Buy a car in Dec 2024 or Wait for Jan 2025? Year-End Discounts vs. Resale Value!

[@Satvik-Thakur7]

Point to be noted for buyer's who are going to buy cars this december that negotiate it properly before finalising the deal beacuse in just 13 days according to the second hand car dealership, 10% of your car value is gone🛑KEEP THIS IN MIND.😅

[@pranayk37]

Which is where length of ownership comes into play

[@Bhushan.-gc7hr]

​​@@pranayk37Exactly, if someone's planning to have the car for 7 or more years, depreciation becomes less important as a factor while buying

[@vabz_parab]

​@@pranayk37 Hi sir, I'm first time buyer in my recent hunch of car searching Visited Hyundai and Kia. Hyundai Venue S(O) 1.2 MT on road 11.99 Lacs, by removing extended warranty, accessories, shield of trust it will be 11.71 on top of this showroom is offering me 10.70 L final deal. Person said if you book in next 3 days on table we will give best price below 10.70L. I'm not sure why 1 Lac discount upfront although I'm not exchanging. Suggest me what should be the reason so that it will be easier to negotiate further. Kia Sonet HTK 1.2 MT offering 10.74L on-road. On this price they are offering 25k discount only. On table they will bring down a little that what I felt based on conversation. Please suggest which one to buy? Thanks in advance!

[@650harish]

​@@vabz_parabaround 120000 on venue mt in hyderabad

[@HalP-fz3iy]

I binged watched the used cars episodes and now I need more. Please make more……….thanks.

[@HumourusLAV]

I was in Car Sales, I can tell you from experience, If you can then please try to wait until Feb or March (When there is no festival or occassion), Be ready to buy the previous year manufactured car but only with a great discount (If you push they will discount more upto 10%), Go after 20th of the month (Salesman have sales pressure), You will get the car quicker then ever before, and everything will be taken care of by the dealer (If you are gonna finance, Then see what rate of interest you're getting on your own and compare it with the dealership, If it's the same then get it financed from dealership, it's much easier that way at no extra cost) All of this definitely works for KIA Cars, Not sure about Maruti or Toyota.

[@anveshtiwari832]

How about u don’t show your face. It’s really annoying. Statistics only will do.

[@vijuvlogs]

But it might not be a good idea to buy cars that are lying in stockyard for more than a month... It's battery and electronics could be bad plus they just put in sun, rain and dust and with the paint quality that we are getting today and if you plan to keep the car for long then money saved here will go into other expenses

[@pranayk37]

@@vijuvlogs It's not as straight forward. Get a PDI done and you should be fine.

[@vijuvlogs]

@@pranayk37 true but based on recent Stories getting a PDI done by keeping atleast 1 lk pending before it being registered in your name has become very important as of today.

[@abhishekarora1]

@@pranayk37 what is PDI?

[@uaeindi]

Simple rule. If discount is greater than 10% of the car value, purchase now. It will cover the cost of any additional depreciation. If it's less than that wait for next year.

[@yasharora964]

Great video Pranay! Was really debating this decision since I’m in the market for Virtus 1.0 AT and pulled the trigger for a December purchase. Got a great dealer discount paired with groupwe which I learned from your Slavia buying video. 👍

[@SatpreetJosan]

What was the on road price you got?

[@pranayk37]

Amazing, congratulations!

[@InvestTrade-kx8vd]

Hi Pranay, saw a short where you highlighted that your friend got Audi Q3 at 42L. Could you share more details of dealership and details of discount as I am also looking to buy

[@pranayk37]

Audi Gurgaon

[@InvestTrade-kx8vd]

@pranayk37 Thanks. Would you be kind enough to confirm which trim this was Premium Plus or Technology

[@sherinpanakkal1420]

Hi pranay, looking at buying i20 asta o automatic from a long term perspective. But the dealer doesnt have my choice of colour(he has all other colours) , he is giving discount cash, insurance and exchange bonus. He says that in jan 2025 price could go up by 10k, exchange bonus may not be there and the cash discount could be lower in Jan. In your view, is it worthwhile to wait till jan for my colour choice or to compare the 2025 total price for my colour choice with what i m getting now for other colors ?i presume that the 2024 other color models and discount will still be there in Jan2025 as well..

