[ArunRS2305]

Congratulations on your new acquisition. This is one brilliant car as a few of my friends have actually bought it and they have nothing but praises for it. I've seen this exact blacked out version in person when i was standing outside a store and it gives off a very premium and substantial presence on road. Not sure but does your dad by any chance drive near the College of Engineering Trivandrum road during his commute? I think i might have seen your car near here.

[janakiram_m]

Originally Posted by BloggerMathai

Great review and nicely laid out! I mistook it for an official TBHP review at first.
Off topic - Where is this place in Trivandrum? Mind sharing the location?

Thank you. Location is not in Trivandrum. It's from our locality in Aleppey. A private road owned by NTPC.

Originally Posted by Stribog

Loved your review, love the car to bits. I think it is one of the most stunning cars designed in India - all time.

How does your dad find the clutch? That was the sole reason I decided not to pick it up as it felt super heavy in the TD cars.

Also the sheets on the dash is very endearing and reminded me of my own dad

Thanks. The clutch is heavy but the travel is relatively short. So that makes the heaviness not so prominent I think. I also think it is highly relative to the current/previous vehicle you own. Going with how my father kept the sheets on the Polo's dash, they'll be there for atleast 4 more years.

Originally Posted by ~~h

The car looks stunning in black! the review is amazingly detailed as well.
Just one query : How has been the service experience with the new Tata dealer in TVM?

Thank you. TASS has been trouble free till now. We have went to three different ones and haven't had any troubles. We took delivery from Trivandrum Motors and had enquired at Derik Motors as well. Both interactions were quite good. Just don't expect Nexa and VW like treatment. Fake niceties are a bigger turnoff IMO. Service at Trivandrum Motors was fine. But I have heard negative stories about them in the Tiago Owners page.

[Nalin1]

Thanks for a wonderful review of a magnificent car!.

Tata should kick themselves on their backsides if this car does not rule Indian roads in the next few years.

Even a pussycat driver on this car will find people giving way when they see it approaching .

[janakiram_m]

Originally Posted by ArunRS2305

Congratulations on your new acquisition.
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Not sure but does your dad by any chance drive near the College of Engineering Trivandrum road during his commute? I think i might have seen your car near here.

Thanks. Harrier does duty on highways between Haripad and Aleppey generally. Did you see the vehicle before the pandemic? I had taken it here, to Trivandrum, for a week at that time.

[asrarcool]

Nice review.

Off late, I have been seeing increasing number of Harriers in Hyderabad as well.

[ArunRS2305]

Originally Posted by janakiram_m

Did you see the vehicle before the pandemic? I had taken it here, to Trivandrum, for a week at that time.

I'm afraid it was only a few weeks back. Maybe it was someone else. This is one of the top selling cars right now. So maybe I'm mistaken.

[DebarshiSharma]

Congratulations on the new purchase. The black looks smashing on Harrier. Wishing you happy miles ahead. Please keep on updating your experiences.

[janakiram_m]

Update: 15,047 km and 3rd Service

Third Free Service completed on 05-11-2020. Total cost Rs. 7,911/-

Items Billed:

1. Engine Oil - Rs.3,335/-
2. Oil Filter - Rs. 867/-
3. Fuel Filter - Rs. 2,962/-
4. Air Filter - Rs. 537/-
5. Windshield Fluid - Rs. 85/-
6. Sanitization Charges - Rs. 125/-

TMSC app cost calculator is surprisingly accurate. Service experience was straight forward. Service Advisor informed that WA/WB equipment is not with them it won't be done. Next up - paid checkup @22,500kms.

[janakiram_m]

Update: 19,823 km and 1 year

So #Dark passed the one year mark with us on December. The vehicle has been fuss free except for some tyre punctures which I'll explain later.

