Tata Indigo CS [2008-2011] User Reviews

It my new baby, the 6th i am driving in the last 13 years. the first diesel, the first Tata car. just two days since i am driving this baby, feels very good. Still premature to comment on milage, and this is something i found nobody mentions very clearly in their posts or reviews. I will surely post a review once i am through with a full tank. have already driven 200kms. Wonder whether all tata dealers are the same cs my buying experiance was ok. I BOUGHT THIS CAR. Nobody sold it to me. Well i am just comparing the experiance at any maruti/skoda/ford/hyundai showrood .. yes i did see all these cars, a Swift/fabia/fiesta/accent. Small things if you are ued to getting rapt attention/service/ pampered during your buying process will be missing if you are buying a tata car. Sir.Ratan Tata with absolute respect to you and beaing a great admirer of you and your group, a great beliver in the Indian growh story and the the ability of indian corporates to deliver quality products, i have only one request please sell these cars. I feel people buy these cars bcause there is value at a price and decent performance. While the others sell theitr cars aggressively at the dealer level i find this missing at leat at the dealer i bought. Sir with the great experiance your group has in the service induatry i am sure you understand - buying a car is also an experiance. Somebody in TATAS please do something abou this. And for guys buying this car get yourself updated abou the product. Dont buy a Indigo cs and expect a Fabia. Well it just costs a lac and a half more on road - base model and well you will hve to loosen your purse strings if something goes wrong.. Be patient may be small glithches. But believe me if the product was so bad you wont have so many taxi operators using the indigo afterall  they are sharp businessmen. Well i hope the indigo CS LS. will live up to my tempered expectations..The indigo CS seems to be good on all other counts say looks/ interiors/ blah blah. Honestly i feel people should talk or compare about all thest  only when you are buying a 9 to 10 lac plus car say Honda civic/Skoda /and so on.. At 4 to 6 lacs pls compare only basics. like space, maintinence cost,fuel economy etc. All the very best to you guys and please do wish me good luck with my new baby.

Will keey you posted. Honestly  

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still good. i am still driving around only in the western crowded suberb from where the new metro rail is orriginating. good. Have not been able to test the full potential of the car . just 3rd and max 4th gear.max speed 60/65. waiting to get out on the highway or drive on the expressway. well very soon. i got my car fitted with a blaupunk audio and central lock fron the car dealer itself. so i was left with seat covers/ sunfilm/ better mats/ car perfume. i have got these things done 6k.and the audio and celtral lock had cost me around 18 at the dealer. you could get it done at around 12/13 outside. wanted to go for mac wheels but the dealer fefused to buy back the old rims. so forget it. this is ok. from petrol to diesel - the car is heavier and sturdy. am  v comfortable. still not finished full tank so dont know milage. will keep u informed.

cheers

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got 9kmpl on full tank driving in cowded suberbs of mumbai. People said 12kmpl ???? I am told it will take time to achieve that milage as the car is new and i need to complete some more driving. I would have been jubiliant if it had given me 12 or 11. but still i am happy. Let's see how it shapes up. Rest all is perfect with the car. Will keep u informed on milage whether it improves of worsens. have driven 450. kms till now.

Please advise me if i am hoping against hopes with the milage,

cheers

hi jimmy , no probs with manuvering in this traffic. I did not go for power windows b.cs i have a kid who is 2 yrs and he always occupies the front seat and fiddles around with the music system , a/c so i dont want hom to keep playing with the power window.If it malfunctions at some odd location or during rains i am stranded. I thought better to avoide it. thx

hi

voila....am getting 11kmpl and am still driving in the conjusted trafic with ac.Due for my first service which is at 1000 kms. Absolutely perfect. No problems. Car has become smoother. am v happy. People i feel this is just getting better.Thanks for your response to my review, i am just trying to be pragmatic in my views and sharing my experiance as it is so that it could help someone to have more info on this car. I myself surfed the net to get reviews about this car when i was buying anf found information to be inadequate. While i doe not double anyone patritotism, honestly i didnt mean to invoke this to buy this car. The car has to be bought on it's merits.  Cheers.

hi-->1st service through. was late in going for the service due to personal reasons. V good experience at the service centre. Have driven 1900km. V.good no problems what so ever. Hope you guys do have a hassel free ride. Cheers

hi  --> 4000 kms . still very good. The car is smoother. No problems what so ever.Cheers.

hi -->jan2009 - 8100 kms- still very good - no problems what so ever. Am due for servicing at 10000 kms. Have just dome coolant top-up/power steering fluid top- up.Cheers.

