I exchanged my 5 year old Indica V2 turbo diesel for a Indica Vista Quadrajet Aqua- Drivetech 4 version in March 2011.
I use the car predominantly for city driving, in thick, bumper to bumper Bangalore traffic . I am not an avid automobile expert like many others who write reviews on mouthshut, however, after almost 10 months of usage, I can swear that this is one of the best cars in the country today, for anyone, who is looking at a diesel car priced between 5- 6 lac rupees.
Initially, I wanted to go for a Maruti swift diesel, looking at its popularity, however, a VDI version is almost a lakh of rupees costlier than the Vista although both have the same fiat engine. Moreover, when I did enquire with a few Maruti dealers in Bangalore, I was told that the waiting period(in Feb last year) was around 3-4 months. which is crazy. I approached Concorde motors, Bangalore & their executive ensured that I could get the car within 2 weeks of my booking. However, I now understand that the new Vista quadrajet has a waiting period of about 2 months in Bangalore.
You will be surprised that I have not visited the Concorde motors showroom on Hosur road even once during my purchase. Right from test drive to paper work & exchange of my old car(for which I got a good deal), Concorde’s Sales Manager ensured that everything was comfortably & seamlessly done at my door step. now this is some quality service.
I get my car serviced at Aadya Motors near Nagavara, since I live nearby & I find their service very good & reliable. I have not had any major problems till now, except that there was a coolant leakage once. The workshop replaced the coolant tank free of cost since the vehicle is under warranty.
Overall, I am very happy with the performance of this car . I am satisfied about making the right choice & also that I could save almost a Lakh of rupees.
I have been on many long drives too. its a pleasure to drive on highways. Lastly, I did a mileage check recently & in thick Bangalore traffic, I could get a mileage of 16 kms to a litre of diesel. I did this check again for consistency.
To sum up, I can confidently submit that I am a proud owner of this car. People may have aversion to a TATA product but my experience has been a pleasant one.