Given a budget of Rs 30 lakh, which used car will you choose?

In today’s world 30 Lakhs budget is considerably respectable to look for something which you will cherish.

BHPian speedfreak77 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Hello Team, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope everyone accomplishes the goals they have set up for themselves this year and all your cars travel more happy miles!

Being a member of this wonderful community, I have always read such amazing stories, ownership reviews, experiences and I keep learning something or the other everyday. All of us are car enthusiasts and have a lot of opinions on cars which we drive, we test and of course buy.

Today, I ask everyone of you, if you were given a budget of 30 Lakhs to buy anything in the pre-owned market. What will it be and why? In today’s world 30 Lakhs budget is considerably respectable to look for something which you will cherish.

Like if I have to get anything in this budget, I’d pick an Audi A4 Technology, preferably a 2019 example with the 2.0 TDI + that 12V small battery. Thats my sensible choice. My 9 year old inner child will go look for a carbon black 530D F10 and worry about the maintenance later.

So Team, I wanna hear what everyone will splurge their money on.

Greetings,

Speedfreak77

Here's what GTO had to say on the matter:

Drive it currently & love it. For 30-lakhs, I'd get the newest, best-maintained 530d M-Sport I can lay my hands on. Will have lots of money left over for mods & maintenance.

Equal first choice = X5 30d (recently saw a 2016 car).

2nd choice would be a Ford Endeavour. Still the best 30 - 40 lakh rupee 4x4 SUV India has ever seen.

Here's what BHPian Rajeevraj had to say on the matter:

Several cars always in my head with a 30L budget.

The Volvo S60 (2019+) is a car always on my radar. Although not sold much and not on sale now, it is a pre-owned car I would look for with a 30L budget.

Other practical and safer choices I would look at would be the Skoda Superb or Kodiaq.

Of course no one can say no to a nice BMW 3 Series. Preferably one of the long wheelbase editions. The 530d is also on my wishlist but getting a fairly new one under 30L would be next to impossible.

Final option would be the Audi A4.

Here's what BHPian db01 had to say on the matter:

I feel very privileged to say that the pre-owned car I would go for under 30L is in my family's garage, as my dad, who, like me, has fuel flowing through his veins, and picked up a 2018 F30 330i a few weeks ago. I'll save my thoughts on the car for the thread I am currently working on but in short this car is phenomenal to drive. The 330i GT would be the more practical option that also fits into this price bracket but I am really not a fan of the way it looks.

I find the 5-series to simply be too big to daily, else the F10 530d M Sport would have also been a solid contender!

Here's what BHPian UD17 had to say on the matter:

Put that money in a nice nifty index fund and then in 2 years by a brand spanking new 3 series.

Difficult to understand, How 30 Lakhs would become 70 in 2 years that too in a Nifty Index. Moreover a 3 series would cost north of 80 or 90 in next two years.

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