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Originally Posted by sachin_cs Thank you so much for such a lovely reply and you have really read the ownership review in depth. Your Vento looks beautifully maintained sir |
You don't have to call me Sir. Just Sai or Sailendra will do.
You are most welcome and it's my pleasure reading your Ownership review.
Thank you for the compliment about my Vento.
I also forgot to mention that the Vector art of your car that your friend made for you is great. I remembered this after 30 minutes of submitting the post and so the edit window was closed.
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My parents really think that I have gone crazy, this morning I washed my bae and as expected also got a nice earful from them. They were like why do you keep cleaning the car every now and then, when you know its monsoons and tomorrow morning office commute would again make her dirty.
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Even I come under the same category of washing my car to a brilliant shine irrespective of the season & of-course listening to parents saying it's an unnecessary job.
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If the car is going to step out, it has to be shiny " is what I've been practicing lately. Should see how career and life will change the habits.
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Rattle: Thanks for guiding me through it, the rattles really don’t go along with my OCD so I will try to get this DIY happen asap
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Here is the link to the post :
DIY - Getting rid of door rattles (DIY - VW Polo/Vento: Getting rid of Door Rattles) Quote:
I see you have an Altis as well, do share your experience how different are the driving dynamics of the Asian & German Machines.
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You are right about the Altis. We actually live in a joint family. Uncle drives the Altis (1.8 Petrol MT). I drive my Vento. Dad drives the Jetta (2.0 Tdi MT). I take the wheel of Jetta whenever we go out together though.
Altis is, IMO is a car that demands to be driven genly. She won't be very happy with sudden throttle inputs and quick shifts. I don't know how to put it technically, but can explain it the way I experienced it. Normally, once we accelerate to a certain RPM and decide to upshift, the RPMs instantly come down when we depress the clutch in our cars (Vento, Rapid, Jetta, etc). But in the Altis, I see this isn't the case. The RPMs stay there for a moment and gradually decrease and it does take sometime for us to get used to it. Gives me an odd feeling. But the car is built like a tank when it comes to reliability. It hasn't given a single issue since the day it was brought home. It's handled a bit roughly(unpaved roads, reasonable speeds on potholes) but never gave an issue. And it's very spacious. Feels airy inside and the rear seats, unlike the Germans are very comfortable for the third person and can easily fit 4, if the need arises. I haven't driven the car for long durations, so can't comment on the long drives aspect. But one thing's for sure, the engine (1.8 L Petrol) is super refined and can be fun to drive albeit needs some adjusting to it. It's been stable in fuel economy too (~12 KmpL) since the beginning in on city roads.
The Jetta on the other hand, is a different beast altogether. Be it seat comfort, acceleration, engine refinement, suspension, braking or anything. As a driving machine, Jetta never disappointed us. The only downside is the few issues it came up with, maybe thrice in its 8 Years of ownership, like door locks being problematic, water pump failure and once a faulty radiator fan, which drained the battery. These were common and known issues of Jetta, experienced by several owners. They were all 2 day repairs in the ASS. But the moment we drive the car, we forget all these and just enjoy the drive. It's a very well engineered all rounder. And no, except for the design cues, the Vento comes no close to this one in terms of anything.
So, the Asian is a reliable car, whereas the German is the car that puts a smile on the drivers face.