Commented on deepbrit's review
Sep 09, 2009 09:54 PM
Tata authorised workshops - are very good.
When I visit to any of Auth workshop, they offered me a glass of cold drink & samosa.
Trust me , tata is the best for their service.
we should accept that only Indian knows treating guest very well.
I think you people getting my point
Only b...uy a tata product. because we are indian. & Ratan Tata is also indian so we should help ratan tata by buying an tata product.
If we help him , he help us buying more car per car because my friends when a car goes to workshop, it gets cleaned from every side. & after few free services it is completely cleaned & serviced & you have to sell this car & buy another car before the bank installments are overs.
Just buy if you really love India then your life. Ratan tata really need money & being an Indian we should help him.Read More
Commented on deepbrit's review
Sep 09, 2009 09:53 PM
Tata authorised workshops - are very good.
When I visit to any of Auth workshop, they offered me a glass of cold drink & samosa.
Trust me , tata is the best for their service.
we should accept that only Indian knows treating guest very well.
I think you people getting my point
Only b...uy a tata product. because we are indian. & Ratan Tata is also indian so we should help ratan tata by buying an tata product.
If we help him , he help us buying more car per car because my friends when a car goes to workshop, it gets cleaned from every side. & after few free services it is completely cleaned & serviced & you have to sell this car & buy another car before the bank installments are overs.
Just buy if you really love India then your life. Ratan tata really need money & being an Indian we should help him.Read More
Commented on own review
Apr 26, 2009 09:52 PM
Hi! All this is Rajago! Many people misunderstand the things. I am a office going guy in Delhi, Heavy traffice on peak time (morning & evening). & this is the worst car for these kind of traffic.
I donot have much time for workshop (as many people have). So this car is not suitable for the Employ...ees of private companies. Brakes donot work in Bumper to bumper traffic. Wides small car, wait behind a long line coz it is wide.
Engineering means how to make small & light cars.
Some people drive Maruti 800, even then they call it MARUTHI (THI)
48horse power car is available with better Power to weight ratio (BIGGEST FACTOR WHILE BUYING SMALL CITY CAR), why contribute destroying the earth earlier.
I love XETA on Highways, I feel safe & It makes me fly @ 160Km/hr.
But when I stop for Petrol all joy & fun got converted into frustation.
When I turn to workshop - wastage of time & money. TATA workshops sucks.
A-STAR & I10 are best for joy & economy & fun. Buy one of these for value for money & IF YOUR FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE 5 FATTY GUYS, TRAVELS OFTEN IN 1 CAR.
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Commented on own review
Jan 05, 2009 10:07 PM
ee00224 said:
Dec 11, 2008 04:49 PM
Looks like you are anti-TATA.. for some funny reason.
TATA service is the best in industry. Look into following points :
1. Spark plug cleaning charges on free service Rs.150/-
Fact : In Wholesale market you can buy new spark plug of MICO BOSCH @ Rs.95.... In general market it costs Rs.120/-
2. Brake cleaning : Rs250/-, Disc brake does not require this kind of service.
3. Wheel balancing & aligning is also not free in free service.
4. TATA bypassed free services in which there is not parts replaced.
5. First service on 1000KMS, dealer forces you for Anti-rusting, waxing etc etc. There is nothing done in first service except body-wash.
6. Go once for Maruti paid service.
7. ONLY WATER IS FREE. sometimes you must remind them for a glass of water.
8. Sitting in waiting, watching TV, reading magzine is 100% free.
HA HA..
I have many reason not to buy a TATA Motors product but do not have much time for social work. Buy whatever you want to buy. If you bought this car this car is best, but never buy this again if you pocket is not tight. VISTA is much better product as both petrol & diesel engines are from FIAT. & Indians are the best in copying. But what will we do with these lutere TATA authorised workshops.Read More
Commented on own review
Jan 05, 2009 09:54 PM
pnranjith said:
Dec 30, 2008 07:52 PM
Great biased review....
I will tell something secret.
You can not drive alto or santro above 120KM/hr
You can not take more than 6 people in alto or santro.
You can not take more luggage in alto or santro
You can not drive a big car.
You can not... have the new look with alto
You can not proud as Indian if you own alto or santro
Not the last but not least. You are a super fool giving contradictory things in your review.
YES I AM BIGGEST FOOL WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR TRUSTING TATA. ( DESHBAKTI LE DUBI ). BUSINESSES IS NOT ABOUT COUNTRIES. IT IS ABOUT MONEY MAKING.
I DRIVE SANTRO & I10 AT 160Km/hr daily at expressway Noida, Alto 140km/h, Honda city 190, & Xeta 150km/h.
