@civilized_engr
first of all,,i like ur id,,cause i am a civil engineer too.....coming back to the topic,,,well i think xli is not that bad car as being projected here......its brake are good ,,,no problem with them......the interior is grt,specious........ the engine is also very nice...most of all,,it has got the grace and looks ,,which city likes...city is not the type of ca u fall in love with.........the resale of xli is also extraordianry...........the only draw back is that u have to wait for 5 months at least to get ur car.....xli has got minor problems,,but they can be dealt with by some minor adjustments...............so my verdict is that u should go for XLI........city is good,,but xli is very good.
chao.