1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up

Shreyas Aterkar · 2nd November 2011, 13:41

Wow, another XUV. Congrats Kedar for your stunning XUVi. IMHO white looks superb in this vehicle. The interior lighting is also very nice. 14 L OTR mumbai is max VFM. I think your experience with the dealer is because this vehicle has become a sudden hit amongst the buyers. Same happened with a few of my friends when they booked the new Verna.

Have a very safe trip to Goa on the extended weekend and looking forward to a travelogue full of beautiful pics of your trip.

MAS · 2nd November 2011, 14:07

Congrats on your new drive. First W8 and first White XUV on Team Bhp

Wishing you a million miles of safe and enjoyable ownership

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However I am still not able to digest the point that why haven't they provided boot space behind the 3rd row. They must have forgotten that such a thing exists.

That is the way the XUV is designed. As Kedar has photographed it, it is acutally a 5 seater with an option of using the two baby seats at the back. I appreciate Mahindra for not using the side-by-side configuration as in the Scorpio.

SDP · 2nd November 2011, 14:33

Congrats Kedar!

3rd XUV on tbhp and all 3 are in different colors! Loved the pics. That's a treat!

Have a fantastic Goa trip and please share detailed feedback on how it functions. Are you taking NH4 or NH17?

swiftnfurious · 2nd November 2011, 14:58

Congrats ! XUV does look beautiful in white. And nice to see there is one more guy who is crazy about the ambient lighting! Please do keep adding pics. And really looking forward to the Goa tip updates.

Wish you miles of happy & safe motoring!

drchernish · 2nd November 2011, 15:11

Congrats.The Beast looks beautiful.Please post more drool pictures of xuvi.Hope to buy one when it gets launched in tier 2 cities.Best of luck with the ride.

Behemoth · 2nd November 2011, 15:19

Congrats Kedar!
Good to see your XUV also joining the company of your Superb! The XUV is such a strong value proposition for itself that it has tempted so many of us (including me!).
Wish you many years of trouble free ownership and tons of driving thrills!

PS: Pls also upload these pics in your gallery pics!

Regards,
Behemoth

RajaTaurus · 2nd November 2011, 16:03

Congratulations Kedar on the acquisition. This beast sure has changed the game and the playing field as well! All others will be left behind wondering what can we do now enjoy safe driving.
Would appreciate your true experience of ride quality, with respect to the suspensions.

90BHP · 2nd November 2011, 16:18

Congratulations Kedar ! Great ride... Wish you many happy miles ahead.

By the way can you tell us about the Purple Club experience you get along with the XUV ?

harimakesh · 2nd November 2011, 16:18

Congrats on your new buy.

XUV5oo is seemingly a Good Car with reasonable features at less exploitative price. I wish you experience zero niggles on XUV500.

IMHO Rs. 14L price is a great amount of money equivalent of US$ 24K which cannot be called a STEAL.

I believe as other car makers have been looting us Indians in India, we tend to call 14L price a STEAL.

I will consider this car if it comes in A/T variant without sunroof. I am used to A/T cars mostly and apprehensive of driving M/T cars in India.

_raVan_ · 2nd November 2011, 16:38

Congratulations on your XUVI! Thats the 3rd ownership review in the forum and we have 3 different colors

Hope that you have a safe and fulfilling ride to Goa in your XUV. Do post more pictures of the monster in the wilderness

nipun dhingra · 2nd November 2011, 22:45

How bad is the third row sitting. It would be great if you could post it's picture with a passenger.

Also how sturdy is central driver's armrest. The test drive car that I saw had a broken armrest.

Also I would recommend you to upgrade the alloys to super speed ones available at Mahindra itself. Cost Rs 35 k. Check what the dealer quotes for them in exchange of your stock alloys.

bigron · 3rd November 2011, 09:27

Nice Nice Nice. Congratulations dude , I like this car. The more i see it the more i want to buy it. And you just cannot go wrong with white. Looks splendid. ride safe and enjoy your new ride.

rajchetan · 3rd November 2011, 09:56

congrats Kedar.

Its indeed a beauty.

Just seeing how the look has grown on people. Now we have a Black, Silver and White XUV 5OO in team-BHP. and all colours look great, no more feeling of over done front or too rounded back.

The Design just grows on you.

Congrats again and wish you have a nice and pleasant ownership experience.

