Jun 29, 2006 07:02 PM
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My second review for this car. the first one when I had just bought it. ofcourse it was full of praises, advantages, positive points. two months gone now, before I begin my second review, let me tell u this, it is going to be the same again.
7,500 kms in two months. its my pride. highway is the place for it. more the lanes, saner the traffic, better the kick.
spacious interiors for sure. easily accomodates 5 adults. in fact. definitely not comparable to that of getz but a tough competition for swift. the dlx has a extremely plesant seat covers and leather wrapper steering does more than enticing u to drive.
dealers has not been much of a problem. but it is natural of people cribbing about bad dealership when there is monopoly. take in case of bangalore. with just 3 dealers for the entire bangalore, dealers tend to be intransigent.
fuel consumption is on higher side. I get around 16kmpl on highway @ 90km average speed. and 13kmpl in city. Hardly anything can be done. sometimes u cant have the cake and eat it too. either u need power or settle for an alto ;) (no offense / hard feelings)
the car scores high on comfort except for a few things that have been condoned. except for the placement of the power window switches in the front. co-driver often is disturbing the driver whenever he needs to meddle with his window. the cup holders in the glove compartment does not seem to be the optimum place for it. mobile holder in the doors would have been a great advantage. the adjustable headrests in the rearseat are a nice addition.
i better not speak about reliability this soon. as of now I havent faced any sort of problems. god forbid I face one.
Looks are above average, not good. lets face the reality. I dont pay the price of aston martin either. the steel borders are nice. the fog lamps give a distinctive touch to the car. alloy wheels are definitely embellishing, but not sure how cost effective it is. also alloy wheels are a lot more delicate. small things have be taken care of. leather wrapped steering, anti glare inner rear view mirror are all value additions enhancing the driving comforts.