[rajeevsulu]

Originally Posted by jbpanda

It is helpful to note that the stock tyres are good. 24,000 Kms is more than sufficient to assess. I am sure you would be rotating the tyres every 10,000/ 20,000 Kms. I follow that for all my cars and that definitely increases the life of the tyres.

I do a 5 tyre rotation every 10,000 kms. It results in even wear. I have been following this for eons now.

Cheers

[rajeevsulu]

I did an overnight drive to Bengaluru in my THAR RWD D MT last night. Me and mom left Erode at 12:05 am and reached our destination at Thindlu by 4:49 am. There was one coffee break of 15 mts in between.

I never crossed 100 kmph even once and covered 284 kms in 4:30 hrs. Traffic was decent and the time was such that I could drive through the city easily.

MID shows an average mileage of 20 kmpl. Attached picture of the journey timeline

I must add the carlinkit 5.0 worked seamlessly without any issue throughout.

Cheers

[rajeevsulu]

Return trip

The above post has details of my trip from Erode to Bengaluru.

This post has details of my return trip. We started at 4:45 am,took a breakfast break at Murugan Idli, Krishnagiri for 30 mts and drove onwards to Erode.

284 kms covered in 4 hrs and 45 minutes with a top speed of 100 kmph just for a couple of kms.

Very uneventful drive.

Attached a few pictures

Cheers

[jbpanda]

Hello, Wanted to check if any one of you has opted for PPF or ceramic coating for your Thar RWD? The dealer is offering Garware PPF for INR 1,00,000 (10 year warranty on yellowing and 1 year insurance for replacement in case of any accidental damage) and ceramic coating for INR 28,000. My Deep Forest Green Thar MT Diesel RWD has arrived at the dealership. I am going for a PDI today and planning to take delivery over this weekend so wanted to get your suggestions as to whether it is worth it. I have in the past got PPF for my Black Fortuner and find it worth it but considering the limited paint area in the Thar, was thinking whether it is worth going for it. Happy to get your thoughts. Thank you.

[kgt.v8]

Originally Posted by jbpanda

Hello, Wanted to check if any one of you has opted for PPF or ceramic coating for your Thar RWD? The dealer is offering Garware PPF for INR 1,00,000 (10 year warranty on yellowing and 1 year insurance for replacement in case of any accidental damage) and ceramic coating for INR 28,000. My Deep Forest Green Thar MT Diesel RWD has arrived at the dealership.

PPF on sub 4m car like Thar should not cost ₹1 lakh as there are not too many panels to protect.

PPF is not required as per my perspective as cost of PPF replacement is high as compared to painting the panel again. If the car will be taken to highways, then PPF on the front hood will prevent chipping from flying stones.

If you want to go ahead with PPF, then my suggestion is to get PPF done from car detailing shops who specialize in these things and has good reviews.
PPF done at dealerships may or may not be as good as they don't have dedicated space to apply PPF.

[jbpanda]

Originally Posted by kgt.v8

PPF on sub 4m car like Thar should not cost ₹1 lakh as there are not too many panels to protect.

PPF is not required as per my perspective as cost of PPF replacement is high as compared to painting the panel again. If the car will be taken to highways, then PPF on the front hood will prevent chipping from flying stones.

If you want to go ahead with PPF, then my suggestion is to get PPF done from car detailing shops who specialize in these things and has good reviews.
PPF done at dealerships may or may not be as good as they don't have dedicated space to apply PPF.

Thank you for your quick revert. This is helpful in taking a decision.

Just to clarify, the dealer is only facilitating the detailing service (PPF/ ceramic) and the work will be undertaken at the detailing shop of Garware and not at the dealership.

I had in fact taken a few quotes from other detailers and the quotes were around 80K-90K plus taxes.

The advantage of PPF based on my experience in the Fortuner has been that it maintains the gloss and protects the paint against minor bruises and sadists who vent out frustration on a good looking car parked in public.