[northofeast]

I am getting my PDI done via Zekardo at the stockyard in Bhiwandi, Mumbai. The car showroom is in Bandra. How do I ensure that post PDI and before the car arrives at the showroom for delivery, the report facts stay the same?

[Sufficient_shop]

Originally Posted by northofeast

I am getting my PDI done via Zekardo at the stockyard in Bhiwandi, Mumbai. The car showroom is in Bandra. How do I ensure that post PDI and before the car arrives at the showroom for delivery, the report facts stay the same?

You can't. Even if the PDI is done at the showroom and you take the delivery after a couple of days, there is no guarantee that the car will be 'issue-free'.

Thing is, with Zekardo, any major issues with electricals, motor, engine, etc. are ruled out before documents are sent for registration. You will have to do your own PDI on the day of delivery for any minor incidents.

Originally Posted by Alphaseal6

Can anyone recommend good 7d mats link on amazon? If somebody has purchased it from Kia, please share your review.

I went with GFX 3D mats after some research. 7D mats, although look good, can be a nightmare to maintain. During monsoons, they tend to stink as the cloth absorbs water, and some people have reported obstruction to brake/accelerator as 7D mats might move.

[Cyborg]

Originally Posted by rajat_dehli

What a time to get the membership approved.
Got the Petrol X Line delivered on 1st December 2023.

Rajat, welcome to the forum and congratulations on your Seltos! Timing is perfect

Please do post your purchase and driving experience after sometime with your likes and dislikes.

Enjoy your car, she looks smashing.

Cheers

[rajat_dehli]

Prologue
I was driving a Vitara Brezza ZDI+ (2016) for the past 6.5 years. Absolute gem on a vehicle.
Ban of BS4 diesel private cars in Delhi has been a bummer for past 2 years. NGT rule of 10 years of fitness made me think to switch to EV or petrol.
Stumbled upon the Seltos facelift and fell in love with it. Extensive test drives and this forum sealed the deal for me.

Old car selling experience:
I was not ready to sell the car to any local vendor. Got the evaluation done by Maruti True Value, Cars24, Spinny.
Maruti True value: Person seemed to make his own money. Offered 5L but said will transfer money via cheque after 15 days. Denied straight away.
Cars24: offered 4.68. But they were going to deduct 8.5k (service charges). I asked for a higher price and they max offered 4.91L.

Spinny: offered 4.68L but without any charges. 5k would be OTP hold which will be transferred once the car is re-registered.
Unsatisfied, I called Mahindra first choice. Evaluation was done within 2 hours. Later, was offered 5.10L.
Straight away agreed. 5K was transferred and the next day the same evaluation guy came for pickup. Did all the formalities and before key handover, 5L was transferred. 5K is on OTP hold. Overall the best selling experience.
Book / Wait / Delivery:
I went to ASB Kia, Merrut Road and family loved the black GTX+. I wanted Matte for it’s sage green interiors and HUD. The black interiors of GTX+ were not very appealing but gave in to family’s choice. The sales executive said that black will be available in December. I was fine with it and chose 12th December for delivery (my birthday). I asked for X Line and was told that it will take time.
I also clearly said that I won’t take any accessories and would do my own insurance. The sales executive was fine with it.
On 26th November, I went to the showroom for booking. As soon as I paid the booking amount, the executive asked “Sir, please arrange the payment and also tell me the delivery date”. I was like, how can I tell the delivery date?
Here comes the shocker: Sir, car is in yard. Please arrange payment as we need to close the billing by 30th November. I was shocked and irritated. Why I wasn’t told that the car is already with them. Why the fuss of waiting? I went home anguished. I was ok since the car was available. The older car was sold so I needed one.
Final nail in the coffin:
While going through this forum, I learned that Kia has removed the All Door Power Window Auto Up/Down with Safety feature from GTX+ and is now exclusive to X Line. I called up the SA and asked the same to confirm. To my surprise: Sir, don’t worry, your car will have this feature. We don’t have this update yet. I gave him an earful and asked to immediately cancel the delivery. I updated the same on the whatsapp group that was created after the booking. I immediately got a call from his TL and manger. I simply said, I cannot continue the deal as it was built upon lies and false information.

