Hello guys, I have always been an Maruti user and this is my second car, Grand vitara smart hybrid. As I always loved Maruti vehicle for its fuel efficiency and low maintenance cost which we middle class people really need. I needed a suv with decent ground clearance as we have bumpy and mostly off roads in Arunachal Pradesh. So firstly I have compared all the mid range SUVs like create, venue, hyrider, grand Vitara and so on. All the cars are good, attractive and most importantly on my budget. I was confuse between creata and grand vitara but as I compared the vehicles fuel efficiency and maintenance, I was convinced that I have to buy that car. Vitara gives a mileage of 20-28km per litre as creata only provides 16-20, which is very much low for a mid range SUV. And on the second hand as I have mentioned we have mountain roads which are bumpy and mostly offroads which effects the vehicle and needed to service every 2 months. Normal servicing like oil change, airfilter cleaning and body check only cost 5000 to 7000 at max , whereas in creata a routine servicing cost around 10000 to 15000 Rs. The genuine spare parts of the vehicle is much less than the same parts of creata for eg an arm costs 45000 in vitara and the cost of arm for hyundai is 7000 and more. So we can see a very much difference in the same range vehicle. For safety, it has 6 airbags which is quiet good for an SUV. Two in the front, two on the side and two on the back. I find the car very attractive, muscle and bold looking with sleek full rail back light. Grand vitara has space for 5 people. seats are very much comfortable and made of different materials depends on the variant. One of the important thing it has is the bootspace of 265 - 373 litre with 60/40 functionality which is enough to carry your things, luggages on a trip or vacation . My grand vitara has the tyre size of 17 r and the spare tyre is of the same size whereas In creta the spare tyre is 1 inch smaller I.e 16 r. My car is two and half year old and still running in good condition though the condition depends on the maintenance also, for me the car is like part of my body which I have to take good care of and fed it well with the oils and keep it clean and the car responds extremely good too. I would recommend others also to take a test drive of vitara and you will feel what I am talking about, lastly lovely machine.
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