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| Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT | 50,000 km Update (Page 15) Had you asked a year ago if I will be buying a Thar in 2020, I would've probably scratched my head. It was an aspiration, but not an in-the-horizon aspiration, not even by a gazillion miles! So what changed in the last 12 months, you ask? Lots! Let me walk you through this journey of mine... So here goes - my ownership review of a jeep that got launched in a pandemic-struck year, and yet went on become a blockbuster - so much that if you book one today, you will probably get one late next year! PreludeLet me start with my 4-wheeled partners, and how I ended up in a perfect storm. These are the wheels that I bought, and none from the family garage are in the list:
Verdict:
A monster on the straights, and at 4.99 lakhs ex-showroom, BIG 110 BHP BANG for the buck - not many cars can catch-up with this one.
A mature successor to the Getz, with the same monstrous straight-line behavior. At 10.70 lakhs ex-showroom, 126 horses, all wheel discs, ABS, 6 airbags, etc., this was THE deal. It was not as much as boat as the previous generation Verna, but nowhere a corner-carver like the Linea. As this one didn't have a review in Team-BHP, here is the car days before being handed over to someone else -
A rear-engine RWD Automatic hatch-back. With a dealer-installed sunroof. Had it had 2 scores 10 horses more, I'd have called it a Hot Hatch. Errr... that was a bit overboard, was it not?!! The tall boy stance, small tyres, suspension that goes bumpty bum bump at speeds more than 40 KMPH makes it farthest from a hot hatch. No, the 'Pelican' never got launched, and even if launched, would have carried some of the Nano gripes. This is my wife's city runabout - she does not want anything else because there is nothing with the Nano's size, space, nimbleness, ease of driving, seating position, frugality - the list goes on and on. While I have taken the Nano from Madras to Hyderabad, Coimbatore to Madras and back, Coimbatore to Bangalore and back, and even from Coimbatore to Ooty and back, with a 4 adults, it primarily a brilliant city car. I do not feel insecure in this one, but you cannot rest your head on the headrest at highway speeds (in Nano, that means 70 KMPH to 100 KMPH) - it plays ping-pong with your head like it doesn't want your head resting on it! Status: Going strong at 24,000 KM. No planned retirement for this one, not unless the wife falls for another car. Having a Nano in the garage was the second trigger that resulted in me getting a Thar.
This one is very capable, and is the most VFM in its segment. Primarily meant for touring, I clocked 27,000 KM in the 11 months that I tamed this Cheetah (or maybe it brought out the wild in me, instead!). A few cons I can think of are the sound quality of ICE (nothing a good upgrade won't fix), ride quality (not exactly cushy in city speeds. Will breeze over even small speed-breakers at highway speeds though), Noise (engine is audible in the cabin than when standing outside, where it is relatively silent!) Selling my XUV5OO is the first trigger that's led me in owning a Thar now! As this one too didn't have a review in Team-BHP, here is it - Last edited by ph03n!x : 2nd December 2020 at 11:26. | |
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| What Car? Why buy a car?Alright, so I was left with no car for myself and was punting around in my wife's Nano - which was fine for all city roads. But a travel need arises to, say, Bangalore or Madras, I prefer to drive to destinations under a 1000 KM - a flight will be considered only if it is more than that, and only to save time, not because I cannot drive more! While there were Hondas and Hyundais in the immediate family that I could have borrowed, I am not comfortable doing that - I usually hesitate/ procrastinate/ outright deny handing my car keys to others, and I do not want to be the snob who doesn't return favors. Zoomcars/ Revvs et al were not considered during the pandemic. This meant long drives in the Nano. After 3 of them covering close to 2,400 KM (this excludes the Madras - Hyderabad drive) between March and July, I had had enough. I need my own set of wheels. What Car?What car do I need? That is a no brainer - a Tiago, Nexon, XUV3OO - any of these would have adequately met my needs. For now, I will be driving mostly within the city, with maybe a ~1000 KM trip every two or 3 months. But pre-Wuhan Novel CoronaVirus usage pattern is different though, and I average about 3000 KM per month, with 30% outstation drives (primarily for leisure with the family). I also love exploring - think Leh/ Ladakh, or even a road-trip to Vietnam (why not?!) - and would love to have a 4WD/ AWD car with good enough ground clearance and that I do not have to worry much about getting stranded middle of nowhere. This was one of the primary reasons to pick up an XUV5OO AWD (back then the bucket list destination was Phuket by road!) But then, when has necessity and adequacy ever been a criteria? I decided to choose a new or preowned, with a budget of 15 lakhs budget, and started exploring OLX for used cars. My basic criteria are pretty simple but uncompromising -
