Well Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me share my experiences with Nano. I shall not bother much about technical details but looks and utility of the car from Tata Stable.
Let me assure you that we drove the car from Hyderabad to Warrangal on a sunday on non-crowded roads(up and down) doing about 200 plus Kms.
I shall not go into the technicals. but would limit to simple fundas.
Observation -1
Driving the car is good. The steering is comfortable and light. However, the stability on road is not great. If a truck overtakes you or passes from the opposite side, my God, the car just shivers(not shakes) in the backlash of the air discharged by other vehicle.
Observation-2
The wheels are small. If there are oversized speed breakers in the road, you have to necessarily slow down. Even driving in decent speed in pot holed roads, the streering shudder in your hands. Not a great grip on the road.
Observation-3
The AC is good only if kept at point 1 or point 2. Any higher points you only get blast of hot air. Please also try to take external air. Because of the heat generated from the back, a sort of stale smell comes inside the cabin if you operate AC for a longer time in recirculation mode.
Observation-4
Engine noice deepens once AC is switched on. There is also a drag on the engine once AC is on. Also, back seat sitting is not comfortable in Nano. This creates an irritating hum for long drives and gets you a migrain.
Observation -5
The interior and most of the exterior is of plastic and not of great quality. It gets a worn out old look very soon. To cover this service station guys apply a coat of oil on the top of them. This only attracts dust in a high way.
Observation-6
Breaking is too rapid and breaking in high acceleration gives a frightening experience.
Observation-7
Rickety sounds comes across the vehicle while driving even on a normal road. I also got a feed back from my friend(who is the owner) that you get a step motherly treatment in Service sation, whether it is Concord or Mallick
Observation-8
We tanked up the car while starting from Hyderabad and saw the fuel guage dropping alarmingly fast in the midway forcing you to go for refills.
Observation-9
Gear shifting is not great. In low gears the pick up is good. But as you go up, there is a pull(especially when AC is on)
Observation-10
Both Mallick and Concorde stock only top end models. They are aggressive in sending teaser SMS(to all existing Tata Customers) but response back is poor.
Observation-11
Space inside is premium. You cant comfortably put four laptops inside the car with four passengers, unless otherwise, you have guts enough to put the laptops in the front hood. In the back seat, you cannot open your lap top and keep working.
Well, to add finally, it is Janatha car, or we can calll bettter an’Air conditioned auto(only on front seat)’. Given a choice, you can shell out a few more thousands and take a Maruthi basic model
Thanks for giving an opportunity to share
Best regards,
Car Lover 2010