[@HarishRagavv]

Informative ✨✨

[@kovelamanas9905]

Nuance is the answer thank you pranay

[@firefox11105]

Waiting for Slavia/Virtus facelifts. No clue when they'll arrive, need a replacement by Jan '26

[@Yuv_0006]

Let's hope they improve the quality issues within the cabin and provide additional features like 360 camera.

[@RishabhSingh-xz6fz]

As far as I know Taigun/Kushaq will get facelifts first, that too around September 2025. But recently I read Kushaq will get around April

[@firefox11105]

@@Yuv_0006 yup they need to learn from the Koreans in terms of interior, 360 is very handy given its 4.5m

[@firefox11105]

@@RishabhSingh-xz6fz ah i see, they need to increase its length or the Kylaq is a much value for money product than it

[@DriverX-JDM]

Honda City 5th gen vs Virtus highline -Honda Most powerful NA engine even better than 1.0 tsi - Virtus rear seat very uncomfortable recline angle - Virtus steering very halka.. Honda steering feedback is just unbelievably good - Fit and finish, interior, seats Honda way ahead - Stiffer Chassis Honda - Practical features like ADAS, touch sensors on handles, walk away lock system, automatic side mirrors, frame less auto rear mirror, lane watch camera etc. - Honda 4 Cylinder engine... refinement level & feel next level, powerful AC etc. - Better mileage - Manual gear box of Honda is one of worlds best. slick Shift amazing gear box - Looks more like a sedan : Honda - Ride quality : Honda feels like driving on cloud Price - Honda wins here too I don't know wats all hype about.. i hv experience of both but vw sponsoring all these content creators & their ads everywhere on social media has taken ppl to buy an inferior car.. kaafi tagde level ki mind manipulation chal rahi hai

[@abhishekarora1]

I am planning to but my first car under 10 lac. I want automatic preferably CVT with decent mileage. Could please recommend any good ones in any segment?

[@puneetjoshi7515]

Altroz

[@abhishekarora1]

@ it’s not CVT

[@firefox11105]

negotiate for an i20 cvt

[@abhishekarora1]

@@firefox11105 thought of that only but heard lot of reviews that i20 mileage is not great. Do you know about it?

[@devilish4life419]

Amaze , magnite , kiger , i20. I myself have recently bought a glanza S AMT for 8.2 lakhs from gurgaon. I'd say it's not smooth as a CVT but it's highly efficient , giving me 15-16 in peak Delhi Gurgaon traffic. Worth trying

[@tejendrasinghrathore]

What about buying a car of 2024 make in feb or march 2025.....can i get more discounts than what is on offer right now ?

[@kshitizaggarwal4402]

Depends on price increase in 2025. It still loses on resale value, limited buying options. So buy in Dec, get most discount, more options, and drive it for longer

[@Frankenstein333]

I don't think there will be any price increase. They say this every year. But you can try getting a good deal now and don't show that you are in a rush. Otherwise, just get it in Feb or March.

[@DriverX-JDM]

Honda City 5th gen vs Virtus highline -Honda Most powerful NA engine even better than 1.0 tsi - Virtus rear seat very uncomfortable recline angle - Virtus steering very halka.. Honda steering feedback is just unbelievably good - Fit and finish, interior, seats Honda way ahead - Stiffer Chassis Honda - Practical features like ADAS, touch sensors on handles, walk away lock system, automatic side mirrors, frame less auto rear mirror, lane watch camera etc. - Honda 4 Cylinder engine... refinement level & feel next level, powerful AC etc. - Better mileage - Manual gear box of Honda is one of worlds best. slick Shift amazing gear box - Looks more like a sedan : Honda - Ride quality : Honda feels like driving on cloud Price - Honda wins here too I don't know wats all hype about.. i hv experience of both but vw sponsoring all these content creators & their ads everywhere on social media has taken ppl to buy an inferior car.. kaafi tagde level ki mind manipulation chal rahi hai

[@pranayk37]

Hahaha i wish VW was paying "these content creators"

[@AuguryOmen]

Any day Honda, vw is trash in 1.0

[@vjcoolbuddy]

planning for a 7 seater to accomodate the complete family. thinking of choosing carens. any thoughts ?

