[crdi]

Originally Posted by ShreechandG

Humble request from fellow BHPians who drive XUV700. Has anybody tried to upgrade the spare wheel to a full size wheel (alloy)?

It is described in one of the ownership threads. A simple search in the forum would lead you to the post.

[Vtach]

Originally Posted by ShreechandG

upgrade the spare wheel to a full size wheel (alloy)?

This is the 18 inch alloy (Boodmo sourced) with the 235/60 OEM tyre.
About one inch separation from the exhaust, the smaller original stepney leaves about 3 inches or so.
Pros are obvious, the wire stepney lowering/lifting mechanism may be subject to some additional strain I guess as the weight of alloy + bigger tyre would be slightly more than the small spare provided by M&M.
No significant impact on ground clearance unless you're into some serious off-roading.

[himanshu_trikha]

Originally Posted by Vtach

This is the 18 inch alloy (Boodmo sourced) with the 235/60 OEM tyre.

I noticed the puny spare tyres during PDI of my XUV700 and got stuck with the thought of changing it.

But then I realised that over 22 years of driving and about a Million kilometres in NCR and highways around,the number of punctures I ever had can still be counted on fingers.

The probability of running on this puny spare tyres is already very low ,then why fix something which ain’t broken.

Though I agree that XUV700 on this spare tyre shall look like a gentleman wearing tie with shorts .

[abhisheknandan]

Hi guys, since yesterday, there is a lot of buzz around the news of the XUV 700 facelift to be launched in 2026. Is the news confirmed? If yes, will there be merit in waiting for 2026 and go for the facelift?

I was looking to book the Ebony edition in a couple of weeks however this news has created a bit of confusion. I am assuming that there would be mostly cosmetic changes, and that too in line with the XEV and BE, which personally I am not a big fan of. Plus, once launched, the waiting periods would also be in months, so definitely not getting the deliveries anywhere before end of 2026.

Any thoughts BHPians? Wait for facelift or go ahead and book the current version.

[Vtach]

Originally Posted by himanshu_trikha

I gentleman wearing tie with shorts

To my mind, having a proper stepney is akin to insurance. A car is designed to run on 4 equal tyre-wheel combination & that puny tyre is not going to offer the same grip, traction or balance as the other tyres no matter what spiel the cost cutters put out, beyond the looks. It's a safety hazard.
All it takes is one moment, one freak accident to ruin a life & I would rather have the risk mitigation measures in place than regret later.
It's a pity that the Govt is allowing the sneaky bean counters to get away with such antics.

[BuyersRemorse]

Hi Everyone,

This is my Father-in-Law's XUV700, the car lit up with all these warning lights after a short drive. Switching it on and off has not reset it, is it (as I'm assuming) a software glitch that will reset on its own? Or do we need to visit the service center?

Inputs are appreciated.

[Aviator_guy]

Originally Posted by Vtach

To my mind, having a proper stepney is akin to insurance. A car is designed to run on 4 equal tyre-wheel combination & that puny tyre is not going to offer the same grip, traction or balance as the other tyres no matter what spiel the cost cutters put out, beyond the looks. It's a safety hazard.
All it takes is one moment, one freak accident to ruin a life & I would rather have the risk mitigation measures in place than regret later.
It's a pity that the Govt is allowing the sneaky bean counters to get away with such antics.

I hear you. There are two sides of the story and I'm just sharing my perspective on the other side of the story. Of course, it'd be best to have a same size spare tyre which comes with original size alloys. But there is cost associated with it and one has to pay for a spare which is supposed to be used very very sparingly (in emergency) and could be replaced with original at the earliest opportunity. The space saver tyre is rated for 80kmph and it is good enough to drive at reasonable speed for sometime before original tyre can be repaired.

In my car ownership period of 15+ years, I would have probably used stapney 4 or 5 times. So really didn't care if it was original size or space saver as I put back the original as soon as I could get it repaired (which was within few kms of driving in case of highway run and maximum within days during city driving if I didn't find time).

[sudanmohit]

Originally Posted by Vtach

To my mind, having a proper stepney is akin to insurance.
It's a pity that the Govt is allowing the sneaky bean counters to get away with such antics.

Proper is the word. Everyone can have a different defination for the word proper. And since everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, I'll put mine.

A space saver, of whatever size is capable of carrying the car it is given alongwith. However the speed is to be reduced and the wounded foot should be healed at first opportunity. That is the important downside. Now along with space, cost, mileage advantages, there is one more important aspect. With a smaller tyre, people tend to get punctured tyre repaired ASAP and put it back to its place, whereas if one has a regular sized stepney, one (not always but many times) tends to carry on with stepney only. Essentially you may have three similar used tyres with one almost new. Remember again, we're a group of car aware people on the forum and a many of the car owners don't bother to get 5 tyre rotations every 5k kms. A different tyre actually kind of forces immediate repair and refitting of punctured tyre.

