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Originally Posted by Mpower  Also keep in mind that a vehicle that is setup to carry 9 people will have a jarring ride with just 1 or 2 people in the front seat due to the stiff rear suspension. A couple of sandbags will help though. |
I too was concerned about it. But yesterday we only had 4 adults and 2 small kids. The 3 adults were in the front seats. Yet, the ride was very good, my wife was happy with the ride comfort.
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Originally Posted by Mpower Also find out if they are going to put the Mercedes OM651 into this vehicle. Would have liked to see some shots of the interior. |
OM651, I thought that was still under development. Do you mean the OM611 CRDI, not sure about that. I was told that if I ask for too many custom features, I may have to wait like my cousin for long.
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Originally Posted by tsk1979 Are you actually going to buy this and do all mods.
It will cost you as much as a Safari 4x4 after all this. |
The cheapest 4x4 from Safari costs 9.1 lakhs ex-showroom, that's 3 lakhs more than top of the line Gama. The only major mod I am thinking is seats. I'll be changing tyres no matter what I buy. And I ain't spending 3 lakhs on seats.
These are Bolero SLX seats, how much would these cost after market?
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Originally Posted by rjstyles69 Are we by any chance loosing on a Baleno fan ? Hope the Baleno stays home .. |
Well, if I get a SUV, the Baleno goes, I can't keep both.
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Originally Posted by rjstyles69 BTW Samurai, are you considering options from the stables of TATA or Mahindra ? Have seen very few Trax's in and around Udupi/Mangalore. Correct me if I am wrong. |
It may not be as common as Tata/Mahindra, but I see them everyday around here.
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Originally Posted by rjstyles69 My 2 cents, if you by any chance buying the Trax get some killer alloys and tyres.Am sure these will suit the terrain and roads out there. |
Sure, I changed the looks of my Baleno by switching to alloys and fatter tyres. That is given.
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Originally Posted by manikjeet Why not a bolero i have one and i love it |
I checked the review on
Bolero. In the words of Bunny Punia,
You cant expect a Mahindra (except for the Scorpio) to have a nice ride. That's a total turn off. In fact my wife took a ride in a fully loaded (8 people) Scorpio last week in Naxalite infested forests, they even went off-riding on riverbed. Her report, very good ride off-road, but bad on-road. It was literally throwing them around on the twisting ghat roads.
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Originally Posted by ggkg Nice review...surprised to hear about small leg room for 2nd row - is that in comparison with other vehicles? Can a person around 6' sit at all?
Any FE numbers thrown around for BSII/BSIII? |
The leg room is less, but that can be fixed by customizing the seats later. I never asked about the FE, I'll take anything above 10kmpl.