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Assuming Tata will follow the same template as Nexon, I tried to imagine the Punch ICE facelift. Here it is:

I never imagined I would be answering my own query rl:

My Punch has completed 600 km. The real world fuel efficiency T2T is 15 kmpl. Highway : City - 60 : 40




All this, after being gentle on the A pedal as the car is still in run-in period.

Adding a pic to the Punch thread :)

Congratulations...wow, another Tata car to your stable.:thumbs up

Mine is Punch MT 2022 model, with ~18k kms on the odo. The mileage figures on expressways and sedate driving (80-90kmph) is nothing short of 19kmpl. I have always extracted >600kms on a full tank with a best figure of ~22kmpl(tankful to tankful). Perhaps, the heft of the car helps in reducing loss of momentum.

On the other hand, I have reduced taking out the car in heavy traffic in the city. There are times(very heavy traffic), where I could barely extract 300kms from a tankful:Frustrati.

Hi all,

Happen to notice on the TML website Punch configurator, the interior shows airbags on all pillars. Is this a mistake present for long or an advance update on what is to come soon? To clarify this is not the Punch.eV (as evident from the steering wheel). Secretly also hoping for an ICE update alongside. Looking to make use of the corporate car lease policy coming FY onwards and Punch remains my top contender & I am not happy with its current ICE setup, checks all the other boxes though.

I own a March 22 Punch AMT and recently noticed that these plastic cladding were loosing their color and turning grey and faded.
Came across this Product from Turtle Wax and applied it myself after a thorough shampoo wash using a microfiber cloth. Apparently, the cladding are back to their original color now and appear a bit shinier. Do try it once. Also, I think we will need to keep applying this every few months to maintain the cladding.

Amazon link - Turtle Wax Trim Restorer https://amzn.eu/d/jeDEGse

Hello Bhpians,

Have a question regarding the way my car billing was handled by SELECT cars, Chanda Nagar.
We bought Punch AMT in October 1st week and it was billed with all required documentation, insurance and temporary RTA documents shared.

To my surprise, when I visited for the 1st service in December at another service center (Venkataramana), they refused initially mentioning that I am late for 1st service by 45 days. When confronted, they mentioned that sale date on Tata shows as Aug 31st and they count it from that day. Another finding was that the vehicle was showing on someone else name and their address and mobile phone was still on this vehicle.

I was dumbfounded by this and when I reached to the idiot who screwed up all this behind the scenes with improper documentation, he was like - come to our service center and we will get the service done. When asked for this mess up, he was like we can't do anything now as Tata doesn't allow sale date changes.

Anyone knows if this is a regular practice by all such dealers to put a sale date without getting the vehicle sold at all? I had escalated to their customer management team and they were pathetic in giving any genuine reasons as to why this happened and why can't they get all this fixed.

I anyways got my details corrected but the sale date is still not fixed neither they r going to do anything. I was promised by their regional customer mgr that I will be able to go for remaining services as per the schedule based on my purchase date but good for nothing TML is sending early reminders to get my 2nd service done this month whereas its due in April.

Really a bad experience from TML and its dealership. Avoid such dealerships at any cost. They can go any extent to get their commissions on time but won't help later for all the goof-ups that they did in the name of shitty services.

This now seems to be a regular (mal)practice at Select Cars, Chandanagar. Consider yourself lucky as you did not end up getting a car like this from them.

Quoting from that thread -

Damn, this is so bad. Looking at the first pic, it just broke my heart and mind. I hope he puts a case and brings them out with malpractices.

Can someone confirm if Punch Adventure Rhythm AMT 2023 has iRA enabled by default or is that something that the dealer has to enable? I didn't even think of this all the while if there is any such feature for mobile until I stumbled on this forum that something of this sort exists for Punch too?

It's been more than 5 months now, I was sleeping on this without having iota of doubt as well as the maha "SELECT CARS" special folks who don't mind informing anything upfront to the customer (their motto: make dough and leave).

IRA is available only for top end variant.

For lower variants, we will have to make do with DriveNext.

When it comes to cars there are a myriad of options available and it’s very easy to get confused and arrive at a decision. There are a lot of factors to be considered right from the Brand, Model, engine options (Power, Fuel, Turbo, NA etc.), Transmission, looks, feel, color, features etc.. and the list goes on. I was recently faced with the same situation and then I decided that I will share my experience with the members of the forum.
Having read through so many articles on the forum about different cars, it’s kind of my first detailed article regarding my experience while buying my lovely steed……TATA PUNCH.

