Completed 1 service today.
Odo reading : 8382km
A.S.S : Ramani Motors - Tirupur
Service Review: Service Reminder:
Got call from Ramani Motors a couple of weeks back to remind about the 1st service. Their initial proposal is weekend before Diwali (19th Oct) I denied as I was at Chennai and rescheduled to 24th Oct. Got the confirmation SMS within few minutes.
Reception & Facility:
Tirupur branch service facility was opened very recently (Head office & operations at Coimbatore) They don't have a fully furnished facility here. All they have here is 1 2 post lift, wheel alignment & balancing machines, 4~5 service bays (without a lift) 2 stations for water wash. Body work facility is available only at Coimbatore.
I reached their facility at 10:00am and immediately attended by SA Mr. Manikandan. He inspected the vehicle and filled the job card within a couple of minutes. As I don't have any specific issues, he explained the details of work that will be covered as a part of 1st service and bill estimate was given as 4.5k. I was promised the delivery by 3:00pm (mine was the 1st car for the day)
Delivery:
Got call from SA by 3:20pm. When I reached there, it was already 4:15 and the car was kept ready for delivery, with the invoice printed. Service manager Mr. Vivekkumar explained the bill details and list of items changed. When I took out my credit card for payment, I got an unexpected answer from them (yes, you guessed it) "Sorry sir, only cash payment"
![Frustration](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Frustration.gif)
Paid the bill amount by cash and got the invoice, receipt and gatepass. Taken the car out of garage for inspection.
Cleanliness:
Interiors were cleaned pretty well, but the exterior is cleaning was as expected below average (refer the snaps) Called the SA and shown it, he asked his team to clean the car properly. I noticed the way they were cleaning another car, they were using a same dirty cloth to wipe the running board, wheel arches and the same is used for wind shield and body too. I don't want the same treatment again on my car. I said I will clean it myself.
After I reached home, got to notice another gift, a SCRATCH this time
I feel this should get corrected with rubbing compound, let me check once I reach back Chennai.
Service details: Paid:
- Engine Oil
- Oil Filter
- Fuel Filter
- Air Filter
- Wind Shield liquid
- Balance weight
- Consumables
Free:
- Wheel Alignment
- Balancing
- Tire rotation
- Labour
Total Amount paid: 4269.00 INR
Short term ownership review:
Covered 8382km in 6 months of ownership, mostly driven on highways (Chennai - Coimbatore) Overall I'm satisfied with the vehicle and I don't have much to complain about (main reason being I got this car after a detailed study on all Pros & Cons)
Likes:
- Known work horse
- Space
- FE (worst I got till date is 16.2kmpl calculated by tank-full method)
- Balanced ride & Handling
- Neither fun-to-drive nor sluggish
Dislikes:
- Noisy engine (atleast for first few minutes after starting)
- Not solid build (neither too flimsy)
- Brakes need improvement (I have the solution and installed already, but the improvement isn't matching with competitors)
- Rubbery gear shift
Couple of recent snaps taken today
![This summer, I'm blessed with a Nissan Sunny XV Diesel. 5 years / 70k km update-img_6107.jpg](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/long-term-ownership-reviews/1302210d1691287471t-summer-im-blessed-nissan-sunny-xv-diesel-5-years-70k-km-update-img_6107.jpg)