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Originally Posted by ashwin_seattle  Seems liek Getz quality has taken a nose dive since I test drove it in Nov 06 |
Bang on. Just had a short stint in the Prime 1.1 and that was my first reaction as well. The quality of the plastics feels so downmarket in comparison to the Getz that were sold a couple of years ago. That fake aluminium gear knob looks rubbish and the the car suddenly feels that it does'nt deserve the higher price any longer. I thought my car was supposed to have cheap interiors.But the Getz Prime felt a lot worse and flimsy in comparison.
The drive however, was fantastic! It just does'nt feel underpowered, atleast not as much as I had expected it to be.The car is very driveable in any gear and I really admired the Santro's Epsilon engine.My previous encounter with a Getz was 2 years back.I felt the 1.3 engined car was sluggish then.The a/c was bad even then.But with the Prime 1.1, you actually dont miss the 1.3 all that much, atleast in the city.The controls, clutch, steering feel is light and the car is easy to potter around in. The brakes are pretty good as well.The a/c was bad,I kept sweating throughout the TD.I can only imagine it getting worse with full load.
In comparison, the Palio Stile 1.1 I test drove a few days back feels like garbage.It really does.The Getz Prime is by far the better enginereed car.Its
much better to drive and own, and might also be more Fuel efficient.The prime, however, is bad on VFM front.4.5 L for the base version GLE is a bit too steep. Overall, good car but bad pricing.
P.S - The Odo and Speedo were diconnected in this particular car as well.I feel sorry for the poor chap who will finally drive that car out of the showroom.