MY FAMILY PURCHASED A WAGON-R ON 2nd NOV.2001 AND I MUST TELL YOU IT’S OUR BEST PURCHASE TILL DATE.
DEALER
OUR DEALER WAS AUTOMOTIVE MOBILES(VASHI).GREAT OFFERS AND FINANCE SCHEMES. NOT MUCH HASSELS AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY OTHER MEMBERS.
VARIANTS
WAGON-R COMES IN 5 VARIANTS.i.e. LX(NO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING), LXI(E.P.S AND BACK SPLIT SEATS), VXI(E.P.S , BACK SPLIT SEATS, BODY COLOURED BUMPERS, POWER WINDOWS), AXI(AUTO TRANSMISSION, SPILT SEATS, BODY COLOURED BUMPERS, POWER WINDOWS), LIMITED EDITION WAGON-R PRIDE.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF COLOURS (4/5 I GUESS) COOL SILVER, CHERRY RED, BEIGE, BOTTLE GREEN, BLACK.
PERFORMANCE
FOR A COMFORTABLE DRIVE IT IS ADVISABLE TO BUY A WAGON-R ONLY WITH POWER STEERING.i.e. VARIANTS FROM LXI ONWARDS.
IT HAS MORE POWER THAN SANTRO CAN BOOST OF AND HENCE HAS GOOD AND SMOOTH PICKUP.THE E.P.S.(ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) IS A SMART AND INTELLIGENT WAY TO DRIVE.IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF ONCE IT REACHES A SPEED OF 40KM/HR.ALL OTHER CARS OF OTHER COMPANIES WITH POWER STEERING HAVE HYDRAULIC STEERING WHICH IS HARD TO MANOUVERE.THE SPLIT SEATS AT THE BACK PROVIDE 6 RECLINING POSITION INDIVIDUALLY WHICH NO OTHER CAR IN THIS SEGMENT CAN BOAST OF.THIS ONLY ADDS TO THE BEAUTY OF THIS CAR AS ALL THE PASSENGERS CAN TRAVEL IN ABSOLUTE LUXURY.
FOR LONG JOURNEYS THE FRONT SEAT NEXT TO THE DRIVER AND ITS ADJACENT REAR SEAT SEAT CAN BE RECLINED TO MAKE A BED FOR 1 PERSON.THAT’S WHAT I WILL CALL TRAVELLING IN STYLE!
THE MILEAGE IS QUITE GOOD FOR ITS POWER AND WITH A.C. ON IN CITY ROADS U CAN EXPECT TO GET AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 10-11 KM/HR.ALSO IT’S TALL BOY MODEL GIVES ENOUGH HEAD SPACE SO THAT YOUR HEAD DOESN’T HIT THE ROOF WHEN THE CAR HITS A DITCH.SO IT’S A COOL CAR FOR ALL YOU LONG LEGGED PEOPLE! GEAR SHIFTING IS NO PROBLEM.THERE ARE A LOT OF CAVITIES PROVIDED TO STORE THINGS IN DIFFERENT PLACES.THE CAVITY BELOW STEERING WHEEL IS BEST FOR LADIES SO THEY CAN KEEP THEIR WALLETS, CHUNRI.ETC.THE DICKY SPACE IS LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT A LARGE SUITCASE AND 2 SMALL HANDBAGS.
IT’S THE BEST CAR IN ITS SEGMENT FOR 4 PASSENGERS.I TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY FROM MUMBAI TO BANGALORE WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF FATIGUE ON REACHING THAT PLACE.YOU CAN EASILY CRUISE UPTO 110 KM/HR AFTER WHICH IT IS DANGEROUS TO DO SO(UNLESS IF YOU HAVE A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF L.I.C. JUST JOKING!)
ABOUT SERVICE, I THINK THE LESS SAID THE BETTER AS WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE IS A MARUTI SERVICE STATION AT EVERY NOOK AND CORNER.
IF YOU CAN OVERCOME IT’S SHAPE THEN THIS CAR IS HEAVEN ON ROADS!