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Originally Posted by sgiitk Varies with dealership, and your relationship with them. I do not think any of the money goes to Honda at this stage.
These days 51,000 seems to be the preferred norm. I paid 1L as advance for my Civic VAT, then have paid Rs.50,000 for the Brio VAT, City AVN Amaze VXAT. The SM was willing to book with zero for the City but I paid the amount, since I did not want the booking 'hijacked' by someone. In the Amaze he suggested 51k but I said 50k as usual. I could have booked the Amaze with Re.1 if I wanted. |
Exactly.
My rapport with the guys at Shubh Honda is so good that they wanted to book my 2014 City with Rs. 1, or 11, or 21, whatever I wanted. But I went by procedure and paid the full amount, taking into account a varied number of reasons, most primary being the one sgiitk mentioned above.
Secondly, the dealership dealings are pretty transparent, paperwork is almost perfect and super fast, service is exemplary, and I get 5-star treatment whenever I visit them. Even the A.S.S. guys, who might lack knowledge on critical technical aspects, are very patient and hear me out.
Above all, it's a Honda. If ever there was a case of blind faith, this company makes a strong bid for it.
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Originally Posted by StarScream This strategy will put them way behind the competition like the Vento TSI and even the Ford Fiesta and Eosport ATs because if they retain the engine then they will retain the 5-speed torque converter transmission - and that is not good.
Unless of course in India Honda has decided to give up its petrol leadership position to focus only on diesel with its sole engine like Maruti. |
Maybe they will keep the Earth Dreams petrol for the facelift of the 2014 City (due in the next 2-3 years). Or they might surprise one and all by plonking it in this one. Let's wait and see.
One way or another, they are definitely focusing on the diesels right now. They have been pleasantly surprised by the numbers the Amaze is crunching out month after month, and it's a definite that they will be giving priority to diesels for the next 5 years at least, if not more. The Mobilio, Jazz, Jazz-based SUV, next-gen Civic and even the Brio will be getting dieseled in the next few years. Only their new small car (under development right now, poised to be introduced under the Brio, in the A-segment) will have an all-petrol lineup.
Honda has big plans for the i-DTEC. They were not kidding when they said that they were going to take Honda mainstream in India. They are gunning for the #4 spot, if not #3.
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Originally Posted by vb-san Congratulations! That was fast indeed ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png) |
Thanks, vb my friend!
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Originally Posted by vb-san 12.49 lakhs!!! The price points are shifting. Now with D1 segment cars going to the vicinity of 20 lakhs, I can see the segments below moving up a step as well. |
Earning capacities are increasing, so prices are going up as well. All the C2-segment top variants are in the vicinity of 12-13 lakhs, so Honda commanding around 14L OTR for their top diesel variant doesn't surprise me. I just hope they throw in all the bells, whistles and goodies they can think of in it, just to make it a VFM proposition at that price point.
But I am keeping my fingers crossed. If 12.49L ends up being the OTR instead of ex-showroom, I bet a huge portion of the enthusiasts will end up extremely happy.
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Originally Posted by pdma Looking at some posts on another thread , the guess is that HONDA would be launching its CRIDER as CITY in India , however nothing sure yet. The dealer's statement that the new CITY will be bigger & wider is moving us all to a step closer to the assumption already in place as mentioned above. Pricing is the key and I hope Honda gets it right to appease all. Cars from HONDA are known to be booked off shelf even before the launch and that is the customer confidence they have gained over the years.
Congratulations !!! on the booking . |
It will share design cues with the C-Rider, but the new City will have a personality of it's own. I think the side view and interiors will be largely similar, and the front and rear should be different. Honda is following the C-concept design philosophy for all it's future lineups, so expect a chunk of the 2013 Fit, a portion of the new-gen Civic and a section of the C-Rider, mashed together to form the 2014 City.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by swiftnfurious That's some faith! ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png) Which one will you go for - Petrol or Diesel ? |
Diesel. My running has increased in recent times and I have been using Sylver, our Ritz diesel a lot (Dad is driving Pegasus now). The new one will be a diesel.
And you know what they say - the world runs on faith!
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Originally Posted by vsathyap Slightly off topic - but I guess the dealers are making hay while sun shines!!!
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Like I said .. Just my opinion! |
Like I said earlier, I don't advocate the same myself.
But this is one company (and one car in the market today), for which you can go blindly by faith.
My Pegasus is the 2012 facelift of the present Honda City, and the variant is the Corporate Edition. But there is NO evidence of cost-cutting anywhere. Plastics and interiors are spartan but quality. Each section and panel is screwed tight. Panel gaps are evident but are hardly noticeable in the first glance. Almost 2 years of ownership and not a niggle or rattle anywhere.
One would think that the basest variant of the City would have healthy doses of cost-cutting but no - none evident, none experienced. The Alabaster Silver paint quality is top-notch, the all-black interiors fantastic, and even with my all-component setup (Focals in front, JBLs in rear) rocking the cabin almost all the time (I have no insulation in the doors), there hasn't been a single rattle till now. Touchwood!
Plus, there's not a long time left from the day of booking (yesterday) to the launch (25th Nov). If I get my car in January itself, well and good. Since my dealership is in a Tier-II city, I might most certainly receive it earlier than others (like I got my CE variant in 2012 on a priority basis).
I will be receiving my booking receipt through email on Thursday. The Manager has promised a speedy, priority delivery, and I don't doubt him one bit. He's been a wonderful contact, more like a close friend in recent times.
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Originally Posted by blacksport Knowing that it is a Honda, and the City as a car rarely disappoints, I for one, would not mind spending a few thousands to ensure that I would be one of the first to receive the car. |
+1.
Like my friend swiftnfurious said above, it's all a matter of faith. And naturally, faith stems from positive experiences in life. When you feel good about something, your brain won't stop you from doing it.
And in this case, the brain is in conjunction with the heart.