Hi Friends,
These reviews have been quite informative and encouraging.
I work in one of the IT places in Hosur road in Bangalore. I stay close to 25kms from Hosur road. Now I am commuting by bike, but since its quite far, I plan to go by car.
My requirement is that, in this traffic chaos, the vehicle should be economical to drive, reasonably smooth and even when taken for long drives, should be able to accommodate 5 & none should feel back-ache at the end of Journey. So in toto, usage of the vehicle would be around 300 to 400 Kms per month, maximum.
My first question is, should I go for Petrol or Diesel.
I have 2 vehicles in mind. 1)Swift zxi petrol (2) Indica DLX turbo.Both top end models.
No doubt, Swift is the best vehicle in the segment with all best features in it.
Mileage also, as I have heard people saying 10-12KM/ltr(with AC) in city. Long drives, may be 15KM/ltr(with AC), maximum.
Leg room is not much and dont know if knee pains after long journeys.
Ride and handling is very good, as, it is from Marutis and since its a petrol vehicle.
Indica Turbo, since is a diesel vehicle, the engine sounds slightly rough.
During test drive, I felt clutch and gear hard, but the engineer said, after usage, they both would become alright.
Mileage, as I have read in the reviews, say that its around 15km/ltr within city with AC and around 20-22 in long drives (with AC again).
But is this really true..if anybody could confirm..please.
Leg room is very good and boot is also quite ok. Road visibility is not very good, as the bonnet is slightly high.
Build quality is definitely good in Swift, ok in Indica. Lookwise, swift is a headturner, Indica has decent likeable looks. No problem.
Now, the question of economy.
Swift, no doubt, since is a petrol variant, initial cost is high (Rs.5.8 L on road) but maintenance will be low. At the same time, with the prevailing condition, petrol is almost Rs.20 higher than Diesel.
Indica Diesel is reasonably priced at 4.7L on road, Diesel being Rs.20 less than petrol. So, is maintenance going to be higher? This point, I feel as one of the deciding factors for the petrol or Diesel vehicle.
So friends, please let me know how is the maintenance of Indica Diesel. Is it going to be around 3000-4000. Petrol cars I heard is around 1500-2000 per service, at the most.
Please let me know if in the long run, Diesel vehicle’s clutch, gear n accelarators are going to be hard or will be smooth.
Thank you very much for your time and comments.
Before you go, my questions here again.
1) Mileage of Indica(with AC) within city and long drives.
2) How expensive will be the maintenance cost of Indica compared to swift.
3) In the long run, Diesel vehicle’s clutch, gear n accelarators are going to be hard or will be smooth.
4) Which car to buy Indica or Swift.