On 27th, I went to another showroom in East Delhi, I was told that I could get an X Line in 5 days but I will have to opt for Insurance and accessories from them. I was not ready and so was told: sir, kisi ki gadi kaat ke denge. Aap itna to kar sakte ho. I went out of showroom, without saying a word.

I was on this forum and learned about Jayanti Kia. I called them up and was soon connected to Akash from sales team. I was told that he is getting 2 X Line today evening (27th November). I petrol and 1 diesel. He said that he can hold 1 for me but I need to pay the booking amount by evening.
I made certain things clear: I will opt for my own insurance. I will choose accessories which I want.
He was fine but the condition was that the billing has to happen on 30th November. I was fine with it since I was willing to take the delivery on 1st December. On the same day, I was asked to provide the documents for loan. On the same day, verification was done at home and office. Kudos to SBI ��.

Same evening, I got a call from the bank to come next day to sign the loan papers. I went to the bank and completed the formalities. I asked them to hold the release until I give them the go ahead. I went to the showroom and met Akash. One of the best sales person I met. I was given complete overview of the car so as to minimize the time spent on the delivery day. I booked Zekardo for PDI on 30th. I completed my payment part on 30th and authorized the bank to release the payment post PDI. Got a 10 from Zekardo. I wasn’t available during the PDI so the tech was continuously sending updates, videos and photos. Later in the evening, I sent the list of the accessories that I wanted. Sharing the list of the same.

Accessory Cost

Side Step 23,759
Premium Dual Layer Mat 7599
Body Cover 2625
Side Garnish 1073
bumper corner protector 789
Door Edge guard 377
Total 36,222


I asked him to fit the accessories ONLY if I could get them for 30k. He discussed and agreed ��.

I opted for My Convenience package as it looked good. During the delivery on 1st December, I paid the MCP and accessories cost and took the delivery.
Overall, a very good experience with Jayanti Kia. Will not recommend ASB (Merrut Road / Sahibabad).

I opted for Acko Insurance. I paid 32K for the insurance with 19.29L IDV.
Add-ons: Zero Dep, RTI, consumables and PA cover.

Apologies for such a long post

[rajat_dehli]

Experts, please advice.
Below is the quote for PPF.

Aegis brand Self Healing TPU PPF for Seltos Matte

Aegis Hybrid Matte

Material - TPU
Thickness - 180μm
Warranty - 5 Years PAN India
Price - ₹ 64500/= inclusive of GST


Aegis SPX Matte

Material - TPU
Thickness - 190μm
Warranty - 7 Years PAN India
Price - ₹ 124500/= inclusive of GST


We will include the following services in the PPF Package.

Alkaline Wash
Acidic Treatments
Ferrous Removal
Steam Wash
Neutral Foam Wash
Clay Decontamination
Paint Correction Process - To remove existing paint defects such as swirl marks and scratches by Sanding, Compounding & Polishing
PPF Film over all the Exterior Paint Panels
Ceramic Coating over the following-
Alloy Wheels
Headlights & Taillights
Interior Glossy Panels
Front Windshield
Free Yearly Maintenance will be provided according to the Product you Choose.

By
[Aegis Hybrid PPF lasts 5-6yrs
Aegis SPX Matte lasts 9-10yrs

90% of the cars we do Matte PPF are Hybrid only. For Seltos X-line, you only require protection from scratches. It's 180 microns thick and is enough. After 5-6yrs mainly there are issues of peeling as the adhesive quality is not as good as that in SPX but the peeling issue is only in 2% of cars.

[GTX+]

Originally Posted by rajat_dehli

Here comes the shocker: Sir, car is in yard. Please arrange payment as we need to close the billing by 30th November. I was shocked and irritated. Why I wasn’t told that the car is already with them. Why the fuss of waiting? I went home anguished.

I, and dare say most of the buyers, would have been pleasantly surprised and happy given the huge wait time faced by earlier buyers.

