Replacing the Indica - a used BS4 diesel under 10L

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Now that my Indica is going to scope the property of consent, I person decided to discontinue it from regular usage ( what to bash with is inactive TBD)
Now The hunt for a replacement starts.

Usage - mostly city, hilly roads with steep and choky turns. After driving astir successful the Etios, I person realized that it is woefully underpowered for this benignant of usage. It is 1 happening to thrust it astir without immoderate passengers, but with a afloat load of adults, It's hard to grip elevation starts and stops without a batch of clutch burning and handbraking (PS: moving connected marque caller clutch) While the indica keeps chugging on conscionable fine.

So I'm definite I volition request a diesel. This is my past accidental to drawback the champion of the BS4 diesels successful inactive new-ish shape.
My different criteria are -
Must have
Reliable
Aftermarket parts support
Sold successful decent quantities
Low down torque
Stable bodyshell (earlier was 4+ Star rating, but ncap has enactment truthful overmuch weightage connected progressive information which I don't hold with)

Nice to have
Ground clearance
compact dimensions
Low slung seating position
Should grip curved elevation roads with confidence

My shortlist

• Honda City Diesel - Perfect but for magnitude arsenic a interest and parts availability successful aftermarket
• Amaze Diesel - Yet to TD one, but uncovering it hard to warrant getting a 2019 amaze for the aforesaid terms arsenic a 2016 City
• Maruti S Cross - Perfect each rounder - person heard abstraction is constricted inside
• First Gen Brezza - adjacent little abstraction connected the wrong than the etios, upright seating ? (yet to TD)
• Jazz - Ideal candidate, but didn't similar seating presumption during TD - (was excessively upright and felt similar a wagon R)
• Etios/Etios Liva/Cross Diesel - Perfect Candidate, but examples are WAY overpriced successful KL (Probably owed to taxi marketplace demand) - astir are priced much than a mid tier honda metropolis of the aforesaid year!
• Etios Cross petrol 1.5 - Outlier candidate, but uncommon to find
• Figo/Aspire/Ecosport - Good campaigner but worries astir parts availability
• Duster/Terrano - Was connected apical of database until I saw the clang trial reports
• Hyundai Diesels - Rare and Pricey service/Parts

I americium not readying to get a car soon, but person started stalking classifieds to get a baseline thought of pricing and commencement trial driving the apical ones. Please bash stock your inputs connected thing other I request to look at/reprioritization options.

Last edited by greenhorn : 6th November 2024 astatine 22:01.

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Some of the options that travel to mind:

Tata Altroz - would beryllium a large upgrade from the aforesaid stable. The archetypal tons were BS4

Suzuki Jimny - with each the discounts going on, it would marque bully sense, provided utilized & diesel aren't criteria written successful stone.

Mahindra Scorpio - I'm definite you'll beryllium capable to find 2014-15 models for your budget. Has oodles of torque, and tin transportation 5 radical + each their luggage easily.

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You mentioned elevation starts truthful bash origin successful the turbo lag. Do TD the MJD cars and TDCi ones to spot however they execute connected the roads you frequent. Honda 1.5, Hyundai 1.4 and Renault 1.5 mightiness beryllium amended than the MJD 1.3.

How astir a diesel Polo 1.5 oregon i20 1.4? Could beryllium a small pricey but bully agelong word options.

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If you negociate to get clasp of a 1.6D S-Cross, that would beryllium the champion enactment for you. That diesel motor is simply a gem producing plentifulness of torque. Space isn?t excessively overmuch of an contented successful the S-Cross imo. The backseat is comfy unless passengers sitting down are 6 feet and above. Adding to the comfortableness nevertheless is 1 of the champion suspensions i?ve ever travel across. Ride prime is amazing, and should you travel crossed a atrocious spot of roadworthy you?ll cognize conscionable what one mean.
P.S - The iconic 1.3D isn?t sluggish either.