Looking forward to more detailed details and drive reviews.

amit_mechengg · 3rd November 2011, 10:13

congrats Kedar, its such a good delivery experience of XUV it seems.

the pics are beautiful, but whenever i see the car in flesh- the road presence it has my dil goes oooh la la laaaa

neoonwheels · 3rd November 2011, 11:22

Congrats Kedar. So you are the third member of TBhp who now owns the XUV. Probably a first to have W8 FWD. Keep us updated on its performance and initial niggle if any (Touch wood)

2nd November 2011, 13:41	#16
Shreyas Aterkar BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 319 Thanked: 246 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Wow, another XUV. Congrats Kedar for your stunning XUVi. IMHO white looks superb in this vehicle. The interior lighting is also very nice. 14 L OTR mumbai is max VFM. I think your experience with the dealer is because this vehicle has become a sudden hit amongst the buyers. Same happened with a few of my friends when they booked the new Verna. Have a very safe trip to Goa on the extended weekend and looking forward to a travelogue full of beautiful pics of your trip.
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SDP Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,737 Thanked: 11,279 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congrats Kedar! 3rd XUV on tbhp and all 3 are in different colors! Loved the pics. That's a treat! Have a fantastic Goa trip and please share detailed feedback on how it functions. Are you taking NH4 or NH17?
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2nd November 2011, 14:58	#19
swiftnfurious Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 7,204 Thanked: 9,663 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congrats ! XUV does look beautiful in white. And nice to see there is one more guy who is crazy about the ambient lighting! Please do keep adding pics. And really looking forward to the Goa tip updates. Wish you miles of happy & safe motoring!
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2nd November 2011, 15:11	#20
drchernish BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: kanpur Posts: 426 Thanked: 70 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congrats.The Beast looks beautiful.Please post more drool pictures of xuvi.Hope to buy one when it gets launched in tier 2 cities.Best of luck with the ride.
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2nd November 2011, 15:19	#21
Behemoth Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 2,109 Thanked: 5,867 Times View My Garage	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congrats Kedar! Good to see your XUV also joining the company of your Superb! The XUV is such a strong value proposition for itself that it has tempted so many of us (including me!). Wish you many years of trouble free ownership and tons of driving thrills! PS: Pls also upload these pics in your gallery pics! Regards, Behemoth Last edited by Behemoth : 2nd November 2011 at 15:21.
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2nd November 2011, 16:03	#22
RajaTaurus Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tenkasi, TN Posts: 1,119 Thanked: 473 Times View My Garage	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congratulations Kedar on the acquisition. This beast sure has changed the game and the playing field as well! All others will be left behind wondering what can we do now enjoy safe driving. Would appreciate your true experience of ride quality, with respect to the suspensions.
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2nd November 2011, 16:18	#23
90BHP BHPian Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 238 Thanked: 42 Times View My Garage	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congratulations Kedar ! Great ride... Wish you many happy miles ahead. By the way can you tell us about the Purple Club experience you get along with the XUV ? Last edited by 90BHP : 2nd November 2011 at 16:19. Reason: Added Question
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2nd November 2011, 16:18	#24
harimakesh BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai/Kuwait Posts: 502 Thanked: 354 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congrats on your new buy. XUV5oo is seemingly a Good Car with reasonable features at less exploitative price. I wish you experience zero niggles on XUV500. IMHO Rs. 14L price is a great amount of money equivalent of US$ 24K which cannot be called a STEAL. I believe as other car makers have been looting us Indians in India, we tend to call 14L price a STEAL. I will consider this car if it comes in A/T variant without sunroof. I am used to A/T cars mostly and apprehensive of driving M/T cars in India.
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2nd November 2011, 16:38	#25
_raVan_ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 1,074 Thanked: 660 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congratulations on your XUVI! Thats the 3rd ownership review in the forum and we have 3 different colors Hope that you have a safe and fulfilling ride to Goa in your XUV. Do post more pictures of the monster in the wilderness
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2nd November 2011, 22:45	#26
nipun dhingra BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: amritsar Posts: 42 Thanked: 2 Times	How bad is the third row sitting. It would be great if you could post it's picture with a passenger. Also how sturdy is central driver's armrest. The test drive car that I saw had a broken armrest. Also I would recommend you to upgrade the alloys to super speed ones available at Mahindra itself. Cost Rs 35 k. Check what the dealer quotes for them in exchange of your stock alloys.
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3rd November 2011, 09:27	#27
bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,309 Thanked: 2,706 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Nice Nice Nice. Congratulations dude , I like this car. The more i see it the more i want to buy it. And you just cannot go wrong with white. Looks splendid. ride safe and enjoy your new ride.
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3rd November 2011, 09:56	#28
rajchetan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand / Vietnam / HK / Bangalore Posts: 365 Thanked: 146 Times	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up congrats Kedar. Its indeed a beauty. Just seeing how the look has grown on people. Now we have a Black, Silver and White XUV 5OO in team-BHP. and all colours look great, no more feeling of over done front or too rounded back. The Design just grows on you. Congrats again and wish you have a nice and pleasant ownership experience. Looking forward to more detailed details and drive reviews.
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3rd November 2011, 10:13	#29
amit_mechengg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 2,488 Thanked: 2,252 Times View My Garage	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up congrats Kedar, its such a good delivery experience of XUV it seems. the pics are beautiful, but whenever i see the car in flesh- the road presence it has my dil goes oooh la la laaaa
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3rd November 2011, 11:22	#30
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,065 Thanked: 1,877 Times View My Garage	re: 1st Satin White Mahindra XUV500 W8 FWD on Team-BHP. EDIT: 85,000 kms up Congrats Kedar. So you are the third member of TBhp who now owns the XUV. Probably a first to have W8 FWD. Keep us updated on its performance and initial niggle if any (Touch wood)
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