After selling my old 2011 i20 Sportz, I told myself one thing very seriously:

“This time, I’ll explore everything before deciding.”

And I did.

A lot.

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The Great Car-Hopping Phase 🚗➡️🚙➡️🚘

I started logically with a 2023 i20 Sportz on Spinny.

Then my inner “responsible buyer” woke up.

So I tried:

• Triber facelift (yes, I even paid the booking amount 🙃)

• Altroz

• Punch (including the latest facelift)

• Swift

• Ertiga

• Eeco

• Kiger

• Ignis

• S-Presso

• And yes… went back again to check Punch once more (just to be sure)

At this point, showroom people probably thought I was doing a PhD in “Cars Under 10 Lakhs.”

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My Not-So-Complicated Requirements

Honestly, I wasn’t asking for the moon:

• Budget: Below ₹10 lakhs

• Usage: < 30,000 km

• Age: Not older than 3 years

• Transmission: Automatic (family friendly)

• Family size: 4 adults + 2 kids

• Driver height: Mine 😄

• Comfort: Non-negotiable

Simple, right?

Apparently… not.

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“Bro, Why Not an SUV?” 🤦‍♂️

This was the most common advice I heard:

“Why i20? Go for an SUV!”

Here’s the funny part.

Most so-called compact SUVs beat the i20 by 1 or 2 centimeters of ground clearance and lose by kilometers when it comes to:

• Cabin width

• Seating comfort

• Ride quality

• Interior feel

Congratulations….. you climbed a speed breaker better by 1 cm, but now your knees are fighting for survival.

The i20, on the other hand, feels:

• Wider

• Lower but more stable

• More “bossy” inside

• Actually comfortable for all 6 of us

In real life, not brochure life.

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The Punch Reality Check 🥊

I really wanted the Punch to work.

But:

• Not ideal for my height

• Tight for 4 adults + 2 kids

• Felt great as a city car, not as a family + long-drive car

And after sitting in an i20 cabin for years… my body simply refused to downgrade 😅

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Then It Hit Me 💡

Every time I got out of another car, one thought repeated:

“This is good… but it’s not an i20.”

The i20 spoiled me:

• Space

• Comfort

• Layout

• Driving ease

And most importantly….. familiar confidence.

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Loyalty Is Kind of My Thing 😄

That’s when I realized something about myself.

I’m the same guy who:

• Stayed with PHP when everyone declared it “dead”

• Watched the world jump frameworks every 6 months

• And still confidently uses PHP where it makes sense

Funny thing?

People are now writing blogs about coming back to PHP after all that hype.

Turns out, boring, stable, reliable things age very well.

Cars.

Technologies.

And relationships 😉

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Loyal to My Wife. Loyal to My Tech. Loyal to My Car 😂

At this point, I had to accept the truth:

I stay loyal.

• To my wife ❤️

• To my technology stack 💻

• And yes… apparently to my car 🚗

So after checking everything else, I went back to where I started.

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Full Circle: The Final Decision 🔁

I bought a 2023 Hyundai i20 Sportz IVT

On 26 January 2026 🇮🇳

With a VIP number – 0023

Automatic ✔️

Spacious ✔️

Comfortable ✔️

Family-approved ✔️

Mentally peaceful ✔️

It didn’t feel like buying a new car.

It felt like coming home.

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Final Thought

Sometimes, exploring options doesn’t change your decision.

It just confirms that you were right all along.

The i20 may not scream “SUV.”

But in real life?

It quietly beats most of them… by much more than 1 centimeter 😄

Back to the i20.

Back to comfort.

Back to loyalty.

And honestly… I wouldn’t have it any other way. 🚘✨