The milege has been 14 km in city traffic (after first service) with AC on and my first-car driving experice of shifting gears and accelerator. It gave me 19 kmpl (after first service) on a highway with AC on sometimes.
Fortunate to get free insurance worth 10K , mud flats, door mats, service booklet worth couple of thousand free of cost ;-). I could have probably bargained more for free filming and anti-rust treatment in these recession times {but well there is no end to human desires ;-) }.
The whole process of sales , The after-sales service has been excellent. There is always a very obidient service personal from Pratham available to attend to my needs whenever I visited them. I also had one of the TATA company professionals visiting me to explain some of the features and clarify my doubts. That was in response to my mail through customer care web-site. The whole process of after sales service is very professional and very plesant.
One thing I would like to warn everyone is if any one says that their car doesn't make sounds like this and like that , but it is found in your Vista...... then just don't go by their word. Better conform their saying by sitting in their vehicle. Get a feel of the same and then make a decision whether whatever they say is true or not. Or-else you might end up running behind service personal unnecessarily. It happened to me.
The perfomance and comfort in the car JUST rocks. The ride quality is too smooth. One of my friends who owns a Swift VDI commented that the smoothness and ride comfort that he found in my Vista is not found in his vehicle. This is not my opinion , but opinion of a Swift VDI owner ;-). Time to feel proud Mr. Tata.
The gas filled shock absorbers are just too smooth even for my pregnant wife. The rear seat leg-room ... oh... man it is just amazing. My 65 yrs old mom feels that finally there is a hatch-back which has respect for elderly parents who usually prefer to sit at the rear seats. { You may note that I had travelled in rear seats of Swift, A-Star, Wagon-R and Alto - and none of them could give me such a great comfort as Vista }. Ofcouse , you might find that comfort in sedans only. But Vista is hatch-back so I am comparing with other hatch-backs.
Value For My hard-earned Money --> Integrated audio with USB, all power windows, height adjustible seat, titlable steering, Engine Immobilizer, Extended Warranty, Warning buzzers ... oh ... man the list just continues. All these EXTRA FEATURES for an amazingly competitive price. Planning to go for a long ride sometime soon . Will update about that experience later.
Finally ... Thanks to TATA for providing such an excellent vehicle at such a competitive price. Keep going. Wish you great success to you.
Updated on 10th August , 2009
Yesterday I had gone for a two types of rides.
- First drive on a 4 lane express way.
- Next on a village road with real challenging road track and ghat junctions.
I was really surprised with the ease of pick up and comfort even at the speeds of 80 - 110 kmph. on the expressway. The milege has been excellent at around 19 kmpl. The load was 2 people on this streatch of the road.
On the village road drive, I could really understand what my Vista is made up of. It has the strenght of a man and comfort of a woman. On that real bumpy road where I had to put suddens breaks at high speeds, the stability of the vehicle has been excellent. The grip was just too superb even in the ghat sections. The cabin noice was minimal. Overall , we can't ask for more as TAT has already given more than enough in the form of this wonderful far.