25000 kms done - april 2010 - long distance highway drive milage 18+ city 10to11kms 

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I spent nearly 3 months to make a decision.Before this I have been using OMNI and ALTO -LX.I had test drives of various company cars.For nearly  3 MONTHS I spent many of my leisure hours in reading the reviews of Carwale.It was of great help to me in taking my final decisions.To my surprise I am getting  19 kmpl.I frequently go to Coimbatore.Company Dealer says mileage will be around 25kmpl.But it is not true.Already I crossed 3000kms.In my experience my car gives the mileage in between 22 and 23 kmpl with full AC in plains.They say after 10000 kms it would give more than 25.that we are not sure about.Our dealers in Coimbatore and Ooty -TAFE are very good in service.They are very customer friendly not like someother company dealers who are not that much customer friendly.INDIGO CS LX TDI is meant for middleclass people.we cannot dream of getting a spacious,comfortable,ECONOMICAL car like this from any other brand at an affordable price ..My present monthly fuel bill is now 1/3 only from my petrol bills of the past.To sum up,KUDOS to TATAS for bringing out such a CHEAP and BEST.COMPACT SEDAN car to Indians-esp for Professionals and Executives-Dr.THARANIGood fuel economy,Good style,very good comfort,very,very smooth steeringNo cupholders,no centre backrest,turning radius long,moving to lower gear when engine slowed down

Bought the car in mid-march.Had almost finalised on accent before test driving the new indigo.Tata has reduced the steering size (for better manouverability). Good pickup-the engine is still MPFI. DOes not clock more that 140 easily -but thats decent enough on highways.Good suspensions.

Broad tyres (this is a pro compared to swift). THese give more stability at high speeds on curves or changing lanes.Interiors and inner lining of doors are OK.But when you drive you re not going to keep on looking at interiors. 20 litres from blr took me Kalpetta(wayanad) 328 kms to be precise. But am sure after service and tuning you would get more milage.  Its basically the normal indigo - finetuned to give stiff competition in the small car segment(what more - you get a sedan).THe boot was spacious to carry children stuff (pram/stroller/bags).Boot would carry one large size -international travel suitcase and two big sky-bags and two small cabin baggages.

To top it up - Be Indian Buy India :)

Fuel economy,anti-sub seats - excellent for long drives,great road visibility,good control of the vecould not find any that stands out

I was looking for a car with good interior space that will fit into my parking lot. Indigo CS was the answer for that first criteria. Yes I have gone through Aveo UVA, Getz, Accent etc. before deciding on Indigo CS. Carwale reviews made me comfortable and I confirmed the order.

I was not at home when the car was delivered to check the car!! But after two weeks, yesterday I did a test run to Cherthala from Trivandrum and back [distance 300 km].  I was totally  satisfied  with the  experience. There  was not even a tiny little sound arising from the body except the sound of the car keys swaying and touching the dashboard. Kerala roads are infamous for the bad conditions. But the ride made me think that possibly they have repaired the whole stretch of road to my home!! The ride was so comfortable with zero bumps. The AC was working to great effect at minimum settings!! And the pick-up was also very good during overtaking etc. We never crossed 90 km speed and the car was very stable at 90 km speed. Suerly all the equipment on board was working perfectly like lamps, wipers etc. I havent looked at the milage I am getting, yet  I am am pretty sure that it is about 18-20 km. I will surely recommend this car for you.

