TATA INDIGO LX TDI - CHEAP CHINESE TOY

A user review on Tata Indigo. Written by Anil Porwal on 25 March, 2009

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Version Reviewed : LX TDI BS-III
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Good : Good Fuel Economy, Great Boot Space
Bad : Worst Interior, Worst Body Work, Dirtiest Service, Very Noisy

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It is 2 years now since I bought the TATA INDIGO LX TDI BSIII. Right from day one, I regret buying a car like this.

The body coloured trims were not pasted in proper alignment during the delivery and I was told they will correct during Ist service, which they nicely refused to do so later on.

Within 3 months, the body started rusting and when I took up the same with TATA people, they promised to correct it during nect service, but refused later on saying, my car required an anti-rust treatment, due to the fact that Pondicherry is a coastal city. (Now tell me how many of you in Mumbai, Chennai or Goa would buy this argument)

I agreed for an anti-rust treatment (AT MY COST), and they messed up the whole car. They messed up the seats, the rubber trims, the door beedings, the windshield and all.

The DASHBOARD becomes sticky when the car is parked in sunlight and this they blame it on the SUN. The interior is so shabbily done, that at times you tend to feel it is some cheap Chinese Toy.

The Power Window switches have been placed in a very awkward place, near the gearshift at the centre, so everytime you need to bring a front window glass down, you need to bend down to your left while driving and lose your concentration on road.

The seats are like hard rocks and are very uncomfortable.

The side view mirrors are so badly designed and made that very month you may have to shell out Rs.1250/- for each side that breaks off.

The FM antenna that comes as a standard fitment cannot be changed and it really sucks. Just 20kms from the city you will not get FM signals.

There is no bottle holder for the back passengers.

Rattling everywhere is complimentary for TATA customers.

Send your vehicle for service and they will send back with more complaints.

Only positives seen are: Good Road Grip, Excellent Mileage (13-15kmpl of Diesel in City with AC on and 16 on the Highway). Max speed is 140, eventhough there is lot of engine sound. The engine sound is there even at 70kmph. The brakes are average, the boot space is generous, the quality of plastics and fittings is like a cheap CHINA TOY.

 

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Dhananjay on 25 Jun, 2009 at 11:21 AM

Dear Anil, I agree to you, I also own a TATA Indigo 2005, The car is good only for its, milage, boot space The Problem with Dashboard(in sunlight) is horrible!! Rest all is so shabby...God Knows when these guys will improve?? Dhananjay

Dhananjay on 25 Jun, 2009 at 11:21 AM

Dear Anil, I agree to you, I also own a TATA Indigo 2005, The car is good only for its, milage, boot space The Problem with Dashboard(in sunlight) is horrible!! Rest all is so shabby...God Knows when these guys will improve?? Dhananjay

Rajkishan on 18 Jun, 2009 at 06:29 PM

Dear Anil, Seems to be a great foe of TATAs.. In fact i also own an Indigo (2008 March model).. I agree with you on the quality of service, finish of the build and position of power window switch. But strongly disagree with you on the other aspects mentioned. I feel, ORVM design of Indigo is a fine design feom Tata and is almost same (in many cases much better) than many other popular vehicles on road like Ikon. If it breaks, its only due to mis-handling which the manufacturer cannot be blamed

Anil Porwal on 25 Mar, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Dear Friends,

I have written a review on Tata Indigo and look forward to your comments on it.

Review Link: TATA INDIGO LX TDI - CHEAP CHINESE TOY 

Thanks.

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