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Background:
We used to have 3 cars i.e 2005 Innova V 7 seater,1998 Maruti 800 and 2012 VW Vento TDI.In Oct-Nov 2013,we had sold our 800 to a known person and had booked an used VW Polo.Due to some unavoidable reasons,had to cancel it.Then in Diwali 2014,we had sold off our 2005 Innova to my aunt due to parking problems in our society(now shifted to another place in December 2015).Im glad that the Innova has been taken care by our immediate family.Till now,my uncle got new seat covers fitted in this Innova.Till now it has run nearly 3.65L Kms in 11 years.So,now the hunt for second car has been started since we disposed our 2 cars and Vento was the only car for us till now.Whenever we take Vento out,my dad always used to go in other cars and had to borrow my bro's Swift VDI sometimes.So,started to look for second car as a company for our Vento.
How this 2011 Innova came into our lives:
When we had booked Innova Crysta,I got to know from my dad's friend that he is gonna sell his 2011 Innova as he is also going to buy Crysta along with my dad.But his son didn't like the Crysta at all and cancelled Crysta and bought new Fortuner on July 11th.Around Mid-May of this year,dad had said me a good news that I'm thinking to buy this 2011 Innova and asked me how it will be?I said go ahead and dad happily agreed with this.Btw,that uncle has another Innova too,which was his first Innova too and still he owns it.Its a 2008 version and run more than 2L Kms and he is emotionally attached with this 2008 Innova.He bought the 2011 Innova to serve highway purposes whereas he still uses his 2008 Innova as his daily ride.He did Assam trip in 2011 Innova 3-4 years ago and did Varanasi trip too in 2011 Innova in 2014.Thats the reason it has run less in those years.So,I showed interest on 2011 Innova and asked dad whether we shall buy this Innova or new Crysta.He said new Crysta that time.But,we had a TD of new Crysta and dad didn't get impressed as it is overpriced and not comfortable as old Innova.So,that uncle had decided to sell the 2011 Innova to us as he understood that second car is needed for us.So,this car has run 76252 Kms before we bought the car.Till now,we have did nearly 2000 Kms in 24 days(19th Jul-12th Aug).
Now,coming to the impressions,Innova is the highly preferred car for our family for its comfort and space.We don't care about looks or performance when it comes to Innova.But I highly adore for its comfort,space,reliability and lower maintenance(lesser than our 1.01L Kms run Vento).The colour which we got is Grey Mica Metallic colour.Till now we did highway runs to our hometown,my brother's to be in-laws place and recently to Gadwal,which is near to the border of Karnataka and 190 Kms from Hyderabad.
+ves:
+Comfort,comfort and comfort
+Space
+Reliabilty
+Lower Maintenance than our Vento
-ves:
-Lack of Aux,USB,Bluetooth in HU
-Okayish FE in city.But I got nearly 11-12.5 Kmpl on highways,which is acceptable for Innova
-Build quality is lighter than Vento
Present situation of Innova:
As of now,the interiors and exteriors are stock.Now planning to get him spruced up by getting things like front and rear nudge guard,spoiler,new seat covers,new HU,full matting etc.Today,I had given him for painting of FR and RR bumpers and removal dent on left fender and polishing of whole body at local FNG,whom I know since last few years.By tomorrow afternoon,I would be getting the car and will get nudge guards and spoiler for the car by tomorrow evening.Regarding seat covers and others,will be getting done after my brother's marriage,which is on August 21st.
Till then,stay tuned to the next updates on Grey Milecruncher(I want to call he so I did put the name called Milecruncher)
Signing off with one pic shot using my iPhone 6.Will post more pics soon as soon as I get the car tomorrow and with nudge guards installed on him.
We used to have 3 cars i.e 2005 Innova V 7 seater,1998 Maruti 800 and 2012 VW Vento TDI.In Oct-Nov 2013,we had sold our 800 to a known person and had booked an used VW Polo.Due to some unavoidable reasons,had to cancel it.Then in Diwali 2014,we had sold off our 2005 Innova to my aunt due to parking problems in our society(now shifted to another place in December 2015).Im glad that the Innova has been taken care by our immediate family.Till now,my uncle got new seat covers fitted in this Innova.Till now it has run nearly 3.65L Kms in 11 years.So,now the hunt for second car has been started since we disposed our 2 cars and Vento was the only car for us till now.Whenever we take Vento out,my dad always used to go in other cars and had to borrow my bro's Swift VDI sometimes.So,started to look for second car as a company for our Vento.
How this 2011 Innova came into our lives:
When we had booked Innova Crysta,I got to know from my dad's friend that he is gonna sell his 2011 Innova as he is also going to buy Crysta along with my dad.But his son didn't like the Crysta at all and cancelled Crysta and bought new Fortuner on July 11th.Around Mid-May of this year,dad had said me a good news that I'm thinking to buy this 2011 Innova and asked me how it will be?I said go ahead and dad happily agreed with this.Btw,that uncle has another Innova too,which was his first Innova too and still he owns it.Its a 2008 version and run more than 2L Kms and he is emotionally attached with this 2008 Innova.He bought the 2011 Innova to serve highway purposes whereas he still uses his 2008 Innova as his daily ride.He did Assam trip in 2011 Innova 3-4 years ago and did Varanasi trip too in 2011 Innova in 2014.Thats the reason it has run less in those years.So,I showed interest on 2011 Innova and asked dad whether we shall buy this Innova or new Crysta.He said new Crysta that time.But,we had a TD of new Crysta and dad didn't get impressed as it is overpriced and not comfortable as old Innova.So,that uncle had decided to sell the 2011 Innova to us as he understood that second car is needed for us.So,this car has run 76252 Kms before we bought the car.Till now,we have did nearly 2000 Kms in 24 days(19th Jul-12th Aug).
Now,coming to the impressions,Innova is the highly preferred car for our family for its comfort and space.We don't care about looks or performance when it comes to Innova.But I highly adore for its comfort,space,reliability and lower maintenance(lesser than our 1.01L Kms run Vento).The colour which we got is Grey Mica Metallic colour.Till now we did highway runs to our hometown,my brother's to be in-laws place and recently to Gadwal,which is near to the border of Karnataka and 190 Kms from Hyderabad.
+ves:
+Comfort,comfort and comfort
+Space
+Reliabilty
+Lower Maintenance than our Vento
-ves:
-Lack of Aux,USB,Bluetooth in HU
-Okayish FE in city.But I got nearly 11-12.5 Kmpl on highways,which is acceptable for Innova
-Build quality is lighter than Vento
Present situation of Innova:
As of now,the interiors and exteriors are stock.Now planning to get him spruced up by getting things like front and rear nudge guard,spoiler,new seat covers,new HU,full matting etc.Today,I had given him for painting of FR and RR bumpers and removal dent on left fender and polishing of whole body at local FNG,whom I know since last few years.By tomorrow afternoon,I would be getting the car and will get nudge guards and spoiler for the car by tomorrow evening.Regarding seat covers and others,will be getting done after my brother's marriage,which is on August 21st.
Till then,stay tuned to the next updates on Grey Milecruncher(I want to call he so I did put the name called Milecruncher)
Signing off with one pic shot using my iPhone 6.Will post more pics soon as soon as I get the car tomorrow and with nudge guards installed on him.
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