Long pending decision (no more aspiration) to replace the old WagonR

Can't forget the beautiful memories 

The WagonR which was bought 2 days before Dada's marriage, is slated to expire its 15 year registration period on June end 2023. The real attempt to sale the vehicle was started in Nov-Dec last year, and the best offer was 1.2 Lakh. Since I was the only financer, I paused that activity to welcome R'dali. The next round of serious attempt started from February onwards. Since no good offer was received for direct selling, I decided to go for exchange, and got quote from Poddar, Bimal and Bharti Motors. Bimal provided the best deal @95K and I booked the car, which was supposed to get delivered in May first week. I expected the most from Poddar as Abhijit (Jiten Sir's son-in-law) was there, but, got pathetic response.

In the meantime, Indrajit Nath (who helped us purchase the existing Wagon R) of Bharti showroom got in touch with Deuta and offered 1L. I was still reluctant to shift from Bimal; but, Bimal guys informed me on 4 May'23 that they can't provide 95K now. I didn't waste even an hour to book with Bharti Motors on the same day and slated a delivery on the 5th. 

I was reflecting how crazy I were to have a car as a teenager. I saved every little penny to buy a car. I don't how and when that craziness totally disappeared. Although I put some money as down payment in the old WagonR, the new one is the first car in my name. Even I was reluctant yesterday to put my name. With time, I have become a totally different animal, don't know good or bad.

All rented families welcoming the car with Maa

Decision Points before buying this car/model:

1) Money is limited and I am the only financer. For old car exchange, the company has to be Maruti.

2) The purpose of this car is to be located at Agia. I don't want a scene like Digbijoy where he drives an  Innova in B'lore and family members travel in public transport at home. In all possibility, I need to buy another car as soon as I need to relocate out of Agia. I am expecting another need to invest in another liability very soon. 

3) A tall car is needed for Maa, at least because of her vomiting tendency. She is comfortable in WagonR. The other Maruti models I explored were Breeza and S-presso, but rejected later.

4) In WagonR, I chose for VXI, as this model has the basic stuff such as power window, AC and sound system, and more fuel efficient with 1000 cc engine. The higher ZXI+ model is 1200 cc, and I didn't fine any worthy things to invest 1 Lakh more considering the point#2 above. 

5) The red color is chosen to tell people that old WagonR has been replaced with the new (kidding :)). To the Agia public, I don't want to induce change. Of course, I would have thought differently, if my close circle resides in the same place and I am part of all their car specific conversation. Not being put under peer or social pressure has helped taken a thoughtful decision. 

Sudden meeting with Samaguri neighbour

Points to remember in future:

1) The Bonus part is extra and should not be associated with accessories or exchange value

2) The 5-year extended warranty is not much needed and can be waived-off. Anything and everything they are pushing can be opted out. The insurance, which is 1 yr first party and 3 yr third party, can be taken from the dealer while buying. 

3) The price of Maruti genuine accessories is on the higher side.

4) The naked price will be same at all dealers. Some might quote the naked price including some features (eg- 5 year warranty). The negotiation happens on the other few items, but the overall impact is not that huge. 

5) Total money I spent from pocket: INR 5,50,152/-