Hyundai i20 [2008-2010] User Reviews

Well, to start of with my overall experience with HMIL baby i20, those were the days where there was huge criticism about high ownership costs of all cars except MSIL cars. I have received n number of unwanted free advices from peers and relatives to choose Maruti Swift over i20 as it was less pricy and yields more mileage :) .To be honest ,I still chose i20 not just I was impatient to wait for 6 months for owning swift but there is lot which I learnt after spending more than 7 years with this car. 'Handshaking' with Hyundai : My experience with Hyundai was very much acceptable. Sales agents were negotiable about the price and delivered the car on the promised date. Since this was the family's first 'CAR' I was very much impressed with celebrations planned during the delivery of the car. Feeling nostalgia :P. Baby on 'ROAD': I drove my cousin's swift diesel for quite some time which helped me in finding the difference of both these diesel mills. (Sportz diesel ) Pros : 1) Feather Light steering very useful in city traffic. 2) Better Road grip thanks to Alloys and wide Apollo Tyres. 3) Engine Feels less noisy and cabin insulation levels are up to the mark. 4) You Feel very confident on braking sincere thanks to the Disc braking unit. 5) Acceptable fuel efficiency (16 in city and 20+ on highways) considering the body and weight ratio. Cons - this is the sad part: 1) Engine specs look very good on the paper but you wont experience these figures on road especially the turbo lag. This is really a pain area and you feel embarrassed when you are driving with AC ON and with 4-5 people on-board. You need to plan your overtakes to avoid panic situations :( Beauty and the 'Hatchback' : Though this a hatch back it looks very beautiful both inside and outside. Pros: 1) Fit and finish look very neat and with muscular kind of lines for better aero dynamics makes the car look more matured and polished. 2) Built quality is very good compared to all the competitors in this segment and with the price paid. 3) Interiors look very plush and plastic quality is very decent and values the extra money that you have paid for this car. Cons: 1) With the price tag defined, HMIL could have standardized some features across all segments. Like Fog lamps are available only on the top end variant. Annual Health Checks and maintenance : Car needs to be serviced for every 10000KM which would cost reasonably around 10K including diesel, air filters taxes etc. Spare parts are 10% on higher side compared to Maruti which is acceptable considering the build quality. To sum up of all the above, my verdict on i20 for all the new buyers is that choose "I -two - O" then you are "Good to Go".