I think go for some used cars. The cars in ur price range r:
- Corolla 03-04
- Vitz
- City 06
- Civic 03-04
- Liana (not recommended)
My personal choice would be corolla if u want a comfortable ride. Then vitz or civic.
If u r sticking with these two options (cultus, optra) then here are the ponts u should keep in mind:
Cultus:
- Low maintenance.
- More economy (cng factor)
- Hot piece of cake while selling
cons:
- Worst shape ever
- Very uncomfortable seats
- Not power steering (very very hard steering)
- No power windows
- Bad AC
- Worst build quality
- Bad and cheap interior
- No status.
Optra:
- Power steering
- Power windows
- Good Ac
- Korean Build (nice build quality)
- Nice Drive
- Status
- Comfortable seats
- Trunk
- Nice interior.
- Tension free car
Cons:
- Cng can not be installed (usually result in over heating of engine)
- Parts wont be easily available
- Low on economy (no cng)
- High on maintenance
Choice is urs. I would recommend going for used cars instead of Cultus or Optra. Or go for Vitz.