How good a buy this car is? It is around 10K in pakistan. I liked the look of this car. I am on a verge of buying Honda City but Optra is surely a tempting one. It has recently been introduced in pakistan where car market is getting more and more diverse due to relaxation in duties and taxes.
Re: Chevrolet Optra
Is it the same car that is sold in India and test-driven here?
http://www.indiacar.com/roadtest/optra_a/
Seems like copied from Daewoo Nubira (not necessarily a bad thing) and designed originally in Italy (gets brownie points). Styling ain’t bad, and the interior comforts look good. Not so sure about its engine performance and reliability. Chevrolet in US is not exactly known for building solid and reliable cars, as compared to, lets say Toyota or Honda. So, presumably Chevrolet in Pakistan is sweetening the deal with a good price to make your trips to the mechanic seem kinda worth it, in the long run.
The performance tests in that website, show an 1.8 litre engine brought from GM Australia, which is giving a bit poor results on low end torque. Here is a relevant part of the review
If you want a driver’s car, and not just a styling beauty, you may have to test drive it, alongwith Corolla and City to get a better idea.
ps. When you say “It is around 10K in pakistan”, do you mean Rs 10 lakhs or $10,000 (@59 = Rs 5,90,000)?
Re: Chevrolet Optra
Actually I mistyped it. It is around 10 lacs in pakistan.
I will try to post specs here. Secondly I will go for a test drive in couple of days. Interior sure looks good but the point mentioned above is kinda important too.
More input will be appreciated.