So Far So Good. Review on Chevrolet UVA

Hi All,

Here are the Specs of my UVA

Model: 2007

Color: Cashmere

Month of Purchase: Dec 2007

Model: 1.2 LT

City of Purchase/Use: Bangalore

Here Are my Thoughts

*Why did i buy this vehicle?

*Basically, I had 3 choices

1. UVA

   
   




2. Getz

   
   




3. Swift

   
   

Swift: Personally I Like the Looks of the Swift, but I eliminated it as a choice because I needed a car which will be spacious(front and back) and swift gets a little cramped at the back. Powerful vehicle, and ok on mileage.

So now it was between the Getz and the UVA

I did a test drive with the Getz 1.1 and 1.3

Getz: In general. the interiors were very dull and the finishing(interiors) was not upto the mark. However, I liked the Reclining back seats. I never got to test a model with the driver arm rest (would not have made a difference to me, though). I liked the positioning of the gear stick(better than the UVA).

Getz 1.1: Felt a little Sluggish, especially on the lower Gears. Cost was ok.

Getz 1.3: Very Peppy engine. Responsive.  Powerful engine would have meant lower mileage. Cost was higher. Considering that it comes with Steel rims and regular tubular tyres.

*UVA

I totally agree with the Review done by BS Motoring, when they say this about UVA  **"The secret is that the U-VA did consistently well in all the parameters without emerging too strong in any single one. " . Though, not everyone is happy with the review. After having driven about 2000 kms in under 2 months I think they hit the nail on the head. "Consistency" is the key here.

So, eventually I chose the UVA LT over getz(1.1 and 1.3) for the following reasons(though, I must admit, therse differences can be very subjective and vary from person to person - It was a very thin line b/w Getz 1.3 and UVA 1.2LT )

• I think I got better value for money because I got more in th UVA that the Getz for almost the same price(this was after getting the 1 year insurance free in my UVA).

  
  




• UVA LT had Alloy wheels and Tubeless tyres whereas Getz did not.

  
  




• UVA LT had better Mileage(as per reviews on mouth shut)

  
  




• UVA LT has decent pickup(a regular city driver taking the vehicle for ocassional long drives wud not have much to complain about )

  
  

between UVA LS and UVA LT

• I thought a difference of 40k was well worth the price for e few addnl features I got with the UVA LT. Especially, the 14" Alloy wheels.

  
  




• Because it does not make sense to have Tubeless tyres with steel rims(tubeless tyres are best used with alloy wheels).

  
  




• and 14" wheels are any day better than 13"(i guess it will affect the mileage - but I was ok with it :))

  
  

*Performance Thus Far - What i like and dislike about this vehicle

Like:

-** Stable vehicle

• Decent performance(i'm getting a mileage of 11 pretty good for a vehicle that has run under  2000 kms and in BANGALORE- hope to see improvement after the first service )

  
  




• Good A/C

  
  




• Good space(front and back)

  
  




• Decent space at the boot(basically, in order to make for some legroom at the back GM has eaten into the boot space)

  
  




• Good driver seating(can be subjective though)

  
  

*I think this car grows on u and its really a question of getting used to a few things

*   - Sometimes I feel that the gear stick shud have been place slight differently(closer to the seat)

• The back seats are a little tall . Because of this sometime I am not able to see vehicles parked behind me(especially 2 wheelers)

  
  




• My reverse gear gets stuck sometimes(may be specific to my vehicle - plan to take it to the dealer sometime later)

  
  

-  I observed a slight play in the driver seat back rest(i'm sure many ppl woud pass it of as something normal - dealer says they cannot do anythinmg abt it:))

So far these are the things I noticed. Will keep everyone posted as and when I figure out things