Great car-worth investing

It was time to buy another car after we sold off our old zen.researched a lot n 0ed on this car. Got it from banarsi dass autos,panchkula after lots of research. Driven other cars in this seg 4m beat to i20 diesel.

Best part about this car is its external design,handling,decent fuel eff(16 in city,19-20 on hw),hydraulic power steering does nice job,very comfortable car especially 4 long drives,big car feel,longest car in segment(only smaller than fabia), solid built, aero dynamic, hispeed handling(80 te lagda 60 ae), nice curves,3rd gear acc is better than swift n so is the turbo lag, braking is good, pothole handling is superb(felt more jerks on same road with vento), car sticks hard to the roads in all speeds, doesnt make u feel tired after long drives, u want to push it further everytime, sweet soundin turbo, decent boot

now coming to the cons,noise in cabin after 3k rpm,gr8ly felt need of a 6th gear on open hiwayz,pickup bit less,jk stock tyres not upto mark,no all side central lock 4m drivers side,auto lock,rear visibility,very large turning radius may be prob in city,gearshift is a bit harsh,tata after sales and service,one touch roll up n down 4 passenger side,only one reverse light,hav to turn off n again on the ignition once the engine turns off in traffic(car does not stalls though),1st n 2nd gear r very short,3rd is quick..so r the 4th n 5th,gc may b a prob as i often scrape it,also fiat should hav used nice solid japanese turbocharger.

but these cons or negatives r actually not too acute or extreme.so far had extremely overwhelming experience with this car.go for it blindly.u wud not regret...but one thing for all who drive diesels.....dont drive it like petrol..neva eva.i hav done 3.2k in 4 months,driven many diesels as well.once around 2k kms on odo,started driving it hard like accelerating hard upto 3.5-4k rpm in each gear as i dont hav much experience of driving n m 21 nw(frustrated,careless n drive in hurry,bit sho off) n after that had sudden drop in pikup n mileage as well...got 13.5-14 4 sumtym n also the car pulled badly.did'nt feel to overtake vehicles on the hw. felt like there's a 200 kg load in my car or as if its runnin wid handbrake up..went ser. centre also but he took td n said sahi toh hai bhai..dikkat kya hai?...i said hav been drivin it 4 2k kms n neva felt the same...but sumtym l8r as i changes my drivin style,such probs vanished.now its ok.same prob was there wid my friendz endy in delhi...he sold it early after that.so, diesels are not meant to b revved too hard be it punto,i20 or even endeavour..only hi end ones like bmw,audi should be tried 4 that purpose..not even them..cuz it reduces engine life,mileage n performance.diesel engine has longer life if maintained.alwaz use ioc normal diesel n dun put water near air filter,turbocharger or intercooler while washing.hav seen innovas done 6-7 lac kms.but newaz punto is worth a buy so dun think much n invest into this macho hatch.

Also one thing..i hav calculated that:

Pertol mileage=12-13 kmpl n assume diesel has 15-16. per km ruuning cost=4.81 for petrol n 2.58 for diesel which  means diff=2.23rs per km..so for 1000kms bucks saved by diesel=2500 approx(2230),for 5000 kms=12000rs,for 10000kms=24000 or 25000,for 12000kms=30000rs,for 15000=36000.

which mens if ur yearly running is 12000, u save 30000 by investing in diesel n 90000 in 3 years.but if its 10k or less,u hav to drive it fo atleast 4-5 years to recover the cost+extra maintainance of diesel car(need more care and cannot be driven like a petrol anyhow..)

So think before buying.

External design,handling,decent fuel eff(16 in city,19-20 on hw),hydraulic power steering does niceMing to the cons,noise in cabin after 3k rpm,gr8ly felt need of a 6th gear on open hiwayz,pickup bit