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I had been going through all user reviews posted in this site about Indigo. I am also a proud owner of Indigo LX TDI (new version) - cosmic blue. Crossed 4000KM mark recently in this car. I should admit that there is no other vehicle available in indian market which could at least be compared to when you look at the offering viz a viz the owning cost. I dont think any other company than TATA Motors can provide you with a Turbo charged engine powered sedan with all these luxuries and space at 5.5 Lakhs. Now let me come into the feature/component wise review.
Engine: The TDi engine inside is a wonder - i should say - with a great WOW factor in it when you corss the 1800-2000 rpm mark. Its just an amazing feeling once you rev past 2000rpm. But the engine sound while first start of the day and igniting after prolonged parking (more than 24 hours) makes the neighbours to jolt for a moment with its grumble. Moreover the Turbo's precondition to idle for 1 min before first move is another nuisance factor to the owner. But anyway to gain something you need to lose something - In this case the gain is owning this piece of marvelous car
Steering: Eventhough the steering is Rack & Pinion with power assistance, the unavailability of auto cut off may be a bit (a very low probability) risky at very high speeds. I had experienced an instance of steering getting locked while trying for a sudden manuvoure at a speed of 110kmph. Eventhough the vehicle recovered quickly and no exigencies occured, i am not sure the consequence if it was an relatively inexperienced driver. So be a bit extra cautious at higher speeds. Also if TATA motors could have made adjustable steering coulumns it would have been a great boon during long drives.
Interiors: The vehicle is fitted with beige interiors which i think gives a luxurious look as well as maintains cabin temperature to an extend. But the quality and finish could have been a bit more better. The legroom and headroom is obviously - as in any other TATA vehicle - is great and rear seat travellers will experience an elegance and comfort of a saloon. Also the ettra features of spot reading lamps for all 4 seats makes you feel as if travelling in a really luxurious saloon. The upholstery quality is OK (fitting for the money you pay for this vehicle). I had bought part leather seat covers which when put on gives a royal & luxurious look and comfort.
Seats: The back support for front seats are good but the underthigh support in rear seats could have been a little more better. Also at least this variant (LX) should be fitted with adjustable head rest for rear seats which would have added to the comfort proposition of the vehicle.
Looks: TATA vehicles were known for not being paid necessary attention to enhancement of looks. But i think the company has started realising the need of thier attention into the look aspects of the vehicles and hence this facelift version of Indigo. The new LX has a great looks also with the whole body coloured with 98% body colour and the touch of black can be seen only on the base of the ORVMs and the area surounding the fog lamps and number plates. The looks has been enhanced by the chrome strips in the ORVMs ahich at first glance gives the look of side indicators. The rubrails in this model is also body coloured with chrome strip running through it which adds to the looks. But keeping the looks factor apart, the company coould have provided with bumper corner rub rails after taking into consideration the poor corner visibility of the vehicle by the driver. The steep descent of the front design makes the job of the first time drivers a bit hard while taking turns and negotiating city traffic thus making this vehicle prone to scratches on its corners. This would have saved the owners' money in terms of replacing/reapiring/repainting bumpers often.
Overall: The vehicle is a fitting reply to all international giants who dare think indian engineers/manufacturers can't deliver quality goods. The vehicle has a great deal of factors which can make any owner of the vehicle be proud about. The engineers of TATA motors have paid enough attention to the overall aspects of the car within the budgets, barring a few minute details such as the bonnet opening lever (which is very soft - mine has broken within 10 pulls), door beadings etc.
Personal experience: My personal experience with the vehicle has been fantastic barring the initial hickups i had. I think i should explain a few of them also, without which i think this review will not be complete. The door alignment was not proper - the left rear door was a bit protruding from the vehicle body level, side rub rails were loose, rear seat lock got damaged within 3 unlocks etc. These i consider as minor as most of them got rectified by the dealer free of cost eventhough some of them was due to improper handling. But i should say that the vehicle in itself is a wonder since the owner needs to pay only 5.5 laks to own it and we cannot expect everything to be perfect when you are paying just this sum to own a >4 meter sedan with all these features like 4 power windows, power steering, dual headlamps, rear defrogger, intermittent wipers with delay control etc etc.
Service: No let me come to the show dampner of TATA motors. All the excellent efforts put in by the engineers of this Co is ruined by the serivice quality of the dealers all around the country. They dont treat you like customers with dignity and most of the parts - if it is for free replacement - is said as unavailable by the dealers for weeks. Eventhough the Co has put in place some excellent efforts to enhance service quality like customer rating of the service executive etc, i strongly feel that the its high time for the company to tighten its grips on the dealers and service stations taking into conideration the repeated complaints by
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Overall is great. But the reputation matters!! Yes, Reputation. When I bought this Car (Tata Indigo LX DiCoR 1.4) on 23rd of December, 2007 my collegues asked me the reason behind the purchase of this 'TAXI'. But, I replied nothing and just gave him the keys. After riding it, he enquired wheather this car was imported from some other country. "The best Disel Car ever rode by me", was his polite reply. The next day, he went to Maruti Suzuki Showroom to cancel his booking for Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire VDi 1.3 as it shook his pocket very well...
Today, after driving this car from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from the Kuchhs to the hills of Arunanchal Pradesh, this car never let me down to regret about my decision.
This car has been now 8 years old, approximately 1,90,000 kms driven by myself because this car can't be left over to any driver just because the driver will enjoy to drive this car... :p
I wish Tata Motors India Pvt. Ltd. to re-open the production lines for Tata Indigo LS DiCoR, Indigo LX DiCoR, Indigo SX DiCoR and Indigo XL DiCoR. I will be very much glad and I promise to buy two moreof this productions, namely the SX and the XL one...
