Mileage is important

Innova gives a mileage of 11 kmpl of petrol. At 75 rupees per litre of petrol you would end up travelling 73.3 kms for 500 rupees. My i10 gives about 15 kmpl. That is about 99.9 kms; a difference of 26.6 kms i.e I could go from RT Nagar to Koramangala and back to RT Nagar (well, somewhat).

You have a credit card with a 5 to 10 % cashback offer but you still end up spending more. If you are someone who works out your monthly budget you will notice how big an expense it is. So yes, mileage is important and I don't understand why in the name of luxury ordinary people end up making a mess of their life buying cars that simply don't meet the needs. I spend 7.5 lacs for a top end fabia and I expect a top end mileage out of it. Hell! It gives about 13 kmpl in city.

So lets do some math. For 500 rupees petrol what is the total mileage in city you will get from the following vehicles with the assumption that its 75 rupees a kilometer.

Alto - 17kmpl - 113.22 kms
i10 - 15 kmpl - 99.9 kms.
Polo - 14 kmpl - 93.3 kms
Fabia - 13 kmpl - 86.6 kms
Innova - 11 kmpl  - 73.3 kms

And if your daily travel is about 40 kms everyday (up and down) then your expenses per month (30 days) on fuel would be

Alto - (30 / (113.22 / 40)) * 500 = 5300 Rs
i10  - (30 / (99.9 / 40)) * 500 = 6024 Rs
Polo - (30 / (93.3 / 40)) * 500 = 6437 Rs
Fabia - (30 / (86.6 / 40)) * 500 = 6944 Rs
Innova - (30 / (73.3. / 40)) * 500 = 8196 Rs

Hmmmmm! Time to take the bus!