Sir why dont u be my guest here in Sargodha so that i can explain it to u while serving u fresh citrus fruit with swift, cultus and city old and new models parked right besides us?
The point that quality is deteriorating goes for ALL cars no matter whatsoever... corolla, civic, city cultus n what not.. so yes, we all know a 2002 cultus wud be better in quality terms compared to 2012 cultus and same goes for civic and city... but the point is... Swift is NOT usually bought by people who are looking for a small economy car, its a 1.3l which means lesser economy but more power. Only a good BUYING POWER can justify the decision of buying a swift over cultus. If someones looking for a hatchback with reasonable power n economy, cultus does the job and saves u around 2 lakh rs too, so those who just have to fill their garage with "A CAR" go for cultus... while those who have the garages filled with a good car or two but want a small n fun-to-drive car go for swift... offcourse, not talking about every single one here but majority...
and as for quality of cultus, i agree... but do u think people visit showrooms, check the quality and then compare it to almost a decade old cultus and only then decide what to buy? NO! Pakistan's market is immature, people just want a BRAND NEW car, regardless of the quality... thats why people still buy brand new mehrans which cost them around 6.5lakh after everything while they can have a much, much better used car for that much!
Infact i have been yelling at people who planned to buy brand new cultus, alto mehran etc but they still do and then say " Yaar brand new ki bat or hoti hy"
Hope i ve made my point clear... and yes, 2 lakh is quite some amount for me too
thats why i'd save it n buy a cultus... infact i'd save more n buy a used cultus!
Peace...