I dont need 6 peole in a car, I obey traffic rules. I refer another car or taxi for that. Car is about comforts, buy mini buses or TATA magic for more than 6 persons you want to carry. you cheap poor guy. see this table :
The final price of Xeta :
Xeta : 296000 + 11,10000 (Petrol to run 2 Lakh Km) + 110,000 Maintenance = Nearly about 14.8Lakhs. Approx 15 Lakhs
Alto : 295000 + 600000 (Petrol to run 2 lakh kms) + 40,000 Maintenance = 9.5Lakhs.
Santro : 320000 + 800000 (Petrol) + 80,000 Maintenance = 13Lakhs.
The boot space of Santro is more than Xeta.
I dont want to be proud, if I am spending fuel of my country daily Rs500. for going office & coming back home.
A-star is new look with alto.
Big car means Honda city, Ford Fiesta, Haathi jitna badaa utna nuksaan. Ghoda jitana muscular utna fayda.
I am not against anything, I am just sharing my experience & truth here.
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Commented on own review
Jan 05, 2009 09:43 PM
pnranjith said:
Dec 30, 2008 07:52 PM
Great biased review....
I will tell something secret.
You can not drive alto or santro above 120KM/hr
You can not take more than 6 people in alto or santro.
You can not take more luggage in alto or santro
You can not drive a big car.
You can not... have the new look with alto
You can not proud as Indian if you own alto or santro
Not the last but not least. You are a super fool giving contradictory things in your review.
YES I AM BIGGEST FOOL WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR TRUSTING TATA. ( DESHBAKTI LE DUBI ). BUSINESSES IS NOT ABOUT COUNTRIES. IT IS ABOUT MONEY MAKING.Read More
Commented on own review
Jan 05, 2009 09:41 PM
pnranjith said:
Dec 30, 2008 07:57 PM
Hi Rajago,
Did you try all these car by taking u turn in India????
Amazing that you are still alive!!!
I achieved U-Turn at 60Km/h speed on Xeta after practicing more than a year. But I tried other cars by driving five or six times only.
U-TURN m...eans like ROUND-ABOUTS. FLYOVER EXITS. The bending radius is large in these U-TuRns.Read More
Commented on own review
Jan 05, 2009 09:38 PM
’’I mentioned that Xeta is for businessman, who loads something daily in his car. Not for office going who only carry their TIffins & a Laptop.’’
Look. I am an Office guy.If I own alto and if I want to load something else on a holiday, What should I do????
For a 70kg person, we are spending t...he power of 65 horses. REMEMBER GLOBAL WARMING & REMEMBER ONE DAY THERE WILL BE NO PETROLIUM FUEL IN THIS WORLD.Read More
Commented on Bestreview's review
Dec 08, 2008 03:26 PM
instead of installing LPG.
you can fit K&N air filter for a better mileage
& fill your tyres with Nitrogen GAS with a pressure of 40-front & 32-35 rear
if nitrogen is not available fill 35- rear & 40 - front for winters & 32- rear & 37- front on Summers.
your mileage will go 15-16km/l in cit...y.
Remeber the tyre tube are much cheaper than Petrol.Read More
Commented on Bestreview's review
Dec 08, 2008 03:19 PM
Honest review..
Thanks
Donot put an LPG, You will not get any profit. As on LPG the pick-up of this car gets half.
This car utilizes close tank technology, so the car give good pickup, When you will run on LPG, It will not give you pick-up hence more LPG will be used.
& YOU WONT GET ANY D...IFFERENCE ON YOUR POCKET, BUT SURELY THE PICK-UP & AC WILL BE AFFECTED POORLY.
Many times you will get check engine warning. You have to reset them by going workshop & they will definately charge you Rs.500. In two months you will surely gets this warning.
If good kit fitted from good mechanic. No leakage occures.
Only if ECM goes malfunction, you will have to spend Rs.11000 for a new one.
SO DONOT TRY TO FIT AN LPG ON A XETA.
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Commented on mrbigb's review
Dec 06, 2008 05:33 PM
Babu, Khud hi burai karte ho
or Car recommend bhi karte ho ????
See everybody has a different profile. for office going people this car means, problem problem & problem.
on bumper to bumper traffic, it breaks all bumpers of front car due to its weight & low pick-up (tourque to weight ratio is... lowest in all hachback & sedan). & with A/C, you need 20 more horses to pull.
A/C of 360 kg but still ALTO wins the AC race. Designing a good beats big things.
Nokia BANANA is the best than N95 - ( Big phones having better network reception & MIC near mouth.) Just remeber the space inside is much bigger than other cars & ISOLATION of cabin is poorest. The inclination of all glasses pull sun rays, & car becomes very hot. & Engine heat comes inside due to poor design of control interface.
