Ajith Edasserry, BLR
Requirements:It should be a wide car with lot of backseat space, budget 10L, Need safety (ABS/Airbags) No Hyundais, Suzukis, GMs. I drive 1000km per month, twice a year long trips (800-1000km), I am an enthu driver and used drivers cars (Old Zen, Ikon 1.6, Accord)all this while.
Choices:
The following vehicles fit your general budget and features:
| Vehicle | Ex Showroom BLR | ABS | Airbags | Rear Space | Notes | Test Drive Reccomended |
| Fiat Linea Emotion Diesel | x | x | x | A bit underpowered for its size. Not providing a fun to drive factor though feature loaded. Not wide enough for your requirements. | ||
| Honda City S MT (Petrol) | INR 8,50,000 | x | x | x | A bit cramped but just ok for 3 in the back. Gives you the safety features at the price but the width you want may not be there | |
| Mahindra Scorpio VLX BSIV | INR 9,21,800 | x | x | No Airbags for any Scorpio. But the rear seat slides back for the 8 seater. | Y | |
| Tata Safari GX 4×2 (Diesel) |
INR 980,548 | x | x | The VX with airbags comes to 10,69,111 Ex Showroom.BLR. Very good for long trips and very spacious as well. | Y | |
| Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8 J | INR 9,68,400 | x | x | x | Good for the city and highway but not giving you the space for long trips with lots of luggage. | Y |
Sushils Thoughts:
Do test drive the SUVs I mentioned I think they would best suit your requirement. Your prior cars seem to be all petrols but I think its time you tried out a diesel. Since you will need the space – at the rear the SUVs fit your requirement more than the sedans. I didnt put the XYLO since it didnt have the safety features you are looking for.
Also I have not listed used vehicles since I assumed you are looking at new vehicles only. Your choice is much wider if you look at used cars .
Please do post your test drive comments also.
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