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Originally Posted by Neversaygbye Congratulations on your new Altroz and glad to see that despite the severity of the crash in the Swift, and the lack of a seatbelt for two of you, none of you had major injuries. While Tata's build quality will be even more obvious to you since you are coming from a Maruti, it is only as good as wearing a seatbelt. The part in your post on your left arm getting severed and the accident being fatal had me really worried till I read further on.
(FYI, TBHP allows editing of a post for 20 minutes after it's been posted)
Regarding Tata service in Calcutta, it is neither better nor worse than any other OEM. Some things could improve (attention to detail, for one - they sometimes miss small things that necessitate a second visit) but on the whole they are a cooperative bunch who know what they are doing. The other thing is that warranty claims are a breeze with Tata and usually the ASC doesn't push unnecessary stuff. We have always used TASC for both our Tata cars and have no regrets. So I'm hoping that you will also have a similar experience.
Wish you happy motoring in your Altroz, and hope to see the red beauty in one of our meets. |
No my father was the only one to have escaped with minor injuries, whereas my mother and me had to undergo quite some surgeries to heal properly. But all of that is in the past and I feel very lucky that both of my parents came through it and still have faith in my driving.
Regarding TASS, I get my car serviced in "Motor Fuel and Stores" and I must say that they are very copperative and they never try to push unecessary things. One thing I would like to add that once one of their mechanics had stained a part of my interior trim and later forgot to clean it. When I communicated it to them, they apologised for it and politely asked me to drop off my car for complete interior cleaning. Since I require my car everyday and their gesture was good enough for me, I politely declined their offer.
Thanks for the reply!!
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Originally Posted by Fiatfan Hi Vivek,
Welcome to team-bhp, sorry to know about the accident, God's grace you are all fine.
Wish you many years and miles of safe and happy driving your Altroz which I think is the last breed of enjoyable diesel cars to be produced.
Regards
Fiatfan |
Yes unfortunately you are right.

Diesels are the perfect combination of power and efficiency. If I drive a turbo-petrol like the way I drive my diesel, I'm sure it would deliver single digit mileage.
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Originally Posted by Dr Alpha I’m sorry about the accident. Glad to hear you guys are safe after reading the ' fatal ' part.
The contact being on the tyre wether intentionally or unintentionally might have helped in reducing the impact at such high speed against a stationary vehicle. If intentional kudos on your presence of mind at such a life threatening situation.
Congrats on your new purchase and wish you a happy mile munching on Tata altroz. |
No it was not intentional by any means. It was pure God's grace!! Just before the accident I could only think of my Mom because I knew she was not strong enough to withstand this crash. But by God's grace she came out from it with a broken shoulder and hip joint. I know she suffered a lot because of me but I was thankful to God that nothing worse happened.
Thanks for the reply.
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Originally Posted by kpkeerthi The car took all the impact like a boss. The cabin's integrity did not compromise. That saved your life. You should be thankful. |
Yes the car sure did, and I'm very thankful to the car for that. But more than that I think it saved us because I used to love it more than anything. From the moment I learnt driving in it, I'd never let anyone else drive it. One tiny scratch on the car and the very next day I would be in the repair shop getting it fixed. I love all my current cars and will do the future ones I'm sure, but I will never have that same feeling for another car which I did for my swift; partly because that was the first car I drove on the highway, the first car in which me and my school friends went on our first highway drive. I still remember that day. It was the 24th of December 2020.

THERE SHE IS!!
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Originally Posted by Zippy_wheels Glad you and the family is safe. I was really surprised to read that you termed the accident as fatal and the severed arm required complicated surgeries, yet, you bought a new car so soon.
What I am curious to know is, what happened to the truck? Was there an F.I.R against him and did he suffer for his negligence and was his truck impounded?
Btw that entire stretch from dhalbumgarh to ranchi is such a nice road now (you should have seen the condition of the tata ranchi road a few years back), but this nh33 sees a LOT of accidents. Some even say its haunted. |
The accident took place in june and my left arm took 8 weeks to fully heal. That puts us roughly around middle of August. That is when I started returning back to normal life and that included driving, a lot. So that is when we started looking for new cars and eventually booked the Altroz around mid-september and got it in November.
As for the truck, it was impounded by the police and was in their custody for around 10 days which is when my father decided to not proceed with legal options. I'm sure the owner of the truck must have worked out some deal with the authorities.
Yes the entire stretch is a lovely place to drive on especially in the rainy season. But I don't know much about whether the place is haunted or not.
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Originally Posted by subhro1988 Welcome to T-Bhp Vivek. Sorry to hear about your accident; but thankfully nothing fatal happened. You have taken a wise decision to buy a solid built car. Wishing you happy miles on your new Altroz. |
Thanks for your reply and I wish you safe and happy miles as well.