Sunny Joseph, Cinematographer.
Superb Car, Comfortable, Best Value for Money and Good LooksInteriors could be better... :-)

Dear Friends,
This was my first new car and i used to drive Maruti 800 myself till date.
My daily commute was 60Kms from home-office and back. As a typical Indan, was looking for a great VFM car and test drove Indigo CS(Ltd Edition), Grant Punto, Swift Dzire. I liked the initial torque with low RPM of Indigo TDI engine. My budget was 4.5-5.5 lakhs.
Fully agree the refinement and the noise levels are less in punto and dzire, but they were not fitting in my budget and i was OK to compromise on these aspects.
Also loved the features that came with Indigo CS Limited Edition which were as below:
1. Wooden Steering wheel
2. Leather Raped Gear
3. Mirror mounted indicators
4. Hight adjustable front seats
5. Electrical adjustable mirrors
6. Wooden console
7. Keyless entry
All these costed me 5.6 lacs on road after some discount(Free Ins & Corp Disc)
Waiting time was 1 week and the delaer experience was satisfactory.
Have driven closed to 900 KMS till now and about mileage
15 Kms/Litre with AC all the time in City
19Kms/Litre with AC all the time in Highways

Overall its been a nice experience, had some noise under chasis in the first week but was fixed in just an hours time by the dealer.

Will write soon after first service is done.

Happy and safe driving friends.

Regards,
Murali.V

GREAT VFMYet to find, will update soon

After 2 months of research finally purchased CS LX TDI, Classic Ivory Colour on 9th Sep 09. Best Car if you look value for money wise. The latest colour is also too good.Good look :Specially Classic Ivory colour,AC is fabulous, Interior Space is bigGear Shifting is not very smooth

I own a cs and i found it to be very very poor in quality and refinement. Electricals are very moody kind wipers get jammed/stuck in rain. While taking a turn at 50 the back drifts and looses traction. The worst thing i found in the car is the brakes, they are very poor always skids off in highways during sudden braking never stops where we want always cross the limits and its a horrific experience, sometimes only the right front and rear left stops and the car stops in a diagonal line in a straight road. A/c is good to a certain extend. Plastic quality inside is very poor , shattering sounds are heard very often its like a part of the car. I upgraded the air flter with green cotton air filter results were better during the initial days better roll on accelration was found but now after 15000 kms it is not so good.
spaciouspoor quality interior plastics fit n finish

i bought this car for 4,83,000. I service my vehicle at Manipal automobiles, good after sales service. i have completed 5000 kms as of now. i would like to share my experience about this vehicle with you.

CITY DRIVING:

Inside city, the vehicel is very good. Ac is very good, i get a mileage of 11km in heavy traffic , 12 km in normal city traffic. U turn inside city is very easy, as the Power steering is awesome. Also parking in the crowded area is also very easy like parking a mid-size car. Over all the car is worth for money.

HIGH WAY DRIVING:

I have taken this vehicle in highways, the maximum speed in which the vehicle moves smooth and has good control is 80 - 100 kms / hour. When it crosses 100 km/ hr the vehicle is very shakky , response from shock absorbers is very bad in high speeds. But it gives good mileage in highway (18 kms).

WHO CAN BUY THIS CAR:

Those who want cheaper running cost, this is the best vehicle for Office usage.

WHO SHOULD NOT BUY THIS CAR:

Those u often like to drive the vehicle in high speeds (100 - 130 kms). Also u expect a good shock absorber response, this is not a car to buy.

OVER ALL VIEW:

Tata has done his job well for the price of Rs.4.98 lakhs. All that attracts is the Price .

Good sporty steering, Good style and mileageNo central locking, power windows, poor interiors, poor shock absorbers

I bought the car in November 2008. My budget was around 4-4.5 lacs. This was going to be my first car. And as the advertisement goes "I always wanted my first car to be a Sedan". Hence I shortlisted Indigo CS GLX.

I am happy with my decision. I got all the features I wanted i.e. power steering, all 4 power windows, lot of boot space, ample leg space, comfortable for 3 at rear seat, good aircon; and above all 12 kmpl in city with AC ON. What more you want? On highways, I got 14-14.5 kmpl. Till now, I have driven 3000 kms and fuel average is very consistent.

I haven't faced any major problems yet; once power steering oil got leaked but that was promptly attended to; that's all.

I'll strongly recommend to go for CS if

- you have a bigger family but a smaller budget and still you want to own a sedan. Indigo CS is the car for you.

Good Fuel EconomyFeels short of Power sometimes.