Maruti Suzuki has launched its latest hatchback, the Ritz (Suzuki Splash). They are touting it to be in the league of Swift, i20 and Fabia. It is a nice car, good sporty one. Personally I feel it is a replacement for Wagon-R.
There is only another competitor to the Wagon-R. Its the Santro. Suzuki is positioning it in the upper league. In fact it has a smaller engine than Swift. This positioning is important to account for its greater cost than Wagon-R.
Even today's newspaper has compared it to Swift and the likes. I am unable to understand how journalists are able to criticize honestly. They are bowing to what Maruti wants them too say. I guess Maruti is doing a great job, hence it sells the largest number of cars in India every year.
For me Fabia rocks in terms of quality and luxary, although it does hit the pocket hard :-)
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16 May 2009
10 May 2009
Booked and ready to roll..
I am from Bombay (Mumbai), I have always preferred public transport as compared to private car to travel around. In Pune the Public transport is so chaotic and unpredictable that people ahve no choice but to opt for a private vehicle.
Its been almost 3 years that we have been using a second hand Wagon-R. Althought I would like to blame it on my Infosys Salary :-), We bought a second hand car for getting used to driving regularly especially on Pune roads. Trust my my wife made sure I learned driving very well. She would insist I take her inside the smalles streets of Pune and park the car there. At times I had to wait patiently while she was busy shopping. All other vehicle would curse me as they went by.
Finally, we have made a bold move. We sold of our dear old Wagon-R and booked a Skoda Fabia. Probably the priciest purchase of a any item till date. There were countless test drives and even more number of internet reviews/ analysis. Fabia stood out amongst the others. Solidly built car with great comfort.
Approx a month to go before we get it. As soon as it comes, I intend to test drive it on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. Keep you guys posted.
Its been almost 3 years that we have been using a second hand Wagon-R. Althought I would like to blame it on my Infosys Salary :-), We bought a second hand car for getting used to driving regularly especially on Pune roads. Trust my my wife made sure I learned driving very well. She would insist I take her inside the smalles streets of Pune and park the car there. At times I had to wait patiently while she was busy shopping. All other vehicle would curse me as they went by.
Finally, we have made a bold move. We sold of our dear old Wagon-R and booked a Skoda Fabia. Probably the priciest purchase of a any item till date. There were countless test drives and even more number of internet reviews/ analysis. Fabia stood out amongst the others. Solidly built car with great comfort.
Approx a month to go before we get it. As soon as it comes, I intend to test drive it on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. Keep you guys posted.
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