I think the ertiga will cost more as it has 1.4litre engine and its length is > 4m. So according to new budget it cost more
@ akhil. The plastics in punto especially rake and seat adjust feels flimsy but it will last long. It's an issue pointed by all but seldom saw owner's with broken rake adjusts.
The thing was, the rake lever issue sort of gave Dad a -ve impression on the quality. He actually likes fiat a lot , but many of his friends asked him not to take Punto(Dunno why?) , his first car is a fiat padmini. If i start arguing, Mom will say , the car is for him. So, he will choose
. Ertiga is sort of a confusion. Lets see.
@akhilgopalg
Yea, wanted to surprise.My way of thought was different from yours. As our monthly runs are quite similar, even i felt diesel was not necessary. But, going for a diesel makes sense if it costs pretty much around the cost the petrol car.
What i thought was, if i go for punto,
*car was available at the point i booked.
*running costs would be low.
*massive discounts
on road cost (Emotion) was 7.54 - (free insurance + RSA +exchange bonus + corporate offer)= 7.2
and would get accessories.
Yes, i had to sacrifice the awesome spacious Jazz. But still, i think its worth it.
*the resale value would be less but pretty much as that of a petrol car( as diesel has more resale)
I just hope its not a bad decision.
Bossa Nova White. I am not a big fan of white, but punto looks stunning in that.
Who said Punto is a bad decision. Its actually the best hot hatch in the country,after Polo 1.6. We just dropped it because, my Dad didn't liked it, as i posted above. Else we would have gone for it. Resale value will be good too. Fiat's A.S.S. will improve over the years, with Fiat splitting from Tata's showrooms. This Tata JV is what is making the situation worse for Fiat. Once my cousin visited Mohandas motors to look Punto and the SA sort of concluded Punto is not a good choice for Kerala roadsand Vista is better.
Punto looks sexy in almost every colour, except Silver i think. But, the Oceanic blue was a good color(BTW, I like dark blue very much). Atleast it would have made yours look a 2012 model.
Waiting for your ownership report.