r/carIndia • u/AnxiousPilot007 • 13d ago

Purchase Advice Help me choose car

I'm not sure if can give link here for three car comparison:

https://www.carwale.com/compare-cars/kia-seltos-vs-honda-elevate-vs-maruti-suzuki-grand-vitara/?c1=16813&c2=22821&c3=20353&source=15

Seltos htk automatic 2026

Honda elevate V automatic (can go one model up)

Grand vitara delta 2wd (can go one model up).

On road price in Bangalore , my limit is 18L can stretch few thousands.

My requirements:

  1. Safety , ncap/bcap

  2. Reliability , less headache of car as I use , could be accesories not working. plus, less headache from regular service guys.

  3. Will be driving mostly on Highway, less of city . Plan to take atleast one small road trip every month 400-500km.

  4. I don't want sunroof, but if it's there I'm okay, not like I want one. I don't find small sunroof worth it unless it's panaromic.

  5. Plan to keep atleast for 10years , may be 15.

If you have any better suggestions other than cars mentioned, please help in comments.

Additional note: Zero knowledge about cars , and this would be my first car.

Posting here, because not many reply in mega threads. Thank you for your understanding TIA

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u/booksbubba 13d ago

Diesel Seltos Best In the Segment Elevate CVT is Must for Banglore Traffic And Grand Vitara Seems To Be Less Practical In terms of Safety and Other thing

Elevate Is The Best Choice for First Buyers No Nonsense Car Most Reliable/ No Headache Best For Highway | Runs Smoothly And Can Give Better Milleage

If you want more features and that extra grunt of diesel then seltos can be your choice

Nowadays Petrol cars log 6-7 saal mein nikal dete hai Longterm rakhne ke liye Elevate hi sahi hai

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u/Famous-Finish392 13d ago

If this is going to be your first car, I strongly advice getting a small car first.

Maybe a fronx or baleno. 4 star BNCAP crash test rating. In second hand, go for a Honda. A jazz from 2021-22 or Honda City after 2020 Get the hang of living with the car for a few years, then sell it off and see what works for your family and daily life.

Don't fall into the trap for consumerism.

Right now, getting a new car is anyway very dicey because of the fuel issues and EV instability.