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Purchase Used | Driven forIts my mate since ages | Mileage12 kmpl |
Exterior is good
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) average
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox es gine is noisy but pick was g8 nd fuel capacity should be more and gear box is normal
Ride Quaity & Handling owesome and handling good and dis car is good for city and for those who have more lagguage
Final Words dis car is overall good average ac working g8 in in city and dis is car is one of the economy car in diesel with g8 pickup and ac cooling is superb and milage olso good in ac about 14 km/l on ac so over all dis car can be purchase
Areas of improvement engine is noisyv and more thng is dat tata car ki fan belt offfo hamesha awaz karti rehti h each and every tata car jaise paidaishi bimari ho but only for 1 min and interior should be more improve
pick up is g8 and a.c working good in city milage is owesomeengine sound is not good as compare to swift
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Purchase Used | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage14 kmpl |
I have been driving Tata Indigo LX TDI for over 5 years now. Its a rugged vehicle and has never let me down till date. It has clocked 50k KM and gives me an average of 14.5K in city with AC and going upto 17K on highway
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior space is very comfortable and keep you seated higher up than most of the Korean and Japanees cars, LX version has got all the basic features that are necessary like Rear defoggers, fog lampls, power windows.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The engine of the car is very rugged and holds good for years to come is properly serviced as per the service schedule. Its a good highway cruiser and very managable in city driving too.
Ride Quality & Handling The ride of the car can be made better by going into 195/75 spec tyres and even the handling of the car is good with the stock tyres.
Final Words Its the only diesel car in that price bracked and for this price its a steal. What else can you expect for 6 lac's a MERC!!! Ours is a diesel driven country and kudos for TATA for getting such a sedan for us to drive.
Areas of improvement Needs better interior fit and finish as well as some exterior parts.
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Purchase New | Driven forIts my mate since ages | Mileage14 kmpl |
Excellent Sedan with great mileage.The latest model has great looks combined with superior driving comfort.The car needs improvement on the rear looks and interiors.Compared to other vehicles in this segment,this is the best option.
The Indigo CS diesel is obviously the best choice under this price tag.
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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.
Good Fuel Economy, Great Boot SpaceWorst Interior, Worst Body Work, Dirtiest Service, Very Noisy
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I would advice everyone to steer clear of the tata indigo dicor or any dicor varient. The fuel system is untested and unreliable. The service centres are terrible and most of the times you would have a harrowing experience.
I have bought a tata indigo dicor LXI, Spent a cool 6 lakh +. The cars fuel system busted twice, once in warranty period and once just after warranty expired.
I am now being asked to dish out a whooping Rs. 1 lakh for replacement of the same.
Needless to say that the service team and the customer care is being totally uncooperative and giving me reasons like " you must have used adultrated fuel" etc.
Believe me this car is not worth purchasing....
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This is my first review.
I purchased Tata Indigo LX in May 08 and completed 2000 Kms by now. Due to some reasons I was not able to go for a long drive and hence this low milage covered in more than 4 months.
When I decided to go for a sedan, after some ground work and studying reviews on web sites and some Auto manuals, I had finalized three cars.Logan 1.6 Petrol, Dzire Vxi and Indigo LX. When price compared of all three cars,it was a diesel sedan I was getting in price of petrol Logan and Dzire. I was interested in diesel engine even if my running is less. Secondly, Indigo was more spacious than Dzire and Logan's petrol is not as popular than its diesel which is 1.5 Lakhs more than Indigo LX. So this how I selected Indigo LX.
Below are some of my observations in last 4 months:
Comfort: Very comfortable ride, spacious,very good leg room at rear even front seats are fully back.Smooth ride, no fear of looking for reducing speed at average potholes.
Performance: Good pick up at 1st gear. I observed some sluggishness in 2nd and 3rd gear. e.g.If I am in 4th gear with 60 Kmph and suddenly I apply brakes and then when try to resume in 3rd gear, it takes reasonable amont of time, same for 3rd to 2nd. I guess this might be due to TC not getting kicked below 2000 RPM or so.But one thing I have to admire, once the turbo is kicked, you feel the difference. No any effect on engine Power with AC ON. This help me lot because my earlier car was Alto and I have to switched OFF AC during overtaking.
Fuel comsumption: I am getting 13 Kmpl in city and 18 Kmpl on highways with 100% AC.
Issues till now: NO any issues.
One thing will like to mention, the pedal positions are very high and I was required to always keep my foot inclined which resulted in pains in my anchles after 300 kms non stop driving. This I had never experienced in my Alto.
I guess this what I experinced till now, will update it after 5000 kms.
Spacious, Comfortable,good fuel economyPedal position (all three pedals) causes leg pain after a long drive.
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The Indigo CS model i have been using for 20 days now and my first observation is that it is not as per specs .The AC is not that effective for rear passenger.Yes the car bears a good aesthetic look and it will give run for money to models like SX4 maruti,or Swift Dzire . The cost is big attraction for this model. The interiors look ok but the plastics and other material used looks to be cheaper ones. The Power window front seems to be running in problems with most of people.I think the Door of the dicky is such a thin sheet it gives a very awkward sound while closing. The plastic used for the door handles from outside is not of quality moulding.The levers for opening the dicky door is so hard that it can break any time .
My overall opinion is that it can be a most favourite model with people if people get more info of its better performance which has to be incorporated in the car.Things like Central locking needs to be made standard in the basic cost and should be provided with AC ducts in the rear side too. The improvements will make people forget cars like Mahindra Logan .
Fuel 9-10 kms achieved on Indigo CS purchased on 25.08.Gr8 looks n comfortable.Space ok interiors not bad needs better workmanship.Cheap material used.Exterior/Styles
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