My optra diesel had done just under 2500 Kms and today I found that
there is a prominent thud while putting the car in the third gear. I
had it looked by Apex auto in Gurgaon and they told me that they have
to open the gear box. Since I purchased it from Regent Automobiles, I
preferred sending it to their workshop. I hope the problem is minor and
the gear box doesn’t need to be opened, as I am still waiting for the
mechanics to have a detailed look while I am typing this. I had also
faced a minor problem earlier, where the car became a bit sluggish and
had lost its aggressive pick up and torque. When sent to the work shop,
these people tried telling me that it may be because of the bad quality
of diesel. However, I firmly believe, that a company like GM would have
done their research on the quality of the fuel available in India
before launching the car. That problem was however finally resolved, as
those guys (on me pestering them) did a thorough checkup and what I was
told was that they had cleaned up the air filter. I believe them. I
dont know yet about the bigger problem I am facing now. Hope it is a
minor thing or else I dont know what I am to do?? Do any of you guys
know if they can actually replace the car for me if I am not too keen
on having this one if the gearbox has to be opened?? OR do I need to
head to the consumer court for that??
*20-09-2007
Cheers!! everyone!!
Now I have my car back with the gear box replaced. The car’s doing fine now, and I was provided with a chauffeur driven car for the period till my car was replaced to me...I like that. Cheers!! to regent auto people. However, I am still discussing with these people to gimme extended warranty as I m not very confident about the stability of the product...and they should if they are certain about the quality of their product. Hopefully i’ll be able to get it. However, a minor problem - noise while using brakes is showing its ugly head again....guess i’ll ask them to provide me with a driver who could take my car to the workshop on a Sunday as its impossible to visit the workshop on a weekday.
will keep ya all posted!!