Now there was someone giving example of problems while in difficult terrain like hills with poor roads or off roading. Well that is a special situation and a punny space saver may be an issue there. But we prepare specially for special scenarios. We keep extra fuel for doing remote areas of laddakh or Spiti because we know that petrol pumps might be difficult to find or might be out of fuel. We keep chains for possible snowy areas. We even keep towing ropes, inflators and jumping cables regularly for unforseen emergencies. So if we're planning to go to Spiti, chandratal etc where we anticipate possible problems with a space saver, just prepare for it. Change space saver to regular sized tyre if possible or even more relaxing would be to keep an extra stepney in the boot. Difficult terrains ask for extra precautions and one can spend for the same.
For most of the regular scenarios, I feel that space saver serves the purpose . Both mass market and luxury brands are doing it ( and after proper research I believe)


On a lighter note, we should rather be thankful to our car companies for providing us with a spare atleast (even if its a baby tyre). The future is going towards zero stepney with zero space. Imagine calling RSA at some remote region without cellular coverage only due to a flat tyre

Happy driving

[achalb]

Originally Posted by wadewilson

Hey folks, just wanted to journal the recent issue I've faced with my 2 year old XUV700 AX7L AWD (44,000+ kms). My car was among the first batches produced by M&M, and while I expected there to be some niggles in the first batch (it being a Mahindra and all), the constant service centre visits have become a headache with me having to miss going to office because of the issues.

I concur what you mentioned above. Constant visits to the service center and that too for the recurring issues is extremely frustrating. To make it worst, M&M has not been able to resolve these issues despite the several visits to the service center. The customer care uses boilerplate response to such issues. Mine is just about 10K Kms driven and have been already facing lots of such issues. My list is huge and the first 'Screen hang' glitch I got when it clocked only 126 kms. Will be publishing my review some time soon.



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[himanshu_trikha]

Originally Posted by Vtach

It's a pity that the Govt is allowing the sneaky bean counters to get away with such antics.

When a design engineer design the things ,there are a few exceptions to normal operations and those contingencies needs to be handled In a cost effective manner with compromise on comfort but not on safety, that’s the basic tenet.

The tyre technology has evolved quite a bit with respect to rubbers,fillers and compounding elements.Though there is no statistical data available but I believe ,number of punctures encountered have significantly reduced as per my own driving experience of more than 2 decades.

Those space Savers are designed and tested for a purpose of making the affected car reach the nearest available repair shop and they fulfill that !

If someone has requirement of travel other than normal
City/Highway roads ,one might think different,but for rest this solution works !

[hash]

Originally Posted by csr9

Did you ever face the same issue again & could the root cause be identified?

I've driven around ~8k KMs since then but never has the issue happened again. Mahindra ASS kept my car for two days to "check" for the issue but they weren't able to reproduce the problem.

I agree that it can leave someone stranded as the time when it happened to me I was in a rush to get to somewhere. So I didn't even try turning on the car again later and had mahindra guys come check the car out (the car then started in a single crank).

[SatheeshP]

Originally Posted by NaveenKD

Phantom 1st Service Update

I got my 1st service done today @ Sirish Auto Singasandra, Bangalore. 32 days since purchase and 1006 kms on ODO, timing wise perfect.

This being 1st service, they said they only do cheables.a swing

Can you suggest a good service guy in Sireesh Singasandra.

I am planning for my first service there

[shubham_2206]

Originally Posted by SatheeshP

Can you suggest a good service guy in Sireesh Singasandra.

I am planning for my first service there

I got some servicing done there and Nagraj was the SA. He was very professional throughout the process. Car went through repeat process of fix and test drive, which he did with the necessary patience. I’d recommend you speak with him in case you plan on going there.

[true_sedan]

Originally Posted by BuyersRemorse

Hi Everyone,

This is my Father-in-Law's XUV700, the car lit up with all these warning lights after a short drive. Switching it on and off has not reset it, is it (as I'm assuming) a software glitch that will reset on its own? Or do we need to visit the service center?

Inputs are appreciated.

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Please turn the engine ON and then post a picture of the instrument cluster. All of these lights should ideally go away once the engine is ON. If incase it does not go away, then based on the warnings the car should be driven or towed to the ASC.

[darthRegius]

Originally Posted by abhisheknandan

Hi guys, since yesterday, there is a lot of buzz around the news of the XUV 700 facelift to be launched in 2026. Is the news confirmed? If yes, will there be merit in waiting for 2026 and go for the facelift?

Any thoughts BHPians? Wait for facelift or go ahead and book the current version.

Based on the article it doesn't seem like there will be any changes under the hood. Something like an electric hybrid system would have been a game changer, possibly, especially on mileage

Which means essentially it's about aesthetics (and I'm with you on this, not a massive fan of the BE6 design), so maybe going ahead with your purchase now might make sense.