Wild Card Entrant - Mahindra Thar!Wild Card and How - Mahindra was not in my radar. I was busy cozying up to the idea of a German. There was even a shortlist of cars to checkout. But before I pursued this angle... ...Mahindra unveiled the Thar on Aug 15, 2020. And all hell broke loose. Had you asked a year ago if I will be buying a Thar in 2020, I would've probably scratched my head. It was an aspiration, but not a near-future aspiration, not even by a gazillion miles! But damn you, Mahindra! You caught me when I did not have a car, when I needed a car, and launched one that does not fit my bill - but yet I wanted it. Badly ![]() Last edited by ph03n!x : 4th December 2020 at 23:04. |
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| From Unveil to Booking I will, if it is under 15 lakhs. From the time @Visran posted about the next gen Thar on March 2nd, 2017 (The 2020 next-gen Mahindra Thar : Driving report on page 86), the 2020 Thar related threads have garnered about 2.7 million views - I'd have made a substantial contribution to that count, but not until Aug 15th. The Thar was never in my periphery until then! A few friends, colleagues, neighbors have the previous gen Thar, and it was an aspiration alright - Someday, I thought, someday I will own a flat fender... For me, the jeep connection is a MM540 that my dad had when I was a kid. The ubiquitous blue jeep with a soft top, noisy engine, smell of Diesel, bumpers that seem indestructible (have heard stories of damage inflicted on other vehicles when they invariable caress this bumper), driving up the hills without the top on, getting wet in the rain with the top on - I can keep going on and on. This MM540 was hardly a daily affair, there were others cars for that. But this was definitely an occasion to look forward to - even when it is in our workshop with the mechanic digging into the engine bay or under the body. Everything about the jeep seemed interesting! The next gen Thar thread had about 73 pages till August 15th, 2020 - in 3.5 years. That shot to 148 pages after August 15th, another 51 pages in the First Drive (Mahindra Thar Review : First Drive) thread, and 41 pages in the official review (Mahindra Thar Review : First Drive). That is the kind of tug that this jeep has on us - not just BHPians, on 30,000 or so who booked it. Let me come to the chain of events that led to me putting down my money on it. Unveil - August 15th, 2020.I was hardly participating in Team BHP, and it was a post here, a comment there kind of a participation for years now. But from 15th on, Mahindra Thar's official YouTube Channel along with Team-BHP's next gen Thar thread became an addiction. Let me reproduce a few stuff I digged - This one erroneously tags the MHawk as 2.0 liter (0:34 secs) ![]() There was this all out discussion on how M&M plagiarized the Wrangler TJ. Here is some views on that by @CrAzY dRiVeR (The 2020 next-gen Mahindra Thar : Driving report on page 86) - I was not too torn between the Thar-is-a-copy vs. Thar-is-an-evolution arguments. It definitely is more than an inspiration - and I leave it there. A 80+ lakh Wrangler makes zero sense to me, and if my jeep is made by Mahindra, so be it - they have made it in India for about 70 years anyway. With all these running in parallel, Oct 2nd could not be too far away. Like someone in Team-BHP said, this probably is the first time I was looking forward to the next dry day ![]() And come it did. The pricing announcement was in-line with what most of us expected. It is not VFM, but not overpriced either. While I'd have loved to have the auto Diesel for 15 lakhs, 16.5 onroad was not too bad either. I had established a line with the dealership in my city (CAI Mahindra) in the meantime, and while they had invited me for the October 2nd unveil, I decided to skip the crowd and went in for a look-see and test drive on October 3rd. Booking ExperienceI meet my Sales Advisor on October 3rd - my wife and 2 kids are in tow too, we took a detour to the dealership to check out the Thar. After initial pleasantries, I go straight to the Thar on display. Checked it inside out - and had the same expression that anyone