Why I chose Swift as against Getz and why Petrol... because....

Hi,

This is my first car, so I m not an expert to talk about cars.

I had two cars in mind Getz and Swift. I was liking Getz for its looks. But after comparison I found Swift being bit better than Getz. Here are the points :

1. Fuel Economy :

Though they say Getz has milage of 11 to 13 I have no experience of  that. But my Swift is giving me average of 15.5+ km/lit of Extra Premium Petrol. This is mixed milage, city and highway ( maximum highway), with five passengers and AC ON all the time.

Update on 14.04.08 : City average I am getting is 12.5 km/lit of extra premium petrol and AC always ON

Update on 09.05.08 : Express highway average 18km/lit of extra premium petrol and AC always ON and avr speed 100 Km/hr.

Out of city average 16 km/lit with many turns to the road, AC not ON all the time. Avr speed 50-60 Km/hr.

2.Ground Clearance :

Swift - 170mm

Getz - 160mm

3. ABS :

To get an ABS version of Getz you have to jump directly to highest version. Where as Swift VXi comes with ABS option.

4. Tubeless tyres :

Swift has, Getz don't. I feel that today many a times we happen to drive on highways, expressways.. Tubeless tyre is best suited for that.

5. Turning Radious :

Swift - 4.7 meters, Getz - 5 meters

In city every single centimeter counts.

6. Maruti Service :

I had heard better about maruti service than Hyundai. And now after 4 months and 1 servicing done I m convinced that Maruti is quite good with overall service and servicing. In fact, I m very happy with the service my dealer ( Chowgule Industries, Pune) gave me. And Maruti also keeps a track of customer satisfaction.

7. Resale price :

To my knowledge, Maruti gets a penny more than Hyundai during resale.

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Now comes another point.

Why I chose Petrol as against Diesel.... Here is my calculation :

Assume the car is used for 1000Km per month then :

Diesel - 1000km - 21 km/lit - 48 lit diesel - 48x35= 1680Rs
Petrol - 1000km - 14 km/lit - 72 lit petrol - 72x51= 3672Rs

Difference 1992Rs.

Saving per ( In Rupees)
Month =    1992
1Year =   23904
3year =   71712
41months = 81672

Onroad Price of of Swift VXi - 4,79,748    

Onroad Price of Swift VDi - 5,61,482

Differece : 81,734

Conclusion : If the car is used for 1000Km per month then the difference of cost of petrol and diesel vehicle will be covered only after 3 years and 4 months, approximately. But if your running is going to be more then you calculate accordingly. 3 of my firends have chosen VDi, the Diesel version as they run around 2k every month.

Please note that I have taken the average of Petrol as 14 ( less than what I get) and Diesel 21 ( on higher side). So the figures mentioned above are on average.. but these figures made me go for petrol version, as I won't even run 1000Km per month.

To conclude, I m happy with the vehicle, Fuel economy, Service from the dealer as well as Maruti. My first car has been a right choice.

_abhijit