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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km It is raining XUV5OO in Team-BHP nowadays! Thanks to the legendary ownership threads by SDP, J.Ravi, .Anshuman, Danishmemon and so many more! ![]() Background So lets get to the fact of matter - this is my third ownership review on the forum and my first SUV and yet another XUV5OO in forum. This time, its not just another XUV5OO, but it's yet another orange XUV5OO ![]() I have had a very happy and satisfying ownership of silver steed. Like every other car of mine from the past, I was committed to it to keep for it's life. But then this happens. The car grows on you or you "overgrow" compared to the car, in literal sense (I am nearing the century mark **wink**). Actually there was nothing really wrong with my silver steed. I had put a lot of interest and money into it too. I had modifying its eyes, got her a descent infotainment unit. I was loving it with only one issue - the sixth/ seventh seat! It was bought almost 4.5 years ago when I was a family of three. And now we are family of 4. Every time we have guests and someone joining us for a short ride, we would run out of the space and of course the power to pull that weight. It was not an acute need to buy something new but I still wonder what made me look for substitute other than this carving for additional space. Maybe it was cost of maintenance and Petrol or that extra seating for occasional dinner trips within city or that highway cruising in triple digits or may be the feeling of SX4 soon going out of life support or may be an infatuation for SUVs. I really don't know. But since I made the decision to change the silver steed, it was time for me to put together my requirements - some of these are repeat from past! Requirements - Can seat 6 comfortably, 2 of which are kids. - More road presence and should not have a cab image associated with it - Something that comes loaded to the brim. No customisations should be needed. I am as much fan of gizmos as the engine and brand! - Must have high ground clearance and ability to get on my village roads when I want. - Hey, it must be an UPGRADE in space, comfort, power and downgrade on the maintenance and cost of ownership. - Although I am almost loyal to Maruti Suzuki, this time I was sure that It cannot be from same stable. - Must have 120bhp or above power. Ideally it should not leave me asking for more power when on highways/ loaded. - The engine must last for 100K+ Kms. I will have not buy anything to replace this car at least in next 4-5 years. - The vehicle must be capable of long drives without causing much fatigue and inconvenience to me as a driver - The second row where my wife sits must have proper AC. No feeling of suffocation. This is a top priority by the way. Who dares to say no? - I will not stretch budget beyond Rs. 20 Lakhs, come what may. Contenders For substituting Silver Steed - Based on the above requirements the hunt had already started in my mind. Alternatives I was considering and analysing were - Toyota Innova Undoubtedly the king of the road when it comes to road presence, reliability and being driven around anywhere. The most reliable and proven vehicle. This was an obvious choice for these reasons -
Maruti Suzuki Ertiga A great package and vehicle for the cost it comes. But is this really an upgrade from SX4? I don't think so. And I anyway needed something non -MS as next car. Renault Lodgy While there are many positives, this option does not come loaded with creature comfort I was looking for. Neither did it have an appeal at first look. The name itself was a deterrent. In the Renault stable, I would love to have a Duster AWD. My close friend has one and he is so happy, I would buy it any day if I had not given my requirement of 6-7 seater highest priority this time. So striking off this option too. Chevrolet and Leyland options? As a brand, I never liked anything in Chevrolet. The only car I admired was Cruze. But then that is not what I wanted to buy anyway. These options were off my target list even before they made it to the list! Santa Fe, Fortuner, Pajero, Endeavour Now this is a serious consideration. I have always loved looks of Sant Fe. About Hyundai I was sure to have it loaded with Gizmos and reliability as well. The only deterrent is cost though. When I looked at Fortuner and researched all options and benefits vis-a-vis other available options, Fortuner didn't make it to my final list due to cost and not so great advantage of drivability and package as compared to XUV5OO. Although I wouldn't care much about Fortuner being used by real estate tycoons, the cost of same creature comfort compared to XUV is almost 30% more! And it is my impression that the second row seats have lesser leg room on them as compared to XUV5OO! I have driven a brand new Zoom car Fortuner and have made up this understanding. When it comes to SUV, Pajero is my all time favourite SUV with 4WD options. It is legendary in the sense that it has been around for so many years, so much SUV genes in it and yet has some damn good serious looks. But