Should I get a low running 8 year old Swift with a service history gap as my first car?

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As my utilized car hunt travel continued, I came crossed an 8 twelvemonth aged petrol Swift VXI that has a noticably debased moving of 14-15,000 unusual kilometers. With 2 owners to it's credit. Fishy, eh?

Upon speaking to the dealer, turns retired that the work past ends fewer years ago, and since past the car has been driven lone astir 10,000 Km more, successful the past 5 years or, so. After that, the caller proprietor who utilized to enactment determination other didn't get a accidental to thrust it overmuch really. Not that I find his words credible, I don't person the cognize however to find a debased moving car.

I did cheque his reviews, and they look great. As usual, whenever I americium successful uncertainty I crook to this forum, arsenic I judge it has the fairest sentiment of all.

Factors to consider:

• For a car that has tally lone 14,000 Km, is it unusual to person a fewer parts repaired? (the bumpers, and doors) We are talking astir Kolkata, and it is simply a ace congested place. As per the dealer, it falls nether insignificant interaction ups to screen the scratches. Now I americium a spot skeptical, arsenic cipher bothers to interaction up specified insignificant scratches particularly if they ne'er bothered to thrust the car a lot, wherefore would they attraction astir touching it up to heighten it's looks if it isn't a regular driver?
• Moreover, seems similar the car has a spread successful the work past for a fewer years aft the 2nd proprietor took the car. Should I spell up with it? The car looks good based connected the pics, and the dealer's reviews are okay.

Price quoted is astir Rs. 3,40,000 and helium is not reducing beneath that.

This car would beryllium my archetypal roadeo, and I privation to marque it a bully one! BHPians, I request your superior opinion. Should I spell for it? What things should I check?

Link: https://www.olx.in/item/maruti-suzuk...iid-1771778458 [Mods region it if it is not allowed]

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Last edited by boniver : 2nd June 2024 astatine 14:37.

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As Boniver pointed out, precise improbable that an 8 twelvemonth aged car has specified debased mileage.

There are a fewer different telltales. At specified a debased mileage the interior should beryllium immaculate, astir new! So look intimately astatine the operator seat. Any sagging successful the cushions. Roll retired the information belt, it should look marque new. Look astatine the pedals, astatine this mileage determination should beryllium nary deterioration to beryllium seen astatine each connected the rubber pads connected the pedals. Check the shifter and different controls for motion of useage.

If you person entree to a bully OBD scanner you mightiness beryllium capable to extract the mileage from the ECU. Most modern cars person the mileage stored successful 2 antithetic positions. The odometer and the ECU. Flashing the odo thin to beryllium a batch easier than the ECU.

As this volition beryllium your archetypal car you request to deliberation hard whether you truly privation it. A archetypal car should not bring immoderate worries, the buying process should beryllium a affirmative experience. When thing doesn’t consciousness close don’t effort and rationalize it away. Look for a car with a bully vibe!

Good luck

Jeroen