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The Ultimate Car-Buying Playbook | Every Life Stage Explained

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Buying a car isn't just about choosing between an SUV, sedan or hatchback. The right car depends on where you are in life, how you drive, what you can afford and what you actually need.

In this Acko Drive episode, we build the ultimate car-buying playbook, covering everything from your first car to your first family car, upgrading to a bigger SUV, buying a second car and making the right choice as your priorities change.

We break down the biggest decisions you need to make before buying:

How much should you actually spend on a car?
New vs used: what makes sense?
Petrol, diesel, CNG, hybrid or EV?
Manual, AMT, CVT, torque converter or DCT?
Hatchback, sedan or SUV?
What changes when you start a family?
When does buying a bigger car actually make sense?
Should you buy for your current needs or future needs?
Which features are worth paying for?
The biggest mistakes people make when buying cars

Whether you're buying your first car, replacing an old one, upgrading to an SUV or choosing an EV, this episode is designed to help you make a smarter decision.

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20 Comments

@ackodrive Creator 1 month ago Pinned

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@vivekaaraga 1 month ago (edited)

I doubt people ever take this kind of advice. When I was selling my automatic Kushaq, a lot of buyers were first time car buyers. One of them did not even know how to drive. He brought a friend along to tell him whether he should go for it. Another one came for a test drive, accelerated like a mad man and said he wants to buy. He sent advance and then asked if it has sunroof. I said no and he asked for a refund. 😅.
Meanwhile, I switched from that to a Nano - fed up with the parking issues.

@roary4092 1 month ago (edited)

Unfortunately, the anarchy of Indian roads doesn't justify buying anything expensive, regardless of income.

@vikramrghanekar 8 days ago

Came across this video today. Extremely valuable advice. I would like to add one point. At stage 3, you end up buying not one but two cars. One for the city/ daily commute and one for longer highway runs. This second car does all the outstation duties not just you for but your entire family including your ageing parents. Once you reach stage 5, you probably need just one car again! But at stage 3, a small hatchback with CVT/AMT or even an EV along with a long distance vehicle like a Kia Carens Clavis or a Innova Hycross makes perfect sense.

@bhimashibadagannavar60 1 month ago

Great content, there is so much irrationality in car buying, especially post covid. Great guide if someone wants to sit down and listen with an open mind.

@prabhukulkarni1511 7 days ago

Thank you for a sensible episode, felt like listening to a mature elder brother who cares.

@akhilkapoor7506 1 month ago (edited)

After Along time SVP is back at what he does best!! Keep making more videos like these & also discuss about the auto Industry in detail. Liked it 🎉

@MrGallardolp560 4 weeks ago

Almost 30 min long video just swooped by, have been seeing you since a teenager on NDTV, used to wait every week for the episodes and watched them twice as well. Such a joy to watch and hear you sidharth 👍