I switched to A/T tyres right after buying my car, and they also help a lot in instilling confidence to go off the beaten paths.
BHPian AdityaDeane recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
Really happy that I went for an AWD version of the Aria, and not the 4×2 model.
Had to use 4×4 once on Friday within the campus to cross a high tree base (chabootra).
And also yesterday and today, to drive on Rocky unpaved village roads around Manali.
The car performed flawlessly and gave me confidence to drive ahead, and not turn back prematurely fearing the narrow roads and unpaved rocky paths.
Do note, I switched to A/T tyres right after buying my car, and they also help a lot in instilling confidence to go off the beaten paths.
Latest Update on Saffira:
- Covered 9k kilometres in my 10.5 months of ownership.
- Odo reading is around 122700Kms+
Current niggles:
- Rear Washer not spraying water, seems to have some leak in the pipeline. Can hear the wiper motor pumping the fluid though.
- The door lights are not working, so need to show that upon visiting Northern Motors, Ludhiana the next time.
- Steering Fluid is leaking a lot these days. Have to refill the reservoir at the beginning of almost every drive. Lifted the car up on a hydraulic heavy lift jack this afternoon, and saw this.
Right side. The cover is torn at 2 places, as far as I saw. With fluid oozing out:
Similar thing on the Left, not very clear in this pic, as steering was turned fully to the Right.
The independent service centre guys could not tell me where exactly is the leak, so thinking that I’ll take it to TASS in Dehradun when I go there next month and get the whole system changed, tired to refilling the steering Fluid every time, and even during long drives now.
Saw an interesting thing while Saffira was hoisted up today:
The transfer case for the AWD system has this markings for 2H – 4H – 4L, with some rotation directions and screw markings to attach a Low Range Transfer Case, I presume.
My understanding is that this same Engine is shared with the Safari Storme, so will it be possible to attach a Low Range Transfer Case to this? Does anybody have any clue about this? Looking forward to inputs from fellow BHP-ians with idea about such mechanical jobs.
Current running expenses are like below:
- Average Fuel Consumption 11.05Km/L
- Best Fuel Consumption 12.76Km/L
- Worst Fuel Consumption 8.42Km/L
- Average Cost per Kilometre ₹7.76/Km
- Best Cost per Kilometre ₹6.84/Km
- Worst Cost per Kilometre ₹10.48/Km
Keyword: My preowned Tata Aria 4x4: Ownership updates at 11 months & 9000 kms