Is the 2022 Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Alpha AT a good car to buy as a second owner considering the odometer shows only 14,000 km and the asking price is ₹14 lakh?

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Pick the Skoda Kushaq 1.0 automatic. It suits Delhi city life the best while keeping you cool and fresh, and it still makes those every-two-month highway runs easy.In your traffic, the 1.0 with the automatic is smooth and stress free, has light steering, good visibility, and a suspension that takes broken roads well. On hot days, the AC now cools quickly, and the higher trims give you ventilated seats that actually help in NCR summers. It is also one of the safest in your list with a strong body and the full safety kit, so handing it to your father later will feel right. It is compact enough for tight parking, yet feels stable and confident at high speeds so its safe and you will not get bored or tired.A couple of the others come close. The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Hybrid is super efficient and very easy in the city, but feels less lively on the highway.

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

Skoda Kushaq

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The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder and the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara as well as the Victoris all share the same Toyota hybrid system and battery and are thus essentially the same when it comes to long term use. Both brands are also very well established with a service network - Maruti even more so. Thus, among these cars, pick the one that you prefer or are getting a better value deal. In terms of long term, we would lean towards Maruti cars. Thanks to the brand's better network and brand strength across the country, Maruti tends to hold its value very well and is a bit of an easier sell too, which helps when its time to sell your car.

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

Maruti Suzuki Victoris

Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder

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DRLs themselves usually do not become creamy or yellow. What you are typically seeing is the outer plastic lens ageing due to UV exposure, heat, pollution, car wash chemicals and oxidation. Over time, the clear polycarbonate lens develops a hazy or yellowish appearance, which makes the bright white DRL behind it appear creamy. The effect is more noticeable in countries like India because of the harsh sun and heat.Whether the DRL doubles up as a turn indicator generally has little to do with the lens turning creamy. However, systems where the DRL frequently dims or switches off for the turn signal do generate more thermal cycling, which can contribute marginally to ageing over many years. The biggest culprit remains UV exposure and lens quality rather than the DRL function itself.As for red DRLs at the rear, regulations in most countries do not permit them because they could be confused with brake lights. The idea behind a DRL is to make a vehicle more conspicuous without creating ambiguity. If a red rear light were permanently illuminated during the day, drivers behind might have a harder time recognising when the brakes are actually applied.