only a value for money call... not the best c-class sedan for sure

If you compare against the Honda means you are planning on the petrol version. For petrol, Honda is a touch ahead... almost as spacious... and Honda has better looking interiors though VW quality is better... drive quality in both is pretty much the same... however, any choice you make between the two is good... both are good cars... will be a choice of price and accessories... where the Honda loses on price but wins on accessories... If you are wanting a diesel engine, then of course there is no comparison...

No clue my friend... I didn't buy one... just went for a test drive. But given that it is a VW and the specs, I would say the mileage should be around 11-13 in the city and around 15 on highways...

One more point i missed. if you book the VW cars be prepared to be ill treated by the dealers. they are new in the market. do not expect any discounts and well treatment. i had a bad experiance and the same i heard for others. Currently petrol version is 3-4 month waiting time and deisal is around 6 month waiting (it seems they had some problem in production) another points is we are not sure what is the service cost of vento over a period of time however they said it is 15000 km service period and no paid service is there

Sujeet, what you are saying is a bit strange... you are pointing out the obvious flaws in the car (based on things that are pretty much standard in all other cars in the segment) and saying that this can be got by paying something outside... if I wanted to pay separately for almost ALL features that come with cars then I am right that this is just a value for money call, as all items that form part of perceived value are missing... if I pay 10 lakh for the top of the line model and an additional 75K for leather seats, audio system with good features and all other kinds of stuff, then this car from an interiors perspective is useless right? Also, FYI - if you tamper with the interiors and get new stuff put instead of what is standard, you immediately void the warranty... so this option is just not practical. With the new Verna and Fiesta offering a big load of goodies, VW needs to beef up its offerings. Some people will still go with VW for its name and German value, but most peopel will flock to the Hyundais and the Fords as of today...

Good question... my view is that in the after sales scenario this car will be as good as any other. A Maruti needs to be services twice/thrice a year for about 3k-5k each time. Means a Maruti servicing will cost you 6k-15k in a year. A VW will need to be service only every 15000 kilometres, so almost just about once a year. So even if in that once a year the cost comes to 8k-10k, it is as good as any other right? Also, it is yet to be really known how the service staff are, polite/fast etc... even if we assume they are not, the car would be better to drive if that is the priority... so given that you will deal with them just once a year, is it really a big problem how the service is? :-)

Thanks for your answer. I would also like to know the spare parts cost or the repair cost as compared to other brands in India. Many sources confirm that VW has expensive spare parts for repairs. What would your opinion on this be?

That I agree with... VW has not handled their delivery schedule well... the scenario was obvious given that this is a German brand available cheaper than the Japanese... so this kind of planning was critical... VW has screwed up there...