again, cost is a deterrent here. Endeavour is one macho SUV! But it's so outdated and old compared to it's rivals, I wasn't excited with this option either. Of course the cost is again a problem but even if I had money, I would not put it on Endeavour camper to Pajero/ Fortuner or Santa Fe. So actually all of these were NO-GO from cost and features perspective. Force One For the cost it comes, this is a great option. Especially the feeling of running the Mercedes heart, this makes the special appearance in the short list. But then knowing the service network, coverage and not so head turning looks, I didn't want to gamble with this car. No test Drives, just striked off the list. And yes, even Mr Sr. AB cannot influence me for to buy this car as much as J.Ravi and SDP did! Tata Safari/ Mahindra Scorpio I have always liked the looks of Safari. The indigenous SUV that is a flagship vehicle for Tata. The price is perfect. Its a proven Package. So when I wanted to test drive a brand new safari, I first went to my old friend who has one. I drove it and did not have a good feeling about the car as such. Of course the car has improved over period of time but its the same old technology, same long gear stick giving the truck like feeling and the unknown reliability of TATA. And the looks of newer model isn't as compelling to the older ones. So this was off my list too. Scorpio is great option for me. But the image of a white clothed Bangalorean with dozens of gold chains did not excite me either. The ride is kind of bumpy. The gear stalk is still like a truck. I have driven and been driven in this car in the past too. And I like this as a rural SUV if I was in agriculture business. But then that is it. To suit the image of an urban IT Joe/ Executive, Scorpio is not the answer. Also, when you get the big brother, why look at something small? Mahindra XUV 5OO XUV5OO is the most complete package that fits my requirements. Check with my requirements list - each line is Tick! And when the heart is sold on the looks, price, overall package, your mind cannot find faults. I liked the XUV package for below reasons primarily -
The most appealing fact of the matter was - It's actually a desi SUV! Something made me feel patriotic. I know it sounds stupid, but that appealed me. The test drive was very good. On one weekend I had taken the kids and wife to take the test drive. We loved the car - its appearance, comfort and driving too. I had visited the Sireesh Automobiles on Hosur road and taken the car on Bangalore Hosur Elevated Highway for a spin. The feeling of steering a rocket after 1500 RPM was all that made the positive impression. Apart from all the likes I am going to write in subsequent posts, the "YES" from family was helpful the seal the deal! So the decision was made. To Be Continued... Last edited by abirnale : 21st July 2015 at 15:33. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km Test Drive and Booking Experience When we took the car for a test drive, my two year son liked it so much that he started calling it "our new car"! My daughter was so excited that she gave instant thumbs up for it. The reason for her to say yes was the sun roof. We have experienced this in our Camry ownership earlier and we love it. You can argue it's utility in India but we know for sure how to make use of it! ![]() There was some feeling of suffocation in our old car in the rear seat due to not so effective AC of SX4. The experience from second row by wifey was too good. She was happy with the ability to cool the cabin when we took test drive in the noon. So while everything was god and red was the colour we wanted to buy, something happened - we bumped on a copper colour XUV5OO standing in the showroom. (Mahindra calls it sunset orange and so will we.) We had seen it in brochures, adverts and in marketing literature too. But seeing it first time in flesh, it was impressive. The best part is under different sun light and shade combination it looked new all the time. So we decided to book the car in Orange colour. As a stand by of course the red will do. Engine type & variant I always believed in going for top end version. In terms of Engine type and option, there isn't varied capacity or power options like Endeavour. So no question of breaking head on what to go with! The new W10 version is loaded with a lot of small and cool options - it is top end variant. The only thing I did not like in it was the overdose of chrome. But then, I gulped it to silence myself. I can't have my own cake and eat it too. While we were sure about W10, the question of AWD vs FWD was brewing in my mind. While I was infatuated with AWDs, I did not go for it finally. Instead of booking same day, I actually came out of the showroom without booking. Gave myself a good full day and mulled over it. In XUV5OO the AWD is all intelligent and automatic. You don't have options to engage L/H etc. My driving is not going to be in slush or mountains all the time. When so many XUVs and other FWD/ RWD vehicles have made it to places like Leh, do I really need an AWD? The mind said no. For my kinda driving (500 Kms in City every