[One]

Originally Posted by AP_1812

Finally i decided to try my luck again today and we went for a long detailed test drive. This time the hyundai team responded really well, they showed up with a vehicle at my doorstep within 2 hours of me giving them a call. The car was clean and the sales representative was well informed.

Originally Posted by AP_1812

I also wanted to check about the booking procedure. The SA is insisting on a 5 lakh booking amount. This seems steep to me. Is this what dealers usually ask for?

Can you tell me which Dealer this is- I stay probably equidistant from the showrooms of Sai Auto and Modi and if either of them has both petrol/ diesel, will do a TD to experience the same. Also will prefer (first) to go to the showroom which does not insists of ₹5L booking amount.

[AP_1812]

Originally Posted by One

Can you tell me which Dealer this is- I stay probably equidistant from the showrooms of Sai Auto and Modi and if either of them has both petrol/ diesel, will do a TD to experience the same. Also will prefer (first) to go to the showroom which does not insists of ₹5L booking amount.

Sure, i am speaking to Sai Auto. Also, when i pushed back he agreed to take a booking at 30k. Still he is asking for additional 5 lakhs when the car is allotted.

Sai auto has a Tucson for test drives handy. i have taken 3 test drives so far

Have also asked Modi for a quote.

Also, the petrol is not as much fun or stable to drive. Please insist to test drive the car you want to consider. There is a huge difference in how both versions behave.

[One]

Originally Posted by AP_1812

Sure, i am speaking to Sai Auto. Also, when i pushed back he agreed to take a booking at 30k. Still he is asking for additional 5 lakhs when the car is allotted.

Thanks for the info. I remember the sales person at Sai Powai branch (they have the same one person for Elantra/ Tucson) trying all the tricks during to push the sale. Extremely good as a Sales guy who could be appointed to sell anything but a bit tricky too. Wonder if this is something similar you are facing at whichever branch you are interacting with.

Originally Posted by AP_1812

Also, the petrol is not as much fun or stable to drive. Please insist to test drive the car you want to consider. There is a huge difference in how both versions behave.

Checked with Sai Auto (Powai). They don't have the petrol version for a TD. Did you TD this somewhere else?

[AP_1812]

My brother owns a petrol tucson, so i have driven that extensively. Its a good car but it lacks the punch of the deisel.

[Dharmen]

Originally Posted by One

Can you tell me which Dealer this is- I stay probably equidistant from the showrooms of Sai Auto and Modi and if either of them has both petrol/ diesel, will do a TD to experience the same.

Hi, Shreem Hyundai, Mahalaxmi has Petrol Tucson. I test drove both Petrol and Diesel however finalised Petrol GLS. Yesterday I arrived Delhi from Mumbai after riding 1500 km / 25 hours with family and fully loaded boot. Never felt any lack of power or torque for my driving style. Mostly used Eco mode except in Ghats where I used Comfort or Sports mode. My average fuel consumption is 12 kmpl for this journey. Hope this information is useful.

[One]

Originally Posted by Dharmen

Hi, Shreem Hyundai, Mahalaxmi has Petrol Tucson. I test drove both Petrol and Diesel however finalised Petrol GLS. Yesterday I arrived Delhi from Mumbai after riding 1500 km / 25 hours with family and fully loaded boot. Never felt any lack of power or torque for my driving style

Excellent, will check with them. Considering your trip, how easy was it to perform quick overtakes and come back to lane (am assuming you have the manual version as per message above)?

[starrys987]

Originally Posted by starrys987

Absolutely. In the exact same boat for the last few days. Heart says Compass, Mind says Tucson. I did another detailed test drive recently and came away even more impressed than my first 2 drives.

Finally have decided to go with the diesel Tucson. Was a tough decision but super happy with the choice made. Will update here after talking to SA for further details.

[Dharmen]

Originally Posted by One

Excellent, will check with them. Considering your trip, how easy was it to perform quick overtakes and come back to lane (am assuming you have the manual version as per message above)?

