The Skoda Rapid’s waiting period can go up to six months.
Maruti Ciaz is the most readily available compact sedan.
There is almost no waiting time on the Honda City.
The maximum wait for a Vento can go up to one month.
The Yaris can be had without any waiting period in 11 cities.
The compact sedan segment is filled with cars like the Volkswagen Vento, Honda City, Hyundai Verna, Toyota Yaris, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and the Skoda Rapid. So which of these is available immediately?
Here is a look at the city-wise waiting period for these compact sedans:
|
City |
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz |
Honda City |
Hyundai Verna |
Toyota Yaris |
Volkswagen Vento |
Skoda Rapid |
|
New Delhi |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
2-4 weeks (all variants), 4 months (Rider edition) |
|
Bangalore |
4 weeks |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting, 2 months (Petrol) |
No waiting |
3-4 weeks |
|
Mumbai |
No waiting |
15 days |
No waiting |
1 month |
2 weeks |
4-6 weeks (all variants), 2-3 months (Rider), 2-3 weeks (Monte Carlo edition) |
|
Hyderabad |
No waiting |
10 days |
No waiting |
1 month (Petrol) |
No waiting |
1-3 weeks (all variants), 1-3 weeks (Monte Carlo) |
|
Pune |
No waiting |
25 days |
No waiting |
30 days |
No waiting |
2-4 weeks (all variants), 2-4 weeks (Monte Carlo) |
|
Chennai |
No waiting |
10 days |
1 week |
No waiting |
1 month |
2-4 weeks (all variants), 2-4 weeks (Monte Carlo) |
|
Jaipur |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
1 month |
No waiting |
NA |
|
Ahmedabad |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
2 weeks |
No waiting |
1 week (all variants), 2 weeks (Monte Carlo) |
|
Gurgaon |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
1-2 weeks (all variants), 3 months (Rider) |
|
Lucknow |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
25 days |
4-5 days (all variants), 6 months (Rider) |
|
Kolkata |
3-4 weeks |
No waiting |
No waiting |
45-60 days |
No waiting |
10 days (all variants), 1 month (Rider) |
|
Thane |
No waiting |
15 days |
No waiting |
1 month |
2 weeks |
4-6 weeks (all variants), 2-3 weeks (Monte Carlo), 2-3 months (Rider) |
|
Surat |
1 week |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
NA |
|
Ghaziabad |
No waiting |
1 week |
No waiting |
No waiting |
15 days |
NA |
|
Chandigarh |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
20 days |
No waiting |
No waiting, 2 months (Rider) |
|
Patna |
2 months |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
NA |
|
Coimbatore |
No waiting |
15 days |
No waiting |
20-30 days |
1 week |
NA |
|
Faridabad |
1 month |
No waiting |
1 month |
No waiting |
No waiting |
NA |
|
Indore |
No waiting |
No waiting |
10 days |
No waiting |
1 week |
2-4 weeks (all variants), 2 months (Rider) |
|
Noida |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
No waiting |
15 days |
NA |
Takeaways
Volkswagen Vento: The Vento commands almost no waiting period except in Mumbai, Chennai and Lucknow, where it can go as far as one month.
Honda City: The maximum wait for the City stretches up to 25 days in Pune whereas it is readily available in almost all other cities.
Hyundai Verna: Except for Chennai, Faridabad and Indore, the Hyundai Verna can be brought home immediately after the formalities are completed. A buyer may have to wait for as long as one month in Faridabad to take a Verna home.
Toyota Yaris: Among all the compact sedans, the Yaris comes with the second-longest waiting period. It can go up to 60 days in Kolkata, whereas it is readily available in Delhi, Chennai and Lucknow.
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz: While the Ciaz is readily available in almost all cities, buyers in Patna will have to hold on for a period of two months for delivery.
Skoda Rapid: The Rapid will take the longest time to come home as it commands a waiting period of up to six months for select variants in Lucknow, Delhi and Chandigarh.
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