who has seen earlier Mahindra jeeps would have had - it was miles ahead. The place was crowded, but everyone was sane enough not to crowd. Social distancing existed. And the staff were sanitizing the touch-points on the display Thar. I ask for a test drive, but unfortunately there is a queue - I am promised a test drive later. Now comes the question from the sales advisor - Will you be booking one? Until now, the topic of owning a jeep was not discussed much at home, just a hint here and a mention there - I brought my family along to gauge their reactions. My wife of course did not see a point in getting a 2 door jeep with cramped 2nd row for 16 lakhs+. My kids loved it, especially when they saw how the top can be opened. Will you be booking one? I keep my best poker face, and ask him what the booking amount is. 21,000 sir. My wife is now having a few lines on her forehead, and I avoid her general direction. Okay, give me the booking form, what are the documents you need from me? I was sure I'll be heading to the family courts soon. And the deed is done in the next 10 minutes - I have successfully booked a Mahindra Thar LX DSL AT 4WD CT BS6 (anymore abbreviations, and I would've choked!). Without a Test Drive, at that! I am promised a test drive as early as possible - my SA will call me. No ETA on when deliveries will happen, hopefully in November. My task now is to substantiate why Thar to my wife. I haven't been successful even now, after taking delivery - both my wife and in-laws still can't wrap their head around me owning a 16.5 lakh jeep that can't take all of them on a holiday like my XUV5OO comfortably did. And to be honest, when things are back to normalcy, and when I foresee traveling long distances with my family regularly, I will buy a highway cruiser - maybe the new XUV5OO, maybe something more fancier. But for now, Thar it is! But they have given up on trying to understand, and I too have on trying explain it... Last edited by ph03n!x : 4th December 2020 at 16:36. |
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| Drama - Test Drive - Drama - Factory Dispatch! After booking the Thar on October 3rd, I tone down my impatience by refreshing Team-BHP threads, looking for Thar videos in all languages, talking to fellow jeepers - taking my mind off of the one month wait. There was still the Test Drive that was pending, but I was not too bothered about it. I have seen enough and read enough to know what to expect. If a jeep is not bouncy, unsettled, then call it jeep-not ![]() DramaAfter two weeks of the dealer not having an update on the ETA for delivery, or the VIN/ Engine numbers, and no communication from M&M either, except for a curt email that said... Quote:
Couple of suggestions to M&M here - Test DriveI got a Thar LX MT Diesel for test drive sent to my residence, my thoughts are covered here (Mahindra Thar : Official Review) and here (Mahindra Thar : Official Review). I was given a delivery date of December 3rd, with the factory dispatch expected on November 27th and I started planning the accessories (Mahindra Thar : Official Review) I need. DramaMy Sales Advisor told me that there maybe a delay in factory dispatch as other orders are having their delivery dates pushed further - this was on October 26th. Sure enough, I am informed that the delivery date as on October 31st shows as December 31st. I kind of lost it at M&M (Mahindra Thar : Official Review). What is the point of me taking delivery of a 2020 vehicle on the last day of the year? True, I took delivery of my XUV5OO on December 28th - but I got a fat little discount to offset the depreciation loss partially. With the Thar, nothing of that sort is on the table - I informed my dealer I will take a 2021 manufactured Thar even if it means waiting for a few months more. And thanks to BHPian @soumobakshi (Mahindra Thar : Official Review), #WhereIsMyThar started trending in Twitter - and someone from M&M's social media team responded to one of my tweets. Factory Dispatch and PDIOn November 6th, my Sales Advisor calls me confirming a factory dispatch - within a day (if not hours) of the Twitter interaction. I was taken by surprised at this turn of events - was this an outcome of my Twitter interaction, or did my turn actually got bumped up (mine is a Convertible Top, I am told it is the Hardtop variants that are in demand)? I may never know the answer to this, but if the dispatch is a result of the social media interaction, then it is reactive - one that is not sustainable. I hope M&M gets/ have gotten the production line in order to leverage this demand! Anyway, my Sales Advisor informed me that my Thar should reach before Diwali, and delivery can happen on Diwali