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Originally Posted by carrot_eater
I had a few questions.
1. Can I get a Thar CRDE in White color - I don't mind it looking like a taxi or whatever,
I like white - but its sad that it is not avialable. Is it at all possible.
2. My brother drives a Scorpio and I notice that also has the carpeting that Thar has -
and I read that should be removed. If that absorbs and retains water - why is the
manufacturer giving that. Is it only to reduce NHV from the engine bay ? at the expense of
having to deal with rust later on?
3. Say if I have another 50-60K left after paying for the stock Thar - how best can I spend that amount .Should it go for AT Tyres and alloys or should it go towards the AC with the soft top.I am aware its not very effective but for that cool air when really required . I am not keen on the hard top as of now - though I must admit I do not know what it means to drive a soft top as a daily drive.
Cheers !
Carrot |
Hi Carrot, just to get things right from a non marketing persons point of veiw.
1) you can always repaint the car white if you like.
2) The carpet and the firewall cloth is the same in the Thar. Please throw them out immidiately. They are completely useless as they absorb water and do not help in anyways. The company gives it as it was allready there with them and does not cost them anything. The car does not need the carpet to be soaked in water inorder to catch rust, it does so even without it.
3) The car comes with good tyres and if you do not plan on offroading, i suggest you let them be. The max you could do is get alloys in 6j for them. The top might look shoody and bad to you, but when you see it up close, they have channels to hold it tight and this is done to make it as sealed as possible for the AC. I did not like it too when i saw pictures, but now i kind of like my car with it.
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Originally Posted by yikes6633 Hi,
Can anyone please confirm as to why the Thar bookings have been stopped and the dealerships are refusing bookings.
Is it because they are overbooked, compared to production capacity or is |
The reason is stated above by you. There are no changes gonna be made in the Thar to improve it.
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Originally Posted by GTO Completely agreed. The only other option today is the Gypsy, and we've already discussed the pros & cons. But expecting a vehicle without disadvantage is stuff of dreams. If the Thar has shoddy interiors, the Gypsy has a bone-jarring ride, poor FE and 1/3rd the low end torque. |
, Both the Gypsy and the Thar have their flaws, but both are livable with.
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Originally Posted by Mafia
The soft top is unimpressive! but is suppose I am not contributing anything new.
IMO the Thar is positioned right if M&M can relook the quality issues and provide a large array of equipment options as add on. As far as I can see the Thar has the basics right for being a cult thingy. |
The top might look unimpressive, but it sure does its job right. If you do plan on putting an AC, she will not let you down from any angle.
I dont think thats gonna be the case Mafia. Mahindra wont look into any angle except commercial. They have provided you with the customisation option and that too IMO is a waste of money.
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Originally Posted by vinod_nookala - White THAR CRde is not possible
- Many non off roaders which 90% of THAR owners are, would keep it with out getting wet and add a bit to curtail NVH. For people who plan to soak THAR in water, it is better to remove. Prolonged retaining of water will entertain rust be it THAR, Scorpio or any other vehicle.
- For50 to 65K all yu will be able to do is to fit A/C and standard alloys.
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White Thar possible if you plan to repaint it yourself. It definatly would be a better job than the factory.
The owner does not need to be an offroader or someone who plans on taking the car swimming, to change the carpet provided. The carpet starts to tear even if someone sits in the rear and moves his foot around, spill water, while drinking and she is soaked. It is a complete no no from my side to retain it.
Now this is subjective to the cost of the ac charged by the dealership. I dont recommend getting it done from them, an outside AC person is also capable of doing it at a cheaper cost. The dealerships do the same thing and charge you extra. Now cheaper does not mean a road side person or cost cutting. It means a professional AC person. I was told 42 grand by the dealership for my car and that too the person they were sending it too was experimenting with the dealership car and then would do the same with mine. I sent it to a professional and had a quote of 25 grand to do the job.
Here is a picture of my car.