[@vabz_parab]

Hi sir, I'm first time buyer in my recent hunch of car searching Visited Hyundai and Kia. Hyundai Venue S(O) 1.2 MT on road 11.99 Lacs, by removing extended warranty, accessories, shield of trust it will be 11.71 on top of this showroom is offering me 10.70 L final deal. Person said if you book in next 3 days on table we will give best price below 10.70L. I'm not sure why 1 Lac discount upfront although I'm not exchanging. Suggest me what should be the reason so that it will be easier to negotiate further. Kia Sonet HTK 1.2 MT offering 10.74L on-road. On this price they are offering 25k discount only. On table they will bring down a little that what I felt based on conversation. Please suggest which one to buy? Thanks in advance!

[@paulmat1989]

I also got the exter sxo AMT in khaki green for 10.03 lakhs on road including hyundai portal insurance ... Actual cost on road would be 11.23 lakhs ... Above quotes are excluding accessories and sot and EW ... So went ahead on the deal

[@APURVAMEHTADAV]

Watching this video despite having purchased a pre-owned Ford Ecosport. Hoping Ford receives a good welcome with everest.

[@sanat768]

hi! i absolutely love your straight to the point content i wanted to know hows Audi A4(top trim) at 48L OTR? This includes an extended3 year warranty,door lights and a ceramic coating(i’m in MP where rto tax is almost 14% so the actual value of the car OTR is 65L but considering the heavy discounts Audi’s giving it boils down to around 54-55L i am assuming) We also have the option to purchase the car at the Gwalior mela where the state road tax gets slashed by 50%( a benefit of around 3-3.5 Lakh on taxes),but Audi India has also announced a price hike of 3% from Jan 2025 plus i feel the same discounts would not be provided. Kindly advise🙏🙏

[@pranayk37]

A friend got a 13L discount on the ex showroom price of a Q3 in delhi. Take that as a benchmark

[@sanat768]

@ wow,the problem is that they are giving a one shot price and not giving the breakup so its a bit hard to gauge also any tips regarding this

[@sadagowda2718]

I am thinking of getting Grand Vitara soon, they have 12.8L on road in bangalore for sigma variant, would you suggest I wait for next year as Maruti does sell quick. Also I saw a camouflage very recently of what seems to be a GV facelift.

[@dilworth6113]

Isn't it too early for a facelift?

[@sadagowda2718]

@@dilworth6113 I did see news of 7 seater version being tested, maruti might be taking a creta, alcazar approach for design.

[@bikrambehera340]

1 question, when they say price will hike. What do they mean? The prices for Jan 25 models would increase or overally it would.

[@j195sclko]

they are bluffing but they mean for all models

[@yashwanthkt5098]

What about nissan magnite, should we buy it or not, as per current market issue in nissan.

[@sandythemonk]

Nissan and Honda are teaming up.

[@jeet_sakariya]

we just booked Celerio Zxi plus auto for my father .....for 60k discount, initially they were saying 7.45 lakhs on road but after inquiring from other dealers of nearby cities, told them I'm getting same car at this price, they immediately went down to 6.86 lakhs, on road , i think its a good deal for Maruti Suzuki car and that too for Celerio

[@mohitrohilla3623]

Hw is the amt? Is there big lag while shifting gears?

[@pranayk37]

Congratulations!

[@jeet_sakariya]

@@mohitrohilla3623 not as smooth as dsg but …. We purchased it for city drives only so its ok 👌

[@vaibhavsinghal9499]

I’m planning to buy a car under 20L. Stuck between 2 options and it’s getting really hard to decide. One is Slavia 1.0 automatic prestige ; other is Kia Seltos gravity edition automatic. Both have their pros and cons but very confused as to what to go for.