or couple of days after (RTO holidays - cannot deliver vehicles in TN without registering the vehicle. And temp registration is only for vehicles that will registered in a different city/ town/ district). Whew! I was so flustered until then - a thread idea for How NOT to launch a car in India was in gestation ![]() I started with the bank loan - SBI was my preferred banker for this, and I applied and got a loan for 16 lakhs at 7.50% rate of interest. There were offers for 100% on-road financing from SBI as well as ICICI (at 7.80% ROI). The loan application was pretty simple and straight forward, with approvals obtained in a matter of hours - gone are the days when this used to take a few days. What is unchanged through is the flippty jillion signatures required in the documentation for the loan - compare this with the ICICI - Amazon co-branded credit card that got processed in less than 3 minutes, that too online, with zero documentation! My Thar reached the dealer's yard on November 11th and their PDI was completed by November 12th. I couldn't do my PDI then as I was out of town till 12th, and Diwali prep took precedence when I got back. I went in on November 16th to the yard to do my PDI (Mahindra Thar : Official Review) - I am reposting some pics here too for continuity. My soon-to-be ride parked in a corner along with a couple of other Thars (not in the image) - ![]() When was the last time you fell in love at first sight? The stance, the wheel archs, the 18 inchers and the fat AT tyres - is there anything about the Thar that is not to like? Well, anything except to the grill?! There is a certain sex appeal to a SUV with the spare mounted on the back (Safari, Mahindra jeeps, Ecosport,...), and the Thar pulls it off like no other! The Thar allotted to me is October 2020 manufactured... ![]() ...signed-off from the factory on November 2nd, and dealer PDI completed on 11th/ 12th... ![]() ...and had 13 KM on the clock - ![]() I had noticed two issues, one of them seem to be "by design" - This unpainted hook in the front hood seem to be a "feature" - not sure if there is any explanation or benefit. ![]() The cladding in the front right wheel-well was not aligned right ![]() With the PDI all done, I gave the go-ahead for registration, and asked my bank to release the funds. November 21st was an auspicious day, and I planned to take delivery then - this also gives me time to get the number I had wanted. Last edited by ph03n!x : 4th December 2020 at 16:53. | |
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| I took delivery! You might have noticed that all my cars have a 0012 registration number - Earlier, I used to ask my friendly RTO employee who will check the running series and see if the number is available, and if it is not, how long until it becomes available in the next series. I will then send the car for registration on the day he specifies, of course after paying the necessary fees as prescribed by the govt. for number selection. Tamil Nadu's new vehicle number allotment system has moved to Vahan since the last time I bought a car, but only partially - I cannot directly login and choose a number/ pay for it yet. Instead, I have to fill in a form with the owner details, VIN number, desired registration number, and attach a 2 Rupee non-postal stamp. This form along with the invoice copy of the vehicle and the owner's Aadhar has to be submitted to the vehicle inspector who will validate the number availability and sign the application form. Next step is to pay the required fees - once this is done I will get a Vahan login ID and password - but I was told not to login with it. The RTO's employee will login to Vahan and block the chosen number for me (I get an SMS for this too). This seems to be a roundabout way - but one that guards the relevance of the RTO in the number selection process. While I wanted 0012, it was allotted to someone else. I can either choose another number, or take it from the next series by obtaining a Governmental Order and pay (I think) Rs. 45,000 - this will also mean that the delivery date will be delayed some more. I picked 0120 instead, and gave the Advance Number Fee Receipt to my dealer to proceed with registration. THE Day FINALLY ArrivedSeven weeks of wait was drawing to a close. I went in early to check the delivery preparations - I had asked for the following official accessories -
