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Originally Posted by Raosaheb Desai Fantastic review of an excellent vehicle from TATA. |
Oops! Missed you comment earlier. You are right on both fronts; Glad you liked the review.
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Originally Posted by Raosaheb Desai I drove Safari many times and liked its sheer road presence. Front look of ARIA is menacing. |
The Safari sure has presence, but as you said the menacing face does it all!
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Originally Posted by Raosaheb Desai Have happy miles |
Rolling already? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by ANUJ GEORGE That effort sure show up in your review / quality writing. Good work there Zappex. |
Really grateful for all the appreciation; It was my way of giving back to the community.
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Originally Posted by ANUJ GEORGE Coming back to the show room guys, did they give you any reason for Aria production being stopped from Feb? When I was out for shopping, they said the production will stop in December for annual plant maintenance! That too for three months. I guess the sales personnel will say anything to bring the customer to their terms. |
I already mentioned the reason in my opening post;
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They could not deliver the car on 20th March as they were having supplier issues for the GPS and some other electronic modules for the top end model.
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I really cannot comment about your case as you made your booking prior to mine.
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Originally Posted by ANUJ GEORGE When you go for your service, make sure they check your wheel alignment, or cross check alignment at any tire shop you know. A friend of mine had a bad experience with his wheel alignment |
As a matter of fact when I got my first service done; I was offered wheel alignment (At a cost) But I refused as it seemed proper for day one. Will still get it done in my second service. Thanks for the concern though.
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Originally Posted by kiku007 5 star indeed Zappex!! |
Thanks again kiku!
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Originally Posted by parsh Amazingly superb account and I am sure this must be your Pride now, niggles or no niggles. Hats off for a wonderful account. |
I am short on words, Albeit I will keep it simple: Thank you.
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Originally Posted by parsh When I first caught sight of it when it was in Concorde pre-launch, I thought I could catch many of the aspects of it, albeit with my E72 as my camera died on me that day. But you have wonderfully and precisely pin-pointedly brought out even smallest of the unknown aspects of Aria. |
Glad; that I could capture what you couldn't; hope you liked it. Please feel free to ask for specific shots.
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Originally Posted by parsh It surely is a wonderful beast and I am sure it will be your companion in crunching many thousands of miles. Just hope that the market improves on Aria, as indeed it is fantastic vehicle but probably just not being able to find a right positioning. Maybe your personal ownership will open up quite a few speculations for the ones considering options in this range. |
Yup, I agree. The Aria is a truly amazing vehicle. The market will have to accept the Aria. Don't worry it is happening sooner than what you would expect.
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Originally Posted by parsh However, I am sorry to see things like panel falling off and sqeakings from various places at this range and hope they are well taken care of by Tata. Look forward to reading your mile crunching in your Pride. |
Well, I am still a bit surprised to see that. It is a one off. Tata's have not been able to solve it. But I would blame that on the
un-trained service staff.
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Originally Posted by R17 Simply awesome report Zappex - The devil is always in the details and I cant remember too many reports as beautifully comprehensive as this. |
Glad you liked it buddy. I hope that you did not find my report too devilish.
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Originally Posted by R17 I've always felt that this is one heavily under-developed segment in India. With all the global biggies now firmly established in India, there still seems to be no one who's thought of launching a global product to really kick-start the fun here. If launched at a reasonable price, I really do believe that the Ford Grande C-Max and the Honda Odyssey can achieve much in India. |
Yup, there is a void that will soon be covered by other contenders. The W201 and others are ready for the fight. But like you said; the question is how soon?
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Originally Posted by pugram A superb review indeed. The mileage figures do seem unbelievable for its size (Sedan type mileage for a MUV) . |
Thanks, Hope you enjoyed the review. About the mileage; as I mentioned earlier I did a Mum-Hyd-Mum run recently. I calculated the overall efficiency (odd 1500kms) and it came out to an average of 16Km/l. I was pleasantly surprised when that happened. But this comment of mine will stun you: On the way back from Pun-Mum I reset the FE meter. When I reached home (An odd 180kms) and checked the FE it showed an average of 18.7 Km/l ! Yes you read right. That is when the word 'respect' came in my mind! After Pune traffic and Mumbai traffic. This is what I managed in a 4 hour journey! Here comes the best part: All of the figures posted by me are in 4wd mode!
PS: The average FE in the city seems to have settled between 11-12km/l. This is again in 4wd mode (I know that it should be off in the city) when driven with a light foot.
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Originally Posted by pugram A brief account on your driving pattern during those times (if you remember, though) would be great. |
Well I do remember (A wee bit), Will update with that soon. Till then you could check out the amazing guide the mods have put up:
Linky:
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Originally Posted by pugram Enjoy the Aria and keep posting |
Enjoying the ownership as I type, Will keep you'll posted!
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Originally Posted by shridhar.s.i A round of applause for the detailed report on the purchase , First of all i feel sorry for the loss of your Scorpio and then here is me wishing congrats for the new purchase |
I bow in respect, Thanks for the wishes & kind words.
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Originally Posted by shridhar.s.i The efforts taken in compiling the report is visible and this review will be very useful for people stuck in similar dilemma due to multitude of options in this segment as well |
Glad you caught the effort! The views mentioned were of my personal opinion. Hope its helpful to others as well.
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Originally Posted by shridhar.s.i The review was unbiased and it takes guts to pinpoint a bad thing in a purchase made from our own money, but i guess a true enthusiast wont fear to do that and so it was done here. |
Very true, to write bad about one's purchase is not at all easy. Albeit the shortcomings. But to be truthful it is more easier to live with things when you admit it freely. I found no point in NOT sharing what is true.
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Originally Posted by shridhar.s.i But here are a couple of observations...you could have considered Mitsubishi Pajero as an option (i know it is dated but trust me it is a vehicle which can tow both men and luggage without any discrimination due to its refined and powerful engine) |
I clearly mentioned that I considered many other contenders as well. I listed the main ones. The list is endless. The bare nature of the Mitsubishi did not appeal to me and in this case and I found the price higher. One more reason not to consider it was the MASS and the fact that how Mitsubishi seemed to have abandoned their product.
PS: Must admit: For the hardcore off-roading stuff not even the Fortuner can beat it!
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Originally Posted by shridhar.s.i And in your review, i would like to see a little more attention to detail in terms of how the vehicle handles and performs in different conditions (I know you have given some lines here but still felt wanting more) |
Will not be able to put it in a better way still; Here goes:
The steering offers feedback but in general the steering is on the heavier side. Not a matter of concern as one gets used to it in a jiffy. It is not as direct as the Innova. Hit a corner and a little under-steer is clearly felt. The heavy steering IMO gives the Aria an SUV feel. Apart from that the Aria handles like a breeze.
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Originally Posted by shridhar.s.i All in all happy miles ahead and also can you post your experience with claim handling..it will be useful as well for people stuck with insurance claim issues |
Claim handling is not at all worth discussing; Our experience with these departments was smooth but very difficult. All you may just hear is the in-efficient departments the insurance company has!
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Originally Posted by shridhar.s.i And yes, this time park the vehicle in a safe place and dont leave it to the mercy of a watchman who is not concerned with the blood and sweat burnt by you to buy this ride..(Pun Intended) |
Who would know that better than me! Still; just to let you know: I have been parking very cautiously, No more
'Security' risk for me! (Pun:definitely intended)