Re: The Skoda Karoq, now launched at Rs 24.99 lakhs Quote:
Originally Posted by mufeez1234 A friend of mine was in market for Karoq but almost 31L On- road price seemed too high so we ended up purchasing a impeccably maintained MY 2018 Audi Q3 at 28L.
Fellow BHP-ians' thoughts? |
Your post and my reply are kinda off-topic for this thread but just wanted to offer my perspective on this.
Good to know about your friend. The idiom "To each, his own" applies well here. I have been in both the shoes so here is my perspective.
I have owned a used BMW X1 (Year 2012) between 2015 and 2019. I picked it up with around 40k km on the odometer and used it for another 50k km and sold it in 2019. When I picked it up, the company warranty had just expired and there was no extended warranty purchased by the previous owner and there was no opportunity for me to do that. I enjoyed it for the 4 years I had it for. I used a similar logic to the one you posted above with regard to your friend. I picked this car for 21L in 2015 and sold it for 12.5L in 2019. Fortunately, there weren't any major issues. But, there was always a point of concern/ reliability esp whenever I'd go for a long drive on how the car would fare. Often, I left this car and took another family car on trips to Vijayawada and Bangalore.
Fast-forwarding to 2020, I was in the market for a new car this September/ October and zeroed-in on a Karoq but due to a deal not working out between the dealer and me, it did not go through. I did also get the same offers as your friend and 1-2 yr old X1s and 3-4 yr old Q3s were available for 25-30L budgets but this time I chose not to bite this bullet and instead continued looking for a new car. I finally picked up a Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace last week.
In my opinion, all German cars, whichever brand we talk about whether Premium(Audi, BMW, etc) or otherwise (Volkswagen/ Skoda, etc) are best taken with an extended warranty to the extent possible. So, in the current period, my pick would be a new car with 4 years of company warranty and the possibility of extending it by another 2 years.
--Kalyan Mod Note: BHPian Mr.Perera's Skoda Karoq Ownership Review has been taken live at this link. Please continue the discussion over on the new thread. Thanks!
Last edited by Aditya : 24th November 2020 at 12:03.
Reason: Adding link to review
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