This may turn out to be a long post, sorry about that.
I'd always wanted to own a lancer and hence am a little biased in its favour, I'd like to do stage one mods as soon as I know there's no work to be done in the engine, suspension department. FFE, Filter, Plugs and some decent wheels will be first priority. Porting polishing and other mods will follow as and when the purse strings are loosened. Can I install diesel tuning boxes on the 1999 lancer GLXD?
A lot of people seem to be recommending petrol cars, I'm sure the fuel economy will drop like a hot potato once I do some basic mods, How safe is it to install a gas kit on petrol cars?
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Originally Posted by Altocumulus You have a pretty decent budget for a used car. Why such old cars and paying such high prices. My friend bought a 2002 Lancer GLX for 1L driven only 28k that too more than a year back.
Buy an esteem for 1.3L max and get it done up and modified for 70 k (thats huge amount for an esteem mod) more. |
Hey Altocumulus, I could buy a newer model of the lancer for instance, but that leaves me with very less maneuverability financially if I need to fix up any wear and tear, if I invest my entire budget to procure the vehicle.
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Originally Posted by Arjun Reddy At 2.5 Lakhs you could also source the Ford Fiesta 1.6 petrol. And you will get probably a 2006-08 model at that price. |
Like I said above, spending the entire budget to purchase the vehicle gives very little room to do any minor repair work, and Arjun, my father owns a Mondeo, I have seen the hardships one has to go through with a Ford car in India, maintenance is crazy!
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Originally Posted by Umesh Kumar61 Hi Rider,
Check for a newer car, because even if a car is low on ODO it doesn't mean it has less wear and tear, it's body might have developed corrosion in not so obvious parts places which may or may not catch your eye in a quick look, like the metal enclosed by the rubber beadings in the doors, boot beading, underbody etc.
Esteem is much more easier to maintain but wont be so classy and comfy and Fuel Efficient like the lancer GLXD. |
Umesh, you raised some important points, A friend and I closely examined the lancer I have described and there seems to be normal wear and tear that comes with age,but apart from that it seems to be in good condition. I am not averse to a good esteem, I'll look around for one.
By the way, I came across a 2000 model lancer diesel, run around 90,000km and the guy is asking for Rs. 1 lakh only. It also has a gas kit fitted on it, the only negative part prima facie is that it's an MH registration and I'll have to buy Karnataka road tax for the vehicle. I also found another lancer, the chap said he is the 8th owner of the car, I ended that conversation asap.
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Originally Posted by Cartman Firstly, welcome back.
The problem with this vehicle will be after-sales. The service support isn't all that great. The parts may be difficult to source too. All said and done, would you really want to pay 1.6L for a 16 year old car?
The safer bet of the two. If you absolutely have to choose among these two and these two only, go for the Elantra if it fulfills your criteria. Note that the resale value will take a sharp hit. If you get it, and don't plan on selling it for the next 4-5 years, it makes good sense.
Probably the most horses 2.5L will buy at the moment. An absolutely brilliant car to drive, no doubt. The problem with used Fords is reliability. The parts, especially of the Fiesta cost an absolute bomb. For e.g: I was quoted 27k for the alternator alone for a 1.4 TDCi Fiesta. I'd strike the Fiesta off the list, purely for this reason.
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Thanks for the welcome cartman, appreciate it!
To answer your question, I am not too worried about spare parts, there are a couple of areas in Bangalore where one can get the parts for almost any Indian vehicle, and I do have friends in Coimbatore who may be be able to hook me up if I can't find them in Bangalore.
I also saw a Hyundai Sonata Gold (petrol) for 1.85L, second owner. I don't think I can handle the cost of regular upkeep of such a vehicle at the moment and hence did not pursue it further. Ideally, I'd like to buy a 2005 - 2007 vehicle for 2.5 lakhs but I found this particular lancer to be in pretty good shape and hence narrowed it down to these two.
[quote=lancer_rit;3671451]Hmmm, isn't there a rule not allowing cars older than 15 years to ply in Bangalore ?
I think older vehicles are allowed to ply as long as they have a fitness certificate issued by the RTO.