Aug 01, 2008 01:58 PM
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I bought a kristal recently. I m quite short. so decided to settle down wiht a kristal or scooty. I am not able to reach down when I use activa.
I have been riding for the past 12 years. I first started with TVS champ. then had a kinetic honda DX. then activa and now this.
Kristal has good mileage. gives me almost 60Kms/Ltr. But I face the following discomforts while riding this vehicle:
the vehicle does not give a good sitting posture. after riding for sometime, I suffer from pains on my shoulder, back etc. this is because of the design of the vehicle. I used to not face this with activa or my DX
the next is the performance. After riding for sometime the vehicle starts pulling. When I release the throttle the engines switches off. I have to wait for minimum 2-3 minutes before I can restart the vehicle and continue my journey. It is very difficult to do this when we are amidst traffic.
about the service station, this is the most pathetic service I have received. I had filled my tank for almost Rs.100/-(approx 1.85 Ltr). I had rode for just 8-10 Kms. So for the mileage my vehicle gives me, there should have been atleast 1.7 litres of petrol(this means I can ride for another 100Kms). Let us assume they had used around 250ml of petrol for cleaning the engine(which I am sure they have not done), I should still be able to ride another 70-80 Kms. I get the vehicle back from service, and hardly 15-20Kms later, I am standing in the road without petrol! Should I call this pilferege or day-light robbery? Well, you can ask me why I gave my vehicle with petrol. I used my Activa for almost 3 years before this. This has never happened there. Even if I were to have Rs.50/- of petrol in the tank, I would get it back the very same way. That is the kind of reputation Honda service centers have built.
About the service, I was not there standing next to them when they did it. But out of my 12 years of riding experience, I can make out the difference between a vehicle before and after service. I am very dissapointed to say that there is nothing done to the vehicle during the 1st service! I have got the vehicle back with a water wash. There was a call from Bajaj for feedback. I told them clearly what has happened. Its been almost a month since they called. Never heard back from them again. So they dont mind having an unhappy customer.
- About the engine oil, my engine has been ceasing very often. I doubt if they have changed the engine oil during the service(though I was charged Rs.200/-) for the same.
Overall. I regret for not buying a Scooty. Now I realize why I find so few of the Kristals while there are sooooooo many Scootys all around Bangalore.