Front Mud Protectors ![]() Notice that gap? Mud splashes on the door and foot step through this - easy DIY fix though, will do it sometime soon... Rear Mud Protectors ![]() Rain Visor with Chrome Insert ![]() Steering Wheel Cover - this is the stitch pattern on top... ![]() ...on the sides (notice the gap)... ![]() ...and the bottom. ![]() The stitching of the cover is at the dealer's. While the cover itself feels comfortable to hold, I wish the stitch and finish were better. Door Sill Protector ![]() Side Cladding ![]() I wasn't keen on this initially, especially for Rs. 8,740. But then the door looked plain (earlier Mahindra jeeps had a stylized pattern on the doors), and I went for this later on. On-road Price This is the break-up of the pricing in Coimbatore - ![]() With the Thar prepped for delivery, I came back with my family in the evening. There was another car (a Marazzo) being prepped for delivery later in the day, but I requested mine to be delivered - we planned to head to a famous Vinayaga temple (those who know Coimbatore, Puliyakulam) straight and do our puja there. The delivery experience was smooth, with the dealer personnel doing the customary puja, and my kids receiving the keys from the Sales Manager for the dealership, while my sales advisor handing over the symbolic (huge) key prop. A word on the GM, Sales Manager and the Sales Advisor - throughout the booking to delivery process - all through the drama phase, they were very supportive, transparent and honest. I expressed my appreciation with a handicraft gift for each one of them, and thanked them for their support. The delivery team explained the documents, features, service details and contacts, location of tools, and other basics. We were given a box of chocolates, a Vinayaga idol, and a key chain from the dealership. We went straight to take blessings from Lord Ganesha, and finally got home after the puja there - muted celebrations, thanks to the pandemic! The way the Thar grabs eyeballs needs to be seen. The temple that I went to for the puja almost had a traffic snarl as all the vehicles passing by slowed a bit to take look, take some pics. Parking lots will invariably have someone take a pic or a selfie. I hope this eventually dies down as more and more Thars start rolling out! Last edited by ph03n!x : 4th December 2020 at 16:29. |
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| Initial Driving Experience, 'Aftermarket' visits and then some Initial Driving ExperienceHere are some observations in the 100-odd KM I drove after taking delivery -
Aftermarket AffairsAfter gloating over the new acquisition over the weekend, the first stop was the nearby 3M. The agenda is under-carriage coating and Paint Protection Film (PPF). I wanted the PPF to be on the hood, fenders, door edges and handles for all 3 doors, and door sills (that is not covered by the "Thar" branded official accessory). I did not want to touch the grill (not yet!). The work started at about 1 PM and went till about 8 PM! Here are some photos of the work in progress - 7 Slat Grill! Even while I was waiting for my Thar to get allotted and delivered, I had made up my mind to switch to a 7-slat grill. This post by fellow BHPian @udy (Mahindra Thar : Official Review) had a video that showed a Black Thar with the 7 slatted grill - and it was a no-brainer. Note that the phone number is NOT the one for the grill. The video talks about tyre upgrade, and is made by the tyre shop. ![]() I contacted Auto Ignite Store and enquired about this grill -
What none of the videos will tell you, what you will only realize when the package is delivered to you and you lift it up - is that this 7-slat grill is not metal, but rather made of plastic. Seems durable and well-made, but plastic nevertheless ![]() Now I am in a dilemma - should go ahead with the mod (stock grill is metal), or not? The front grill does not seem to be a load-bearing member, but I am still hesitant. I will probably talk to couple of Thar owners who have this installed already and take a call. Radiator/ Condenser/ Underbody Protection I am not comfortable with how low the radiator/ condenser are - I guess the lower approach angle (vs. the previous gen Thar) is because of this. Wonder why they could not design this better, but I will be on the look out for a sturdier skid plate. Dual Channel Dashcam with Rear View Mirror video feed While I did not have too much of a trouble with the Thar in this area, the IRVM is barely adequate. The ORVM compensates to a great extent, but I would rather have a reversing came on the Thar instead of depending on the sensors alone. And something like the 70mai Rearview Dashcam or DDPAI Mola E3 makes better sense, as I can also use the reversing cam's feed as my IRVM. I will be buying this sometime soon, and will post my experience when I do! Last edited by Aditya : 6th December 2020 at 05:17. Reason: Typo |
