Honda Activa vs TVS Wego. We went with the Wego. Actors : Me & my wife. Here forth referred to as We.
Scene 1
Date:05th Oct 2010 Time: 2.45pm Venue : Honda showroom, Alleppey
We entered the show room. No one came to help. Found out the reception and went to the receptionist.(here forth referred as she).
She : yes..
We : We are looking for a gearless scooter, preferably an activa. Payment will be in cash.
She : Sorry, we don’t have any ready.
We : That’s fine, we will wait. What will be the booking amount?
She : At present, we are not accepting any booking & booking won’t start till December. Waiting period will be 6 to 8 months.
We : Oh I see. Do you have Aviator .
She : again, that too has to be booked and if you are lucky enough, you will get it in 4 months and the booking amount will be 1000rs.
We: Shall we have a look at the test drive vehicle and go for a TD?
She : Sorry sir, we don’t have a TD vehicle.
We : Ok we will just look around.
Finally, we went around, saw some new aviators and activas waiting for their owners and was shocked to hear that this lot was for those people who booked their vehicle in April 2010. We got a bit disappointed and walked past the Honda showroom, thinking of what to do next. ( I was the most disappointed as I was using Honda Unicorn for the past 5 years , and became a huge fan of it).
Mean time we had shortlisted the options to Activa, HH pleasure, Suzuki Access & TVS Scooty Pep. But discarded the idea of Pleasure and Access, the reason being poor ride comfort in pleasure and poor service for access in our town. The option left was Scooty pep. I was bit reluctant with scooty due to its size. Scene 2
Date: 5th Oct 2010 Time 3.45pm, Venue : ARV autoland(Dealer of TVS).
As we entered the show room, there were few bikes and gearless scooters. But one coffee brown scooter caught our attention. I have never seen it before.
Receptionist (She) came forward.
She : Good afternoon Sir, how may I help you.
We: ....
She : Sir,
We : Oh yes, Good afternoon. We are looking for a Scooty pep or pep plus.
She : please be seated Sir. We have a new and better product named Wego. It comes at par with activa.(and she started explaining the features). Shall I give you a test drive?
We : Oh yes. (My wife was awaiting this moment). Test drive :
I have used the new generation activa of my uncle, so has an upperhand in comparing both the scooters. She rod it first and was quite happy with it. Reasons - Low weight compared to active, Better control. Next the chance was for me. (Still thinking activa is the best)
Starting : Electric start, less engine noise (lesser than activa).
Acceleration : Quite good. At par with activa.
Suspension : Superb . Intentionally I rod it through pot holes to have a feel at it. (better than active)
Braking : At par with activa. Im satisfied.
Top speed attained : around 65 km/hr (couldn’t push it more owing to traffic).
Overall riding comfort : Satisfied. Better than activa I believe.
She : How is the vehicle sir?
We : Is the booking open?
She : Yes sir cappuccino brown is in the yard. I can give it to you next day. But have a look at white, sir. White will be available from tomorrow.
Wife : No need of white. We will book brown only.
I : Lets give white a try.
The receptionist promised to give a call tomorrow once the white wego comes. We booked the brown one and came back home. As promised she gave me a call the next day and saw the white wego. It was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT for both of us. No questions asked. We paid the full amount for a white wego and the waiting started. It was scheduled to be delivered on 8th of October after the registration and insurance formalities.
As promised, we took delivery of the white wego on 8th October.On road price came to Rs 52,600/-.
Invoice value : Rs 44,684.
Road tax : Rs 2,730.
Insurance : Rs 1,083.
Mandatory fittings : Rs 1,000. (Front number plate, Mat, Side stand, Buzzer)
Registration & Delivery charges : Rs 1,003.
Fittings : Rs 2,100. (Front & back guard, seat cover, handle grip, ladies handle, Teflon coating) A small comparison with Honda activa. (Sorry, couldn't tabulate)
wego/ activa Engine
Type: 4stroke, single cylinder aircooled, OHC / 4stroke, single cylinder air cooled, OHC
Displacement: 109.7 CC / 109 CC
Max. power : 8PS@7500rpm / 8bhp@7500rpm
Max. Torque : 8NM@5500rpm / 0.9kgm@5500rpm
Transmission : V-matic / V- matic
Ignition : Self/kick / self/kick Electricals
Battery : 12V,4Ah maintenance free / 12V, 5Ah maintenance free
Head lamp : 12V 35W/35W Halogen / 35W/35W Halogen
Tail lamp : 12V LED lamp with optical guide / ? Chassis
Frame : High rigidity under bone type / High rigidity under bone type
Dimensions : 1834x640x1115 mm(l x b x h) / 1761x710x1147 mm
Wheel base : 1275 mm / 1238 mm
Ground clearance : 145mm / 145 mm Suspension
Front : In-line Telescopic suspension / bottom link with spring loaded hydraulic dampers.
Rear : Unit swing with spring loaded hydraulic dampers / Unit swing with spring loaded hydraulic dampers Tyre size
Front : 90/90-12 / 90/100-10 53J
Rear : 90/90-12 / 90/100-10 53J Brakes
Front : Drum, 130 mm dia / Drum, 130 mm dia
Rear : Drum, 130 mm dia / Drum, 130 mm dia Fuel Tank
Capacity : 5 litres / 5.3 litres
Thanks to Honda 2 wheeler site.
The decision to buy wego was also supported by the test drive videos posted by Od mag and various others. Into a week and 200 kms of owner ship:
Well, its been 1 week of pure driving pleasure. I'm using honda unicorn and royal enfield bullet for many years. Wego cannot be compared to them, but I'm falling in love with wego for its easy riding and handling through traffic. There is no tension involved in riding.
Pick up : at par with activa. Seems good. Im happy.
Engine refinement : Here activa scores better.
Comfort : Suspension and ride quality is just great. Seat is quite good. ample space. wife says back seat comfort is better than Unicorn or activa.
Fuel lid and under seat storage : Fuel lid is placed at the rear and no need of rising the seat for fueling. My helmet fits nicely into the under seat storage. Quite good,
FE : around 50 km/l at present.
Max speed attained : 60km/h (didn't push far)
Head light : average, low beam is just ok.
Overall rating : 8/10 What I didn't like :
Build quality : Panel gaps present. Finishing is not up to my expectation. rating 7/10.
Pictures will be uploaded soon.
Last edited by drdeepudev : 19th October 2010 at 17:38.
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