Volkswagen Vento [2010-2012] User Reviews

It all started when I made up mind to buy a used car in the beginning of 2019. Before this I used to drive my mom's Nano AMT. One of my close friends father is a top shot in VW. He casually mentioned his friends car which was hardly driven and was next to showroom condition. Upon hearing it, I pounced on the opportunity and went to look at the car. When I saw the car,I was awestruck. It was literally love at first sight. To my surprise in the last 8-9 years, the car had only run 22k kms. It was good as new. Plus it was an automatic. Which I had a soft spot for since I used to drive a Nano AMT before that. It took it for a test drive and I fell in love with her all over again. The car just flew as soon as I set foot on the peddle. Coming from a Nano it seemed like I was in a different world. I made up my mind and paid advance for it right then and there. After a few days I picked up the car. I was the happiest person on the world. Now about the real world test. 1) The transmission, even though a regular AMT feels amazingly smooth. The punch you get when you put it in sports mode is just fantastic. 2) The millage I was receiving in the city in traffic wasn't very impressive about also not very bad considering the car is a petrol automatic. About 8-10 km/l. But the millage on the highway is such that it can even put some diesel cars to shame. I kid you not, I got an average of 18km/l while travelling from Lucknow to Delhi through yamuna expressway, which is a 600km journey. Upon reaching Delhi I had about 300kms of petrol left. Thanks to the massive 55l tank. 3) There are a lot of security features in the car which even today's cars don't have. Such as motions sensors on the inside so if there is any movement in the car while its locked from the outside. It starts honking. Even if one of the window is left open and someone tries to put their hand inside. It does the same thing which I found to be really cool. 4) The infotainment system isn't very useful in today's world. It misses out on basic necessities such as Bluetooth, USB or even AUX cable. It only has a radio and a cd player. Therefore I changed the system with a Sony XAV-3000 which has Android Auto and Apple Car Play. I am more than happy with my decision to do so. 5) I would say that the car is really stable and pulls up greatly upto to 120kmph but struggles a bit after that. 6) Lastly, how can I forget the impressive built quality. Considering the 5 star euro ncap rating and renowned VW reliability. This car is the best that you can get in this segment. And was certainly a steel for me under 3.5L.