING FRIEND Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speed 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Great effort FRG, thanks. This will go a long way helping out prospective buyers & moreover as you mentioned, will atleast render them to ask intelligent ques! Further its great to see Whatcar site getting some juice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 BMWS' date='AUDIS,BENTLEYS,MERCS,VW TOUAREG N VOLVOS ARE ALSO MISSING FRIEND[/quote'] Be patient my friend. It will all come with time. I didn't add the Luxury category on purpose. Will be added later. FRG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Durango Dude 2 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Keep up the great work, FRG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 First post updated with 'Useful Links' that include threads on tyres, CNG vs LPG and Petrol vs Diesel. Should make for interesting reading for new buyers. EDIT: Forum Test Drive links added as well. FRGFuelRunGod2009-03-20 17:53:17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 Tata Nano link added. FRG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinoth86 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Nice work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted April 16, 2009 I have added another file in the useful links section. It contains information on cars that are expected to launch this year. Due credits to our member Vivek Bansal (vivekbansal11) for the file. FRG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FuelRunGod 200 Report post Posted November 3, 2009 First post updated with new car links. FRG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rahul1810 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2009 Can we get a report on the SX4 VVT. Or is it coming in the next issue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NAREN64 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2009 FRG Great work very useful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sidkap 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2009 Hi FRG, Ive been trying to open the link on the Skoda Laura 2009 but it just shows me a Compilation Error everytime. Could you plz help me with this? Or send me the info in the reply? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhema 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2010 Mr. FuelRunGod, Firstly congratulations & also thanks for such a useful, practical thread. I wanted to enquire in which category will the Ecco be placed ( Economy- as it is priced so or in the MPV- in the same category of Versa ). I could not find Ecco in any category.This query I'm asking for my neighbour. Maruti had launched the Ecco,on the platform of Versa & seeing the initial success of the vehicle( in our city it has a waiting of 3-4 months atleast), my neighbour who was very interested in Ecco suddenly became doubtful, stating how the Ecco which is like a stripped down Versa and is in so much demand,come at such a low price compared to Versa. Kindly clarify if there are any major changes in Ecco over the Versa. -Abhema Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creativebala 178 Report post Posted July 30, 2010 Old platform, space, small car subsidy & parts sharing are the secrets behind Figo & Eeco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
