Q. I have shortlist two cars. Tiago Diesel XZ and Etios Liva VX. Safety and Low maintenance are my preferences. Since Etios Liva is 9 years old, Does it still make sense t buy Liva?

First of all liva and cross will be stopped by toyota in next 2/3 years. But their parts will be made available till at least 15 years from the production end date i.e. safely you can say 17 to 18 years from today. Tiago is one of most feature rich and safe car by Tata (only ford and VW built quality can come near to Tiago and not even Liva but Liva has many advantages like better chasis which actually matter most in safety and better EBD etc.). Except long term durability of car and its part I see not even a single issue in Tiago car. Now talking about Liva - if you are planning for liva in diesel then look no further and select liva because it will easily last for more thana decade and for more than 2 lakhs kms easily without spending much on maintenance - quality and realiability are key USBs of Toyota cars. Tiago has more weight than Liva but still tiago will give more milleage and more road grip due to heavy body. Liva's dyanmics and superb engine quality is unmatched even by Honda cars upto some extent (forget abt maruti and hyundai in term of engine classicness and reliability and performance). Ask for more discount on Liva and go for extended waranty - toyota's extended warantee is hassle free if you compare with any other brand. Happy buying and drive safe.

Go with liva it's a Toyota dependable reliable there have been a lot of upgrade since it was launched if you want my advice check out the new Ford figo or Ford aspire you will love it

Yes of course but i guess tiago is bettr ..... as it is much more newer vehicle