I bought my Indica Vista Aqua Quadrajet BS IV on 2nd August 2010. Now it has completed 17000 kms. After reading a number of reviews and doing enough research I made my decision. Now, I think my decision was right.
When I first sought the opinion of my friends, all of them were against TATA. Then I went through reviews in different forums, made direct contacts with people who own a Vista QJet and local car service engineers and then booked Vista. From then onwards, I was thinking of writing my own review and here it is exactly after completing 1 year with my Vista…
I am a private owner and my primary considerations were – price, space, mileage and less maintenance.
Price: **I got my Vista on road with 4, 95, 000/- inclusive of 2 years extended warranty.(Insurance was free, and I got Rs.3000/- less as part of corporate offer). At that time(now also), I think no one else in the market can give such a car for the price below 5 lacs.
Space: **At present, no one else in the market can provide such a spacious car in its category. 3 fat/ 4 normal sized people can comfortably sit in the back seat. Very good leg space. According to many of my friends the seating comfort in the rear is very good compared to Punto, Figo, etc.
Mileage:** TATA says it is around 21 – 22. However I get an average of 18, which I think is sensible enough with Diesel.
Maintenance: **Now, Having completed around 17, 000 kilometers; till now, I have not faced any major issues. Some of the issues I faced are: damage of combination switch, demister switch, lights on power window switch and rear door lock and all of them are covered under the warranty. Sometimes, I can hear some noise from within the dash board and from both suspensions. However, this is not happening always. It is true that the quality of electrical parts, interior plastic parts are not up to the standard.
Power: **Excellent power and pickup. Over taking is very smooth. Gear shift is a little tight; still it is ok to manage.
Conclusion:*
I would recommend this car to anyone who seeks for a good family car at comparatively low price. There can be some minor irritating issues due to the low quality of electrical and plastic parts used. But these are not going to stop the show. I think the All New Vista(in market from Sept 2011 onwards) has rectified all these minor defects – probably TATA is continuously improving the model. Forget about this model – if you are going to use this car as a racing machine. I think no diesel model is designed for that J