Car & Bike Suggestions for a used car.

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I'd recommend staying away from most Marutis and Hyundai (i10/Santro) for the simple reason that they don't depreciate as well as other makes

If you are looking for value, rule of thumb would be to buy a car thatr doesn't depreciate fast when buying new and vice versa when buying used

Just make sure you don't pick up a car that is known for high maintenance (e.g. a Skoda)

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that a 4 year old Accent at 2.5L or a Palio at 2L presents far more value than say a 4 year old Wagon R at the same price point

The maintenance for the former would only be a bit higher than the latter

Just one more thing, try going with a friend/acquaintance who knows enough about cars to cull out the lemons when scouting

when you zero down on a vehicle, pay a professional mechanic to take a detailed look
 
^^ yes the prices may drop initially owing to the new Nano

but still i believe that when the nano hype wud be over withtin the firsyt year of its launch, people wud consider buying a used zen/ alto/santro then going for this nano

to me personally nano sucks. and i ll never buy it.

prefer an old hatch zen/ alto/santro than the new nano

coz nano is simply waste of money

its going to have a lot of problems

and wud be a hard to get good after sales service for this one

and already TATAs have a very bad ASS!!!!!!!!!!
 
Its been a while since the thread has been started and the thread starter hasn't commented for a long time. For all you know hez made the purchase :P
 
tata is pretty bad-ass :P, but that makes up for some pretty great depreciation on the cars they service, like the palio and petrol indica's. a certain member who got a brand new Indica Xeta GLX 6 months ago, is trying to sell it, and though his asking price is 80K below the brand new price, he's still looking for a buyer.
 
greenhorn said:
agreed, but the point is , for the traditional buyer of the second hand alto/zen/800, the nano is an attractive offer. Hence the second hand values of these cars will take a hit.
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MohitPreet said:
^^ yes the prices may drop initially owing to the new Nano
but still i believe that when the nano hype wud be over withtin the firsyt year of its launch, people wud consider buying a used zen/ alto/santro then going for this nano

to me personally nano sucks. and i ll never buy it.
prefer an old hatch zen/ alto/santro than the new nano
coz nano is simply waste of money

its going to have a lot of problems
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Agreed,the Nano is capable but its whimsical(err..toy like) nature may deter quite a few customers from buying it.
I for one wouldn't buy even the TOP END model of the nano...
It just doesn't looks SAFE ! And the interiors are a JOKE !
There might still be a few issues that need to be addressed by TATA.

My 2 Cents.
 
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