Which Car to Choose in the budget of 2.5 - 3 Million PKR?

[alibintahir]

Sure bro @arslansohail84, once I'll make a confirm deal, I'll post the pics and other details here on this thread.

[alibintahir]

Thank you @abdullahtareen1 for your suggestion bro, but I'm more sedan kinda guy not the Pick-up Truck or SUVs, so I think I'll better off with the sedan rather than looking for Loaded Hilux. About Mark X, one of my cousin had it a year ago and he strongly recommended me not to get Toyota Mark X as its Road Clearance is almost zero, and it scratches with the ground whenever it passes over even a slightest bump, so I think I'll stick to Toyota Premio X for now. Anyways, thanks for your suggestion.

[mhaderaziz_official]

Thank you so much @mhaderaziz_official for your kind response and detail reply, really appreciate that, it really helps me a lot and I've finalized my decision that base on my daily car usage, it is not a wiser decision to buy a Mercedes, though as you've suggested that it is not good to buy a PKDM car as well in this budget, so what do you suggest then about the Japanese Toyota Premio in this budget? Will that be a wiser decision? Can you refer me to someone who can help me in getting the one?

Anyways, thanks again for your reply and I hope that you'll help me more in getting the ride in my budget.
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I drove a Toyota Premio a few days back and it felt very good. The car's suspension is very good, very little disturbance in the cabin. The car is the best bang for the buck plus it has strong resale too. Parts are easily and readily available. It is very comfortable and very little road noise enters the cabin. It is the exact opposite story with PKDM cars.
The reason I recommended you to not get a PKDM car is because I currently have a 2013 Civic VTi Oriel (61,000KMs driven so far) and as much as it was hyped, it is an utter disappointment. My 2007 Civic Hybrid is more comfortable and has less road noise than my 9th gen even though the hybrid has done 135,000KMs. The build and material quality is pathetic compared to my Civic hybrid. It makes weird noises going over bumps which is very irritating. The navigation touch screen is not very good either. Considering the mentality of local manufacturers, the quality would not have been improved in the 10th gen which you can read in the forums, had not. I myself am considering selling my 9th Gen and moving on to a Premio or some other Toyota hybrid.

Good luck with your search!

[alibintahir]

Thank you @mhaderaziz_official for your suggestion and feedback, will surely keep that in consideration. Anyways, do pray that I'll find a great condition Premio X as tomorrow I will be going on the car hunt
Will surely update this post with pictures and details once I'll buy the one.

[alibintahir]

Hey Everyone, suggest me any other good option for this price range as it's been 2 days and I've been searching continuously for a good condition Toyota Premio X, but mostly I found are either not in a good condition or their asking price is freakishly high (can you believe? 4 Million for 2010 model Premio X). However, Avoid giving suggestions like Toyota Camry or Toyota Mark X or any car or SUV above 1800cc as I'm a salaried person and it won't be possible for me to afford more than 1800cc for now. Anyways, now I'm again open to suggestions and I'm willing to lower my budget as well like 2-2.5 Million if I get a reasonable car in that budget, rather than going on the other side.
Anyways, hope to hear from you guys soon.

[arslansohail84]

Hey Everyone, suggest me any other good option for this price range as it's been 2 days and I've been searching continuously for a good condition Toyota Premio X, but mostly I found are either not in a good condition or their asking price is freakishly high (can you believe? 4 Million for 2010 model Premio X). However, Avoid giving suggestions like Toyota Camry or Toyota Mark X or any car or SUV above 1800cc as I'm a salaried person and it won't be possible for me to afford more than 1800cc for now. Anyways, now I'm again open to suggestions and I'm willing to lower my budget as well like 2-2.5 Million if I get a reasonable car in that budget, rather than going on the other side. " class="emoji" alt="">
Anyways, hope to hear from you guys soon.
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Bro you said ur couson id selling his ride
Uska kya hua?

