Re: Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review Quote:
Originally Posted by Vasuki When I went for my vehicle the TVS Guys @ Cochin did not insist on taking the insurance from them. I got a good quote from Royal Sundaram and purchased the same online. If the dealers @ your place is so insistent on buying insurance from them, tell them to match the qoutes with others.
Get the underbody, if necessary from outside, it is pretty cheap. You can use Wurth or 3M. I opted for 3M and it cost me 2.5K. 7K is too much.
I processed my loan from SBI and they offered me ZERO processing charge. You can bargain with your bank and ask for a waiver too, quoting SBI deals which should be pretty same all over india. |
Thanks Vasuki! I will push the dealer on the INsurance.
Wow, 2.5K is real cheap. I thought it was about 4.5K outside. Anyways, let me rethink.
On the Loan part, even HDFC is offering me ZERO processing fee. However, they claim that a stamp duty needs to be paid to the government for registering the loan application. This is apparently 0.05% of the loan amount. I checked with another bank agent and got the same input. Just want to ensure I am not getting ripped here Quote:
Originally Posted by balenoboy D&D, COngratulations on your delivery date. btw, when is your booking date. You know my issue right regarding delivery. Booking date: 8th August and Delivery date: Feb 27th 2013.
Regarding scuff plates, you can still buy from ebay and any other place and get them fixed by the showroom people. Even the scuff plates offered by dealer has wiring which has to be connected to dome light, You don't have to cut any wires to connect it to dome light. It is a very basic procedure.
I have also booked from VVC Motors and have told them already that I am taking insurance from outside. They haven't objected me for any like insurance from outside, accessories from outside.
For the underbody coating, you can choose 3M for 4500 INR from 3M showroom near kavuri hills or wruth from Mazda Motors in Secbad for 3500 INR or Waxoyl from Paramount car services in Sainikpuri for 4000 INR. All of them would give you 2 - 3 warranty against any corrosion. |
@Balenoboy, I booked on July 11th and was provided a tentative date of 3-4 months and after a month was informed about the CPD of October 16th. In fact, i had a bit of a strange experience with the dealership. When I visited them late in September they said the vehicle would arrive a few days ahead of schedule and asked me to plan delivery around 10th. I got a call from them on the 1st stating that the vehicle had been dispatched. Then when I visited the showroom on 5th asking for details, they said they were unable to track and left me saying that it will definitely be delivered before dussera. I again called on 8th and told them that I had the finance arranged and would expect them to deliver on or before 16th (their CPD). Later in the afternoon, i got a call from them and they claimed that vehicle was already on route and would be arriving the same evening (8th) and asked me to make the payment. I found that a bit strange.. Wonder how at the mention of finance, they suddenly were able to find the vehicle. Anyways, I did not want to complain...
Your idea of ordering from ebay seems like a good one. Let me plan that and then have one of the Showroom guys install it... Also, the showroom folks have the black 3G Kagu mats, but are quoting Rs. 8500. I guess it should be available for Rs 7500 outside..
Good luck with your efforts to try and secure your vehicle earlier. I don't understand why the waiting period would have increased.. Maybe there have been a lot of booking since August/September or M&M might have suddenly started focusing on exports. Either way a 6 month waiting period seems strange. Did you book a specific color that is not mainstream?
btw: I also had a brief interaction with Saurabh Khare (the M&M relationship guy) on the accessory pricing (dealers in Bangalore are quoting Rs 9500 for the side step, where as, our dealers in hyderabad are quoting Rs. 15000). He said he was new to M&M and would work things out. He asked for some details and I shared both the quotations. Its been a week, and when I followed up, he mentioned that he is awaiting inputs from HO. I wonder what HO would do. I guess I am going to complain on the XUV wall again..
Last edited by DoneAndDusted : 9th October 2012 at 17:32.
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