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For instance, I may not remember when my Chevy's brake pads were changed for the first time! One glance at my file and I am able to find out when the change took place and also when it was rotated! I plan to keep Chevy with me for a long long time! At least till 3 lakh kilometres! I have heard that some of my company's Taveras are giving 18 - 19 kmpl in highways. As far as I am concerned, I drive very fast. So my Chevy's mileage is approximately 15 - 16 kmpl most of the time! Quote:
One of the funniest reviews I read about the Tavera was in Mouthshut! One guy had the audacity to claim that 90% of the accidents in Kerala are caused by Taveras!!!  He goes on to add that once there was a collision between a Tavera and an Omni! He claims that the passengers in the Omni escaped unhurt, while a passenger in the Tavera died!!! That guy's Imagination was really running wild! But in Team BHP, we write ONLY about what we experienced!!! The beauty of Team Bhp is that we do not have any crappy reviews here, like the one I mentioned above!!! | ||||
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5th October 2010, 19:31
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6th October 2010, 01:57
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I am happy to hear that you liked the ride in a Tavera. Chevy is a superb highway cruiser! To tell you the fact, my Chevy's clutch is quite soft. I regularly check and change the clutch oil. I also use the clutch very sparingly as I mentioned in an earlier post. Because of my careful usage, Chevy's clutch is still going strong even after 93,800 kms. Your friend's Tavera might have had old oil in the clutch master. A heavy clutch could also be the result of wrong settings. I have driven 960 kilometres in my Chevy in just 15 hours. I never felt any fatigue, even after reaching my destination. I felt that my Chevy's clutch was exceptionally smooth during that trip to Udaipur!! So I think that the heavy clutch you mentioned must be because of the oil. | |
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6th October 2010, 07:20
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6th October 2010, 23:48
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Tavera can handle almost all kinds of terrains! When we returned from our trip to Sikkim, we were very impressed by the comfort of our Tavera cab. I booked my Tavera within a week after returning. We liked the car so much that I had no qualms about spending 10.5 L on the vehicle and accessories!!! We wish to keep on driving and visiting all the incredibly beautiful places in India! | |
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27th November 2010, 15:45
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 Before the goa trip i only had been in a tavera as a cab and never paid much attention. After this trip every day I prayed for the pickup cab to be a Tavera !!Last edited by lancersfx : 27th November 2010 at 15:47. Reason: update. | |
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28th November 2010, 11:42
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@Chevylover, well maintained Chevy there, wishing you several more happy miles ahead ! | |
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30th November 2010, 06:15
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1. Ground clearance. 2. Suspension and ride comfort. 3. VFM. | |
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30th November 2010, 07:14
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I had earlier travelled in our company Tavera many times but it had not appealed then, probably the driver's skill would have played a part here. Nice narration and responses to individual ones Chevvy lover. Looking forward to your next long drive. Make it soon. Last edited by rajeev k : 30th November 2010 at 07:16. | |
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As far as value for money is concerned, it is a big YES!  Innova has the ride quality of a car like the Corolla. But the ride quality is not so good in bad roads. Quote:
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17th December 2010, 03:08
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| Senior - BHPian | Update - 97,200 Kilometres and a story of cheating by Pashankar Auto! Dear Team BHPians, My Tavera completed 97,200 kilometres this week. The journey from 93,000 to 97,000 kilometres wasn't really a good one. I had to face a lot of issues with the company authorized service centre. Here goes the story. I did the last service of my Chevy Baby at 93,861 kms on 30/09/2010. It was the 13th service of Chevy. The service was quite elaborate and the engine oil, coolant, brake pads, oil filter, air filter, etc were changed. I paid Rs. 7014 for the service and after a short inspection, I took delivery of my vehicle by 7 pm. I was in a hurry as I had to go to Mumbai the next day and I drove home without any further delay. My wife and I left for Mumbai the next day by 5 am and the drive was smooth. I did not feel any trouble with the vehicle at first. But after passing khandala, I speeded up and I felt that the pulling wasn't upto the mark. I did not think too much about it at that point of time. We reached Mumbai later that morning and parked our Chevy. I