The ODO is at 1,367 km. It has returned fuel efficiency of 9.8 km/l in b2b Mumbai traffic.
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It’s been 1 month with the 1.5 SX MT Polar White Car! We named her Snowy!
Buying experience
Took test drive of Seltos (pre-facelifted version), Astor, Grand Vitara, Breeza & Creta.
Since my 2013 Vento is still serving me well and my father’s drive is a Taigun, We kept the VAG twins out of the list. The requirement was a spacious car for and comfortable daily drive to the office and occasional outstation trips.
Astor was outrightly rejected for the sluggish drive! Seltos was good but Creta’s cushiony ride, airy cabin and time-tested service network put it ahead of Seltos. Grand Vitara’s interior felt like a letdown for an 18-20 Lakh car. Also, the panoramic sunroof cover is a joke! Brezza with the same engine is a much better car and surprisingly the rear seat of the Brezza is better than Grand Vitara! Brezza was ruled out because of the high waiting time. So Creta it is!
Enquired three dealers and pitted them against each other and extracted a nice deal:
- Cash Discount: Rs 35K (May manufactured stock car)
- Insurance: Quote match with Policybazar
- FOC: Car Cover, Mudflap, Floor mats, Door Edge Guard, Coffee Mug.
- 5K discount on Seat Covers.
Opted for BH registration and the total on-road cost was Rs 15.65L in Thane.
The dealer tried to push PPF / Ceramic, Anti-rust coating etc. Turned down the same politely. Got delivery in a week since it was a stock car. Over experience with Modi Hyundai Thane is good no complaints so far. Well, they did ask for PDI proactively.
So far the ODO is at 1,367 km. It has returned fuel efficiency of 9.8 km/l in b2b Mumbai traffic. Majorly driven in the city so far and one short highway drive.
Likes:
- Smooth engine and brilliant NVH level. The cabin is very silent and gives a plush ride experience.
- Good ride quality in the city due to softer suspension and light steering.
- Crisp and easy-to-use infotainment cluster.
- Voice command works seamlessly.
Dislikes:
- No one touches up / Down.
- Non-illuminated windows and mirror controls.
- No driver-side grab Handle.
- Went for a short highway ride and felt power delivery is very linear.
- Though it behaves more maturely than the first gen Creta on the highway still it will not give you that confidence in high speed. Drove at 120 max and felt it’s not that floaty but steering feedback is not at par with VAG cars.
It’s a happy cruiser on the highway and keep it below 100 km/h for a relaxed drive.
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