CoOl replied: "no bcos once a car in india starts losing mrkt shares it is usually not able 2regain its value..ex-matiz whch once did sell well bt nw even aftr bettr interiors improvd stylin more pwrful engine its nt selling well even palio nd sumogrande ikon hs develpd a repu. of being a heavy maintainace car n der was need of bring a NEWcar of same range nd with a different name atleast by2006..but now dzire has come gained repu of being d overall car +marutis more resale value n aftrsales srvic"

catchkum replied: "Swift if you need the following a) Do not require boot b) Better mileage than ford c) Good ASS e) Driving Pleasure f) Only 2 and a kid and g) can wait for few months Ford a) A boot essential as swift boot can hold very less luggage b)The Duratec provides a decent mileage close to swift vdi c) ASS depends on ur place but ford has decent ASS in most of the placed d) Driving pleasure is good in ford 2 e) Very good seating for 5 medium sized people g) You can get it in a better time than swift Only thing you may have is to get stuck with the old design of ford. But over all you get a good package in ford. I would say go for the ford diesel its a VFM and u will love it over years"