Folks - like to share about my used Maruti Esteem 2001 version that I picked up from a friend in chennai in the year 2002 - from 2002 till date I have spent about 20K in maintenance (of which 10K was just for cosmetic changes) & about 8 K for car wash & general checkup before long drives !
I am just amazed with the steardiness of the car & the consistent mileage I have been getting for the past 3.5 years. I have been clocking 10KMPL within bangalore City & 13.5 on long drives with AC - I think this is amazing!
Though the space in the car is not great - I woudl strongly feel that the car is excellent value for money (new / old). The comfort on the car is pretty good & on long rides it can comfortably go on........but once you drive for more than 6 hours it becoems a little uncomfortable!
I would strongly recommend Esteem for old & new car buyers!