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A Review by Kannan M on Chevrolet Optra SRV 1.6
10 March, 2009


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Pros : Look only
Cons : Poor Built quality, Inferior quality of steel used in body panels, Decay
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JUST THOUGHT OF SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE WITH GM'S POOR BUILT QUALITY. CAR IS DONE JUST 12000 KMS, LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR RUSTED EVERYWHERE IN IT'S PANELS. ALL FOUR DOORS GOT CORRODED AND BADLY DECAYED. OXIDIZATION OF BODY PANELS POPPING UP EVERYWHERE BE IT IN TRUNK, FENDERS, RUNNING BOARD ETC., GM REPLACED THE DOORS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OF THEIR OWN BUILT QUALITY & DID SOME TOUCH UP JOB. NOT CONVINCED ABOUT THE VEHICLE QUALITY WE DEMANDED OUR MONEY BACK. YET TO GETGM'S RESPONSE. ALSO, PLANNING TO TAKE IT UP THROUGH CONSUMER FORUMS/LEGAL REMEDIES. BEWARE BEFORE YOU ZERO IN ON A CHEVY BASED ON THE DEEP DISCOUNTS BEING CURRENTLY OFFERED. YOU MIGHT END UP OWNING A RUSTED STEEL JUNK SOON IN YOUR CARAGE OR BACKYARD.




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8 Comment(s) on this Review

  1. on 12 Mar, 2009 at 03:15 PM Omkar Singh

    Hi Mr Kannan .. seems to be an interesting case .. can you mail me the pictures of the rusted areas on omkarsan@gmail.com

  2. on 13 Mar, 2009 at 05:12 PM Kannan M (Chennai)

    Hi Omkarsingh, The photographs of Rusted Body Panels are with GM's Chennai Dealer M/s Sundaram Motors. You can refer the Vehicle No. 4001. Let me also check our archives.

  3. on 03 Jun, 2009 at 12:44 AM Anand Gulabani (Surat)

    Mr Kannan can u tell me some other such case with SRV...reply on don_never_dies2000@yahoo.com

  4. on 10 Jun, 2009 at 04:57 PM Ravisankar (Hospet)

    the opel astra of 1998 (petrol) with me for the last 10years +, is just so fantastic that i hate to change it even as it grows old. yes service of late is becoming painful. each time you visit garage even like sundaram motors bangalore, you get new problems due to bad handling and fitting. private garages are far superior in thier work

  5. on 09 Sep, 2009 at 07:28 PM Hiran

    Mr Kannnan,

    you seem to be trying to bring the Chevy image down.
    I do not think u r a genuine owner of an SRV.
    if you have one....and if the case is true....plz do forward your images.
    let me see them
    regarding rust and stuff.....Chevy cars do not rust even in coastal areas....
    did u buy a new one or used one???
    We have an SRV too.....and m porud of it sbuild quality... no other manufacturer can come anywhere CLOSE to it
    TRUST ME!

  6. on 09 Sep, 2009 at 09:43 PM Dinesh Shetty (Baroda)

    Is it a joke ? GM and build quality?. The cars just fall apart. Do not ever fall for a GM car

  7. on 30 Sep, 2009 at 03:08 PM Sanket (New Delhi)

    I plan to buy a Optra SRV second hand car, will any of you suggest me is the car is good for buy. And the seller asking price is around 4.5 Lacks. Please advice as soon as possible. Reply me at skchandail@gmail.com


    Thanks
    Sanket

  8. on 12 Oct, 2009 at 08:23 PM Kannan M (Chennai)

    Hi Hiran,

    I don't need to convince everybody in the world. If you don't beleive the problem of rust, you may check with Mr.Akshay Pandit of GM or Mr.Krishnan, the Service Manager in charge for Chevy at Sundaram Motors, who has replaced all the door panels at Free of Cost(I have given the car ref no in this trail). Do you think that GMI will do it just for fun? If you are lucky enough not to have this problem in your SRV, feel happy about it and enjoy yourself.

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