![]() The Figo is the newest kid on the block, and by the looks of it, it’s a killer machine, and especially the Aston Martin inspired front grill is drool-worthy. We fixed the time of Saturday 2 PM, and the SA would come along with the finance scheme and an evaluator to valuate my i10 Called up the SC Ford guys to check whether they had the car for TD of Figo DCT. The next car I thought of checking was the new Ford Figo. So the subsequent weekend, I decided to restart scouting for cars. The all-inclusive price on road Mumbai was working out to be INR 9.81 lacs (with extended warranty and some cash discounts thrown in)Ĭollected the broucher, finance scheme and price list and left the showroom by telling the executive that I am scouting for other options to we will get back to you.Ĭouple of weeks passed by, got busy in work and one weekend suddenly, wifey reminds me about the new car. Though this one also has paddle shifters, but I didn’t thought it made any larger sense.Īfter a rather disappointing performance in TD, we came back in the showroom to discuss the financials. Probably, that can be attributed to the smaller engine the rubber band effect was far more evident as compared to the City. Alas, I wasn’t impressed with the way the car performed. But having driven the CVT on the current Generation City, I knew exactly what to expect from the gearbox. He kept insisting for a longer drive so that we could feel the dynamics of the car better. What I liked about the sales guy here was that, he was not in a hurry to finish off the test drive. How much effort would it need to re do a dash completely? Nevertheless, while we were checking the car, the TD car was ready for the demo and off we went for a ride. Err… Common Honda, you can’t be charging 10 lacs to a customer and sell him Dummy Slots. One sore point in the entire interiors of the car was the Dummy Button at the start-stop slot. Hmm, good to have these things in today’s era I thought. Plus, the car came with most of the gizmos that modern car has to offer, touch screen audio system, climate control AC, auto folding ORVM’s, rear parking camera, etc. The important tick box item was safety features, and the V AT variant did come with the airbags and ABS with EBD. You get into Jazz, what amazes you is the sheer amount of space the car has. Went to the Solitaire Honda to check out the car, being an existing customer, services rendered were good, The entire car was explained in details by the executive, and he promptly arranged for a Test Drive too. * Images sourced of Jazz, Polo & Figo through Google Images.īeing a Honda customer for almost a decade now and owning various iterations of City, and Jazz being the relatively new Kid on the block, decided to check out the Jazz first. Safety over anything else, with this thought process our search for the new hatch began. PS- The Grand i10 Asta was always on my radar, but somehow due to lack of ABS & Airbags in AT kept me away from it for long. And that search ended on Grand i10 Asta (O) AT. Thus a search for new car, in hatch back segment, but with AT began. Errand buddi reviews driver#Plus wifey had become a skilled driver over last 2 years of driving, and hence I didn’t look at that as an issue. Thus buying a car with safety features became of paramount importance. son around in the area for any shopping outings or doctor outings. Additionally, the car was also used to ferry my 2 yr. The only downsider was this car was no ABS & Airbags, however, considering the limited use of the car then, we picked it up.įast forward 2016, better half starts working once again, and the i10 which initially was only used for local errands around, started getting used for to and fro office trips, which was almost 28 km both ways. However, as she needed something to practice, buying a new car didn’t make sense, and AT being a top priority and compact being second, we ended up buying a well maintained 2009 manufactured Hyundai i10, Sportz AT in October of 2014. ![]() This gave birth to an idea of adding one more car to the garage. ![]() To ensure the momentum is on even after the driving school sessions are over she would need a car to keep practicing. Finally by 2014 I could persuade her to join a driving school and thus wifey starts learning to drive the car. ![]() Initially she resisted, but later on agreed. Ever since then, I was pushing my better half to learn driving. The first car that I owned in circa 2007 was the humble Maruti-Suzuki Estilo Vxi, which I had traded in against the Honda City V AT (O) in 2012. My "Pocket Rocket" replaced by new, 2016 updated Hyundai Grand i10 Asta (O) AT. ![]()
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