I bought a new CAR, Wagon-R in April and it has now run about 700kms. Thought of sharing my experiences.
I performed a lot of survey and found that Wagon-R is thee car which suits my requirements. Was looking for a car with low maintenance cost, easy to manuare and good mileage with decent boot. And Wagon-R was the one which provided all the above.
I have the passion-red colour Vxi petrol model. And it looks great.
Interiors : The front seats are wide and very comfortable. The reclining is almost upto 170degrees. The rear seats are bit narrow as compared to alto, but good enough for a comfortable ride. The adjustable head rests are really good. The leg room in the rear is good and my parents who usually occupy the rear seats have never felt any problems with their legs.
The dashbord has everything in it. Small shelves, cup holders, coin holders and what not. Even the doors have the facility to hold papers/magazines. I have purchased a sony music system and it sounds really great. The power windows and cool and operate smoothly.
This car is basically a 4 seater. The fifth person has to squeeze himself and adjust. I have a 4 yr daughter, hence no problem for me as she can comfortable sit in between my parents.
Boot: Really huge . Enought to carry 4 decent sized suitcases and couple of bags. In Vxi model there is a boot lamp which comes handy during night travel.
Exteriors: New wagon-R has decent exteriors as compared to its ancistors. Not as good looking as swift or getz, but have to adjust for it.
Engine: Engine is superb, very silent and 1.1L engine is quite peppy too. Pickup is good, although never tried to run the vehicle like a racing car to test it. I could easily climb the ghats in 4th gears with decent speeds.
Gearbox: After the first service, it has become smooth. But overall its a bit messy. I find it hard to locate the 4th gear from 5th and end up with 3rd gear so often. Need to put some effort to have the reverse gear. I feels it will smoothen up with time.
Milage : I mostly drive at 40-45kmph in 4th gear at around 1800rmp. Without a/c I am getting 15.5 kmpl in semi-city conditions.
Overall, I am happy with the car.