[@dinnimedinitish7410]

If you’re interested in sedan go for Virtus or Slavia Compact SUV - XUV 3XO best in segment Don’t go for Seltos- My experience is comfort isn’t good. Especially the 2nd row seats and suspension felt firm.

[@pranayk37]

Comes down to whether you want a Sedan or an SUV

[@chans0660]

Hello, Today I have booked the Kushaq 1.0 Sportsline for 12.9 Ex-Shwrm (1.8L Disc) through Skoda Flash Sale on Company's Website. I did not get any additional offers such as extended warranty or free SMP. Should I be waiting till March 2025 for better offers than this or I can go ahead?

[@pranayk37]

Nobody can predict what will come in March but I don't think it'll get much better than the flash sale

[@vabz_parab]

​@@pranayk37 Hi sir, I'm first time buyer in my recent hunch of car searching Visited Hyundai and Kia. Hyundai Venue S(O) 1.2 MT on road 11.99 Lacs, by removing extended warranty, accessories, shield of trust it will be 11.71 on top of this showroom is offering me 10.70 L final deal. Person said if you book in next 3 days on table we will give best price below 10.70L. I'm not sure why 1 Lac discount upfront although I'm not exchanging. Suggest me what should be the reason so that it will be easier to negotiate further. Kia Sonet HTK 1.2 MT offering 10.74L on-road. On this price they are offering 25k discount only. On table they will bring down a little that what I felt based on conversation. Please suggest which one to buy? Thanks in advance!

[@tshahidhoque]

Which will be a better bet to buy 1. Kylaq Signature MT variant 2. Taigun Comfortline (at 2Lacs discount)

[@sourabhmittalb2bmarketing]

955,000 ex showroomm??😮

[@Frankenstein333]

Where are you getting that discount? I would personally go for Taigun for that much discount.

[@narangparth]

I’ve booked i20 Astra manual petrol (Pune) and I’ve got a deal of 9.8L which includes ex showroom + RTO + insurance + 4th n 5th year extended warranty + road side assistance + shield of trust. This was the best deal I’ve got so far. I even checked with other dealers as well and they are even unable to match the deal. What’s your views on this deal?

[@vabz_parab]

@narangparth I'm also from Pune. Could you please let me know the dealer name, so that I can try for this offer? Thanks in advance!!

[@srakesh95]

Do you know if there's gonna be any facelift for MS Ciaz? Looks like MS have forgotten about it lol

[@pranayk37]

Didn't come across Ciaz during my research. Only one way to find out - call a dealership 😅

[@firefox11105]

nope nothing about it in 2025

[@Bhushan.-gc7hr]

They've actually forgotten about this gem of a car 😢

[@ashugupta1876]

Sir please discuss on Renault triber car..

[@VigneshS-kk6kr]

Hi Pranay, thank you so much for all the informative videos, I'm planning to buy Grand Vitara mid variant, but unfortunately it comes with 2 airbags, but Maruti is planning to update it early next year, not sure when. Currently I am getting steep discounts on this model (almost 1.75 lakhs). Not sure if I'll be getting similar discounts next year. Do you think I should go for it now or wait for the update?

[@firefox11105]

i think u should go for Zeta, most value for money variant

[@sanchitsundan]

I am planning for the same in Delhi and most probably going for it.

[@pranayk37]

If you're waiting for more airbags alone, I'd say buy now

[@hirengangvani7127]

@vigneshS-kk6kr on road price after getting discount will be ??

[@VigneshS-kk6kr]

@hirengangvani7127 15.35 lakhs in Bangalore

[@soumyanair1124]

Hi..we are planning to buy altroz xz amt ..how to avail these discounts...when i am contacting dealer they are saying around 15-20 k only

[@vasanthraj6036]

get quote from one dealar and bargain with others

[@pranayk37]

Try other nearby cities also

[@yournightmare717]

My weekly run is ~400km. Getting Fronx at 7.8L & Brezza at 9.2L. Which one should I go for?