month/ 300 Kms on Highway every quarter), all I need is - FWD/ RWD with high ground clearance to tackle pot holes, non-tar roads and Bengaluru speed breakers. I also recalled my discussion with Vedant (VellVector) from our last overnighter at BR Hills. He has 4 XUVs in his factory and all of them are rocking till date. In his stable he has 25th XUV that rolled out of Mahindra factory. One of them has done over 400K Kms and still no signs of giving up. I have seen him pushing his XUV around the corners, on rough roads and yet be happy with what it does for him. I have also took ride in his car in second row. So I was more convinced that this will be my next car even before I had bought it. This probably played an important role in my mind to choose XUV5OO. Of course there is this thing about driver to be able to manage to throw the car around the corners, maintain and make the car do what it does. And then the vehicle is also equal player in this game. Looking at Vedant, I was sure the 50% of the game is done if i get the XUV5OO and remaining 50%, I will have to up my ante, may be. But overall we have the passing marks ![]() So there goes my booking order to Sireesh Automobiles. They have been very patient and not really pushing me to book car asap - unlike Anant! So a phone call to my sales executive does the thing. He comes to my office, picks up booking cheque and next day my booking is confirmed. What then starts is an unbearable wait for two weeks! I was told to wait for three weeks but I was very sure that they can make it in two! I was following up with them almost every day within a week of booking! When I booked the car, the on road price was non-negotiable. Although there was chance that price may change (that fine print on booking form!), it did not! I paid Rs 25,000 as booking amount and Cheetah was set to come home. The only thing I bargained was the additional accessories - Body Cover, Mats, UC Coating and some small undisclosed goodies. At the time of booking the breakup of the cost reflected the charges of Insurance as Rs. 60K. This was too much I knew instantly. So after doing my own study, I got the SA to agree to issue me the insurance at 40K for zero dep, bumper to bumper. At the time of delivery I had asked them to fit the MMI Head Rests on Driver and Co-Driver seats for second row entertainment. All the cost including this for on road came out to be Rs. 18,67,000. I had clearly told the SA that when the vehicle arrives, I need to look at the vehicle myself for a PDI. If I do not like it, I will reject it. He will get remaining money only if I give go ahead. PDI Experience Within 10 days of booking, I got to know that vehicle has arrived in their stock yard and next day I should be prepared for my PDI. I was expected to go prepared with money too. So to complete the PDI, there were two things I did - took the VIN and sent it to Vedant to cross check. It came out clean. My own decoding of the VIN revealed nothing alarming. So equipped with PDI check sheet, I headed to Sireesh. From the XUV5OO check sheet available on TBHP, I made some edits to the copy. You can access updated sheet here - XUV500-PDI-Checklist-v2.pdf. When I arrived for the PDI, this beauty was awaiting me - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The only sour experience was the tyres. It came with Apollo's. A quick discussion with SDP and NikhilB, I decided to go with whatever came with the car. I was told that they are not as good as Bridgestone Duellers but not bad either. If I am really looking to change, none of the options that came with XUV5OO would make it to comparison. So there was no point for fighting for duellers. Also a lot of duster owners have been using the Apollo tyres - its their flagship SUV shoe. And they are happy. So I did not find a reason to say no to them. I spent around one full hour doing my PDI and the SA awestruck! He said - you are more QC focused than anyone I have ever seen! There were few small things noticed like panel gaps but it was expected from Mahindra **Sad**. I already knew what I am buying, so nothing could upset me. I gave a thumbs up to registration. Gave all money. The day was set to receive the vehicle - Friday June 26, 2015! With some uncertainty coming in last moment about registration delay at RTO etc, Sireesh made it on given date and time! 10 out of 10 to them for keeping their word. Delivery Experience On Friday, we left our kids to school and after a long time, me and my wife travelled in an Auto Rickshaw to Sireesh showroom. Equipped with Flowers, Gifts to SA, all delivery checklist, we were there ahead of time - 30 mins in advance! But there was no orange car there yet! We were taken inside the showroom to complete the paper work and kept busy until 11am. I realised that I did not tell them to get the extended warranty for 4/5 year upto 150K Kms. I did that during the paper work. Cost of extended warranty with RSA Rs 24600. And then SA came calling to reach vehicle delivery area! Time for pics to do the talking - Took gifts for our SA and his manager - ![]() The Delivery Ceremony - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They