techagr 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 I want to buy a new car Whats your Budget - Rs 20L-30L(on road price) Kms driven monthly - 1500-2000 km Bodyshell - Sedan/SUV City/Highway split - 95:05 Max No.of Passangers - __5____ most of the time Boot space Importance - Medium Usage by - normal Ownership - City Safety - High Prime requirement - AFSS, Fuel efficiency, space, VFM, diesel, ground clearance, Softcorner'd Manufacturer - VW, Hyundai, Toyota We can wait for 1 year. Backseat 3rd passenger comfort is a prime requisit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
librankur 39 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 dear anindya , These days i am inclined only to automatics so if you want one ,my pick would be the New Fanta Fe Automatic. Best Automatic car in the desired price bracket slightly better than the current champion Fortuner , as per a latest camparo tests done by Overdrive Mag , just trying to find a link on youtube for you , will post one if i find one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rameshbabu.n 6 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Welcome to the Forum dear AGRoy, Nice to see your very first post and glad to know about your requirement. Of hand, for 5 pax, mostly driving in city, within a 20 to 30 lakh budget, yet to decide between a sedan or a SUV ... the options seem to be between Nissan X Trail, Honda CRV apart from Toyota Fortuner. All comfortably in that bracket of 20 to 30 L. All three are very good, reliable and offer very good safety, comforts, features and sedan-like driving comfort. You need to go for a Test Drive of all the three, specially keeping in mind your last listed prime requirement - comfort for 3rd row passenger. If any of these 3 are going to fit your requirements perfectly, why wait for 1 year ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rameshbabu.n 6 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 I also forgot to add Santa Fe from Hyundai, one of your shortlisted brands. Yes. As rightly said by librankur, it was adjudged the best of SUVs in the latest comparision done by Overdrive. The price is also ideally suited for you. It is between 22 to 26 lakhs. And, Hyundai is NOW taking orders for this fully imported SUV which drives like a sedan. Being in Delhi, you may find their service also top class (hopefully, for this CBU import). All the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rahul1810 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 Audi Q3 is launching next month, and that is the one to go for. Initially only AWD will be launched which will be imported while, it will start getting assembled later in the year in Aurangabad. Expect price of around 25 lakhs and it has been unanimously touted for its ride quality. I wouldn't go for a Santa Fe when there are talk of the newer much better looking model launching soon. Another SUV slated to get a huge change is CRV and it may get diesel engines also. So if you want to wait for an year, it should be if you are interested in new CRV/Santa Fe/Q3 FWD. To buy in the next month, it would be Audi Q3. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
librankur 39 Report post Posted April 26, 2012 Q3 its like a small baby, even smaller than X1,sure the width is comparable. In india ,size rules, one of the reasons , Fortuner rules our roads.with a Q3 you might get lost in the crowd, hiding behind all the Innovas , Taveras , Xylos , we have here , though with the Quattro its bound to command respect otherwise. In delhi SUVs are more for their snob value and their intimitating road presence , rather than anything else , no mountains to conquer here, just bad roads and nasty speed breakers ,people buy SUVs to show off / Ferry people / Cargo and thus the bigger the better. In Delhi . Q3 would be the poor mans Audi,if you know what i mean.You dont want to be called poor even after spending 30 big ones. 4660 > 4385 Its up to you where you want to be seen , at the Top of a product line or at the Bottom of one , newer models of these SUVs are always a delight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
techagr 0 Report post Posted April 26, 2012 Hi guys thank you for your response. My dad wants to buy the car not me( i am 17 years old). most of the time the car will be used only by 2 person and only be used by 5 on occasionally. sorry for the confusion @librankur and rameshbabu.n we have already checked out santa fe and the middle seats lacked thigh support, also the attitude of the hyundai salesperson was pretty laid back and they seemed more interested in watching IPL than explaining the features of the car. @rahul1810 my mom feels that the Q3 is more of a hatch. Guys what about sedans?? I really loved the vw passat but dad is worried about its maintenance costs. Is there any news when peugeot launch 508 in India? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
librankur 39 Report post Posted April 26, 2012 great ,you are too informed and worldly wise for someone your age but then what we would know being born in the stone age. when you asked the question before it looked to me that the third row of seats were important to you as you would be sitting there, also 5 people traveling most of the time was confusing . vw passat is an excellent choce but it wont seat 5 comfortably and no third row either.it just won an aword , executive car of the year or so.will check and let you know.hope i am not confusing it with the jetta cricket makes indians crazy ,try to visit the dealerships again when the game season ends. q3 is sure a tiny baby to be called an suv Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creativebala 178 Report post Posted April 27, 2012 What could beat Skoda Superb for your requirement? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
librankur 39 Report post Posted April 27, 2012 great suggestion , Superb Fits your bill completely. others could be the : A4 Merc compressor S60 Out of these, do give S60 a thought and yes i was right about my confusion , Jetta was the Executive Car of the year not Passat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
