I had decided to buy a car that can comfortably seat 5 people.
Had my wish list reduced to
a) Ford Fusion (Cause the new fusion comes at a lower price tag)
b) Ford Fiesta
c) Honda City
d) Hyundai Accent.
I test drove the Fusion first, which comes with the same engine as Fusion . The 1.6 Litre Engine boasting of 100+ BHP didnt really make it look powerful at all. The pick up was not upto the mark and the engine noise was a lot. The Car was not quiet. It was a noist and a rough ride on Ford. So I didnt even think of going for Ford Car.
Tried Honda City. The EPS is awesome. The drive was good and the interiors was good too. But the cost was a good 1.8 L more than the Lxi. If interiors is what I am bothered, I would rather spend the 1.8 Lacs on my home :)
I am not convinced with Hyundai. I feel the Engine of Baleno is far better than the low end GLE option of Hyundai which comes at a low price.
So went and got ahead with buying the Baleno.
I had test drove the baleno atleast 3 times become I was convinced to buy the Baleno.
The suspension of the Car was very good. There was a few concerns with the ground clearance. I had got hit once under the car. But if we go slow on the road there is no issues.
The Air Con is really good.
I had an issue when the car got delivered. There was a small gap between the rear seat and the slab that holds the speakers.
I informed the Pratham Motors person concerned and he asked me to drive down the next day and got it replaced.
So from that perspective, the service I got at pratham motors was good. Try that one.
The Mileage I got for the first 500 km is ~ 10.5 in city with AC.