Hi,
I should not forget to tell you, I am the 3rd buyer of Maruti Esteem LX (a Sept ’96 model), but I have a smooth chicky car on hands. I paid only 1, 20, 000 INR for it, but believe me its a value for money car.
Absolutely stunning performance and glides on road. Any Esteem model after 96 would be called a good buy and I bet you would never regret it.
Likes
Very smooth on rough road
Sturdy body
Safe (which almost noone considers as a major factor while buying a 4 wheeler)
Very high top speed (comfortable on long drives)
Good visibility in heavy traffic (cheers Maruti, as it is always with any car from Maruti)
Huge space in the boot and the car (I think, Esteem is the only car after Cielo to have such huge boot capacity)
Dislikes
Higher turning radius
Should not buy without power steering (mine was a used car, hence I had no choice)
With AC, fuel average drops a lot