Great reivew Aditya and Rehaan. Rated the thread a well deserved 5 stars.
BR-V is on top of the list for my next car, mainly for the 6 seater and iVtec package. The other contender is Innova Crysta GX. Ruled out XUV 500 from the list as I want to have a trouble free ownership and I intend to keep the new car for a long time to come.
Cramped middle row and the high pricing are my biggest concerns to go ahead with the BR-V. With their over pricing of the BR-V, Honda has made me to even consider the new Innova Crysta as it is reachable with a stretch of 4L and I think its totally VFM with its good build quality when compared to BR-V. Fit and finish of the Innova is way ahead of BR-V. Even though the base GX version lacks equipment, its not a deal breaker for the value it offers. I know both are two different segments, but for me I am only looking at the 7 seater options that can seat my family of 4 adults and 2 kids in comfort. I was initially hoping for the BR-V CVT to be available at ~12 - 13L OTR in Bangalore, but at 15L, it definitely feels overpriced.
No doubt the BR-V is a perfect Urban drive car. I found the ride quality to be very good and the tall humps in Bangalore could be handled very easily during my test drive. But my other biggest question is how comfortable the occupants will be in the BR-V over long distance travels. For comparison, my family feels totally exhausted in my i10 for any distances over 300 Kms and doesnt feel the same in the Innova. Since I plan to use my next car for frequent long distance travels, will BR-V fit my requirements? I have asked for a longer test drive of the iVTec variant on the highway and waiting for it to happen sometime early next week. Only then I will make a decision whether to go ahead with it or not. Moreover Honda dealer offered a competitive buy-back price for my i10
BR-V is a good product that cannot be ignored for anyone looking at a 7 seater. It provides 80% of space when compared to Innova and at 70% of the price which is very hard to over look.
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Originally Posted by Aditya
• First service at 1,000 km, second service at 5,000 km, third service at 10,000 km. Then, service intervals of 10,000 km. Initial 3 services are free.
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I was told the service interval for the BR-V is every 6 months or 10,000 km after the initial free services. Is it true about the 6 months interval? And if it is, the additional maintenance cost will have to be accounted too. I know most of the cars have the 10,000 KM or 1 year service interval. For a car with low running, 6 month service interval is a big bummer. Ask any previous gen i10 owner.
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. I own one too and still pay close to 8k every 6 months for its periodic maintenance.
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Originally Posted by smartcat Regarding missing AVN system with rear camera & front arm rest
Both these are dealer options and I intend to get them fitted immediately after PDI. Unfortunately, these two options add Rs. 40,000 to the on-road price (14.8 + 0.4 = Rs. 15.2 lacs for automatic). So when I take delivery of the car, it will hopefully look like this - Attachment 1510588 |
This is a very good addition and not too expensive for what it offers. And the fit looks good too. Where did you get this picture from?
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Originally Posted by smartcat
5) Engine start/stop button (useless feature according to me!)
6) Keyless entry (useful!)
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OT: I somehow prefer the conventional keys to start/stop the car. I use Mahindra Reva E2O for my City drives and it comes with a Start/Stop button. While many manufactures offer it as an exquisite feature, I somehow found it very impractical. I usually drive along with my wife till my office and then my wife drives the car to her office. There are couple of instances where I forgot the key in my pocket and my wife realized it only after reaching her office. There was another time where the key was lost somewhere in the car and I had to get the spare key from home through our driver, only to find later the other key somewhere hidden in between the front seats. This might sound silly, but very much possible in our busy life.