Originally Posted by rajat_dehli

Final nail in the coffin:
While going through this forum, I learned that Kia has removed the All Door Power Window Auto Up/Down with Safety feature from GTX+ and is now exclusive to X Line. I called up the SA and asked the same to confirm. To my surprise: Sir, don’t worry, your car will have this feature. We don’t have this update yet. I gave him an earful and asked to immediately cancel the delivery. I simply said, I cannot continue the deal as it was built upon lies and false information.

I am sorry if I am missing something. Did the dealer earlier tell you that this feature will not be available in GTX+ and then later on did a U-turn? Just curious because if you learnt this on the forum, how is the dealer to be blamed for lies and false information?

Originally Posted by rajat_dehli

Kudos to SBI

I too got my auto finance from SBI and it was an extremely pleasing and stress free experience. Contrary to the general perception (which is correct to a large extent) the auto finance department is extremely customer friendly and the only effort I really had to put was to sign like a million times

Originally Posted by rajat_dehli

Will not recommend ASB (Merrut Road / Sahibabad).

I got my GTX+ from ASB Sahibabad and had a totally opposite experience. Extremely professional and friendly SA (& his TL).

But I too did not have a very good experience at Lohia KIA (Noida 63) before I cancelled and booked with ASB. I guess its just a matter of luck.

Congratulations on your X-Line Am sure you will enjoy driving this absolutely fantastic car.

[rajat_dehli]

Originally Posted by GTX+

I am sorry if I am missing something. Did the dealer earlier tell you that this feature will not be available in GTX+ and then later on did a U-turn? Just curious because if you learnt this on the forum, how is the dealer to be blamed for lies and false information?

Before the booking, I was told that there is a waiting and car will take 10-15 days to come. Just after booking, I was told that the car is in the yard.
When I called next day to check about the "feature", I was told that it has been removed but your car will have it (I did this on purpose to understand if I was being given old stock and it turned out to be true).

[Alphaseal6]

Originally Posted by rajat_dehli

Before the booking, I was told that there is a waiting and car will take 10-15 days to come. Just after booking, I was told that the car is in the yard.
When I called next day to check about the "feature", I was told that it has been removed but your car will have it (I did this on purpose to understand if I was being given old stock and it turned out to be true).

Buddy, I think Dealer and SA is not to blame in this. Because AFAIK, the cars which will be manufactured in December will miss this feature. Yours probably is Nov manufactured and Kia took a call on this w.e.f. November 15, hence the issue. Please note, till the time dealer receives a Dec batch vehicle or an official notice from the Company regarding this, they can not quote it to you.

Originally Posted by GTX+

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I got my GTX+ from ASB Sahibabad and had a totally opposite experience. Extremely professional and friendly SA (& his TL).

Hey, I am also getting my HTX from ASB Kia Meerut Road. Awaiting BH number allotment.

Can you confirm did they provide any discount or complimentary accessories? Also what did they provide as a complementary Kit on the day of delivery?

[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by Alphaseal6

Can you confirm did they provide any discount or complimentary accessories? Also what did they provide as a complementary Kit on the day of delivery?

Am I reading this for real or what? Is Kia even offering freebies or discounts on their newly launched Seltos FL, which supposedly has a waiting period?

I remember seeing this on other posts as well.

Or possibly this is because there are more than 2 dealerships in these respective states, whereas the sorry state here is we just have a lone dealer with all the monopoly.

[rajat_dehli]

[quote=Alphaseal6;5673462]Buddy, I think Dealer and SA is not to blame in this. Because AFAIK, the cars which will be manufactured in December will miss this feature. Yours probably is Nov manufactured and Kia took a call on this w.e.f. November 15, hence the issue. Please note, till the time dealer receives a Dec batch vehicle or an official notice from the Company regarding this, they can not quote it to you.
/QUOTE]
I might have misunderstood then but first he said the car will come in December and after booking I was told that it is available in their yard. Thanks for the clarification.


I got my GTX+ from ASB Sahibabad and had a totally opposite experience. Extremely professional and friendly SA (& his TL).

Hey, I am also getting my HTX from ASB Kia Meerut Road. Awaiting BH number allotment.

