Experience: Got the second service done on my Tata Harrier Dark Edition

Soon, the service center became a beehive of activity, and it was difficult to even walk around, due to the sheer number of cars parked. I think Tata should genuinely look at increasing the number of service stations.

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Chronologically, this should have been posted before the light upgrade post, but I was too excited and jumped on the wagon to post the light upgrade first.

I called and booked my second service with Prerana motors, Kudlu gate – the closes slot I could get was after a week from the day I called. I reached the service center early (a hangover from Fiat days) but learned that Tata service centers will start taking cars only post 9.30.

Waiting for the hubbub to begin - an empty reception area and an empty waiting lounge:

By 9.30, the SA arrived, and my car was taken in promptly. I had no issues to report, but strangely, my Android Auto stopped working on the day of service. So, I asked SA to check and update the infotainment software, if available.

Soon, the ASS became a beehive of activity, and it was difficult to even walk around, due to the sheer number of cars parked. I think Tata should genuinely look at increasing the number of service stations.

A sample of the rush:

The delivery was promised by 11 AM, but by 10.45 the car was out, and I went to check if the android auto is working – to my dismay, my mobile was not able to connect to the infotainment system. SA went inside to double-check if the infotainment system software is updated and then tried connecting his mobile and voila, it connected. So, the problem was with my mobile (The issue got fixed after a couple of days).

Even though the work was done, the billing took some time, and I was out of the service center by 12.00.

The second service checklist:

Some points I noted:

• Clean and spacious waiting lounge with AC, water, and a tea\coffee vending machine.
• Large glass windows overlooking the service bays, so that you can watch your car getting worked on.

Despite the huge rush, a spotlessly clean workshop floor:

• SAs are overworked and under a lot of pressure. Each SA is managing multiple cars and they are trying their best to be attentive and polite and to deliver cars on time.
• The whole waiting room was full by 10.00 - 10.30 and many were working from there. I could see some SA gave his chair and table to some customers when the waiting lounge was full.
• I could spot a couple of programmers, management, HR, and even a DevOps engineer among the crowd who was working from the lounge – could have floated a startup.

Anoop.

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