I wanted a car which looks good, gives good mileage. has a vast and efficient network of serivce stations and most importantly has lot of space. After a lot of survey between Maruti, Tata, & Hyundai, I chose a Santro Xing XO eRLX and all I can say is Wow! What a Car. This is my First Car and I think my choice was RIGHT!.
Initially I thought of going in for Tata Indica LGI (reason being it has more space) but later observed that both are equally spacious but Santro stands apart in Style & Looks from Indica. Secondly Tata’s service is poor as compared to Hyundai.
I have driven 3300+ kms in 2 months and clocked speed upto 100kmph. The car just doesn’t shake or budge at that speed too. As regards mileage, it gives around 17 kms per litre on highway & 15 kms per lit in city with the AC ON. (My drive is 90% on the highway and I travel 45 kms a day.)
The Car’s interiors are elegant (for it’s class and segment), leg space is just too good, height is fantastic, power steering makes driving comfortable. I got the first servicing done and the service was fabulous. AC is very powerful and cools the car very fast.