framed this! ![]() We were first time being treated like this - all attention to us. Like celebrities. I was told to cut the ribbon and the car was uncovered. We were super happy! I was told to move the car 10ft ahead from the ceremonial area. When I did that, and got down to see what SA explains me about car, I was sweetly surprised. They had photographed Key handover ceremony and framed it too! Along with box of chocolates, it was handed over to us. The experience was so cool! With a coupon of 8 ltrs Diesel, quick demo of car operation we left the Sireesh Showroom only to find the temples closed for noon! We had to wait until evening to get the pooja done. When we filled Diesel, my wife commented - Cheetah's stomach is as big as mine! It gulped 70+ Ltrs in one go! And then car comes home to rest for the day! You can imagine me not sleeping in the night and just reading through user manuals, and thinking myself driving in the SUV for next few years! To Be continued... Last edited by abirnale : 21st July 2015 at 15:53. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km So now since Cheetah is home, before I pen down further experience with initial ownership and recent drives, let me summarise my impression in this post. Note that, there is already a detailed official review by SDP and Tushar. This is totally from my perspective so far. My findings so far about Engine, Braking, Performance, etc are recorded below - What I liked - Once you own it, you find more plus than minus. That is how life is!
What I did not like
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Transition from SX4 Petrol to XUV500 Although I have added all the points that I liked and didn't above, this is worth mentioning on how was my transition from SX4 Petrol to XUV5OO diesel. Driving diesel is totally different ballgame than driving petrol (and I guess being petrol head to diesel head too. *lol*!). In the city traffic SX4 was breeze to drive. When I used to stop at red light and all the bikes used to squeeze through the traffic and come in front of me on zebra crossing, I used to have a wicked smile and enjoy the very next moment. The moment traffic light turns green, a honk and sudden burst of power would take my SX4 in a straight-line ahead of all bikes, cars. And I could do this easily in second gear. The gear shifts were very very quick. Within a distance of 20 meters, I could easily slot between 1-2-3 gears. Even though the RPM used to hit 4500 or so in 2/3 gear, engine and myself as driver would love that revving sound. On the highway, the speeds of 120+kmph would literally make the SX4 engine revolve around 3500 RPM constantly. Any additional power need would come after a bit of gear changes or pushing the car further with considerable effort. The noise of engine working hard and craving for additional 10 Kmph was very evident. Overtaking any vehicle that is less than 120 Kmph was no big deal. But anything after this was real hard sweating for engine as well as driver skills. This isn't the case with XUV5OO. In city, it's not as aggressive as SX4 used to be. Slotting gears from 1st to second to third takes some time and distance too. May be I am still getting used to it but I can feel the sure difference between those sudden accelerations in SX4 and comparatively lower ones on the cheetah. But the best part is when it slots into second or third gear, there can be hardly anyone ahead of you provided that road is clear! Only IRVM will be the place where I can see something! The point to note - XUV5OO is very quick and pretty much like automatic in second or third gear. To go over humps, I generally use second gear which was not the case with SX4. I used to slot SX4 to first gear when there was a large hump. But with XUV5OO, it is easy to cross over humps in second gear. Simply slot into second, press clutch, take foot off the accelerator, and wait for front wheels to gently go over hump. Right after that gently leave the clutch. Do nothing and comfortably the car goes over the hump without any hassle and awkward bumps for passengers. On the highway, the beast in XUV5OO is actually unleashed. Even at 2200 RPM this behemoth can cruise at 120 Kmph. The engine still seems to have left with a lot of energy to go beyond! Of course being in running in period, I did not do this more than a couple of times. The other notable difference is - going uphill. On the twists/ curvy/ uphill ramps to come out of my parking place, I have to get XUV5OO in the first gear only. On the Ooty hair pin bends, I drove mostly in second gear (occasionally third) uphill keeping RPMs below 2500 all the time. In the SX4 I remember taking all twists and ghats in third and above almost always. I have not been on my favourite chorala route to Goa yet in XUV5OO but that would be something cheetah would love! So to summarise, the gear changes was the most important thing I need to unlearn and learn from SX4 to XUV5OO. So I am a Diesel Convert now or say Diesel Head? **Feeling Silly**! For the records, here are the links to official review of old and new face lift - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...ve-review.