Context:
I was a proud and satisfied owner of a 2014 model Maruti WagonR until December 2023. The thoughts about changing the car had started coming to my mind as the car was approaching its 10 year milestone. I had intended to keep the car until Jan. 2025 as I would have completed my decade long ownership for the car. The car had clocked in around 86000 Kms. On the ODO and I had started feeling the lack of power to be irritating at times specially when the vehicle was fully loaded.
Everything was going smooth until suddenly on 22nd December 2023, My grand father complained of a sudden Pain in his abdomen which became unbearable to the extent that we had to rush him to the Hospital in a span of 30 mins. From the time the pain started. My grand father was immediately moved to ICU and was in a stable condition. On 25th December, while I was going back home from the hospital with my wife, sister and 3 kids (all below 1.5 years of age) the car suddenly died down on the main road. The car would start and then immediately stall. I called up multiple mechanics, RSA, service centers etc. but finally it was my local mechanic who happened to be approx. 1 km away from my location. He came in and towed the vehicle to his garage and diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and the root cause was due to a short circuit in the ECM. I could see a burnt out connector pin on the ECU. Finally after spending 1.5 days In the garage the car was ready. The same day My Grand Father Passed away.
After all the rituals were over, I was having a chat with my father and gradually the discussion veered towards our car and I proposed him to change the car. He also gave and In-Principle approval to my decision.
I was initially inclined to go for a used car and after many hours of rummaging through various websites like Spinny, Cars24, Carwale, Car Trade, Car Dekho, You tube channels such as MCMR etc. I realized that in order to get a decent vehicle, I will have to shell out around 6-7 Lacs and I will have to go for the Loan Option. Meanwhile the above issue cropped up again suddenly after 27 days when I was going to visit a friend in Delhi. This instance shook my confidence in the vehicle and we decided to purchase the new car ASAP.

After having this realization, I didn’t think it was a rational decision to go for a used car. Then we finally decided that we will go for a new car. The Budget was decided to be max 7 Lacs OTR.

Valuation for Old Car:
Got appointment scheduled with Cars24 and Spinny for car valuation for my WagonR. The representatives came and did a thorough inspection of the car and went back stating that the price offer will be shared on the App by evening
Meanwhile, I also went to various showrooms to check out the Baleno and get the exchange value for the existing car.
The quotes received for my WagonR are shared below:
Nexa Dealership – 1.70 Lacs (Includes 10K Exchange Bonus)
TATA Dealership – 1.80 Lacs (No Exchange Benefit)
Nissan Dealership – 1.25 Lacs. (No Exchange Benefit)
Hyundai Dealership – 1.40 Lacs (No Exchange Benefit)
Spinny – 1.25 Lacs
Cars 24 – 1.55 Lacs

Dealership experience:
Nexa – Too arrogant. They took 20 mins. To assign a sales person to attend to us as I mentioned that this might be a cold call. I could sense that the various sales guys were trying to pass on the lead to other person and eventually 1 of the sales guys reluctantly agreed to show us around. After sometime, he handed us over to a senior sales manager who was a bit arrogant and gave us the pricing and loan estimates.

TATA – Situated across the road from Nexa, we were politely and promptly attended to by the reception staff and immediately a sales person was appointed to look after our requirements. The sales person – Mr. Deepak Bist gave us full attention and was very patient with all our queries. We enquired for almost the entire lineup until 10 Lacs and after spending close to 3 hours with him wherein he showed us all the cars, explained all their features, did a comparison amongst all the cars within TATA stable and shared the pricing and loan estimates we had made up our mind that Punch is the most suitable car amongst the lot. When I requested a test ride, he mentioned that it will take some time to arrange the same and offered to do a home test ride the next day at a time suitable to us. We agreed to the same as I wanted to have an opinion of all the ladies in the house as well.

Nissan – Average experience, it was more transactional and to the point. The test ride was offered promptly while the evaluation for my car was going on. After the test ride got over, I liked the vehicle but the NA engine was lacking the punch. At some point, I thought that my existing WagonR was peppier to drive than the Magnite. The price quoted for the existing car was the last nail in the coffin for them.

Hyundai Dealership – Reached the dealership quiet late around 6 PM and the urge to wrap up the day could be seen and felt across the faces of all the showroom staff. Requested them to brief me about Exter and I wanted to sit inside the car for the look and feel. The car was locked and the sales person mentioned that the car cannot be unlocked as the Battery got discharged. When I asked him to show me the Test ride vehicle, he denied the same stating that the vehicle has gone for service and will be available tomorrow. When I asked him for a home test ride, he mentioned that they don’t do a Home test ride. I am welcome to the dealership for the same the next day. I could sense that he is in a rush to wrap up the day and go. When asked about the availability for a Base model for Exter, he mentioned that it will be a minimum of 6-8 months.

