Used car for 20 lakhs in Bangalore In the Bangalore used car market, what car one can go for 20L budget?
The requirements:
Seat comfort for all, non discontinued variants, spare parts availability, memory seats, Power, Smooth Automatic with paddle shifters, decent FE on highways (above 10) and most importantly shouldn't leave me stranded on the middle of nowhere even after proper care. Panoramic roof would be great but not a deal breaker.
Rejected X1 X line (looked for facelifted 2016 models) for lack of thigh support and mediocre back seat comfort. Though I didn't find the need for paddle shifters during my test drive, I may find the need for it later on and it would have been great if there's one. M Sport prices are way beyond my budget and even X line doesn't come anywhere close to 20L in Bangalore.
Jetta TDI AT (2015 and above). Very good VFM car, though ingress and egress is not easy for me, I can ignore this for the VFM point. Parts availability is the major issue. Seats ain't comfortable and my Linea provides much better comfort than this!
2016 and above Superb TDI AT is great in features ( love that cool ventilated seats) but steering feedback isn't that great and I find X1's steering feedback much better than this. Except that, it's a great car. Ingress, egress also easier and cabin space is tremendous. Sudden battery death, Highway stranding are some worries here but I don't see much alternatives other than this car.
Recently, came across 2013 530d 90k first owner car for around 22L and then went through GTO's thread again. What a car! Everything is great except the space saver wheel occupying already mediocre boot space. We used to stuff Linea's boot to the neck and our few attempts to reduce the baggage came out unsuccessful. In the 5 years of ownership with Linea on Michelin tyres, never I got stranded due to punctured tyre. So, if I'm going for this car, either I have to reduce baggage or leave the spare tyre at home.
On gear shifts, DSG shifts are very much noticeable and I used the paddle shifters quite often but in X1, I didn't find the need at all as the gear shifts are nearly unnoticeable, pure bliss shifts.
99% of my drives are on highways and when the roads are free from traffic and if I feel energetic at the same time, I tend to increase the speed. The only place where I go at relaxed speeds or at snail pace are when we go through beautiful landmarks, forests, Ghat sections.
So, I'm contemplating between Superb and 530d I believe! Even TSI AT is a good choice (13.5L for 2016 L&K ) but my driving habit mentioned above will fetch less than 10 kmpl.
Any other contenders to consider!
Many Thanks in advance. |