Bought a car

This is our third week in Bengaluru.
Two important jobs accomplished.
We took an apartment for rent.Then we booked a small car.
Buying a car in India was the easiest thing to do.
Initially we were overwhelmed by the number of brands and models.
So,we first just looked around on the roads when we were driving.
We picked what looked good from the outside.
After shortlisting a few brands,we went to the showrooms to get more details.
The salespeople are amazingly knowledgeable and have all the car details and information at
their fingertips.
They patiently repeated the details as many times as we asked.
We were able to test drive any car we wanted.
Some of them even brought the car to our home all the way from Whitefield to Domlur just for
us to test drive at the time that we wanted.
The test driving itself is really funny.
We took the car out of the the showroom and went onto the main Bannerghatta road...and stopped.We sat in traffic jam for about 5 minutes.
Then the cars started inching forward slowly.We also followed slowly.
Then we took a U turn and came back to the showroom.
The entire test drive was at 5 KMS per hour and most of the time,we were sitting in traffic.
In some ways,maybe thats the realistic test of the car we are going to buy.
Mainly we have to see if the brakes work!
After driving all the powerful cars in US,any car seems like an auto here.The engine drags itself,the vehicle does not seem smooth.
So,after realising that,our decision was easy.
We decided on Hyundai Getz.
We first thought of buying one small car and one big car.
Big car here,is a Honda Civic!That is considered a luxury car.
But after seeing the traffic,the nicks and dents on all cars,the slow speed of vehicles on the roads,lack of parking spaces,we quickly changed our mind.
We did not see any point in buying a big car because no matter how powerful the car,the maximum speed we drive in the city will be 25 kms.Also,chances of the car getting hit and dented is high,and we need more parking space for big cars.
People here buy all the big cars just for showing off and its a matter of prestige.
Since I don't care about both,I am being practical.
We have decided to go for Maruthi SX4.
Its a better version of an Esteem,looks good and is half the cost of a Honda Civic.
Booking the car was also very easy.
Show a document for address proof,5 photos,a token advance,and fill a simple form and we are done.
The car will arrive in one week.It will be brought to our doorstep.
Oh,also,each automobile showroom has its own resident priest to do pooja as we take posession of our car.Once the car is inspected,then the pujari is called from inside the showroom office and he does a small pooja,and he hands us the car keys...The car also comes standard with a ganesha attached to the dash board!
Now,its a matter of mustering up courage to start driving in Bangalore..yikes...!