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offici...al-review.html I hope you enjoyed this reading. I will be adding more pictures and experiences of driving as I my cheetah munches more miles! And More Pictures now - Cheetah resting near water body - ![]() The current parking in our basement is very tight - ![]() ![]() There are some very tight spots - which I am sure will be a task to put cheetah in like this - ![]() The macho wheels, I love it - ![]() When you unlock the car, these cool hologram projections come out - Images day time and night time - ![]() ![]() The A-B-C Pedals with a dead pedal - ![]() Driver - leg room ![]() The Driver Side door panel - This can actually operate all windows even if they are locked. When my little one starts playing with window up and down in middle row, I can lock it for him but still raise or lower at my will without unlocking window locks! ![]() The Front Seats and Sun roof view - The Sunroof isn't very big but just exactly what is required for enough light and air to let in. ![]() ![]() Middle Row Seats - ![]() ![]() This is the maximum the doors on middle row can open - ![]() The seat back storage behind Driver and codriver - ![]() The boot has nice luggage room if the last row is folded. Also many cubby places to store magazine/ 500 ml bottle and the hook for luggage net - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Lounge Light at night is soothing to eyes - ![]() The Central Infotainment / Instrument cluster looks majestic - ![]() The FE figures so far - ![]() Very handy Reverse camera with park guides and assist modes for parallel park or 45 degree park. ![]() And the last important piece - to keep my kids engaged on boring drives - MMI headrests with DVD and Game player - ![]() These come with individual game consoles that can be used to play multi-player games! To Be Continued... Last edited by Vid6639 : 22nd July 2015 at 14:17. Reason: removing mention of high speeds |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km On the very weekend of car being delivered, we decided to visit out relatives in city - another chance to drive and stretch the legs ![]() After a customary home pooja, we decided to head to Indian Paratha Company off Hyderabad Highway - right after the Devanahalli crossing. For a change, we had kiddo perform pooja - ![]() ![]() On our way to IPC, it was very bad traffic on ORR upto Hebbal Flyover. Me being newbie on this car, had tough time steering through the mess on road. I noticed that the Micro Hybrid - start stop system was working very well. Every time I slot gear into neutral and leave the clutch, the engine automatically stops. As soon as I press the clutch, it comes back to life. The best part is, none in the car had noticed this start and stop but me. After a while, I thought the engine is in running-in period. And hence not put this system in ON mode. let the engine run more and settle down soon. So now I keep the Auto Start/ Stop system switched off for all the time. Its noteworthy that while the system is ON and Engine shuts off in neutral, the AC vents still throw the cool air. I suppose the fan only keeps running and since the AC was already at work before engine went off, cool air keeps coming. Later after Hebbal flyover upto IPC is an amazingly cruising stretch. Time to use Cruise Control! I simply slotted the gear in sixth position and set on the cruise control. It was really so simple and convenient, I suddenly felt myself driving on GQ soon ![]() Even in the noon around 2pm when the sun at it's best, the car AC was at it's best too! I must say this experience is manyfold better than what I had in my silver steed! Here are some more pictures from the IPC run. ![]() ![]() And thats me *Yeah*! ![]() ![]() On Sunday morning, we wanted to drive more. Hence the idea of going for breakfast to MTR on Kanakapura road after AOL came up. We drove via NICE road, had nice breakfast and then just for fun went on drive further until Kanakapura with windows rolled down and sunroof wide open. The low traffic condition coupled with cloudy monsoon morning was heavenly feeling! Unfortunately no pictures from the breakfast ride. Last edited by abirnale : 21st July 2015 at 20:08. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km A week passed by. Just a simple home-office run is all cheetah doing. The urban thumper - RE bird is taking rest! In a casual talk on WhatsApp, on Friday night, a close friend and dbhpian sent picture of markonahalli dam - ![]() ![]() And the idea of photo op on the bank of lake brewed up with breakfast at Swathy Delicacy on Bangalore Mangalore Road in no time. So with few more friends late at night around 11pm, the plan was finalised. And there we were headed to the Markonahalli Photo Op - Breakfast Ride! Here are some pictures from this ride. Highway and Breakfast - ![]() ![]() ![]() Approaching Lake - ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You always see wild life near water! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And the line up - ![]() ![]() This was by far the first longish ride. Maximum usage of Sixth gear and cruise control was highlight of the drive. It has been an awesome experience so far with the car. Although the road is straight, the occasional zip-zap through slow trucks and other two wheelers on highway was fun. I was really tempted to paste but kept reminding myself that this is not the time. Running-in period must finish peacefully and below 120 Kmph/ 2500 RPM. That is it! The cruise control has best implementation as far as my experience with it goes. The setup in my Camry earlier was little complicated. But this one is superb. With just a press of Set+ and hold for 3 seconds or so sets the cruise control in action. Use of A-B-C cancels it instantly. The +/- easily increase or decrease speed while in the cruise mode. The response of +/- is instant. I could use it to overtake in couple of cases. When the Cruise Control is ON but is in stand by mode (because I pressed either of A-B-C) the car is in regular drive mode. To bring back to cruise mode, a touch of resume button is sufficient. From the current speed I was in (around 80 kmph), it would bring back to last known cruise speed (110 Kmph) and set the cruising mode back ON. This resume function is a bliss! By the way, while all of this is great and happening, there is a small niggle too! The chrome lining on the side doors - at the end of the rear side has come off. The gum that holds the chrome strip with glass on the door has come out loose. But never mind, I am handy with 3M tape and a small DIY fixes it until next time! All picture courtesy and (c) - from the friends and KarthikK who drove together to lake and breakfast! Last edited by abirnale : 21st July 2015 at 20:15. |
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| re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km Congratulations on your Orange cheetah ![]() XUV really looks cool in this color and I am really surprised when you mentioned it is not a dust magnet and easy to maintain. I think Mahindra made the right decision with this color and it stands out in the crowd, because no other SUV comes in this color ![]() |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km Congratulations Avinash, wish you miles of smiles and happiness with your new beast. Missed you the other day on the NICE Road exit at Mysore. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km Congrats Avinash on the Cheetah!! Are you planning of getting 3D or 3M floor mats? It may become difficult to clean the carpet if you are using only the standard ones. From your pics, A-B-C pedals has new design compared to older XUV's and looks better just like center console. |
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I was considering custom cutting mats out of noodle carpet. They hold good amount of dirt, water and slush in them and do not let anything get down easily. They also have a great feeling to feet. Just waiting for SunnyBoi to take out some time for me to do this DIY. Thank you sir. Yes, we were headed to Ooty as our first long family ride in Cheetah. And I was probably too focused on the road. Did not realise that you were there. Got to know very late. But sure we will be able to catch up soon ![]() Quote:
I just returned from a rain filled weekend drive from Chitradurga and the dirt is still on the car. It still looks good in that dirt. Cleaning that dirt - I am sure is going to be a task but not as much as it is in general if I use ONR or similar kind of technique. I have done a paint protection treatment. Nirmal @ Keystone Detailing did it. More details on that to follow soon. Quote:
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| re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km Congrats abirnale. A fitting upgrade. Wish you all the best. I used to follow your SX4 thread closely. My previous car was a silver sx4 and coincidently I sold it around the same time you started your ownership report ( Nov 2013). So your thread was kind of a nostalgic fall back for me ![]() |
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| re: Ownership tales of Orange Cheetah, my 2015 Mahindra XUV5OO W10 FWD. EDIT: Sold after 150,000 km Congratulations Avinash!! From a Beast (Well it was indeed) to a Bigger Beast. For both these rides, Ground Clearance & abuse are word too far. Wishing you Happy Mile Crunching with your Orange Cheetah. And yes, its raining Cheetahs on Team-Bhp. Goes to say that the XUV is indeed a wonderful vehicle that answers most of the needs (and few more). All the Best and keep us updated on your future drives. We may have met this weekend at the outset of monsoon in Western MH but there's always next time. |
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| Congratulations on buying the Orange Cheetah. The colour of your cheetah look really cool & for sure it's a head turner. It was a little surprising to see the chrome strip giving up in just few days. Did you let the A.S.S. know about it? Spending a fortune on a car like this & these are the things least expected out of it. Wishing you many more miles in your cheetah.:beer: |
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