Get ready to become more confused cause I am since the minute i started asking for advice or comments on these two cars.
I am also planning to buy a new car and initially I had Santro. Then a friend told me to have a look at VXRi Cultus. I visited the showroom and from that moment onwards I am confused. To worsen the case two more contestant cars came into the arena Toyota Vitz and another sedan car from Toyota (not sure about the name yet). Both these cars also fall within a price range upto 750K.
So far my judgement from inquiring here and there and reading posts on this forum is ranked like
Quality Control:
1. Vitz
2. Santro
3. Cultus
Style:
1. Vitz
2. Cultus
3. Santro
Lowest in initial investment:
1. Vitz
2. Santro
3. Cultus
Lowest in maintainance cost:
1. Cultus
2. Santro
3. Vitz
Ease in parts availability:
1. Cultus
2. Santro
3. Vitz
Luxary compared with initial investment:
1. Vitz
2. Cultus
3. Santro
Safety:
1. Vitz
2. Cultus & Santro are equal
Sitting space:
1. Cultus
2. Vitz
3. Santro
Luggage space when CNG is installed:
1. Santro
2. Vitz & Cultus are equal and have no luggage space.
On road performance under CNG:
1. Cultus & Vitz are somewhat equal
2. Santro
On road comfort during long drives:
1. Vitz
2. Cultus
3. Santro
On road handling and driving pleasure:
1. Vitz
2. Cultus
3. Santro
Resale value all over Pakistan:
1. Cultus
2. Vitz
3. Santro
My Conclusion:
If you are an unmaried person or married but have no or 1 infant kid so far then choose between Cultus & Vitz considering the maintainance cost.
If you have two or more kids elder being more than 5 years old than choose between Cultus & Santro depending on
- Frequency of your long drives when your family accomnies you and you have to carry luggage
- Resale value of car in the city you.
- Ease & cost of maintainance.
If you are not more confused after reading this post than I am sure you would have come to a concusion of your own by now