Originally Posted by AJLondon (Post 15759970)

Excellent, thanks! And given my identical inherent fascination with spas and coffee joints (both of which you have previously posted about your wife :D ), I am quite happy to value your wife's opinion on this! ;)

BTW, I am thinking of the highline version. Was yours the same? And did you go for diesel or petrol? Any suggestions on suitability on that front... Thanks!

Originally Posted by saad (Post 15761850)

i got the top of the line automatic version....definitely go with petrol if you want a better drive....

Originally Posted by saad (Post 15761850)

i got the top of the line automatic version....definitely go with petrol if you want a better drive....

Originally Posted by lallyr (Post 15760955)

Vento... Vento.....& Vento!!!!!!!!!!! No competition. Fiat you will be faced with Tata service stations and Tata sort of service.

VW has state of the art workshops and their customer service will be one of the best in a couple of years. The amount of money they are spending in India is amazing!

Besides the Vento is a much better car long term wise as you will get lesser deprication, more kmpl, cheaper to maintain & its a locally groomed product with the highest standards.

Ask away any other car related questions.

Originally Posted by lallyr (Post 15762781)

Did you really think so? I feel the Diesel offers the better drive in the VW's.

Originally Posted by AJLondon (Post 15763868)

Does manual vs. Automatic actually lead to a difference in performance of the car, or is purely from an ease of driving / changing gears perspective?

Originally Posted by saad (Post 15764289)

i test drove both & without a doubt preferred the petrol version....

Originally Posted by AJLondon (Post 15763868)

Thanks! So would you recommend the diesel version then over the petrol? The diesel in the highline only seems to come with manual gears, but this shouldn't be an issue as I won't be driving myself. The petrol version does have automatic gears though.

Does manual vs. Automatic actually lead to a difference in performance of the car, or is purely from an ease of driving / changing gears perspective?

Originally Posted by lallyr (Post 15764437)

You will most likely have to wait for the Diesel as its on a wait list and you will definatley get more money back when you come to sell the Diesel. Indian consumers prefer Diesels due to more mileage and cheaper price of Diesel.

Originally Posted by AJLondon (Post 15766015)

Crikey! How long are these wait lists typically?

And any recommendations for a decent dealership. Either in gurgaon or Delhi.

Saad - where did you buy yours from and how was the experience.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by saad (Post 15766087)

i got mine in 2 weeks but some people have been waiting for almost 3 months....i buy all my cars through this one dsa (direct sales agent)....his agency deals with every make/model & he really speeds up the process....if you are interested i can pm you his number....

Originally Posted by AJLondon (Post 15766015)

Crikey! How long are these wait lists typically?

And any recommendations for a decent dealership. Either in gurgaon or Delhi.

Saad - where did you buy yours from and how was the experience.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by lallyr (Post 15766300)

Petrol you can get pretty much within a couple of weeks its the Diesel that has got the 3-4 months waiting list.

I can get it arranged for you within a few weeks if you want.

Originally Posted by AJLondon (Post 15766376)

Wow! The resourcefulness of FTers never ceases to amaze me! ^

Originally Posted by lallyr (Post 15766410)

If you are looking at Petrol then also consider the Honda City. Nice car too.