[wadewilson]

Make : Hyundai
Model : Creta
Variant : SX (O)
Fuel : Diesel
Booking Date : 26.08.2018
Color : Passion Orange
Expected Delivery Date : 2nd October, 2018
Dealer & City : Mukesh Hyundai, Guwahati (Assam)
Freebies : Floor Mats, Mud Flaps, etc.
Price : ₹ 15.56 Lakhs (Excluding Registration and Zero Dep. Insurance - Will register at hometown)
Booking Amount : ₹ 25,000/-

Was procrastinating posting this as SA was unable to commit to a delivery date, just a vague reply of Minimum One Month. Car has left Odisha yesterday, is in transit to Assam and should reach in a few days.

[hawrie]

Make: Honda
Model: City
Variant: ZX CVT
Fuel: Petrol
Booking Date: 22.09.2018
Color: Golden Brown
Expected Delivery Date: 6th October, 2018 (also requested date)
Dealer & City: Magnum Honda, Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Freebies: Floor Mats, Car Cover, Insurance, 2gm Gold Coin (Honda Fest).
Price: Rs.17.02 Lakhs (Including Corp. discount of Rs.8000 and Cash Discount of Rs.20,000)
Booking Amount: Rs.10,000/-
Exchange Bonus: Rs.30,000/-

Exchanged my 6 year old Renault Scala RxZ at the dealer.

[RavenAvi]

Originally Posted by RavenAvi

Make : Ford
Model : EcoSport
Variant : 1.5L Trend MT
Fuel : Petrol
Booking Date : 04/09/2018
Color : Canyon Ridge
Expected Delivery Date : Before end of September, 2018

So, apparently, the Trend variant is made-to-order these days, and it is getting difficult to procure a Canyon Ridge one too. I was asked to give another choice in colour last week, and I went for - Race Red.

Car should be with me during Navratri.

[redeye10]

Originally Posted by redeye10

Update:
Over the last week, RM was informing that Nexa Blue CVT is not available from factory but finally without much noise from my end, RM informed late yesterday that Nexa Blue Delta CVT has been dispatched from factory.
Also shared the VIN: 10th,11th chars are JJ - Sept 2018.
Will update once I have done the PDI before sending for registration.

So took the delivery of my Nexa Blue Baleno CVT Delta yesterday and here is a snap of her in my parking lot.
Will update my views on my ownership thread soon.

[prashkul]

So excited to share that I have booked a Jazz VX CVT!!

Make: Honda
Model: Jazz
Variant: CVT - VX
Fuel: Petrol
Booking Date: 11.10.2018
Color: White
Expected Delivery Date: 18/19 October, 2018
Dealer & City: Dakshin Honda, Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Freebies: First year Insurance 25K
Booking Amount: Rs.21,000/-
Exchange Bonus: Rs.20,000/-

Exchanged my ~11 year old Fiat Palio Stile (Petrol) at the dealer. I'm a bit surprised at the promised delivery date, let's see if it sticks. I have asked for PDI.

[Prathiiik]

Make : Ford
Model : Aspire
Variant : Titanium plus
Fuel : 1.5 TDCI - Diesel
Booking Date : 12/10/2018
Color : Ruby Red
Expected Delivery Date : Around the first week of November.
Dealer & City : JSP Ford, Bangalore
Freebies : None :(
Price: 9.96 lakhs
Booking Amount : 11,000

[Varun_HexaGuy]

Originally Posted by Prathiiik

Make : Ford
Model : Aspire
Variant : Titanium plus
Fuel : 1.5 TDCI - Diesel
Booking Date : 12/10/2018
Color : Ruby Red
Expected Delivery Date : Around the first week of November.
Dealer & City : JSP Ford, Bangalore
Freebies : None :(
Price: 9.96 lakhs
Booking Amount : 11,000

Congratulations, Prathik! The Aspire seems like a surprise to me. While I thought it was the Ecosport S or the Creta which would come in your garage. The Freestyle did get your attention for a long while. But the Aspire is totally a revelation. That's a great deal you're getting there. Keep me updated about the Aspire.

Wishing you many miles and happy smiles with the Aspire

Varun

[vineet_k21]

After a lot of deliberation and TDs between Marazzo and XUV, opted for XUV.

Make : Mahindra
Model : XUV500
Variant : W9 AT
Fuel : Diesel
Booking Date : 06/10/2018
Color : Silver
Expected Delivery Date : Hopefully by Dasara 18th Oct
Dealer & City : Sahyadri, Baner, Pune
Freebies : None :(
On road Price: 19.22 lakhs (ex showroom + RTO + Handling/fasttag + TCS)

I decided to take insurance from outside taking the benefit of NCB on other car. the total premium reduced by almost 27k.

Didn't opt for extended warranty, RSA and Accessories worth 10k.

Fingers crossed!!

