I am just learning car driving. I am planning to buy a used hatchback to learn fluently and use it for 5 years. Which car would be fine? I may use it weekly once may be upto 100kms and 3 months once a long drive of 800kms including up and down. I am living in Bangalore. I want a manual car

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Since you are still learning, two cars that you can look at in the second hand market are the Maruti Suzuki Swift or Hyundai i20. Swift is slightly smaller, making it easy to drive in the city while i20 comes with more space and premium interiors. As you wish to keep the car for over 5 years, it will be wise to go for a car which is around 3 years old and should have an odometer reading between 35-40000kms. This way you will save on cost and still get a car which has some life left in it.

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Hi Autocar Team, my budget is around ₹10 lakh, and I am confused between the Hyundai Venue HX4 and the Hyundai i20 Sportz Optional, both in manual transmission. The Venue’s design feels more appealing to me, while the i20 offers more features. My usage will be around 60% in the city and 40% on highways. The car will be used mostly by my parents, and occasionally by my family and me when I am in Kolkata. Could you please advise which would be the better choice for my needs? Also, which of the two is safer in terms of overall safety?

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Hi Team! I have started driving a car since 3 years and currently own wagon r 2013 model. Now I am planning to buy a car at a budget of 14 lakhs on road in Ahmedabad (Can stretch by 1lakh if needed). I travel 45kms daily on SG highway where my avg speed is 40-70kmh. I hardly go outstation so this car will be mainly for city driving. Can you suggest me 2 options with model with my priorities being a practical car, smooth transmission, decent mileage and stress free ownership. (Suggest Options other than Suzuki).

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