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Originally Posted by vijayvelprakash I need some advice to decide on my new car purchase.
My usage will be around 1500km per month (700km in city and 800km on highway). This usage is a bridge between petrol and diesel. I have narrowed down to the following two models.
1. Elite i20 Petrol Asta(O)
2. Polo TDI Highline
I prefer a car with good ride quality and with safety features. This will be a self driven car with occupancy of 3 people on the maximum.
I have gone through a lot of reviews and Youtube videos. But need input from the owners who have had this car for a while.
Can the fellow petrol i20 owners here please give me reasons on why I should go for i20 than polo or any other car in this segment ![Please](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Please.gif) |
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Originally Posted by vijayvelprakash I feel the i20 petrol to be a VFM in the petrol segment. Baleno's build quality was being questioned even in its international variant. So i may not go for it. TD of jazz petrol revealed that it is no different to i20 in terms of drivability. But i feel its over priced.
I am definitely not looking for a compact sedan so ruled them out in the initial stage itself. |
I was in exact same spot 6 months ago and ended up buying Elite I20 Petrol Sportz model when it came with both Airbags + ABS in Sportz model which was within my budget.
My primary concern was also safety so i ignored all cars like Celerio, Kwid, WagonR etc etc due to weak structural strength and in some cases availability of 2 Airbags + ABS.
My monthly running is around 500 KM only so FE is not that big of concern. In your case i think your running is quite significant and most of the time running just increase once you purchase the car so it might also be better to future proof yourself.
In the end i was comparing following cars.
1) Polo TDI: You can check this however i own a Vento TDI so did not want another almost same car. One more point against Polo in my case was that i keep my cars for 10-12 years so i wanted reliable service support. Polo lost battle in long term reliability and maintenance.
2) Elite I20: Petrol is not enthusiastic engine. In city i prefer this over Vento sometime when i want to do relaxed driving so if you want to go from point A to B comfortable in City this engine is good enough. On highway overtaking trucks, buses etc are no issue however some similar speeding car you need to manage overtaking. Please note if you are doing
90-100 in relaxed manner in highway than its good enough but you will not be able to sprint overtake like in other powerful car. So this
engine get the job done is my take on Elite I20 Petrol. In rest department like interior, quality etc its great. Long term reliability is good. One more point is that my 99% running are in City. For highway i have Vento so Elite I20 was ticking all the boxes in my case.
3) Baleno: It was a close call and waiting was not an issue for me since I did my booking long ago and car was available to me. Engine performance no doubt Baleno will win against I20 and it might be cheap to maintain against I20. A lot of folks were having doubt about structural strength of Baleno and by that time Baleno NCAP rating was not out so I had no basis to judge safety of both cars.
4) Figo Diesel Titanium 1.5: Car which i booked and canceled. Even though my running does not justify Diesel but if i am paying almost same amount for Elite I20 Petrol than why not? Frankly this car was also ticking all the boxes. However NCR diesel related regulations and bans made me go for petrol only cars. People complaining about build of new Figo but they do that in comparison of old Figo. Besides structural strength matter more. So If you are looking at Polo TDI than please also go ahead and check this car.
5) Jazz: SV model was coming with Airbags + ABS and frankly it seems little costly for what it was offering. I know engine is amazing but somehow this car did not hit the spot so after TD i never went back
So I decided to go for Elite I20 Petrol as it was sufficient for me.
Will i make the same decision if i have to choose again? Yes, I have driven Elite I20 Petrol 3500 KM in last 6-7 months and have nothing to complain. In fact my family make me drive I20 in city since they prefer its ride comfort more than Vento.
However please note my conditions were different with no highway need from Elite I20. You will have to make your own decision.
Things you need to check:
- Engine: This is only thing which you need to find out. Take a long test drive on stretched road. If it suits your driving style than fine, If you have doubt than walk away.
- FE: Another big concern you might have. I get around 12 average in city congested roads. In your case you might get little more due to mix of highway trip.