always check Chevy's engine after a long drive. When I touched the bonnet, it was burning hot, which had never ever happened earlier. When I opened the bonnet, I was shocked out of my senses. There was only very little coolant left in the reservoir. It was unexplainable since I had paid to change the coolant the previous day. I also noticed that the coolant was green in colour. I was very angry to see that the engine bay was very very dirty. Those idiots had not washed my car's engine and also the under body!!! I was really fuming at Pashankar Auto, but there was little I could do then. I filled up some water in the reservoir and returned back home to Pune later that day. The next day I went to Pashankar Automobiles and called the service advisor out to my car. I asked him what colour was the Elf coolant that he had put in my Chevy, two days back. He gave me the answer I was expecting and which I knew already; RED! Then I showed him the liquid that was left in the coolant reservoir of my vehicle. I was 1000% sure that the coolant which was in my car was of Castrol, which I had put personally before my Udaipur trip. Castrol coolant is green in colour. The service advisor was speechless. The next person who came out to inspect my Chevy was the service supervisor. He looked at my Chevy's engine bay for exactly three seconds and immediately ordered a mechanic to change the coolant. This was when I lost my composure. I blasted them with the choicest of biblical verses and demanded an immediate refund of the money they charged me for coolant replacement. I took out my camera and clicked some pics.   I told them that I would be sending the pics to GM's Customer service Manager and to the Times Of India. The supervisor started pleading with me and called the service manager, who came out, met me and invited me to his cabin. He was very apologetic and assured me that the coolant would be replaced immediately. I was very angry but I decided to accept his plea and get out of the place. I had a trip to Jalgaon the next day and I did not want my Chevy to suffer again. That issue was settled amicably and I left that wretched place making a promise NEVER to return.  We left for Jalgaon the next day by 4 am. I drove sedately for about an hour or two at 100 kmph. Chevy's response was good then. But when I tried to accelerate to 130 kmph, which is my usual speed in NH, Chevy was very sluggish. I immediately got a feeling that those morons may not have changed the engine oil too. I was flabbergasted!!! During the past four years, I had never ever faced such an issue! We somehow completed our trip and returned back to Pune. I checked my Chevy's engine oil and I found that the oil was completely black in colour and it resembled tar. I took my Chevy to Bosch service centre a couple of weeks after this incident and did an engine oil flush and an engine de-carbonizing treatment. The amount of black smoke that came out from my Chevy's exhaust pipe was unbelievable!!! I also changed the engine oil and oil filter. As I expected, the old engine oil was like tar and very thick. My mechanic was of the opinion that the oil looked older than 10,000 kms. The service advisor and the owner of Bosch centre, Mr. Rajesh, recommended the Bosch 15W40 engine oil highly and I accepted their suggestion. They told me that Bosch was much better than Elf, which GM recommends. Now, after the treatments and the oil change, Chevy is back in peak form and I touched 130+ in NH4. The engine sound is much more refined now and the pickup has increased tremendously. Chevy is much smoother to drive now and I am enjoying every second I am spending behind the wheel. I am really happy that I could take remedial steps immediately before it was too late. I got a mileage of approximately 11.66 kmpl yesterday after a high speed run on NH4. So guys and gals, beware of Pashankar. They are the biggest cheats I have come across in a long time. I was so happy with the service offered by Talera Motors. But sadly they stopped dealing with GM. I am very happy with Bosch service. I was right near my Chevy during his treatment and I could see the professionalism with which the mechanics approached their jobs. I have attached my Chevy's updated service history sheet. Tavera Service History_Chevy_lover_DEC2010.xls This is all for now. Chevy is back to his best!!! |
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17th December 2010, 05:58
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17th December 2010, 07:10
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| BHPian | Re: MY Tavera! Still my "Baby" after 51000 kilometres! Edit: Now a "toddler" after 93 Hey Chevy_lover. I can understand the pain when your baby does not get the well deserved attention. I had similar stuff with Lathangi ford and wrote to the Director of Ford India ( Thanks to Team-Bhp as I got the email from one of the threads)  . Anyway I got a call from the lathangi service manager but still didn't get a satisfactory reply. Anyway thats another story. It seems like a never ending saga of hopeless service. Mechanics with the motto of REPLACE rather than repair or fix wherever possible. \Good to know your new found Bosch service centre. Happy cruising. 130 + . I stick to 80 not more. lol |
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