Kia Sonet was also on my mind but its equivalent model lacked features that were a must for me.
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Dear Fellow Venue Owners,
I recently took delivery of my new Venue S(O) 1.0 Turbo petrol in Typhoon Silver shade. Unfortunately, so far I have not driven it as my license has expired and I am waiting for a renewed one.
The buying experience at Sapphire Hyundai Dwarka Delhi was very good and welcoming. My sales associate was really nice and gave me a lovely deal with timely updates at each point. I should share with you that it is my first car from Hyundai stable. Years back (in 2005) I wanted to buy a Santro but our experience at a showroom was not good and ultimately we bought a Wagon R. Then in 2015, when I wanted to upgrade, I had a bad experience at another Hyundai showroom because of an insistence on buying accessories.
Therefore, the day we went to the Hyundai showroom, I had no big hopes and I was setting expectations for my wife as well. But later on, she remarked that whatever I shared with her had not been true at all. I think the credit goes to Sapphire Hyundai Dwarka and my sales associate who gave us an amazing experience. The car’s final price was ₹ 11.61. I opted for 4 and 5th-year extended warranty and paid 15k additional for it.
Why a new car and why Venue?
I owned a beautiful red coloured 2015 Scorpio S 10. My car had 50k on Odometer and it was in an impeccable condition. Her colour was as bright as a new car. Her engine was peppy and always eager. But it was looming close to its life because of the NCR diesel ban. I had some alternative plans for retaining her but when discussed with Gurus, all shared the problems in my strategy. Special thanks Bhpian @joybhowmik who has been a guide throughout my Scorpio journey. Therefore, with a heavy heart, I decided to sell it off. I must share that it was really painful for me to sell such a wonderful car. Thankfully the day she left our house, I was not in town.
Since I loved my Scorpio and its lovely mhawk engine, I needed something equally good. We also decided that we’ll stick to petrol cars this time. We also decided to go for sub 4 meter as parking space is a premium in the locality where I live. Plus there are just 3 of us who travel, so a smaller car should be good.
My other criteria that I loved in my previous car and wanted in the new one as well are
- Cruise control
- TPMS
- Good ground clearance
- Budget 11-12 Lakhs (max)
And I felt Venue met these criteria. Though Sonet was also in my mind, the equivalent Sonet model lacked the features that are a must for me. It was ruled out. I also liked XUV 300 but this time I wanted to try a new brand.
I got a lovely deal for my Scorpio so decided to go for cash down. Initially, we short-listed a white shade for the future car considering the pain faced in re-selling a red Scorpio. But later the family decided that Typhoon Silver looked much better.
Since my car was already gone, I wanted to get something immediately and before the start of pitra-paksha / shradh period. The dealership arranged a white one on priority for me. But because of a change at the last minute, I requested them to get a silver one. Since silver was not available immediately, they had to get it from the Chennai plant. And took 7-8 days time. It was dispatched on 21 September. I did a PDI on September 27 at the dealership and made all payments that day itself. Finally, on September 28, we took the delivery of the car.
I’ll share my experiences as I’ll get to drive it and seek some advice for accessories. Rear bumper guard is one that is on my mind.
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