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One year with my preowned Tata Aria 4x4: Ownership experience so far

21st August 2023, 13:32 by Dev Shah

I just wish that more of these vehicles sold back in the day, so that spares availability and resale would have been much better.

BHPian AdityaDeane recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

In about 10 days, Saffira will have been with me for a full year. In this time, as everyone warned me, it hasn't been all jolly and problem free for me, but by the grace of God, our car has never left us stranded anywhere and has kept us comfortable and safe through the snow, rains, sun and on and off the road.

I am so happy that I went for this vehicle, in fact, looking at my car and the features it offers, keeping in mind the low price that we're getting Aria's at in the online used car markets, I have been able to convince a friend of mine to upgrade from his current ride, to an Aria.

All Wheel Drive may feel like a gimmick to hard core off roaders, but for people like us who just need a vehicle to drive over snow and slush and broken roads (especially after roads being washed away around Manali), an AWD is so much more capable than simple 4x2 vehicles, be it FWD or RWD.

A video showing how easily this beast conquers off beat roads even in just 4x2 mode

I just wish that more of these vehicles sold back in the day, so that spares availability and resale would have been much better, but thanks to it's rarity, we got ours for a cheaper price through tough bargaining.

I had ordered the Music System Frame from Boodmo and will be getting my Touchscreen Music System fitted with that when I get to visit Ludhiana or Dehradun the next time after road connectivity improves between Manali and Punjab/Uttarakhand.

In the meantime, enjoy this video of the confidence an AWD vehicle gives while driving on gravel roads, in comparison to a simple rear wheel drive which may fishtail and need correction every few seconds on such roads, at those speeds.

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