DICOR EX 4x2 - reduced prices makes it even more attractive

A user review on Tata Safari. Written by vineet.prasani on 10 July, 2006

Starts at Rs. 11,33,249
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4x2 EX DICOR BS-III

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Fuel Economy	:	kpl

Good	:	Great looks, roomy interiors, good milage
Bad	:	Cheap plastics, choice of upholstery fabric, parking

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I have always admired Safari's great looks for a few years now but it was after the recent drop in prices (approx. 1.5 lacs in June '06) and a desire to move onto diesel (lower running costs + cleaner burning fuel) and SUV (don’t need one when I am 60) that I took a closer look at this vehicle. Only the Indian SUVs came close to my already stretched budget! And a natural first choice based purely on looks put the Safari ahead of the Scorpio. A decent test drive (Concorde, Bangalore – friendly and not pushy at all) and I am ready to share my experience. The drive itself was OK - I need to get used to diesel (currently have a Hyundai Accent petrol) and it's vibration and sluggishness. I also need to get used to the space inside - it is huge, however the quality of interiors was a little disappointing - the plastic used was cheap molded type, clearly lacking in quality. Same with the upholstery fabric - very cheap quality, must replace types. The braking was fine except for the fact that the vehicle seemed to pull a shade towards the left. The other odd issue was with the sound the power steering made when making an U-turn. Rear seat riders (wife and daughter) enjoyed the quick cooling from the overhead AC, felt secure in spite of the rocking and swaying on short stretches of rough roads. The only other disappointment was the lack of airbags in the EX variant. My research from the Internet and talking to friends leads me to suspect about poor service, lack of readily available parts - but I am still leaning towards getting one and believe that it is fair value for money, amazing space, and a sure head turner of a car.

Epilogue: I finally got my black Safari EX in '06 and am glad I did.

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Sreekanth on 08 Mar, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Can any help me out by sending me Safari 3.0 dicor user manual. pdf or please tell me where can I get the hard copy.

You can send pdf to sreekanthmanipuzha@gmail.com

Karamjeet on 31 Aug, 2010 at 02:03 PM

Hi,

i m Karamjeet very new member in carwale i m planning to buy a SUV very much confused in SAFARI and SCORPIO

just want to know which car should i go for in both of them my budged is around 9lac.

i personally like both of them equally thats why i m confused

my city driving is approx 2000km per month and highway driving is 1000km per month

wants the car for styile, little bit of off roading, very comfortable, good in average, low of maintainance

kindly guide me the best in both.

warm regards

Karamjeet

Dave on 29 Dec, 2009 at 11:23 PM

but whats the average of this car pls tel me am planning to buy this car wanna sell my swift Vdi dav_999@yahoo.com thks in advance

Abhishek on 11 Nov, 2009 at 03:17 PM

the normal tyres can be changed to Tubeless - just for 1000 bucks for all th e5 weheels.

Abhishek on 11 Nov, 2009 at 03:09 PM

Hi Shiva - it's simple to get that irritating noisy rattling noise form the tail gate. you need to replace the rear rubber shoe - where the door clamps go in. Gte it replaced with a bigger and wider one. It;s that simple. I have get the TATA folks done it for me. It has worked like a miracle.

Deepak Sharma on 02 Nov, 2009 at 03:36 PM

I have been driving Safari from 2004. Now I am planning to buy newer model of Safari, I found Safari is one of the best SUV in India. IT has very good height and very safe SUV to drive in Indian Road.

Shivakumar on 14 Jul, 2009 at 05:31 PM

hi guys. do any one have any idea to stop the ratteling sound of the backdoor pls share

Kumar_Naveen47299 on 15 Apr, 2009 at 05:22 PM

i just love to buy one in a months time. thanks guys for your inputs naveen

Ajay Prakash on 27 Mar, 2009 at 05:06 PM

Guys - From Hyderabad to Aurangabad to Surat to Ahemdabad to Udaipur to Chitorgarh to Jaipur and then to Delhi - 2463 kms in 6 days flat )(dec 30 to Jan 4th 2009); 16 kms to a litre on an average; Drove single handed and ready to join office on 6th morning. LX - EX - VX does'nt matter. Don't debate - JUST BUY IT!

Vasudeo on 23 Mar, 2009 at 02:50 PM

Hi Varun u r rite< I own the LX model and I did not it worth paying more 1.2 lkh for nothing. Go for LX and add whtever u want from outside, it will cost u less.........Safari is king on Move...

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