[84.monsoon]

Originally Posted by sachinjoseph

Yes that was my thoughts exactly. But thought ill put it across and see if there is some silver lining possible to get the thar. Lol.

Don't dismiss the Thar all together. If you are speaking of a small child (say up to 3 year old), the child needs to be put into the seat and strapped up and the 2-door Thar is not ideal for that. However for children between 3 and say 6, where it is ideal to have the child sit in a child seat, it is easy for them to get into the back seat and strap themselves in. In such a use case, Thar is probably safer than most other cars.

[jkrishnakj]

Is there any news of Thar deliveries happening? Mine is way past the CPD and the dealer says he has absolutely no information.

[VRJ]

Originally Posted by jkrishnakj

Is there any news of Thar deliveries happening? Mine is way past the CPD and the dealer says he has absolutely no information.

Yes, deliveries have begun again. I haven’t seen new ones in January though. A friend of mine took delivery of his black diesel MT HT a week ago. I ordered a black diesel HT AT back in October. The dealership, who’s a friend, keeps telling me that he hasn’t received any AT’s since two months. He has no clue when AT cars will come. They received 3 petrol and one diesel a week back. All MT’s.

Cheers!

[cool_dube]

Not just Mahindra but almost all manufacturers are reeling under the impact of steel and semiconductor shortage that has hit the industry pretty bad. Given the erratic supply of these, assembly lines have gone out of steady state and dealers are not getting accurate projections from manufacturers around production capacity and delivery schedule.

[r_nairtvm]

I am cancelling my booking for the New Thar HT Petrol LX AT

Was one of the first ones to book through Sireesh Auto Bangalore and was given a delivery date around 27th January 2021

Today we are on 15th February and have not heard anything from Sireesh or from Mahindra.

This coupled with the news of unending niggles with the electricals of New Thar, almost all versions, I have made my decision.

Let things settle down and then may be

Best Regards & Drive Safe

[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by r_nairtvm

Let things settle down and then may be

Best Regards & Drive Safe

Sad but you are not alone, many folks who have seen this fiasco have already cancelled and moved on. Pretty badly handled by Mahindra and dealers with absolutely zero transparency of how the booking is done and allocated. Even a simple excel sheet can do the job and make it clear!!

And might I add, if you are not in a hurry a preowned one will make more sense from a value for money perspective also for a second or third car.

[jkrishnakj]

I’m equally tempted to cancel.

What is irritating is the fact that they remain incommunicado and don’t care of a waiting customer. It was the same organisation that sent Ferraro Rocher chocolates for a delay and it’s the same organisation that is not able to send out any communication around a delivery date.

I understand that many Auto OEM’s are impacted, what is also equally important is that there are other OEM’s launching new models. Clearly M&M failed in their supply chain/sourcing/procurement planning functions.

My question is - what does it take for them to be transparent and keep the waiting customer posted? That doesn’t sound unreasonable to me.

[lurker]

I am in mood to cancel also. It isnt worth such a long wait.

[Mr.U]

To the members who have got their Thars, did the dealer force you too get the extended warranty and MGP kit worth ₹25k? I asked my dealer about this and they said they will not deliver the vehicle if I don’t opt for it. I enquired with two more dealers as well and its the same story with both of them.

[Slipstream11]

Originally Posted by Mr.U

To the members who have got their Thars, did the dealer force you too get the extended warranty and MGP kit worth ₹25k? I asked my dealer about this and they said they will not deliver the vehicle if I don’t opt for it. I enquired with two more dealers as well and its the same story with both of them.

Getting the extended warranty is actually not a bad idea given the number of issues that have surfaced - may just be a blessing in disguise.

On the accessories, it's entirely your call. The dealer cannot force you.

[Bibendum90949]

Couple of queries on behalf of my friend who got new petrol Thar.

1. He couldn't find any mention of the recommended octane rating in the car's manual. Is it ok to fill premium petrol(Speed 97, Power 99 etc) or normal petrol is preferred?

2. No mention of engine run-in process in the manual either. Any recommended rpm/speed to be maintained/limited for the first 1k kms? One normally finds these details in the manual. Not sure if it's hidden somewhere there.

3. Does anyone have a PDF copy of Thar manual?

Thanks in advance.

[Axe77]

Originally Posted by Mr.U

To the members who have got their Thars, did the dealer force you too get the extended warranty and MGP kit worth ₹25k? I asked my dealer about this and they said they will not deliver the vehicle if I don’t opt for it. I enquired with two more dealers as well and its the same story with both of them.

Keeping aside the prudence of extended warranty I think these kind of practices should be tweeted with dealer named and tagging people like Anand Mahindra. This is the kind of bullying that gives manufacturers and dealers alike a bad name.

However desirable your product there are enough fish in the market now for one to not have to tolerate such high handedness.

[comfortablynumb]

Originally Posted by Bibendum90949

Couple of queries on behalf of my friend who got new petrol Thar......Thanks in advance.

1. Check page 14-34 of owner's manual PDF (link given below)

2. Check page 1-5 of owner's manual PDF (link given below)

3. https://auto.mahindra.com/service/owners-manual

[Pancham]

Originally Posted by Axe77

Keeping aside the prudence of extended warranty I think these kind of practices should be tweeted with dealer named and tagging people like Anand Mahindra. This is the kind of bullying that gives manufacturers and dealers alike a bad name.

However desirable your product there are enough fish in the market now for one to not have to tolerate such high handedness.

Won't work. First of all, there won't be any response. Second, if you reach out to their customer care they will say "Sir, dealer has the final say. We cannot comment on this. Please check with the dealer."

[jkrishnakj]

The long awaited call from the dealer finally came through today - i.e. My Thar is getting shipped this week. I should be getting the Engine/Chassis number in a couple of days. This would be the LX/AT/HT in Napoli Black. Hopefully, by the end of this month, I should get to lay my hands and enjoy.