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Originally Posted by avisidhu I'm sorry I should have been more specific. What I mean is, it's got a good deal of rattles now. Also, some of the electrical systems have gone for a toss. For instance, the passenger side electric mirror adjust no longer works. Of course these things get taken care during regular service, but nothing can be done about the niggles and rattles.
This is not to suggest that the Vista is a terrible car, on the contrary it's an amazingly VFM product. It's just that most of the times the quality of a product is determined by how good it holds over a period of time. Again, no idea how a Figo performs on the above front. For all you know it might deteriorate at the same speed.
All said and done, it is still a huge step ahead from the earlier generation Indica in almost all aspects. How it holds against the current hatchbacks is something which I'm not so sure about though. |
I had a chance to test drive both Figo TDCi and Vista QJD on the same day (yesterday) for my friend. The test was performed on the same route. A small TD report is as follows. Never matches GTO detailing, but can go for a Level - 1 comparison
Its not a full fedged TD report, so only posting in the comparison thread. Mods, please move to appropriate thread if needed.
Test Car Given:
Figo - A Titanium variant which clocked around 12K km as per ODO.
Vista - An Aura ABS variant which clocked 20K as per ODO. However on TD, found that the ODO was not moving and the sales man told, they've disconnected it. So don't know the actual mileage of the TD car.
Test Route:
We had a total of around 10 km test drive on both cars including pocket roads with very bad patches, some nice rubberized roads, some concrete areas, huge bumps, tight parking spots.
Test Crew:
Actually we had planned to have four people inside. Finally I insisted on having a 5th person to check for space. All are of average height around 5'7" - 5'9" with slightly obese nature. We used A/C all of the time on both cars. ICE was off during test.
Performance & Handling:
All of us gives much weightage to performance when it comes to cars.
This is mainly due to the wide range of road conditions and terrains it needs to travel. Those who know the nature of Kerala terrain will understand it well. With 5 people inside, both cars performed up to our satisfaction, but on some areas especially on high-gear-slow-speed times, Vista had a better torque feel. May be due to the tuning of the engine and gear ratios. Both engines were equally silent, but at higher RPMs, for us Vista felt a bit more silent. I think the firewall insulation played its role. On tight turns and all Figo felt more planted while Vista let down on confidence a bit.
Interior Quality & Plastics:
There is no doubt, I definitely felt the quality of plastics in Figo tad better than the ones in Vista. Finishing was also better in Figo with less gaps. Also, the center console of Vista never attracted any one of us. In case of rattles also, Figo wins hands down. Vista rattled from here and there on bad patches. Figo had some squeaking noise from the seat belts, nothing other than that. On good roads, Vista was as smooth as anything. Storage space and ergonomics wise, I liked Vista while others never had anything to comment on.
Space & Comfort:
In space, something to beat Vista is still to be born in its segment. The back seat comfort is un matched. Three average built guys sat comfortably in the back seat of Vista, but on Figo the story was bit different. Leg room felt sufficient on both, but felt more roomy in Vista. Suspension on Vista felt to be tuned on the softer side which gave us a pretty comfortable ride on average road conditions, and can't forget to mention; on big bumps also. Figo felt to be a bit more on the tougher side but gives a lot of confidence while some cornering. A/C on both cooled the cabin extremely fast and well. Vents on Figo felt a bit more ergonomic than the ones on Vista.
ICE:
ICE on both suits basic usage. For my liking, both of them lacks a punchy bass. For sure, useful for very normal usage but not for that tight bass and clear mid ranges.
Decision:
We had asked for a TD of Fabia TDi CR & Vista TDi also. The decision will be made afterwards. But the votes were a 3-2 in favor of Vista QJD mainly because of the space comfort and that my friend will be having almost a fully loaded car all the time (4-5 people most of the times).