Hello to all the esteemed members of the forum this is my first thread in this forum, and I would like to share the experience of buying a car from Spinny
Choosing a car
It began in the year 2020 Jan, requirement was a car that would ply 95 percent in a city for occasional high way use. I started exploring options. But unfortunately, lock down was declared.
I made the car search a part of my WFH. Initial idea was to get a beater car (in a decent condition) for about 2.5 lakhs as this would be the first car I would be getting for myself.
The Used car market of Hyderabad
I had been following the used car market in Hyderabad since a long time, and when I got into it fully, oh my god it was such a mess. I went to the Maruti true Value, cars there were in an extremely bad shape. I saw an alto k 10 which had around 35k clicks on the odo, and the dealer quoted a whooping 3.2 lakh for it. (negotiable). I asked him about the dents the car had, he replied “sir once you finalize the car we can talk about the works and price”. And next I asked about the warranty, they said it will just be a word of mouth and nothing in written, this was the case with 3 to 4 dealers and then I dropped the idea of Maruti true value.
Next, I visited the used car dealers in a place called Madhapur (people from hyd can relate to), and there began the real game. I visited a dealer, he noted my requirement in his note book, showed me some cars, I was not so satisfied and walked away. Later I received 50+ phone calls from Various dealers. So, what happens here is they have a what’s app group in which they post the customer’s budget and requirements and circulate it within themselves.
After getting so many calls I visited few of the dealerships, and inspected the vehicles that I liked. Found a swift which had an odo reading of 50k km , a santro, a honda city and an i 10. The swift and I 10 were overpriced. He quoted 5.9 lakhs for the 2015 Swift Vxi. When I refused and walked till the gate he was ready to finalize it for 5.00 lakhs. I did not utter a word and left. I took the number and got it checked, it was last serviced at 76k km and had 50 k clicks on the odo. This was a case with three to four local dealers. They offer no warranty or any thing once they hand you over the vehicle, they are done. I was completely dejected and decided to go in for a new car.
The following options were considered for buying a new car after a detailed car search:
1) Alto 800 , k 10
2) Celerio
3) Kwid
Took a test ride of all the there. Kwid 0.8 L was just not up to the expectations. Celerio had a 4 month wait and k 10 was out of production and no stock left . Only option left was the Alto 800. I was told by the dealer in Hyd ( Somajuguda) that the vehicle would be ready in week.
The car procurement:
And finally, one day I came across a website called “Spinny”. It is a company based out of Delhi, now a big chain which is spread over many cities. I went through their website and found the cars to be in a a really good shape and they were offering one-year warranty on all their cars.
I decided to pay a visit to the dealership. This was a totally different experience; their office was located in a mall and their inventory was in a basement. People there were really professional, to be honest I never got such hospitality even in few premium showrooms. I told them my budget and they me showed me a set of cars. All the cars were in pristine shape which is usually not the case for the dealers who sell ordinary mass market used cars. After going through the inventory, I saw a 2012 Dzire VXI which did about 25000 km. They happily offered me a test drive, I told them I wanted to take out of the basement to get the correct over view the sales man was very professional and polite yet slightly hesitant but finally agreed. Over all I was very much satisfied with the car.
Later I told the sales person that I am ok with the car, but will get it checked from the A.S.S records. They did not refuse, I booked the car by paying INR 10,000. Good part with these people is the booking money is refundable unlike other local dealers where they just rob the money in case you do not finalize the deal.
The only thing I was skeptical was the old car having such a low reading on the odo, but I checked the tires and they had date similar to the year of manufacturing of the car (sigh of relief). I got a photo of the RC from spinny and got it checked from the Maruti service center. The reading was genuine, and the vehicle was non-accidental. And on that day, I decided to purchase the car.
I called up spinny and said I will be taking the car. I decided to go for a car loan, spinny offered the best deal from HDFC compared to what I was getting outside. Next morning the finance person turned up at my door step for documentation , loan was approved by afternoon. And spinny was ready to deliver the car the same day. Woohoo that was really fast. But I wanted to take the car delivery on exactly after 2 days (June 16) as it was my late grandfather’s birthday.
Delivery experience
There comes the final day. I wanted to personally take the delivery but was occupied with work completely. I requested the sales person if they could deliver the car to my place, they were more than happy to do it. The sales person himself arrived at my door step with the car and all the documentation and RC transfer was looked after by them.
Pros and cons of Spinny
Pros:
1) One-year Warranty: 3-month comprehensive which includes electrical parts as well and the rest includes warranty for engine and transmission)
2) Certified Vehicles: They give an entire health report of the vehicle in their website along with the dent map wind shield chipping etc.
3) Professional experience: Mentioned about the way they treat customers.
4) Transparency: No of previous owners is mentioned .
5) Proper documentation: I was given a 10 pages of paper work about the warranty and the way it works making things clear.
6) Hassle free purchase even for people who are not aware of cars as most of the cars were in good shape.
7) Money back within 5 days of purchase or 200 km ( which ever is earlier) in case you are not happy with the car
Cons:
1) Fixed price what so ever
2) Prices are about 5 to 10 percent dearer compared to the local market.
3) Test drive is mostly in the basement of the mall which makes inspection a task.
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