FIAT A S S nothing has changed(Manipal Motors)

Vinaygv · 13th January 2008, 11:00

My car was given for repairs after a minor accident, to replace the front bumper and tinkering and painting of the bonnet and FR side panel.

Cost and parts.
Door glass 657.82
Front Bumper 6277.6
Headlight 6818.89
Foglamp 1569.82
Labour 8825.00
VAT 12.5% 1915.51
Service tax 12% 1059.00
Education Cess 2% 21.18
S&HE Cess 1% 10.59

Insurance paid 16866
My pocket 10289
Total paid 27,155.00

Total tax paid 26.5% our Government is poor!!!!!!

The car looked fine when delivered, today when the car was washed, the paint of the bumper, bonnet and side panel does not match the rest of the car. Looks like a mixed and matched kit car.

While the car was delivered it appears polish was used to mask the color difference. In addition all fitted parts appear to have lost alignment after a drive of 100 kms.
I had specifically spent 2 days to get them to realign the panel gaps on the fitted part, it appears that the job done was with "Spit and Polish" no pun intended!
The bumper has sagged, the RH headlight appears to have gone with it, the grill appears to "Hang in there" Hanging on to the bonnet while the bumper does its trip south. The car appears to be mutating before my eyes. Have contacted Manipal, waiting to see what they do about it.
Will keep you guys posted.
Mods, please move thread to appropriate location if necessary.

Vid6639 · 13th January 2008, 12:02

Do you have any pics? and those parts seem pretty expensive.

manish_symc · 13th January 2008, 12:14

Why do not you contact FIAT officials through mails or posts? They will come to know what is happening.

Vinaygv · 13th January 2008, 12:24

Will try to post some pictures.

maxbhp · 13th January 2008, 12:34

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Originally Posted by Vinaygv

Cost and parts.
Door glass 657.82
Front Bumper 6277.6
Headlight 6818.89
Foglamp 1569.82
Labour 8825.00

Thats funny . Previously when I had asked the price for the same (headlamp) they had quoted me 8100 per piece. That comes to 16200 a pair.

jaibir · 13th January 2008, 12:41

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Originally Posted by maxbhp

Thats funny . Previously when I had asked the price for the same (headlamp) they had quoted me 8100 per piece. That comes to 16200 a pair.

its probably 8100 including taxes

snaronikar · 13th January 2008, 12:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinaygv

Cost and parts.
Front Bumper 6277.6
Headlight 6818.89
Foglamp 1569.82
Labour 8825.00
VAT 12.5% 1915.51
Service tax 12% 1059.00
Education Cess 2% 21.18
S&HE Cess 1% 10.59

Too costly spares man. Are these the real costs of spares?

Maruti spares would be much cheaper. If I do a comparo with Wagon R the FR Headlight had cost me around Rs.1500 and the FR and RR bumpers had cost around Rs.2100 (both included).

Vinaygv · 13th January 2008, 13:14

The cost displayed here is incluysive of a 5.00% discount offered if you have Reliance Insurance.
@maxbhp.
Initially that is what they quoted me too. 8100 per headlight.

Vinaygv · 13th January 2008, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxbhp

Thats funny . Previously when I had asked the price for the same (headlamp) they had quoted me 8100 per piece. That comes to 16200 a pair.

That is what they orignally quoted me too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by snaronikar

Too costly spares man. Are these the real costs of spares?

Maruti spares would be much cheaper. If I do a comparo with Wagon R the FR Headlight had cost me around Rs.1500 and the FR and RR bumpers had cost around Rs.2100 (both included).

The cost posted does not include the taxes, however, includes a 5% discount offered to Reliance insurance customers.

payam · 13th January 2008, 14:24

Oh God ,parts are damn costly in palio stile.
6k for fron bumper

deepakhon · 13th January 2008, 18:03

How long did they take to repair?

My car is at Concorde right now after last night's rear end hit. It is NV though.