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| A Road Trip One of the reasons why I needed a car now is for my road trips, and there were a few pending/ coming up on the horizon. Now that I have bought the Thar, which is no mile muncher (contrary to what M&M might have you believe), I decided to do a 1000 KM roundtrip! Road Trip!I had a Coimbatore - Madras - Coimbatore trip that has been pending for a while, so decided to do a quick drive - me and my wife started at about 5 AM and hit the roads. I had set expectations by now on the bouncy, unsettled ride, and the flappy soft top, so it wasn't a surprise - she was in fact not too uncomfortable anytime during this 1000 KM round trip. Let me jot some observations -
I was not confident that the Thar will stop within such a short distance. There was not much space to the bike's left (curb that I couldn't gauge at that instant, and trees beyond that) or right (gap in the median, barely enough space to chuck the jeep into and out of the gap so as to avoid hitting the median). Well, that is what I ended up doing - A honk, and a sharp right followed by a sharp left - all while I am just about slowing down from 100 KMPH (the Thar was still at 60 KMPH by the time I recovered). I instinctively do not stomp on the brake if I have to turn the steering wheel hard - only just enough to slow the vehicle as needed. While my wife was flustered and shaken seeing the good biker perpendicular to the jeep, she didn't feel uncomfortable by the maneuver - and neither did I lose control. ESC/ TCS might have saved the day, but what avoided the accident is probably the speed - it would have turned out differently had I been doing higher speeds, maybe. And point #6 from the bulleted list above too - had it been any of my earlier cars, I'd definitely be driving with my right and my left will be on the armrest, impeding my capacity to pull this off. Something for all 2020 Thar owners to keep in mind - drive at a much slower speed than usual in highways, at least until you understand the limits of the Thar! With that out of the way, here are some stats -
Like and DislikesSo after close to two weeks of owing the Thar, and having covered 1100 KM on it, here is my list - Likes
Some Closing Thoughts
But it actually costs Rs. 300 for the front and Rs. 465 for the rear
Now that my Thar has crossed 1000 KM, I took it in for first service on November 30th. In addition to what is recommended for the service, I changed the engine oil, oil filter, and the rear differential oil. It was supposed to be a 3 hour affair, but ended up with my Thar having the CEL and Water-in-Fuel warnings coming up ![]() More about it in the next post... Last edited by ph03n!x : 4th December 2020 at 23:01. |
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| First Service, and Major Niggle #1 With the 1000 KM mark passing by on the road-trip, I called up the service reception on November 30th and fixed up an appointment for the same morning. I went in at about 10 AM, and was immediately assigned a Service Advisor who walked me through all the work that will be done as a part of the first service. I requested the engine oil, oil filter, and the rear differential oil to be changed too. I had informed my Service Advisor that I will wait around and take the Thar back - and he confirmed that the service will be completed by ~1 PM. While they had a good lounge for customers to wait, I loitered around the service center and observed my Thar (and other vehicles being serviced). The service was over at about 1:30 PM, and I settled the bill for the oils and filter - I drove back home, had my lunch and started out again in the evening - which is when it happened. While driving in city traffic, I heard a warning chime - and was surprised because I was no where close to crossing 80 KMPH. But that was not it - the MID was flashing Water in Fuel ![]() I dropped my family to where we were headed, and went back to the service center. After hooking up the laptop and running diagnostics, there were 3 distinct errors that popped up -
The update is that a replacement fuel filter is being shipped to the dealership (ETA December 8th/ 9th), and M&M has recommended to replace the fuel filter in my Thar. They did not have stocks for the fuel filter because it needs replacement every 30,000 KM - and they didn't expect a need to arise ![]() I was asked to take my Thar back home, and was informed that the Water-in-Fuel warning as well as the CEL lamp are lit - my Thar essentially got into limp mode. This is the status on December 1st, the day after the service So I let the beast rest, and started composing my Initial Ownership Review. I wanted to check something, so went in and started my Thar couple of hours ago - and presto! No CEL or Water-in-Fuel! The status 3 days after the