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I am in love with my car and I totally hate the Service Dealers

A Review by Sreekanth on Tata Indica V2
08 November, 2008


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I own a TATA Indica DLX Turbo. I am totally in love with the car. I love its front design, which has been alterred after 2007. I love the space inside. I love the power on highways even with the AC switched On. But, there are a lot of problems also accompanying  TATA cars.


1. In Indica and Indigo, you would atleast scratch your bumpers 5-6 times before you get used to the sides. You cant see a thing immedietly in front of you or behind you.


2. It creates a lot of body noise after 6-7 months, which never gets corrected.


3. The Exide battery they supply with the car is HOPELESS. It will fail just around the first birthday of the car. For some lucky ones, it will die within the first year, so that you can get a warranty replacement. But, for me it failed when the car was 1 year and 4 months. We need to pay Rs5000+ from the pocket to get the battery replaced. When you replace the battery, buy Amaron or something. Do not buy EXIDE


4. Horrible Service Dealers. There are 3-4 Service dealers in Bangalore. The popular ones are Concorde and Prerana. If you suggest them to correct 5 things in the car, you can be rest assured that you need to go 4 times after the first visit, coz they would correct 1 and forget the rest 4.


I personally had some bitter experiences with the serivce in Concorde motors. My battery will in very good condition when I left my car for service. But, when I went to take it, it was damaged, most certainly by the service center folks, which they will refuse to accept. I had gone up to the Customer Serive manager of TATA to get help on this. But, sadly, its all the same.


My personal opinion: If you are person with No expectations about customer service, please go for a TATA car, which is supposed to be very cheap to maintain. The car is much cheaper than its counter parts, its good on road, though its not very smooth and soft, its rough and tough.


If you are a person who is really worried about customer service and attention from the dealers, please go to Hyundai or something.


 


 


                       




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4 Comment(s) on this Review

  1. on 28 Jan, 2009 at 07:52 PM Srik

    Hi Sreekanth I agree with u completely, as the TATA dealers r totally waste. Their only aim s to increase the bill. Its better to give to a trusted local mechanic.. Happy riding..

  2. on 21 May, 2009 at 01:54 PM Sl Savrekar (Nashik)

    I am in agreement with all above comments but still thinking to replace my Indica DLX with Indigo CS-GLX just due to low price and ample service centres.God save us from dealers after sales who donot bother due to their deep roots in the business.TATA motors should look into to improve custmer care by giving more and more outlets for competetion

  3. on 19 Jun, 2009 at 06:03 PM Arun K Jha

    helo
    I wanted to purchase a Indica dlx car but the views given on the sight does not suggest me to buy this vehical.What you suggest.

  4. on 20 Jun, 2009 at 11:01 PM Sreekanth.Kalyanarman

    Arun, the car is a real value for money. I have been owning it from 2 years now. It is rigid, tough and not so expensive to own. It can be reapaired by just any mech even if it brakes down somewhere away from the city.. But, if you are a person who is very particular about the service dealers, you may slightly be dissapointed. I dont know if its their fault... Their service is slightly improving now. But, may not be on par with the competitors like Maruti or Hyundai. Body noise is another issue

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