The ownership experience has been beyond expectations in most metrics. Everyone in our extended family and acquaintances now identifies us at gatherings and on the road with the presense of this behemoth. Everyone knows the name "Harrier" now. By everyone I meant everyone, not just non-car savvy uncles but from kids to seniors. They don't care about the T logo or the 'hit or miss' service, it's the presence.

-Insurance was renewed from the Tata dealer itself. IDV shown is ₹ 13,38,734. Add ons opted are Nil Dep, Consumables and RSA. Gross premium came to ₹ 17,028.

-We had planned a trip to Calicut from our place in Aleppey on Christmas weekend. My brother and SIL are expecting a baby and we haven't seen them for the last one year due to Covid lockdown and them being doctors working at the Govt. Medical College. The plan was to travel there on 24th, spend next day with them and return on 26th.

-Two days before the trip, the front left tyre got punctured. Father was parking on the side of the highway when it happened. As it turns out, the metal tubes of the signboards by the highways are a hot commodity for CV-Rickshaw drivers. They steal them at night leaving sharp stubs where the signboard used to be. The Goodyear tyre suffered irreparable damage.




-We were in a conundrum. Replacing a single tyre when the rest had considerable tread life remaining. Father called me up and we decided to replace the damaged one with a cheap new one and dispose off it when all the tyres are changed. We did enquire with our go-to tyre shop and they quoted Michelins at ~13k ₹ and only one available due to recent import restrictions. The cheap one was the best alternative we could come up with.

Got ourselves this brand spanking new SUV RX700 by JOYROAD. (Chinese I guess) for ~5k ₹. We put it on the rear left as a safe option.


-The Goodyear tyre that was scrapped had a puncture prior to this. It was in February 2020 when parents were coming back from Calicut. Another tyre had a puncture in November. These back to back incidents are new to us. The Polo had only one puncture in the whole 95k kms we used it. Is this expected of SUVs or is Goodyears that bad, we don't know.

-The trip was very comfortable. We set off at 4:30am and reached Calicut by 10:30am. 6 hours for the 300km journey on Kerala's two lane roads is an above average time.

Boot was packed full of stuff. Majority space was occupied by food and other household items such as Tender Coconuts, chips of various kinds and even fish! in that thermo box.


Starting from home:


After tank full fill-up, showed a DTE of 689km:


I drove the entire way. At a fuel station mid-way for loo break for the humans. Harrier had not broken a sweat.


Resting at his designated parking with an apt companion:

The onward journey saw MID FE of 18.9kmpl which is commendable:


The return on 26th was tiring because of the timing. We chose to start by 9am since we had to stop by at Thrissur Agri University for buying some tree saplings.

Pics at the mid-way break. Notice the red Tiago, same as mine, photobombing:



Reached home by 7pm. Lots of traffic throughout the route.
MID on end of the trip:


MID is optimistic by 2-2.2kmpl. The onward journey got us 16.6kmpl in 6hours and the return 14kmpl in 8hours.

Got the tree saplings home safe:


Venting out anger after the horrible traffic:


-City mode was used throughout. I did try to use Sports mode but each throttle input seemed to lurch the vehicle more than city mode, which is expected. But considering the comfort of the passengers I opted city mode only. The NVH is superb except for the engine noise. The BS6 ones are better I hear. Long empty stretches felt like home for the Harrier. The planted feel even on patchy roads, the unobtrusive bodyroll, everything was going for it. In bustling city traffic however, I was feeling the need for the automatic, especially after 5 long hours into the journey. Still not a priority considering our use.

The next update should probably be about the 22500km checkup.

[sagwal]

Originally Posted by janakiram_m

Update: 19,823 km and 1 year

Got ourselves this brand spanking new SUV RX700 by JOYROAD. (Chinese I guess) for ~5k ₹. We put it on the rear left as a safe option.
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Generally new tyre should be at rear axle in order to avoid oversteer on wet surface. One new tyre should be paired with another tyre from the vehicle with the deepest tread depth, and then both should be placed on the rear axle.