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Its got the Oooomph!!!

A Review by Jason on Chevrolet Optra SRV 1.6 with Option Pack
14 May, 2008


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Pros : Great looks, very spacious, excellent music system and aircon
Cons : Bad gear shift
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After many test drives of various other cars in this segemant, the dcision to buy and SRV was a carefully thought out one. Did take into consideration some of the drawbacks but the looks definitely was the final deciding factor.


The car is pretty smooth to drive except for the 2nd and 3rd gears where engine seems to knock a bit. Have to get that checked with the service centre. Its pretty quiet inside the car and feels solid. The interior space is amazing especially the rear seat when compared to Honda City, Ford Fiesta and Hyundai Verna. I would've been more happy with a better gear shift. Here, the City and Verna are much better. So much has been talked about beige interiors, but I personally like the grey tone of the SRV. Its much better to have grey interiors when you have children. I had also read in many magazines that the pick up is rather slugish, but I found it to be pretty decent. Maybe its just a point lower than the City Vtec and Verna. But one is happy with the overall performance. Afterall I am not going to use it in a race. The alloy wheels not only add to the looks of the car, with Good Year tyres adds to a great ride quality.


The Alpine music system that comes with the car is really good. The speakers are of good quality and the two tweeters placed near the door oping knob looks really cute.


The aircon is really good and very effective even in the Delhi summer.


Many people felt tha the car is bad on fuel economy. So far I have been getting 10 KMPL in Delhi traffic, which I feel is pretty decent.


There is enough boot space in the car even though it does'nt have a proper boot. It is sufficient for my personal requirement.


Coming now to a few of the draw backs - one fails to understand as to why only airbag has been provided. The front passenger side seat should also have an airbag. The horn on the two sides of the steering wheel is a bit uncomfortable to use. Keeping the traffic condition in India, one does need to use the horn a bit more frequently than one would probably use in some other country.


I am yet to take it out on the highway. Will write about the car's performance on the highway sometime later.


These are my personal views without any intent to show any other car in a bad light.


Would I recommend this car? Yes, definitely I would. Its the best!!!


Jason




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7 Comment(s) on this Review

  1. on 15 May, 2008 at 12:59 PM Nipun Bharti

    This car has very low seats and very poor quality dash board for the price that you pay

  2. on 16 May, 2008 at 11:33 AM Jason

    Nipun, I agree with you that the seats are low. But I do not agree with you on the quality of the dashboard. I think its very good. These are personal choices and preferences you would agree. Anyways, thanx for reading my review.

  3. on 17 Jun, 2008 at 02:57 PM Prasenjit

    The safety features are not adequate - one airbag - No ABS. There is hardly any promotional effort. I do not think this model is here to stay

  4. on 08 Aug, 2008 at 11:55 AM Nishant Sharma (Jaipur)

    i was also considering this car because of preference of higher ground clearance (GC).... i have fusion also in mind but i have heard a lot about bad after sales service of ford in most of the cities. Can u give some of YOUR comparison of SRV with FUSION + petrol ???

    but one airbag and no ABS are major lack that i see in SRV. how much you paid for this (on road) and in which city?

    my preference is a mini SUV (city smart with high GC and driving pleasure) type vehicle within 7-7.5 lac.

  5. on 08 Aug, 2008 at 04:43 PM Jason

    Nishant
    I got the SRV in Delhi. Paid just over 7.5 for the option pack. Ask for discounts if you are palnning to buy one and bargain hard. Also saw Fusion but did not like the interiors and the seats. SRVs rear seat is much better than so many other cars. No problems with servicing as dealers have pick and drop facility too. One does'nt have to go to the workshop for routine servicing. You don't need airbags and ABS unless you want to race around. Ofcourse it is a compromise I made.

  6. on 29 Aug, 2008 at 05:50 PM Sahai.Devesh

    just wanted to add a few things, ive had this car since oct'06. am very happy with the performance and gm service. its a beauty to drive this baby on the highway (got an average of 15-16 kpml). i think this car has the best interiors and interior quality in its class, but my fave thing about the srv is its build quality. ROCK SOLID

  7. on 31 Aug, 2008 at 06:57 AM Jason

    Thank you so much "Anonymous". Have to agree with you. I guess when it comes to cars, its a personal choice. I can't imagine myself behind the wheels of some cars, but people do like them too!
    As for me, I love my Chevy!

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