[arslansohail84]

Hey Everyone, suggest me any other good option for this price range as it's been 2 days and I've been searching continuously for a good condition Toyota Premio X, but mostly I found are either not in a good condition or their asking price is freakishly high (can you believe? 4 Million for 2010 model Premio X). However, Avoid giving suggestions like Toyota Camry or Toyota Mark X or any car or SUV above 1800cc as I'm a salaried person and it won't be possible for me to afford more than 1800cc for now. Anyways, now I'm again open to suggestions and I'm willing to lower my budget as well like 2-2.5 Million if I get a reasonable car in that budget, rather than going on the other side. " class="emoji" alt="">
Anyways, hope to hear from you guys soon.
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As i said before finding a good condition premio wont be easy.
As i see Ur best options are vezel grande and civic. You can also consider prius but i owning all 3 prius grande and civic 1.5T would recomend you civic for urban drives and corolla if you travel on mixed roads urban and rural. Prius is only recommended if you drive alot on highways and you have a very foot on the accelerator pedal otherwise its useless you will lose more value in resale then saving in fuel.
If you r still inclined towards premio i d recomend you to import one directly from japan as yesterday i saw auction price of premio x, xl and xex was amazingly qiuet low maybe due to launch of new model premio.
Duty on premio 1800 cc varaint is 2.2 million and you can buy one from auction for about 1 -1.5 million depending on varaint and condition.

[alibintahir]

He changed his mind bro @arslansohail84 and after seeing the hassle which I've been going through for searching a good condition car, now he's planning to stay with his Premio for a little while longer than he planned.

[alibintahir]

Thank you for your suggestion @arslansohail84 bro, but I don't have any experience of importing Japanese car before and I also hesitate in putting myself into any trouble as I don't have any direct link for the import and more or less I need to do it via some kind of a dealer which is risky to some extent. Anyways, after going through the hassle for two days, my mind is changing towards the brand new cars more specifically Zero-meter Toyota Corolla Altis Grande as my travel is on the mixed roads usually urban but sometimes rural as well. But, here I also have a confusion that if I book my Grande now, and Facelift model which I heard will be releasing in Jun/July 2017 is near, so what do you suggest then? Book it now or wait for the new Facelift model of Toyota Corolla Altis Grande if it is to be sure releasing in June/July 2017?

[arslansohail84]

Thank you for your suggestion @arslansohail84 bro, but I don't have any experience of importing Japanese car before and I also hesitate in putting myself into any trouble as I don't have any direct link for the import and more or less I need to do it via some kind of a dealer which is risky to some extent. Anyways, after going through the hassle for two days, my mind is changing towards the brand new cars more specifically Zero-meter Toyota Corolla Altis Grande as my travel is on the mixed roads usually urban but sometimes rural as well. But, here I also have a confusion that if I book my Grande now, and Facelift model which I heard will be releasing in Jun/July 2017 is near, so what do you suggest then? Book it now or wait for the new Facelift model of Toyota Corolla Altis Grande if it is to be sure releasing in June/July 2017? " class="emoji" alt="">

The facelift is coming for sure but no one can confirm you now when its coming. My friend works in indus motor and he said to me that indus is working on the facelift and they have already made one sample of it but nobody knows when it would be made available for booking.
It could arrive anytime mid or even end of 2017. I d say that you should wait for the facelift as i expect to see some new goodies being added in grande such as smart entry and bigger allows along with cosmetic changes.

[arslansohail84]

Thank you for your suggestion @arslansohail84 bro, but I don't have any experience of importing Japanese car before and I also hesitate in putting myself into any trouble as I don't have any direct link for the import and more or less I need to do it via some kind of a dealer which is risky to some extent. Anyways, after going through the hassle for two days, my mind is changing towards the brand new cars more specifically Zero-meter Toyota Corolla Altis Grande as my travel is on the mixed roads usually urban but sometimes rural as well. But, here I also have a confusion that if I book my Grande now, and Facelift model which I heard will be releasing in Jun/July 2017 is near, so what do you suggest then? Book it now or wait for the new Facelift model of Toyota Corolla Altis Grande if it is to be sure releasing in June/July 2017? " class="emoji" alt="">

Regarding import of a car i know a couple of nice and trustworthy people on pakwheels who can help and guide you.

