Team-BHP - Maruti S-Cross : Official Review

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Originally Posted by volkman10 (Post 3809391)

The car looks fabulous in those alloys. Could you share more details of the same?

Thanks very much Volkman :)

The alloys are from HRS, and the model is H534 in Machined Black finish.

In fact, I spoke to Gautam of Sai Mag Wheels about his opinion on how good HRS alloys are compared to the Momos and he mentioned that he was using the HRS ones on his Vento.

I bought my 1.3 Alpha from Nexa Noida and the RM Gurpreet was pretty good. Was patient enough during the entire period of pre purchase. Held on to my piece for a week since i was travelling and coupd not take delivery.

Even during test drives (i did around 3 :)), he was courteous and brought the car to my office every time. I tried on different roads, right from potholed ones to tge expressway and never did he utter a word. Average TD diatance was 15-20 kms. All in all a very good pre-delivery experience.

During the delivery, things went pretty fine and i had my car within an hour of reaching the showroom. Demo was OK. During the demo as soon as the guy turned on the navigation, it displayed something like downloading POIs and then download failed. The guy quickly pressed next and when i asked what was wrong, he said nothing, it was just a setting. Guess he mistook me for a complete non technical buffoon, although i work for a mapping company for a living :D. Other than that the delivery process was flawless and pretty satisfying.

Will share pics after getting new alloys and some other mods i am planning.

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Originally Posted by aniketi (Post 3808873)

One thing i noticed about S-cross is, it looks quite big when seen in person closely. In photos it appears just another hatchback but in reality its a big car. We had one in our company parking already & when parked next to normal sedans like Fiesta classic or Honda City, size looks similar. In fact somehow it looks more roomier as well. Also one thing i noticed is it looks premier as well. Fit and finish, color quality, panel gaps etc are excellent and one can feel its premium ness for sure. It looks like a costly car clap:

Surprisingly for Creta, in photos it looks big SUV but in reality its not that big. Photography you see. In photos i also look like hero but in reality ..

True
Check my thread for comparison pics.
Planning a size shoot out with the creta. :D

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Originally Posted by t0m (Post 3808708)

Going to take delivery of my white Alpha :D

Congratulations

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Originally Posted by pannags (Post 3809385)

Hello friends,

Finally got my alloys and tyres changed at Sai Iyengar tyres. I ended up choosing the Goodyear Assurances.

With this, planned mods for stage-I (Alloys & Tyres) have been completed.

In Stage-II, which is about a month, and I'm contemplating getting seat & steering covers and 3M paint protection. Perhaps, after the first check-up. I must admit that the stock seat fabric is very much to my liking.

Stage-III would be in about 6-12 months, and that would entail projector headlamps.

For now, I'm not even thinking about a remap kit :) (read happy with the stock performance)

Alloys look cool clap: I think black alloys are better suited for light coloured cars. Moreover happy to hear that you are satisfied with the stock performance.

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Originally Posted by t0m (Post 3809429)

Will share pics after getting new alloys and some other mods i am planning.

Congrats
Waiting for the alloy pics..:D

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Originally Posted by pannags (Post 3809385)

Hello friends,

Finally got my alloys and tyres changed at Sai Iyengar tyres. I ended up choosing the Goodyear Assurances.

For now, I'm not even thinking about a remap kit :) (read happy with the stock performance)

Your car looks super mate! :thumbs up Certainly nice to see the SCross being a popular choice amongst bhpians.

Really think you ought to have the car remapped though mate, she will be transformed into something else altogether try working out a budget for all your future mods and get the best deal you can find for each, and simply go for it after a month or so. You won't regret it and you will find yourself treasuring your car even more.

Cheers!

PS: PM me if you need any help with adding stuff to your ride, I study in B'lore at the moment and would be more than happy to help :)

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Originally Posted by sudeepg (Post 3809628)

Does anyone know if the S-Cross can be locked with the Key Fob inside (using request sensor)? It seems Creta does not allow you do lock the car with the key fob inside.
Also how does the system behave when one of the doors is open and you attempt to lock the car using request sensor or the keyfob?

No, you cannot lock the car through the request sensor when the key fob is inside.

If a door is open you will hear a faint alarm. You will hear this alarm even if you try to lock when the parking lights are switched on

Hope this helps

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Originally Posted by chaudharysaab (Post 3810019)

I just got call from NEXA delhi, RM is saying 1 lac benefit scheme launched for SCross 1.6.
He informed me that it contains 30k royalty bonus and 70K through finance schemes. Can anybody please confirm that?

Yes, the inevitable is here, and surprisingly this soon! :D

I too got a call from my RM (NEXA Gurgaon) sharing the same message - Rs. 70,000 off on the 1.6 and 30,000 exchange value for a Maruti product. And this offer is valid for this month only.

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Originally Posted by chaudharysaab (Post 3810019)

Attractive discount banners flashing on facebook nexa page. Most likely to be true. The royalty discount is for those who book over web I think.

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Originally Posted by t0m (Post 3810171)

Can anyone guide me which one is better, Pirelli P4 or P6 Four Seasons? I am not able to source the P4's. The dealer has ready P6.

Mixed bag of reviews if you google for them. Honestly, do you need a tyre that you want to use for summers, monsoons and snow? I think first two is primarily what we people require and there are tons of other brands out there providing better options.

If you want to play it safe, go with Bridgestone. Michelins I'm sure you are aware of, there's a lot of talk going on in this thread itself. You can also look at Continental MC5. With Yokohama, check out the DB series.

I know it's a crossover but these options should be good enough considering the roads we drive on.

And decide based on your priorities - Comfort, Grip, Longevity, Price etc.

PS: The recently uploaded Polo GT TDI - Leh travelogue (it's on the home page), the car was running on Michelin P3STs. So now I am even more confident about the brilliant quality of P3STs. clap: