Hi
I bought a brand new INDICA XETA GLG ( Salsa red ) on the 2nd of November.It was one of the most frustrating experience I had gone through with the dealer ( Prerana Motors, Bangalore ).I booked the vehicle on the 25th of Sep and was promised delivery on the 2nd of Oct for Dussera, I was promised by the Sales manager all kinds of goodies, like for example he used to enquire with his personnel as to when the car would be delivered and the lady would pretend as though it was available immediately.these guys do some kind of drama amongst themselves as far as the delivery date is concerned just to snap up the customer and fool him into beleiving that the vehicle will be delivered soon and make that important sale.Inspite of repeated enquiries the delivery used to get postponed by a week, First I was promised a black vehicle then a Salsa red and finally they desperately tried to push the silver colour to me probably that was the least selling colour, but I had made up my mind if at all they are going deliver, it has to be the Salsa red or else I would cancel it immediately.Slowly they had to tow my line and I finally got it delivered on the 2nd of Nov.The customer is promised the moon but they end up seeing stars.
Coming back to the car it looks great , both the interiors and exteriors.The pickup is fantastic, the drive is pretty smooth, the gears are smooth aswell , I haven, t had the chance to check the fuel consumption yet but my guess is it is between 10 and 13kmpl.The engine is powerful at 1400cc and 70 horses which gives you a big car feel.
I had a few niggling problems like there is a light popping up on the dashboard panel which says " check engine ", then there is a problem while reversing the car, the visibility is pretty bad when compared to the other cars like the Zen and the 800.Apart from the above the breaks are extremely powerful, I even had a couple of vehicles ram at my back.
Overall its been great vehicle to drive so far atleast, except for the frustrating time I had at with dealer.
Ajay