Good Car, Great Value for Money, Passed the July 26, 2005 Mumbai deluge with aplomb!

Cheers to 'Mainis' for delivering an energy efficient car that delivers performance needed for Indian city roads. I am not going to comment on the styling nor on the size of the car (scope for improvement). Lets just say - its comfortable. I have used this car for more than 30 months now and it has been a smooth drive. Its relatively trouble free and service options in Mumbai are handled out of Bangalore. I have had no major cause for complaints with either the car or their service support here in Mumbai. Reva's total downtime has been less than 7 days in the last 30 months and that includes the 2005 Mumbai deluge. The car has two forward gear modes (Economy and Fast) apart from neutral and a reverse gear. Reva does 60 kms/hour in the Economy mode and aournd 70 kms/hr in the Fast mode on plain roads. Driving in the economy and fast mode will give you around 60 Kms and 50 Kms respectively per charge cycle. The A/C is powerful and works well even in the sweltering Mumbai summers. To my surprise, REVA survived the July 26 2005 deluge. I was directly under the cloud burst and the water level on the road was around 60 cms. While one found SUVs and high priced cars floating in the water, REVA simply waded through these waters without breaking down - did not give up till I reached home. Though, post that REVA Engineers had to change the circuit boards and retune the settings. Overall it's a great car and is environment friendly, but guess what - you may still need a PUC certificate. Mumbai has lesser REVA cars on the Road than the Mercs and Beemers. Its time to look at this car seriously.The ideal car for the ever conjusted Indian roadsIt mostly has to be your second car option, electricity now a days is scarce