Hi, I have 2021 fully loaded automatic version, Petrol GLS. Overtakes were fine, diesel version would be better though. No complains though.

[Dharmen]

Originally Posted by One

Checked with Sai Auto (Powai). They don't have the petrol version for a TD. Did you TD this somewhere else?

I took mine from Sai Auto Powai. The vehicle delivered was punctured, they did not provide the complementary fuel saying it is already filled, however it did not appeared so.

Most importantly, one of the tires had no manufacturing date mentioned. I have been chasing them three months now but it has not been addressed except lip services. Just got your information.

[One]

Originally Posted by Dharmen

I took mine from Sai Auto Powai. The vehicle delivered was punctured...Most importantly, one of the tires had no manufacturing date mentioned. I have been chasing them three months now but it has not been addressed except lip services. Just got your information.

Thanks for sharing that. Lip service is exactly what i experienced, couldn't have described it better. My experience with the set of SAs I have interacted with there has not been that great, all of them are polite but not really dotting the i's.

Sorry to hear about your experience, that's the entire showroom not stepping up and not just the SA.

[BenglurianBHP]

Originally Posted by rahulraag

I am not from Bangalore, but I have been talking to a lot of dealers on behalf of my BIL. We did not bargain hard yet the SA at Trident, KR Puram started at 70k but agreed on 90k. This is without taking into account any discount you may get on insurance (if you buy through them). If you are interested I can put you in touch with him.

Thanks @rahulraag ! I spoke about this chat and got a 1.5L discount from a different showroom. The fact that we booked 2 cars together, could have played a part in the discount. Now the wait begins. Apparently Hyundai is using available chips for the GLS/AWD model rather than GL(O). May have to wait for quite a while.

[Lalitha Venkat]

After reading several ownership reviews here test drove the Hyundai Tucson. Thanks to all members who have posted and it was really valuable in selecting the car for a test drive. Hyundai has cracked a great engine and GB combination and the car has super power from word go. Had a chance to Test Drive the car for 30 kms on the Chennai ORR. First thing i felt that it beats the Compass hands down. I had cancelled a 80 anniversary booking in June. The only confusion is to go for it now or wait for the update vehicle. I am using a 2015 Vento and happy to use the car for more time. I dont want to see a brand new vehicle launched with in 6 months which will really make me sad. Even if the new one is expensive than the current one, I am fine as its surely a better buy than investing in 33.5 L on Compass in my view as I dont need AWD. Request if any member can share a potential launch date of for updated model.

[rahulraag]

Originally Posted by BenglurianBHP

Thanks @rahulraag ! I spoke about this chat and got a 1.5L discount from a different showroom. The fact that we booked 2 cars together, could have played a part in the discount.

Awesome, that sounds about right. It is the same discount I got in March!

Originally Posted by Lalitha Venkat

Request if any member can share a potential launch date of for updated model.

Whoever I have talked to at Hyundai is totally in the dark about the launch of the updated model. They speculate that it may come only late 2022 or early 2023 and they will skip the hybrid version here. But they were also trying to sell a current model to us, so I will take that with a pinch of salt.

[AP_1812]

Originally Posted by BenglurianBHP

Thanks @rahulraag ! I spoke about this chat and got a 1.5L discount from a different showroom. The fact that we booked 2 cars together, could have played a part in the discount. Now the wait begins. Apparently Hyundai is using available chips for the GLS/AWD model rather than GL(O). May have to wait for quite a while.

Congrats on the booking. I also booked the AWD GLS in starry night over the last few days.

1.5 lakhs is a good deal, i streched the booking by over 10 days negotiated real hard but still could only manage a 1.4 lakh discount in Mumbai.

[BenglurianBHP]

Originally Posted by AP_1812

Congrats on the booking. I also booked the AWD GLS in starry night over the last few days.

1.5 lakhs is a good deal, i streched the booking by over 10 days negotiated real hard but still could only manage a 1.4 lakh discount in Mumbai.

Did you get a tentative delivery date?

As I said, it think booking 2 cars together worked well. I am hoping to get insurance done outside and should get another 50-60k savings.