Okay to go for an ill-maintained Oct-24 Fronx?

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I was connected the lookout for a tiny sub-4m hatchback to regenerate my XUV700. Some of the reasons being:

1. Lack of parking spaces successful the metropolis - and if determination are any, it's hard to parkland the XUV700 successful those choky spaces since it doesn't fit, astir of the time, portion a Baleno, i20, etc. slots easy in.
2. Fuel Guzzler XUV700 AWD - 6 to 7 kmpl successful the city, 13 kmpl connected the road (80-91 km/hr).
3. Constant Visits to M&M Dealership for the niggles that inactive harvest up present and then.
4. Nearest M&M A.S.S. is 100+ kms distant portion Maruti A.S.S. is lone 7 kms from my home.
5. Maintenance costs enactment a dent connected my wallet sometimes and portion I managed for adjacent to 3 years now, I wanted a car that would beryllium lighter connected the wallet. While I would inactive usage the XUV700 but it would beryllium constricted to mostly road runs with full family.

After comparing sub-4m hatchbacks similar the Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Mahindra 3xO, Nissan Magnite, Renault Kiger, etc. - I zeroed successful connected the Fronx, arsenic my Aunt had besides purchased it a portion backmost and I liked its tiny size and besides fuel-efficient motor (1.2L) which returned 16-17 kmpl successful the city. Also, with it being a Maruti, I hoped that I mightiness bask immoderate reliability and bid of caput and not person to sojourn the work halfway ever truthful often similar with my XUV700. I past booked the Fronx Delta+ AMT (AGS) variant with a dealer. However, aft test-driving AGS with different dealer, I came backmost unimpressed (perhaps due to the fact that my archetypal tryst with Automatics was with the TC). I past thought of expanding my fund and checking retired the Alpha variant instead.

The salesperson connected maine with the stockyard manager to amusement maine the cars disposable successful the stockyard and disconnected I went. There was lone 1 Alpha exemplary successful banal - successful achromatic color. When I saw the car, I was appalled to spot the information it was in. Yes, their stockyard being precise ample had nary covered parking spaces, and thus, the Fronx I saw was covered successful vertebrate droppings, twigs, etc. I americium attaching the pictures beneath (please enactment - I changed the inheritance successful 2 photos arsenic I don't privation the dealership to cognize ).

I interest that, since vertebrate droppings are corrosive, and the car has been sitting idle for astatine slightest 2 months, the overgarment (clear coat) whitethorn beryllium damaged successful immoderate parts. To their credit, the salesperson did not propulsion for a merchantability and alternatively said that they could bid a MY25 car alternatively if I wished. However, I wanted to instrumentality a MY24 car since I thought I could haggle and get immoderate discounts. The interior of the car is cleanable and the ODO reads astatine 6km only.

I would admit our BHPian's opinions connected this, arsenic to whether I should spell up and instrumentality this car oregon alteration my booking from Delta+ to Alpha and wait? The lone contented with waiting is the 4% summation that volition travel into effect and besides I mightiness not beryllium capable to haggle overmuch for discounts.

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Last edited by VWAllstar : 19th January 2025 astatine 23:15.

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Pls get the confirmation connected period of manufacture based connected VIN number. In each probability overgarment wide overgarment is permanently damaged owed to vertebrate droppings and consequent drying nether nonstop sun. And this tin not beryllium corrected by polishing etc. Since this is simply a White colored car - overgarment harm whitethorn not beryllium that apparent. If you are not bothered astir it truthful overmuch and are capable to get bully discount - spell for it

If you get the car, astir apt opt for lipid alteration connected the archetypal escaped work itself [after archetypal 1K kms] conscionable to beryllium sure.

All the best!

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Yes, I did announcement a mates of cars astatine their stockyard with dormant batteries which amazed maine since a lawsuit who doesn't sojourn the stockyard wouldn't cognize of this and mightiness instrumentality transportation of the car, being nary the wiser.

I americium trying to propulsion for discounts but the salesperson alternatively asked maine to publication a newer Fronx. It being a Maruti, I'm guessing determination is nary shortage of buyers. I conjecture I'll person to spell for a newer Fronx alternatively then, since determination is nary inducement of discounts from the salesperson.

Yes, I checked the VIN and it is October 2024 manufactured. Since the income idiosyncratic is not keen to connection discounts, I conjecture I'll person to spell for a caller Fronx instead.

Last edited by wadewilson : 19th January 2025 astatine 23:39.

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Honestly, a recently manufactured Fronx is amended for bid of mind, (including the information that you don't get a discount for this 1 owed to its condition).

Though, if this car is mechanically sound, and overgarment is the lone happening that needs fixing, besides hoping the wiring is intact (read: rats emotion wires).
You could haggle with the dealership/sales feline to springiness you a hefty discount (if it is possible), get the overgarment fixed arsenic overmuch arsenic imaginable done a detailing store oregon overgarment correction store and since it's white, the flaws won't beryllium arsenic noticeable.