You & me are same kind of person. We buy POISON if it is cheaper & comes with attractive wrapper,Read More
Commented on Eddnil's review
Dec 06, 2008 05:18 PM
Try Sanya Motors, Okhla, These guys are best in NCR. Very good service. I bought my car with Him Motors but I always prefer Sanya Okhla for any service or technical problem.
Strong/Heavy Car gives stability on higher speeds (very stable at 120 km/hr)
The car is mostly used in City, area like N...CR, you will never get the chance for driving XETA in city at 120km/hr. Only expressway is the option. Take your car there & enjoy the speed of 120km/hr.
Dupont & BOSCH spends $50,000,000 per annum for making such materials & fuel injection technology, so the weight of cars can be reduced.
Stability comes with design not by only weight. if weight gives stability then why loaded TATA trucks got accident (i see many loaded TATA trucks got overturned)
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Commented on own review
Dec 06, 2008 04:54 PM
If all you are right that this car is good.
Then why the sale of this car is going down every month. & Alto, Santro sales are getting high every month.
Fact is that, Buy a car with comparison, not by this car is OK. The price of ALTO & Santro is not so much more than Xeta.
Rs.20000 differen...ce with Santro. you have to spend Rs.20000 for wheel alignment & balancing problem. So think again....
If this cars sales goes down company stops production & resale value will go more down. & ultimately I will go on loss. But I am on against of buying xeta.
So think again,,,Read More
Commented on own review
Oct 13, 2008 03:42 PM
Heavier cars are stable. This is a fact. But it all depends on design I drove Honda city in the speed of 200km/h. It is very stable. Actually the shockers & weight management should be good. The upper part of honda city is not weighty as the sheetmetal is same what Maruti uses. But honda chasis is s...trong & weighty. So the car is satable even on higher speeds. & the shockers on City is multi-point (step shockers). But in xeta it is linear.
The Alto gives a mileage on highway about 22km/l. Xeat is unsafe for driving on Hills.
The final price of Xeta :
Xeta : 296000 + 11,10000 (Petrol to run 2 Lakh Km) + 110,000 Maintenance = Nearly about 14.8Lakhs. Approx 15 Lakhs
Alto : 295000 + 600000 (Petrol to run 2 lakh kms) + 40,000 Maintenance = 9.5Lakhs.
Santro : 320000 + 800000 (Petrol) + 80,000 Maintenance = 13Lakhs.
SPACE : BEST in almost all hatchback & Sedan.
Dealer Satisfaction : Bewakoof samajhte hain customer ko.
Fuel Consumption : Very bad.
Comfort : Best for front, Worst for Driver (as power steering is hard, body width is very large & minimum turning radius is very big).
Realiability : TATA dont know much about petrol & ECU.
Looks : GudRead More
Commented on acer_007's review
Oct 11, 2008 12:55 PM
There are four free services available with XETA, but Maruti or Hundai never give that. - In these free services they keep oil which is 3 times costly then out market. so guys nothing is free with TATA.
Commented on acer_007's review
Oct 11, 2008 12:50 PM
U SAID : I skipped the santro as well since we already have one - just to have different car. I would certainly recommend a santro. means SANTRO is better.
Ten tips for improving the fuel efficiency and increasing engine life:-
1. Do not rave the engine unnecessary.
Nobody on MPFI engine do... like.
2. On highways, drive at around 60 kmpl @ 1800-2000 rpm.
If this speed is low, your jurney will be longer hence not comfortable.
3. Try to follow the gear change instructions mentioned on the windshielf - it will become a habit soon. It does help for better FE.
You are right but Pick-up on that speed is very low. You cannot drive in traffic at mentioned speed & gear.
4. Drive your car in such a way that you have to apply lesser brake. The more you brake, the more you are lossing unnecessary power applied earlier.
Everybody knows this rule, But city means city. CYCLE wale, RICKshaws, 2-wheel driver, will not allow you to do so.
5. On steap slopes, put the AC off as it reduces the load on the engine. Switch off the AC at red signal, and put it back on once in 3rd gear.
In XETA you have to do so.
6. While driving downslope (eg. downslope of a flyover), get to the middle lane and reduce the accelerator. A car or 2 may overtake you, but this will help improve the FE of your car.
FE will reduce if 2 cars overtakes me & stops in front of me in next red light or earlier. I have to reduce speed applying brakes. So FE will reduce in some certain cases. Useful for non metro off-peak timings.
7. In bumper-to-bumper traffic, avoid sudden pickup and braking. Use as little accelaration as you can since MPFI engines are designed to run even when the accelerator is not pressed. Just de-clutch your vehicle slowly and the car will move a few meters easily.
I liked this part.