[@Bhushan.-gc7hr]

Base variant/manual? Anytime Brezza over others in the segment

[@yournightmare717]

@@Bhushan.-gc7hr yes both cars base model, manual.

[@rahullsuneja]

3XO diesel

[@Bhushan.-gc7hr]

@@yournightmare717 go with brezza - better engine specs, better head clearance at the rear (fronx could be an issue for taller passengers) and proper SUV stance

[@yournightmare717]

@@rahullsuneja dude I travel to NCR, I had to sell my Swift VDI for the same reason.

[@kashtrophobic]

Should we buy kia seltos in December, is the facelift coming in 2025 🤔🤔🤔

[@pranayk37]

Rumour has it that there is a new gen Seltos coming in 2025. It was spotted in camouflage

[@kashtrophobic]

@pranayk37 but is it going to be launched in India 🇮🇳 in 2025?

[@KiranKumarkg007]

I am looking for a Used Octavia or Jetta TDI Auto.

[@pranayk37]

Good cars, both

[@betsyjerin]

why do you hate fronx though its such a cute car

[@karandex]

It's abouts what it represents. People will buy anything without high ground clearance and call it suv

[@27_yashnimkar45]

What is your resting heart rate?

[@pranayk37]

I'm doing an AMA tomorrow, will take this there haha

[@SAMX4949]

got a deal on Nexon ev max on road 11.59 lakhs

[@pranayk37]

Congrats! Thanks for sharing

[@SAMX4949]

@pranayk37 haha not a problem btw it was the xz plus lux trim sorry for not mentioning it earlier

[@Rocker_z]

Overpriced cars everywhere

[@pranayk37]

Blame it on the taxes

[@sherinpanakkal1420]

Thanks

[@sherinpanakkal1420]

Hi Pranay , your video is very informative. I am looking at buying i20 asta(o) automatic from a long term perspective. The dealer is giving a cash discount, insurance discount and exchange bonus. But the color of my choice is not available (all other colours are available).he says that buying the car of my colour in jan would entail price going up, exchange bonus and cash discount may be reduced. Should I wait till jan for my colour choice ?should I wait till jan 2025 to see the total price difference between 2025 (my color choice) model and 2024 (other colors) ?I m presuming that the 2024 model discounts etc would still be there in jan 2025. Could you pls let me know your views. Thanks

[@anoopjitha]

Hi Pranay. Just love your content. I am from kerala. I am in the market for a skoda kodiaq. The dealer here has given me a offer for demo car. 2023 model 28000km driven. Amount 41,41,000. Kindly share your thoughts

[@pranayk37]

No. I know people who have bought a new kodiaq in delhi for 40 on road.

[@anoopjitha]

​@@pranayk37Thank you for the insights. For the new model 2024 they are offering for 45 lakh. Is it a good deal

[@anoopjitha]

​@@pranayk37delhi and kerala have different tax percentage right

[@johnbritto6517]

​@@anoopjithaAnyway you are spending that much money. Better go with the new car even if it costs few lakhs more. Complete peace of mind. It is worth spending that extra money.

[@80eing-747]

Is vw virtus topline 1.0 automatic good for 17.3l including everything and extended warranty with 4 years service pack?......contacted all the dealerships till kurkshetra but no luck, they dont want to bargain I am getting better offer from okhla and gurgaon

[@rahul23009]

I’m looking at the same model. Let’s connect

[@rahul23009]

If you see GTLine/ Highline plus is 2.8-3 lacs cheaper ex showroom compared to topline. The only additional features in topline are ventilated seats and electric seats. So even if the December deal doesn’t work. You can go for these models. Theyre already priced correctly unlike the topline

[@80eing-747]

@@rahul23009 hey.....what was the best offer you got

[@80eing-747]

@@rahul23009 naah the di-cut wheels and leather seats are also missing.......top line only makes sense

[@yashuxd]

Any luck on Highline plus? Im looking to purchase it but not getting good deal