Brought home a Toyota Innova Crysta GX diesel AT

Despite the size, the Crysta is as easy to drive as a sedan in the city, and I was completely at ease finding the perfect driving position.

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Hello All,

Happy to let you know that I have recently taken possession of a 2.4 GX auto diesel in Garnet Red earlier this month. Thanks to all the contributors to this thread whose inputs helped me finalize my choice. What started out as a requirement for a second car due to offices restarting this year led me to consider many options:

Used: Was interested only in the T-badge here as I have never been a buyer in the used car market. Considered few options of the Yaris and Altis across Spinny & Ola, but somehow did not get the right vibes. The Crystas that I saw in U Trust and Spinny were highly priced, and I did not feel like spending 15-20 L for the high mileage ones that I saw. In the limited efforts that I made online, I also could not locate direct owners and that put this source to rest.

New: Considered Creta/ Alcazar/ Tucson as alternatives as we already have a sedan and wanted a more spacious and robust car for the roads that we have today. Between these, the Tucson was a serious alternative - the build quality, driving pleasure and overall fit and finish doesn't feel like a Hyundai at all . While I had commenced negotiations for the 2WD AT and was getting a good deal, the only nagging point was that we found the ride in the 4WD test vehicle bouncy,  not sure if this was due to over inflated tyres or otherwise. The SA mentioned that he had taken this offloading with some potential buyers outside of Mumbai and hence a service was due.

In the meanwhile (this was mid Dec), we decided to take a test drive of the Crysta and took it through the same patches. Despite the size, the Crysta is as easy to drive as a sedan (this observation is spot on from the review) in the city and I was completely at ease finding the perfect driving position. While we did not honestly need the third row, as a package this made sense for us. Factors like ownership longevity (my current sedan is 9 yrs old), reliability (coming from a Hyundai) and comfortable drives tilted the decision in it's favour.

Purchase experience: Given the news of potential price hikes in 2022, I started shopping around with multiple dealers. Not surprisingly there was limited inventory with all dealers (chip shortages/ YE reductions etc. probably playing a key role) if you were specific of color and model. Finally closed the deal for a Nov 21 VIN that had just recently landed at dealer stockyard. After performing the Team BHP PDI, I paid in full by end Dec. Registration was completed in the first week of Jan and took possession later that week. The whole process was smooth, quick and professionally handled. I would be happy to recommend my SA at Lakozy to any one in Mumbai.

Accessories: Got the interiors done up like the top end, installed fogs, rear view camera and rear bike protector from the dealer. I plan to get underbody done during the first service and have ordered 7D mats from a dealer in Delhi who a fellow BHPian has tried out. I also got the engine cover ordered and installed prior to delivery.

Haven't driven the car much so far (400 kms), so will post updates as we go along.

Thanks to all the fellow owners. Cheers!

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