Hmmm... I took my wife to a Maruti Showroom, and surprised her to select a car. Reluctantly she agreed to go ahead for a Maruti 800. With the sales person help and also mine, with background on my automobile engg, managed to convince her the best deal would be to go for Wagon R Lxi model, along with its free insurance cover for one year as it is the best engineered vehicle by Maruti in this segment of cars available in market today.
WagonR Lxi?
Fact: Very responsive with its inbuilt 16-bit computer.
Experience: As I was not confident enough in driving, we hired a driver to pick the vehicle from the show-room . In a weeks time, I practised gear shift, and took the drivers seat and felt the amazing difference. Variable power steering and ease of shifting gears were remarkable. It felt like total control over this gal especially during steering, and engine response is really superb with A/C always on. On the top of that, supreme comfort, it felt like I am the king of the road.
Fact: Comfort
Experience: There is lot of room and one can accomodate four big sized people with ease. Lot of leg room space, both rear and front.
Fact: GearShift
Well, Ultimate. During first few days, gear shifting was very difficult, especially when you want select the second gear. Fifth gear position is somewhat very difficult to distinguish, and I sometimes ended up in going back 3 when I wanted 5. After few days of driving, after first service, changing to second gear was very easy and I got used to 5th gear positioning. It is very comfortable for me now. Though some users crib positioning of gear shifts, I absolutely had no problems with it.
Fact: Brand Maruti Suzuki
Experience: Maruti has wide dealer network all over India and spares related with Maruti cars are cheap in comparison to its counterparts. CARS India, dealer is amazing and offers all support, help at any time. They remind us of the service dates and help us to maintain car very well.
Fact: Mileage
Unbelievable, 14-15 kpl with AC always on within citylimits, and surprisingly 20-21 kpl on highway! Mileage really improved alot after my third service with the dealer CARS India.
Note: This superior mileage is due to the fact that I always drive my car as per the advise provided by Maruti, i.e. changing gears at the right speed and maintaining 40-50 kpl within city limits and 70-80 kpl on highways
Fact: Maintenance Free
True. So far I never took the vehicle to the dealer with any problems. So far so excellent.
Conclusion: Japanese engineering is more advanced & reliable in comparison to koreans. This is a fact, no one can deny this. I read tons of reviews before I made my mind to purchase WagonR. Maruti brand value gives us the best return for money and is ideal selection for anyone who thinks of control, comfort and ultimate driving pleasure.
If someone is paranoid with the looks of WagonR, rethink again. This gal is brilliant (engineering) and beautiful too, and just think of any gal being beautiful & no brains(good engineering), it would be very difficult for us to mainTain!!!