Initial Impression:
I had never considered Tata Punch as a contender but after I checked it out, I was surprised with the cabin space and overall look and feel of the car. I don’t know why but I had the notion that the Punch was offering the similar space as my existing WagonR.

Car booking Experience:
As promised, the Tata Sales person called up 1 hour before the scheduled appointment time to confirm the test ride and when I confirmed that everything is on schedule, he came home with a Top Model Punch as the test ride vehicle on time. We all checked out the car and the features, I took a longish test ride of approx. 15 Kms. and was happy with the performance. The entire family loved the size and space of the car and we finally gave the token amount for booking. The Final deal for TATA Punch – Pure – Petrol (Base Model) was negotiated at 6.15 Lacs OTR without registration with a basic zero dep Insurance. Since he was not very sure of BH Series charges. The delivery was promised within 21 days. Also, I had decided that I will exchange my car with TATA dealership and I had requested to handover the car 1 day prior to delivery which they had agreed.

Car Delivery Experience:
The Sales account manager created and included me in a whatsapp group after the booking and was giving me updates on periodic basis. Once the VIN number was allocated, he promptly shared the same and asked me to start the Loan Procedure. He again contacted me to inform me that the car has arrived and asked me when I can take the delivery. I confirmed that the delivery will be taken on 22nd Feb. 2024. Since I had the Pre approved offer on my bank account, I was told to come around 4 PM to the Dealership for delivery with some basic documents like Aadhar, PAN and 2 Passport photos. The Loan formalities were quickly processed within a couple of hours and I was handed over all the relevant documents. After another 30 mins. During which they explained all the features and functions of the car and the Delivery ceremony the car was handed over to us and we were happily on our way to the nearest petrol bunk for a tank full.

Impressions after driving the car for 600 Kms:
I will write this section as a question answer post in order to keep the post brief.

1. How’s the family’s reaction?
Overall the entire family has been very happy with the car and my Twins (1.5 Years) old now recognize the Car Keys and address only TATA Punch as TATA.

2. How do I feel?
I am very satisfied with my purchase and satisfied with the performance so far. Having upgraded from a Maruti WagonR I can see a considerable difference in terms of space and engine parameters.

3. How’s the Driving Position?
The Driving position is also quite commanding and I can compare it to that of a Brezza.

4. Kitna Deti Hai? Average Fuel Efficiency?
In terms of mileage, the car is constantly churning out an average of 14.5-15 KMPL in city conditions

5. Ride quality
Everyone in the family is very happy with the ride quality. The large ground clearance definitely helps in crossing the potholes and the humps without bottoming out, the vehicle also seems very planted when driving around 80KMPH (Haven’t exceeded this limit yet) with negligible body roll. The cabin noise also feels very quiet despite having a 3 Cylinder Engine. Also, many people pointed it out to me that the new Punch (V6.2 Onwards) is very refined and quiet as compared to the previous versions.

Overall, I am elated with the purchase and I look forward to having a great ownership experience in future as well.


P.S.: The car was finally sold to Cars24 after negotiating a final price of 1.90 Lacs net in account.


A few photographs to accompany such a long post. Pardon the poor picture quality as they are taken from phone. More photos will be added in due course.

It may be off-topic. Mods can remove/move my post as appropriate.

I own a Punch Accomplished Dazzle AMT (really long name). I have clocked 2400 km since February.

I keep the AC temperature at 1 or 2 bars and the fan speed at 1 or 2, depending on how much chilling I need.

I noticed that the AC cooling stops when waiting at traffic signals and picks up once the car is moving. I have observed this once or twice during my long highway run. Also, the cooling seems to stop for some time and then resume.

I have checked for the radiator fan and it's running when I noticed the cooling stopped.

What other things should I check before going to a service centre, or is this normal with a Punch?

I never faced this with my Fiesta, Figo, earlier. In fact, Fiesta used to give me chill fog when it was raining, and I switched on the AC.

It's same with my Punch also. I assume they have set it such that the compressor is not running continuously for long. Other reason could be dust around the evaporator coils. You will need a pressure washer to get it cleaned throughly. It's very difficult to reach though.

I don't think dust should be a reason for a new car, which is mainly parked inside the apartment and is used on highways or Outer Ring Road.

Anyway, I will get it checked to rule it out. Thank you for the suggestion.