DCEite · 13th January 2008, 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vinaygv

Cost and parts.
Door glass 657.82
Front Bumper 6277.6
Headlight 6818.89
Foglamp 1569.82
Labour 8825.00
VAT 12.5% 1915.51
Service tax 12% 1059.00
Education Cess 2% 21.18
S&HE Cess 1% 10.59

I don't believe those prices. It seems more like Skoda Laura's spare part cost list.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 13th January 2008, 18:54

Is this a TATA- FIAT service centre or previous one?

girish.r · 13th January 2008, 19:26

This is quite discouraging especially for those betting high on 1.3 MJD and that includes myself as well.

lamborghini · 14th January 2008, 00:52

Wow!
You had a bad experience with Manipal Motors.
I thought the price of Fiat spares had come down. If they continue pricing it at these levels then god help them.
As for the paint finish - it is very difficult to get the touched up paint to match factory finish. complain to manipal and ask them to sort it out.
OT - almost all the honda's i have seen in Mumbai that have had an accident touched up seem to have the same problem of paint not matching with the car.

13th January 2008, 11:00	#1
Vinaygv BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 84 Thanked: Once	FIAT A S S nothing has changed(Manipal Motors) My car was given for repairs after a minor accident, to replace the front bumper and tinkering and painting of the bonnet and FR side panel. Cost and parts. Door glass 657.82 Front Bumper 6277.6 Headlight 6818.89 Foglamp 1569.82 Labour 8825.00 VAT 12.5% 1915.51 Service tax 12% 1059.00 Education Cess 2% 21.18 S&HE Cess 1% 10.59 Insurance paid 16866 My pocket 10289 Total paid 27,155.00 Total tax paid 26.5% our Government is poor!!!!!! The car looked fine when delivered, today when the car was washed, the paint of the bumper, bonnet and side panel does not match the rest of the car. Looks like a mixed and matched kit car. While the car was delivered it appears polish was used to mask the color difference. In addition all fitted parts appear to have lost alignment after a drive of 100 kms. I had specifically spent 2 days to get them to realign the panel gaps on the fitted part, it appears that the job done was with "Spit and Polish" no pun intended! The bumper has sagged, the RH headlight appears to have gone with it, the grill appears to "Hang in there" Hanging on to the bonnet while the bumper does its trip south. The car appears to be mutating before my eyes. Have contacted Manipal, waiting to see what they do about it. Will keep you guys posted. Mods, please move thread to appropriate location if necessary.
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13th January 2008, 12:02	#2
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,473 Times View My Garage	Do you have any pics? and those parts seem pretty expensive.
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13th January 2008, 12:14	#3
manish_symc BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 155 Thanked: 100 Times	Why do not you contact FIAT officials through mails or posts? They will come to know what is happening.
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13th January 2008, 12:24	#4
Vinaygv BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 84 Thanked: Once	Will try to post some pictures.
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13th January 2008, 13:14	#8
Vinaygv BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 84 Thanked: Once	The cost displayed here is incluysive of a 5.00% discount offered if you have Reliance Insurance. @maxbhp. Initially that is what they quoted me too. 8100 per headlight.
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13th January 2008, 14:24	#10
payam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pune Posts: 924 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Oh God ,parts are damn costly in palio stile. 6k for fron bumper
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13th January 2008, 18:03	#11
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	How long did they take to repair? My car is at Concorde right now after last night's rear end hit. It is NV though.
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13th January 2008, 18:54	#13
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,180 Thanked: 73,502 Times View My Garage	Is this a TATA- FIAT service centre or previous one?
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13th January 2008, 19:26	#14
girish.r BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore/Hubli Posts: 111 Thanked: Once	This is quite discouraging especially for those betting high on 1.3 MJD and that includes myself as well.
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14th January 2008, 00:52	#15
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,113 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Wow! You had a bad experience with Manipal Motors. I thought the price of Fiat spares had come down. If they continue pricing it at these levels then god help them. As for the paint finish - it is very difficult to get the touched up paint to match factory finish. complain to manipal and ask them to sort it out. OT - almost all the honda's i have seen in Mumbai that have had an accident touched up seem to have the same problem of paint not matching with the car.
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