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Originally Posted by vikash49 Finally got a call from dealership that my car has been invoiced from factory and in transit and expected to reach by next week around 5-6th Jan.
Checked online on Mahindra's portal and indeed, status is showing as Vehicle Invoiced and Shipment on its way.
Now, dealership is asking me to pay 2.5L and get this invoiced today itself as they have targets to meet and also because vehicle prices are expected to increase from 1st Jan. Insurance & Registration would be done in 2023 post vehicle's arrival.
As per VIN, vehicle production date is Dec 2022. Is there any harm in getting it invoiced today (31-12-2022)? |
Finally took delivery of my
XUV 700 AX7 Petrol AT on 24th of Jan from a dealership that’s 200kms from my city of residence.
We reached the showroom around noon and by then, my SA had the vehicle in the showroom nice n clean.
Pre Delivery Inspection
First of all, I did a detailed PDI. The car had just 35kms on the ODO and came shod with Bridgestone Ecopia 850 tyres. Everything else was fine except for some very prominent swirl marks on the piano black B, C & D pillars. I showed this to the SA and he acknowledged their presence and assured me that these will be taken care of. He called the head of their cleaning department who tried many different things, none of which helped. He then wanted to try with 2K rubbing compound but I didn’t want to take the risk of making it worse. Will try to have this addressed at a proper detailing studio later.
On a side note, there was another Black XUV 700 present in the showroom ready for delivery and this car too had exactly the same swirl marks on the piano black B, C & D pillars.
Add Ons:
After this, the SA explained to me the addons and I went ahead and bought the 5yr Mahindra Shield and Road Side Assistance.
Accessories:
There was no pressure to buy any accessories but I selected these:
Mud Flaps
Pedal Covers
Rain Visors
(My Pharoah 3D Mats are already ordered and in transit)
Insurance:
Initially, the dealership had given me a quote of 95k for Insurance whereas I got a much lower offer from outside. Now , I was attended by their Insurance guy who showed me a multitude of Insurance options to choose from and finally, he not only matched, but bettered the rate I got from outside.
Finally took an IFFICO Tokio 1+3yr Policy with Zero Dep + Engine Protector + RSA + RTI + Consumables with cashless settlement at all Authorised Mahindra workshops across India. Policy was generated through their in-house portal, Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited.
Payment:
I was then explained the breakup of all charges including cost of vehicle, tcs, extended warranty, rsa, insurance, accessories, etc and final amount payable. I then transferred the payment. Point to note, there was no Handling or PDI charges loaded but no discounts either.
Also I must mention that since I had gotten my vehicle invoiced on 31st Dec 2022, I did not have to bear the burden of the recent price hike of 47k that took place on 3rd Jan 2023
Registration:
Once the payment part was cleared, I was taken to their registration team who completed the registration process and allotted registration number in less than 15mins on the VAAHAN portal. Life time tax came to approx 97k. Pretty smooth!
Registration of Apps:
After this, it was time to the Apps team to take over. They registered me on Adrenox & Alexa and downloaded, activated and explained their use of my phone.
Finally, time for Demo:
It was now time for their XUV expert to come it. He took us to the car and explained in detail the various settings of infotainment system, driver assistance etc. This took more time then we expected and was a bit overwhelming to be honest. Hope to figure things out gradually.
One irritating point was that the FM Radio seemed to have a mind of its own and kept randomly turning on multiple times during this exercise and even the ‘expert’ had no clue why!
Finally, it was time for the delivery and after the mandatory photo session and cake cutting, I present a small gift to my SA.
We finally left the showroom at 6pm, a long 6hrs after we had reached the showroom. I have taken many car deliveries before,
but this was by far the longest one!
We were provided a Fuel voucher of 15Ltrs and when we refueled at the pump, It took in a total of 55ltrs till auto cut.
Drive Back Home
It was a pretty smooth and happy 200kms drive back home. The car has loads of available power and is effortless to drive. With the outstanding booster headlights, we could maintain good speed with greater comfort and confidence and reached home earlier than expected.
When we reached home, the MID was showing an average fuel consumption of 11.8 kmpl. Not bad for a 200BHP petrol AT