service (December 3rd) While I haven't driven the Thar much, I will wait for the part to arrive and see how it goes. I received a call from M&M inquiring about my Thar, and have been assured of speedy resolution. I honestly am not upset about this issue - and that is primarily because of how it is being handled by my dealer and M&M. Issues occur, be it new or established models - it is the way the issue gets handled that makes the difference, and I am confident that M&M and my dealer are handling it right! Let this be a PSA for all 2020 Thar Owners - the user manual says this: Specify to your SA and car wash guys at the dealership NOT to wash the engine bay or underbody with pressurized water! I do not know if that is what happened to my Thar - while I was in the service center, I was not standing next to the Thar all the time. But then how is the error disappearing after 3 days, only to be back on the 5th day? Anyway, I hope this is just a hiccup, and I will back on the roads (or hills - which is what I wanted to do this weekend) soon! Last edited by ph03n!x : 4th December 2020 at 17:40. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | re: Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT Review | 1 year & 23,000 km update (Page 12) Thread moved out from the Assembly Line (The "Assembly Line" Forum section) to the Reviews Section. Thanks for sharing! Man, take a bow! You have a heck of a writing style. Read your review word-to-word while it was still in the Assembly Line ![]() Your Thar is going to our homepage + newsletter today ![]() Last edited by GTO : 5th December 2020 at 06:59. |
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BHPian ![]() | re: Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT Review | 1 year & 23,000 km update (Page 12) Can we have pictures of the Bushranger Dirt blocker mats? Are they worth the money? |
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| re: Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT Review | 1 year & 23,000 km update (Page 12) What an amazing write-up! Couldn't miss a word. I can relate to the 'Black or nothing', although I love the Thar in Mystic Cooper too. Hoping to see a lot more updates down the lane. Enjoy the beast Sir! |
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BHPian ![]() | re: Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT Review | 1 year & 23,000 km update (Page 12) Congratulations one the beast. It looks menacing. Great review by the way. I really loved my TUV but had to sell it off due to bad AMT experience. I hope M&M had properly tested this AT gear box. Even my TUV was black beast, and oh boy the road presence was on par with Thars and Scorpios. Good thing you went with PPF, the black color is a pain to maintain. My OCD did not help it. The service center people and local car wash people made sure it had enough swirl marks. I wished I had taken the PPF on day 1. I really need tips from you on how did you convince your family on to buying this? My dad really hated (amd still hates) bumpy rides on my TUV. He was so glad that I sold it. He is not very excited about the new Thar, he is ok with XUV 300. Also please do share Tank full to Tank full method mileage for city and highway drives. My TUV used to give me 15 on highway with AC and 80 kmph speed. In city it was a diesel gussler ranging from 9-11 kmpl. Wishing you happy miles on the beast. |
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| re: Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT Review | 1 year & 23,000 km update (Page 12) Many congratulations!! Can you please share the costing on the PPF and under-carriage coating? Thanks. |
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| re: Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT Review | 1 year & 23,000 km update (Page 12) Quote:
P.S. This is why I love Team-BHP, every day we see some new cars and real and honest ownership reviews. Just yesterday, I read the Tiguan Allspace review and today this! Absolutely Fantastic! P.P.S. ph03n!x, you might've just about convinced GTO to purchase a new Thar right now ![]() | |
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| re: Taste of Freedom | My Mahindra Thar LX Diesel AT Review | 1 year & 23,000 km update (Page 12) Amazing to see your passion. I share the emotions. I have good expensive imported cars at home. I love each for different reasons. But Thar2020 has brought me joy unlike other and also connected me back to this amazing community. I enjoy driving it because everytime I look at it, it inspires me to travel. And on the technical front I think Mahindra has delivered a beast. Cheers. |
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