Hi
I have a Skoda Laura (known as Octavia internationally) which is mainly used by my mother for daily use and it is also used to drop and collect my son from school. It is always chauffeur driven. It is now 4.5 years and 50000 km old and we are thinking of replacing it.
What we need in a new car
1. Back seat room and comfort
2. Low running cost
The cars we are considering are
1. Skoda Superb - 2 ltr diesel engine - 140 bhp - around 2,500,000 INR
+s - lots of back seat space, reasonably good car to be drive around in, cheap
-s - No prestige
2. BMW X1 - 2 ltr engine - 177 bhp - around 3,400,000 INR
+s - cheap BMW, I could use it for some day trips into the mountains (no off-roading, just bad roads)
-s - limited space
3. BMW 520d - 2ltr - 177 bhp - around 4,500,000 INR
+s - back seat space, BMW badge
-s - underpowered, though power is OK for bumper to bumper Delhi traffic
4. Volvo XC60 D5 - 2.5 ltr diesel - around 4,500,000 INR
+s - good sized SUV, I could use it for some day trips into the mountains (no off-roading, just bad roads)
-s - Poor resale value for Volvos in general
5. Jaguar XF Diesel - 275 bhp - around 5,600,000 INR
+s - Prestige / badge, powerful engine
-s - Expensive
Half the time we are thinking of saving the money and getting the Skoda and the other half getting the Jaguar with the thinking that since we are doing pretty well, we should live a little.
We are fiscally very conservative and ever since the recession and the birth of my son, the focus is on saving rather than spending.
I know the choices are quite varied but just wanted to throw it out there and get some thoughts.
Thanks and best regards
I have a Skoda Laura (known as Octavia internationally) which is mainly used by my mother for daily use and it is also used to drop and collect my son from school. It is always chauffeur driven. It is now 4.5 years and 50000 km old and we are thinking of replacing it.
What we need in a new car
1. Back seat room and comfort
2. Low running cost
The cars we are considering are
1. Skoda Superb - 2 ltr diesel engine - 140 bhp - around 2,500,000 INR
+s - lots of back seat space, reasonably good car to be drive around in, cheap
-s - No prestige
2. BMW X1 - 2 ltr engine - 177 bhp - around 3,400,000 INR
+s - cheap BMW, I could use it for some day trips into the mountains (no off-roading, just bad roads)
-s - limited space
3. BMW 520d - 2ltr - 177 bhp - around 4,500,000 INR
+s - back seat space, BMW badge
-s - underpowered, though power is OK for bumper to bumper Delhi traffic
4. Volvo XC60 D5 - 2.5 ltr diesel - around 4,500,000 INR
+s - good sized SUV, I could use it for some day trips into the mountains (no off-roading, just bad roads)
-s - Poor resale value for Volvos in general
5. Jaguar XF Diesel - 275 bhp - around 5,600,000 INR
+s - Prestige / badge, powerful engine
-s - Expensive
Half the time we are thinking of saving the money and getting the Skoda and the other half getting the Jaguar with the thinking that since we are doing pretty well, we should live a little.
We are fiscally very conservative and ever since the recession and the birth of my son, the focus is on saving rather than spending.
I know the choices are quite varied but just wanted to throw it out there and get some thoughts.
Thanks and best regards