Can you confirm did they provide any discount or complimentary accessories? Also what did they provide as a complementary Kit on the day of delivery?[]

[Alphaseal6]

Originally Posted by ashvek3141

Am I reading this for real or what? Is Kia even offering freebies or discounts on their newly launched Seltos FL, which supposedly has a waiting period?

I remember seeing this on other posts as well.

Or possibly this is because there are more than 2 dealerships in these respective states, whereas the sorry state here is we just have a lone dealer with all the monopoly.

I also recently read that someone was offered Accessories Kit of 25k complementary or equivalent cash discount on GTX+

[Kxar07]

Happy to be part of the Automotive family!
My first post.

I am buying my first car and after considering Elevate, Grand Vitara, and VW twins, I finally booked Kia Seltos GTX+ in the end of September. Family was happy with it because of refinements and comfort it provided. After being driven most of my work-life, I wanted to take the wheel.

So. Booked GTX+ at Jayanti Kia, Delhi. Had a couple of drives. Short ones, but sufficient to differentiate between the contending cars. The booking and follow-through were very encouraging and meanwhile I cleared all the paperwork. The delivery was finalized in the last week of November.

It was through this forum that I learned about Zecardo, and I thank all my stars that I did. Two days before the delivery, PDI was scheduled and I went to the dealership. The car was stunning, being washed and readied. The PDI, however, was less so. It was found that the dashboard had been tempered with in a way so that the Odometer reading was 20 KM, while the OBD reading was 285 KM. Zecardo money, well spent!

Ups and downs and a lot of heartache later, I let go off that particular car. Came back to the forum and read a thread that advised not to let go of the selected car because of dealership experience. So now, waiting for another round of allocation. Hope all is well this time!

[smoes]

Hey folks, I have a GTX+ Turbo Petrol. When I move the gear lever to the right from D , S mode gets activated. If I understand correctly, this mode is a quick way to switch to sport mode instead of moving the dial to go between Eco/Normal/Sport.

Now, when I'm in this mode and I manually switch gears (either using the gear lever Up/Down or by using the paddle shifters) the mode immediately switches to Normal and the regular manual gear indicators (1/2/3...) is shown instead of (S1/S2...). I remember this was not the case earlier (a week or so back) and moving the gear lever to the right and shifting gears manually and the car remained in sport mode. This used to be a lot of fun to drive and suddenly this is no longer working. I remember seeing an error/message (something about D mode...) when I was on the highway and had moved the gear lever to the right, but I was focused on the road and didn't notice what the error was.

So a couple of questions:
1. Can you folks confirm that switching to S mode by moving the gear lever to the right and then manually switching gears retains the car in the S mode?
2. If #1 is true then I'm facing an issue; has anyone faced a similar issue in the past and know how to fix this?

Btw, When I'm on S mode, the automatic gear switches don't change the drive mode. The car properly changes from S1-S7. The problem is only when I switch gears manually.

TIA!

[sunnsood]

Originally Posted by Alphaseal6

Is it possible to get an upgrade to Bose Audio system instead of Arkamys in lower models as an official accessory?

There are many better options available in the market. You may listen to other cars with modified music and then decide if you want to go that route.

Plus there are many plug and play speakers available which won't void the warranty

[GTX+]

Originally Posted by smoes

So a couple of questions:
1. Can you folks confirm that switching to S mode by moving the gear lever to the right and then manually switching gears retains the car in the S mode?

2. If #1 is true then I'm facing an issue; has anyone faced a similar issue in the past and know how to fix this?

TIA!

I have used this manual gear feature couple of times and I have never seen S1, S2 etc. being displayed over the MID. It always showed 1, 2 for the gear.

I was told that while the car behaves similar to what it would in the S mode, technically it is not the S mode because you have to manually upshift the gears (unlike in S mode where it automatically up shifts), while on braking the downshift happens automatically.

But as I said, I have used this feature only couple of times, so my experience is limited. So I would suggest we wait for other members to confirm or alternatively you may reach out to your SA for further guidance (and also peace of mind).