[alibintahir]

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Thank you for your suggestion @arslansohail84 bro, but I don't have any experience of importing Japanese car before and I also hesitate in putting myself into any trouble as I don't have any direct link for the import and more or less I need to do it via some kind of a dealer which is risky to some extent. Anyways, after going through the hassle for two days, my mind is changing towards the brand new cars more specifically Zero-meter Toyota Corolla Altis Grande as my travel is on the mixed roads usually urban but sometimes rural as well. But, here I also have a confusion that if I book my Grande now, and Facelift model which I heard will be releasing in Jun/July 2017 is near, so what do you suggest then? Book it now or wait for the new Facelift model of Toyota Corolla Altis Grande if it is to be sure releasing in June/July 2017? ">" class="emoji" alt=" " class="emoji" alt=" ">">

The facelift is coming for sure but no one can confirm you now when its coming. My friend works in indus motor and he said to me that indus is working on the facelift and they have already made one sample of it but nobody knows when it would be made available for booking.
It could arrive anytime mid or even end of 2017. I d say that you should wait for the facelift as i expect to see some new goodies being added in grande such as smart entry and bigger allows along with cosmetic changes.

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Thank you for the information @arslansohail84, but can you take a guess on the launching price of Grande Facelift 2017? The thing that troubles me is that I'll keep on waiting for the NEW GRANDE and once it is launched, the price tag along with the new car is out of my range, what do you suggest in this perspective then?

[alibintahir]

Regarding import of a car bro @arslansohail84, I'll be really grateful if you can direct me to some nice and trustworthy people on pakwheels. Thank you.

[nifiii]

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@drzac. Brilliant guy for importing vehicles.

[alibintahir]

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@drzac. Brilliant guy for importing vehicles.

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Thank you so much @nifiii for your help.

@drzac Can you help me in importing the car directly from Japan in this budget?

[drzac]

Regarding import of a car bro

@arslansohail84

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@drzac. Brilliant guy for importing vehicles.

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@drzac Can you help me in importing the car directly from Japan in this budget?
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Salam.
Absolutely sure brother why not. Inbox or call to discuss in detail regarding options in your price range

[faisalrehman5]

Hi Pakwheelers, hope everyone is doing good.

Actually, I've sold my Toyota Corolla GLi 2015 and now I want to buy a car in the budget of 2.5 to 3.0 Million PKR. I'm very much interested in buying a Mercedes E200 (W211) or Mercedes C200 (W204), but my father is suggesting me to buy the brand new Toyota Corolla Altis Grande or Honda Civic VTec Turbo as their maintenance cost is very reasonable and spare parts and accessories are easily available in market and in nominal rate though Mercedes being a 'Safiad Hathi' very difficult to maintain and their maintenance cost as well as spare parts and accessories are not easily available and even if available, are freakishly expensive. So, now I want experts here on Pakwheels opinion on the matter that whether I buy a Mercedes or listen to my Father's suggestion? Though if I'll be buying the Mercedes, this will be my first experience in doing so? So want expert's opinion on that as well.

Note: Please give me some convincing reason to select the car you're suggesting.

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Which car to buy in the budget of 2.5 - 3 Million PKR?

• Mercedes E200


• Mercedes C200


• Toyota Corolla Altis Grande


• Honda Civic VTec Turbo


• Any other. Please specify in the comments.

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Honda BRV

[alibintahir]

Salam. Absolutely sure brother why not. Inbox or call to discuss in detail regarding options in your price range

Wasalam @drzac brother, thank you for your concern. I'll discuss with you about the details in the inbox.

[alibintahir]

Honda BRV

Thank you for your reply @faisalrehman5, but I think Honda BRV is out of my range and still not available in Pakistan.

[r.farookee]

Bro whatever you may do but don't go for these expensive German cars.Extremely heavy on maintanence.A scratch on these cars is much more painful than local stuff.These cars are only good if they are not older than three years.There dealerships like others in Pakistan are a rip-off.And remember nothing compared to a brand new car.I would seriously consider Honda Civic 1.8 vtec Oriel and be cool for next 5 years if you take care of it.