And it is here!
Baleno! Maruti Suziki Baleno LXi Euro3.
I was planning to buy a car for last three years. First choice was Safari. At that time I was in Hyderabad and not in Pune. Then the I started thinking of Honda City (Old Model). I somehow didn't like the looks of new Honda City. Then various vehicles like Scorpio, Ford Flair, Santro and what not. The decision was not being taken. At one point of time I actually decided and agreed with Rahul Khinvasara, a colleague of mine at Nevis, to buy a second hand Maruti 800. During this period, one day, as I was having my tea in the pantry, one of our senior managers, Raghu, came and said that he wants to have an internal bazzi.com. Here people can post messages if they want to sell some old stuff. Kind of second hand market. And after some time Raghu said that he wants to sell something. I and one of my colleague, Mayuresh were there and we thought Raghu wants to sell his Honda City. Thats it! Everytime I saw him, I asked him about Honda City and somehow the news spread across Nevis. Everybody started asking Raghu. Finally Raghu sent a mail saying "Honda City is not for sell"!...... Internal bazzi.com is yet to be created :)
Oh yes! I was writing about Baleno. Then after a lot of research, talking to so many people, looking at the services provided by Maruti and ofcourse analyzing the technical specifications of Baleno we finalized our first ever Car. Then started the bargaining. There are at least four Maruti dealers in Pune. (We talked to all of them.) There was a competition between them to sell the car to us. (By now Maruti Suzuki CEO must be knowing us.) Finally, we realized that even if we bargain more we will not get more than 2-3K discount. And we decided to go with Sai Services. The vehicle was booked and we requested them to deliver it on Akshay Tritiya, an auspicious day!
I will write about the arrival of the vehicle sometime later!
I was planning to buy a car for last three years. First choice was Safari. At that time I was in Hyderabad and not in Pune. Then the I started thinking of Honda City (Old Model). I somehow didn't like the looks of new Honda City. Then various vehicles like Scorpio, Ford Flair, Santro and what not. The decision was not being taken. At one point of time I actually decided and agreed with Rahul Khinvasara, a colleague of mine at Nevis, to buy a second hand Maruti 800. During this period, one day, as I was having my tea in the pantry, one of our senior managers, Raghu, came and said that he wants to have an internal bazzi.com. Here people can post messages if they want to sell some old stuff. Kind of second hand market. And after some time Raghu said that he wants to sell something. I and one of my colleague, Mayuresh were there and we thought Raghu wants to sell his Honda City. Thats it! Everytime I saw him, I asked him about Honda City and somehow the news spread across Nevis. Everybody started asking Raghu. Finally Raghu sent a mail saying "Honda City is not for sell"!...... Internal bazzi.com is yet to be created :)
Oh yes! I was writing about Baleno. Then after a lot of research, talking to so many people, looking at the services provided by Maruti and ofcourse analyzing the technical specifications of Baleno we finalized our first ever Car. Then started the bargaining. There are at least four Maruti dealers in Pune. (We talked to all of them.) There was a competition between them to sell the car to us. (By now Maruti Suzuki CEO must be knowing us.) Finally, we realized that even if we bargain more we will not get more than 2-3K discount. And we decided to go with Sai Services. The vehicle was booked and we requested them to deliver it on Akshay Tritiya, an auspicious day!
I will write about the arrival of the vehicle sometime later!
posted by TaurianLeo @ 8:54 AM
2 Comments:
Glad that you opted for Maruti! Man, I tell you, no one beats Maruti dealers when it comes to customer care! They take their business of treating customers VERY VERY seriously. About Honda City vs. Baleno, I believe both are equally good, but the service of Deccan Honda, the only Honda dealer in Pune, sucks! It sucks more than a vaccum cleaner would! So Baleno is a BETTER choice in Pune.
Why did you opt Chowgule over Sai Service?Chowgule have won numerous prizes for best customer care. Anyway, happy riding!
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