Re: 2022 Maruti Brezza Review My Buying Experience of Brezza Vxi MT so far...
I have been a silent but avid follower of this forum for past 7 years and boy-oh-boy, Shout out to all the members. This forum is like a compass pointing north in midst of the information storm out there. Genuine posts, thy name is team-bhp
After a lot of thought. our family of 3 decided we wanted a car which has the following -
1. Big wheels with good ground clearance to spare our bones of riding the Indian roads
2. Decent boot space
3. Refined Engine with preference tilting towards reliability / ease-of-maintenance over features/looks.
4. A car which will take us from point A to point B and back without much fuss.
5. Reasonably good mileage / budget of upto 10 lacs.
6. And a great service network / affordable service & maintenance.
As a previous owner of Tata Tiago XZA which I drove for 7 yrs, I am weary of Tata post-sales service and hence stayed away from Nexon. And having owned a 1000cc car, I wanted something with a bit of a punch. Requirements screamed Maruti Suzuki.
The first car which came to my mind was Fronx, went for a test drive, but 1.2 ltr K12C petrol engine was not exciting enough. I had driven Ertiga before once and found it to be adequate. That's why Breeza Vxi. Went for a test drive and liked it. Both share the same 1.5 Ltr K15C engine. I also test rode Kia Sonet, liked it. But then Maruti’s Brezza is a tried and time-tested machine which has proven its metal. Sonet is still young and depreciation on Sonet is significantly higher than Breeza. I wanted to fund this car via company lease to save on taxes. Hence approached Mahindra Quicklyz who has contract with my employer and began this process in Sept 2024 and this is my journey so far. We decided we were Okay with Grey or Blue.
Decided that I will front-end the negotiations with the dealers to ensure I get good discounts as it was nearing year end. Got in touch with My Car Pvt. Ltd. and asked the salespersons to share quotation for Brezza vxi MT and by 10/Oct/24 I got a quote of 10.86 lacs. The sales guy promised he will deliver car by end of Oct or mid-Nov. I was very happy and excited. Now the paperwork with Quicklyz took about 10-12 working days. I was expecting this delay to push the delivery ahead by similar margin. So I waited.
I started following up with the salesperson from MyCar in the 3d week of Nov and was promised the delivery was on schedule. Every week the deadline would be extended to the next and car delivery would be promised. I would watch / read ownership reviews of Brezza to keep me motivated. I threatened to cancel the order as well. At this point My Car offered to provide Red or White color. Wasn’t what we wanted. Since I wanted a car which I would like to drive for the next 8-10 years, we were adamant on the color choice. By mid-Dec, I had given up. It was clear to me that MyCar folks were taking me for a ride. I had made plans to drive the car on a holiday end of Dec. That went to the dogs as well. A number of weekends planned ahead too along with it. I gave up and decided to take a break, try and enjoy the year end.
Come the new year, we thought - Let’s give it another shot with a different dealer. This time with Automotive. The salesperson was very polite and informed. More importantly transparent. He mentioned upfront that he did not have the color of the car we were looking for. However, he would try and get us one in the new batch. Showed promise. I made a booking with them and am waiting for price update. Once announced, I can begin the Quicklyz process. I haven’t cancelled my booking with MyCar yet as I was told new rate card is not released yet.
Last week I got a call from MyCar, said they have a silver Brezza available at the yard. If I was ok, they would like to proceed with the booking. I said sure, let me look at the car first. Went and did a very basic PDI and okayed the car on the promise that the quote MyCar had shared earlier still stood. Now, I get a call that price will change and new prices will be applicable. My frustration is almost peaking at this point. I am almost tempted to cancel Brezza altogether and just buy Sonet. But like all important decisions, I will sleep on this today. Decide tomorrow..
Last edited by Desi_Driver : 3rd February 2025 at 16:52.
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