[mayankjha1806]

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/66189391.cms

According to the article it seems to be raining discounts, i didn't get much from Toyota for Fortuner looks like they are giving discounts for Yaris. Is anyone getting any discounts on new cars?

BMW 7 series getting 14L discount, must be like deal of the year .

[Sahil]

Make : Honda
Model : New 2018 CRV
Variant : CVT
Fuel : Petrol
Booking Date : 10.10.2018
Color : Pearl White
Expected Delivery Date : End Oct
Dealer & City : Arya Honda
Freebies : None committed will haggle FOC or discounts on accessories- OEM Matting and Front Parking sensor.
Price : ₹ 28.15 Lakhs Ex-showroom + 12.5k for Pearl White color.On-Road approx 33
Booking Amount : 3 Lakhs

Will be doing self insurance+use 50% NCB from my Fortuner and maybe even self registration. This would save me approx 50k to a lakh max on the above quoted OTR.

[M00M]

Originally Posted by Sahil

Make : Honda
Model : New 2018 CRV
Variant : CVT
Fuel : Petrol
Booking Date : 10.10.2018
Color : Pearl White
Expected Delivery Date : End Oct
Dealer & City : Arya Honda
Freebies : None committed will haggle FOC or discounts on accessories- OEM Matting and Front Parking sensor.
Price : ₹ 28.15 Lakhs Ex-showroom + 12.5k for Pearl White color.On-Road approx 33
Booking Amount : 3 Lakhs

Will be doing self insurance+use 50% NCB from my Fortuner and maybe even self registration. This would save me approx 50k to a lakh max on the above quoted OTR.

Sahil why didn't you go for the 2 wheel drive diesel ? Since it's driver driven all the time might as well get that and a few extra kms per litre . Trust me the 2.0 engine is underpowered .

[Sahil]

Originally Posted by M00M

Sahil why didn't you go for the 2 wheel drive diesel ? Since it's driver driven all the time might as well get that and a few extra kms per litre . Trust me the 2.0 engine is underpowered .

Quoting from a previous post of mine:

Why did I pick the petrol over the diesel:
- Urban usage
- More boot space as this car will be used for airport runs. The last row of seats in my Fortuner were used less than 8 times in 8 years.
- CVT. Although this a major drawback for me personally, the car will be 95% chauffeured. The CVT is the smoothest transmission for Mumbai traffic, we have had a CVT Honda city in the past that proved this.
- Better headroom and legroom at the rear seats
- Grey future of diesels.

[prashkul]

Originally Posted by prashkul

So excited to share that I have booked a Jazz VX CVT!!

I had specifically requested Sep or Oct manufactured car. SA says he already has the car in stock at his stock yard, but is cagey about providing any more details. I have asked for VIN which he is yet to share.

In the meantime, Finance guy is chasing me for completing loan and full payment formalities. I wanted to ask friends here - at what point, does a card get tagged against my booking? I mean, if I complete loan formalities and make remaining balance towards full payment, can he then allocate an older car to me and claim that invoicing is already done against it?

The other part is dealer has asked me to obtain CC for my old car. Today I find that it requires some documents from the car dealer (aka buyer). Working thru it.

Request to Mods: My apologies if this is not post-able in this thread, kindly move my post and point me to the correct sub-forum.

[sparkguy]

Originally Posted by prashkul

I had specifically requested Sep or Oct manufactured car. SA says he already has the car in stock at his stock yard, but is cagey about providing any more details. I have asked for VIN which he is yet to share.
.

Ask for VIN no. Plain and simple. If he provides that in writing go for loan else there is something fishy.

[blackasta]

Originally Posted by prashkul

I had specifically requested Sep or Oct manufactured car. SA says he already has the car in stock at his stock yard, but is cagey about providing any more details. I have asked for VIN which he is yet to share.

In the meantime, Finance guy is chasing me for completing loan and full payment formalities. I wanted to ask friends here - at what point, does a card get tagged against my booking? I mean, if I complete loan formalities and make remaining balance towards full payment, can he then allocate an older car to me and claim that invoicing is already done against it?

The other part is dealer has asked me to obtain CC for my old car. Today I find that it requires some documents from the car dealer (aka buyer). Working thru it.

Request to Mods: My apologies if this is not post-able in this thread, kindly move my post and point me to the correct sub-forum.

If the dealer wants to sell you the car and wants to do it transparently, you need to ask for anything only once.
I paid my booking amount on 22nd, applied for loan on 25th which was approved on 26th, car got unloaded from truck on 29th, got the VIN on 30th, did yard PDI on 1st & paid the balance on 1st itself.
You can, at any point of time before the loan is dirbursed, choose to opt out if you feel that the a bait and switch is being played (i.e a newer car has been displayed to you and an older car is being invoiced) - thus it is very important to track the VIN from start to closure.