Re: What made you upgrade from your perfectly-fine vehicle? We own a Honda City Diesel, which is 2014 one though bought used in 2017 when the odo was at 35k Kms and now, it has run 165k Kms till date.
We usually don't retain our cars for more than 4 years but somehow this is the only car, which we had retained this one beyond that (gonna complete 6 this July). Reasons for holding onto this one:
1. Mileage- Even now it gives no less than 17-18 Kmpl in city traffic and 22-25 Kmpl on highways depending on driving style
2. Rear seat comfort- My parents are still happy with the comfort and space it offers even after 6 years of ownership
3. Lower maintenance costs- Last service (150k Kms service) costed us less than ₹10k and this car is literally cheaper to maintain despite being a 9 year old car
Also, we had spent nearly ₹2L on this car in the end of 2022 getting it repainted from top to bottom, suspension overhaul last year during this time (did 30k Kms till date) and others. And, recently, replaced its tyres to MRF Perfinza, which has run nearly 10k Kms already in 2.5 months since installation and battery as previous one had gave up. At the time of restoration, the odo was at 145k Kms and now, it has run 165k Kms (did 20k Kms in almost 6 months post restoration).
Moreover, covid and house purchase was also one of the reasons why we had retained the Honda City till date. And, according to my parents, especially, my mom, feels that spending on a new car is a waste of money. But, even after getting these things done on City, still there is an itch for getting a new car replacing the City as this car is mostly driven by mom, whose age is 53, for her 20 Kms commute to office and somehow, I'm pestering her to get an AT as she is suffering from leg issues though she can still drive a MT car even now. Note: She has been driving cars since 2 decades and drove only MT cars till date and she loves driving herself and doesn't rely upon others except on occasions, where she needs to visit hospital or shopping, she prefers taking our chauffeur. In terms of transmission, she is bit old school and does my dad but somehow he got convinced in getting an AT this time after he was told by our chauffeur about the convenience of having an AT car and drove AT cars like i10 and Celerio in recent times and he got impressed with the convenience it offered though it would take time in getting used to it as he also had driven MT cars till date.
The reason I wanted to sell off the City is its already close to 10 years and anything might happen in future, which leads to more expenses. The foreseeable expense I'd be seeing is timing kit replacement as well as oil sump replacement, which is due for replacement during next service, which will be done in another few weeks I guess and it might cost nearly ₹50k. But, still my folks, including myself, are mentally prepared to spend on this car.
And, the replacement for our City Diesel would be Verna (loved the DCT), City CVT (only if Honda is keen on staying here in India), Sonet D AT (one of my favourite engine+transmission combo) or Venue DCT or an EV if new as an EV would suffice her daily usage of 20 Kms while in used, a well maintained MK6 Jetta TDI AT or a MK3 Octy TDI AT is what I want due to the sheer driving pleasure it offers and 2.0 TDI, which is a monster. Hope, we will replace the City by this year end or next year and get any of these.
Apart from this, we had 2011 Innova VX, which was bought used again in 2016 and sold it off last year as the maintenance was piling up a bit despite being an Innova but the engine was still strong even after doing close to 2L Kms on the odo and, somehow, wanted to upgrade to an AT so that my dad can drive regularly. We almost bought a new car an year ago, but, somehow couldn't due to some reasons and in the interim, had bought a 2022 VW Taigun 1L TSI MT from someone I know as he had bought this as an extra car since he had other cars for daily commute, and was told to use it until we get a new car. But, somehow, ended up using it for nearly an year and did more than 30k Kms on the odo and returned back to him.
Last edited by car_guy1998 : 2nd June 2023 at 02:03.
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