8. Check all the oil levels atleast once a month. It takes you only 30mins to do so. - Thanks for this suggestion.
9. Service your vehicle every 6 months or 5000 kms, whichever is earRead More
Commented on own review
Oct 11, 2008 12:37 PM
(Updated Oct 11, 2008 12:38 PM)
The A/C of XETA is about 360KG, M800 A/C - 80 Kg
ALTO A/C is 120KG, WAGONR/Zen - 180KG, Santro/i10 - 240KG.
Bigger A/C gives fast cooling & low pickup. But design of cooling system & isolation from engine & isolation of cabin, is the biggest factor.
& Mr. I am driving since I was 11 y...ear. So car driving is surely 'bachchon ka khel'Read More
Commented on own review
Oct 11, 2008 12:35 PM
You cannot make a U turn at the speed of 50km/h. But all other cars like ALTO - 70km/h took U turn. Wagon R 60km/h. Santro 70km/h. Swift 80km/h. honda city 100km/h. Try this you will find that car shockers & balance are not proper for Zigzag driving.
Commented on own review
Oct 11, 2008 12:32 PM
The mileage on HIGHER TYRE pressure is mentioned.
One of my friend his alto gives a mileage of 16km/l said, you dont know how to drive a car.
We exchanged our car for 10 days. & ALTO gave me 17km/l (100% A/C ON) & Xeta gave him 9Km/l (90% AC ON - On steap slopes, - AC OFF & Switched... off the AC at red signal, and put it back on once in 3rd gear)
Space & beidge interior is diffrent & comfort is different. This rating of comfort is for driving comfort included. The driving comfort is 0. as power stearing is as hard as the Non power stearing ALTO. Gear shifting is not smooth, specially the BACK GEAR. (I know the back gear only works when the tyre stops fully), Otherwise the car is comfortable specially for the front sitted person. But driving this car in city traffic. The turning radius in Hatchback class is maximum. Even Honda city's turning radius is lower than Indica. The swift is almost same out size but turning radius is less. So it is not comfortable for the driver. Even back seats are just OK comparing with other cars.
I m comparing cooling with ALTO. 800cc Alto gets cool faster & remain cool for long time even we off the AC off. But 1200cc Xeta takes time & in few seconds (within a minute) you will feel hot if AC is OFF. I always keep eye on coolant level. I use concentrated mixure than recommanded to get better cooling.
Hyundai or Maruti genuine accessories and spare parts are cheaper than TATA originals.
The car can go 160Km/h, because of its power but not safe due to unbalanced high weight & small tyres of the car.
11Km/l on Saturday/Sunday means there is no traffic on road. It means it is like running on highway with little curves. & No red light ( I am talking about RING Road of DELHI.)
The car power is good (when AC off). The car is designed to run on higher speed. But there is no option from TATA for AIR BAGS ( In europe it is called safety balloon generally).
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Commented on own review
Oct 11, 2008 11:50 AM
Dear Udaykumthekar
Today Santro on-road is 3.2Lakh & 3,7Lakh with aproved dealer fitted CNG
kit with extended warranty. ALTO is 2.95Lakh on-road, with immoblizer. Both the cars are better, if you compromise on a little space. If you are not taller than 6' go for Santro (Electric power steerin...g & Minimum turning radius is 4.2m), if you are not taller than 5'6' go for an ALTO.
I mentioned that Xeta is for businessman, who loads something daily in his car. Not for office going who only carry their TIffins & a Laptop.
The mileage I am getting is under high tyre pressure condition.
Front - 35psi, Rear - 32psi, TATA recom is 30psi on Front & 28 on rear.
At this condition I am getting 6KM/L on city weekdays, A/C ON. & 13Km/L on highway A/C On. 14Km- highway - A/C off.
Heavier cars are stable. This is a fact. But it all depends on design I drove Honda city in the speed of 200km/h. It is very stable. Actually the shockers & weight management should be good. The upper part of honda city is not weighty as the sheetmetal is same what Maruti uses. But honda chasis is strong & weighty. So the car is satable even on higher speeds. & the shockers on City is multi-point (step shockers). But in xeta it is linear.
I bought this car, whatever I am writing here will save somebodies 3 Laks or more. So language is not important.
udaykumthekar said:
Oct 07, 2008 12:18 PM
Dear Rajago,
I think you want a Audi A4 for the price of Indica Xeta. Although, I agree its a not the best car in the market, its not that bad as you are projecting as I own one. The milage you are getting is perfectly acceptable.
An your reasoning about wearing a seat belt as car is heavy, throws all engineering logic out of the window. I am myself a mechanical engineer & heavier cars are more stable than lighter ones.
Last but not the least, you need to improve your writing to make it more readable.
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