Team-BHP - 2023 Kia Seltos Facelift Review

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Originally Posted by SeniorC (Post 5602496)

Congratulations. First good news from a member. Which variant is it?

GTX+ Diesel AT in Red.

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Originally Posted by Mr Anderson (Post 5602515)

Did you book directly with the dealer or yourself using a k code. Also which city?

I have two bookings, one for a GTX+ which was directly with the dealer on June 1st (and I gave them the K-Code for it as well). White / Red were my options. Whatever comes first and Red has come first.

Second booking was for an X-Line that I did myself on July 14th, with a different K-Code. They would have delivered the X-Line but they offered me the car with an already pre-installed TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane paint protection film) for 85,000, which I told them is way too cheap, I would rather not have TPU at that point.

This is South Bombay.

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Originally Posted by Ad1tya (Post 5602524)

GTX+ Diesel AT in Red.

I have two bookings, one for a GTX+ which was directly with the dealer on June 1st (and I gave them the K-Code for it as well). White / Red were my options. Whatever comes first and Red has come first.

Second booking was for an X-Line that I did myself on July 14th, with a different K-Code. They would have delivered the X-Line but they offered me the car with an already pre-installed TPU for 85,000, which I told them is way too cheap, I would rather not have TPU at that point.

This is South Bombay.

Congratulations. What did your heart really want btw gt line or xline?

Detailing bull( has a well known presence in YouTube) and multiple outlets in India provides so called Tpu ppf for similar price range. I wonder if you were being sarcastic or serious 😂

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Originally Posted by Mr Anderson (Post 5602528)

Congratulations. What did your heart really want btw gt line or xline?

I really wanted the X-Line, so did my dad, but the problem is that I'm leaving the country in a month, so maintaining that will be difficult for my parents. Hence the GTX+.

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Originally Posted by Mr Anderson (Post 5602528)

Detailing bull( has a well known presence in YouTube) and multiple outlets in India provides so called Tpu ppf for similar price range. I wonder if you were being sarcastic or serious ��

TPU PPF for 85,000 is a low number as far as the local shops around me are concerened. They all quoted 1-1.2L for the Seltos (even with the new Pana sunroof saving a lot of film.)
So I don't expect the 85000 one to be of good quality. I wouldn't want to cheapen out and then have my paint chipped or etc. anyway.
I also picked up the Dr. Beasley kit for Matte cars and returned it (was in the US a week ago), since we decided against the X-Line. My father and I were ready to repaint the car every 2 years instead of TPU.

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Originally Posted by ssoni.1411 (Post 5602545)

Congratulations Ad1tya!!! Eagerly waiting to hear your first impressions and pictures of the red seltos. I for one love the Red Seltos but the family found it a bit darker for their taste of Red(they wanted the Red of Kia EV6) ,hence settled for Black.

My mom has wanted a Red car for our past 2 (Creta and Cruze) and I always overrode her on that. This time, since I will only get to enjoy the car for a few weeks before leaving, I let her have her colour of choice :uncontrol.
Personally, I prefer White > Dark Grey > Red, but dad said no to the Grey. The Red is a test drive vehicle at my dealer as well, so we saw it before we said yes to the Red.
Instead of the Black, I would just go for the X-Line personally. But of course, I have a friend who likes the Green and Blue and I hate both of them. So, it's just personal preferences :D.

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Originally Posted by Ad1tya (Post 5602430)

I had my VIN allocated this morning. Got an SMS from Kia with an updated booking docket. Seems like my dealer finally came through.

I too got my engine number and chassis number details from the dealer yesterday. Booked on Kia website using k-code on 14th July - booked HTX+ pewter olive, then switched to GTX+ white after price declaration. Although the dealer was claiming that they had allocated the vehicle to me on a week back, they were not revealing the details to me and delayed it further when I told them that I'll get the insurance on my own. After some back-and-forth, they agreed.

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Originally Posted by Ad1tya (Post 5602551)

I really wanted the X-Line, so did my dad, but the problem is that I'm leaving the country in a month, so maintaining that will be difficult for my parents. Hence the GTX+.

TPU PPF for 85,000 is a low number as far as the local shops around me are concerened. They all quoted 1-1.2L for the Seltos (even with the new Pana sunroof saving a lot of film.)
So I don't expect the 85000 one to be of good quality. I wouldn't want to cheapen out and then have my paint chipped or etc. anyway.
I also picked up the Dr. Beasley kit for Matte cars and returned it (was in the US a week ago), since we decided against the X-Line. My father and I were ready to repaint the car every 2 years instead of TPU.

My mom has wanted a Red car for our past 2 (Creta and Cruze) and I always overrode her on that. This time, since I will only get to enjoy the car for a few weeks before leaving, I let her have her colour of choice :uncontrol.
Personally, I prefer White > Dark Grey > Red, but dad said no to the Grey. The Red is a test drive vehicle at my dealer as well, so we saw it before we said yes to the Red.
Instead of the Black, I would just go for the X-Line personally. But of course, I have a friend who likes the Green and Blue and I hate both of them. So, it's just personal preferences :D.

Great choice. Also what all details in the booking docket changed once you got the update?

I have a booking docket for my xline I booked on 14th July using a k code. But there aren't much details in there. Only the expected delivery date of 22-9-23 and the model of the car I booked. The customer care says that the date is the maximum possible time by which you will get the car but since it's a k code booking you will be getting it much earlier than that. I still have no clarity on when will the delivery happen.

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Originally Posted by Mr Anderson (Post 5602596)

I still have no clarity on when will the delivery happen.

Talk to your dealer. They have received initial lot from the OEM and they have "powers" to allot to anyone. Of course, they might want you to take insurance from them and a lot of unneeded accessories but it would be up to you to negotiate. My dealer was confident that he could deliver the car within a week.

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Originally Posted by jazzy (Post 5602572)

Although the dealer was claiming that they had allocated the vehicle to me on a week back, they were not revealing the details to me and delayed it further when I told them that I'll get the insurance on my own. After some back-and-forth, they agreed.

Yeah, Insurance is really high when buying from them, I expected it to be 55,000 not 75000. Fortunately, they said that we can switch our NCB from our current car to our new policy with the No Claim Bonus Certificate and get some refund. I also have agreed to take a few other accessories (not the Basic Kit) from them, which tilted them towards delivering the car.

Congratulations!

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Originally Posted by Mr Anderson (Post 5602596)

Great choice. Also what all details in the booking docket changed once you got the update?

The colour changed from White to Red, Bank Details were added, Delivery Date was added although it currently says November, and it also says I have a car for exchange, which I don't.

The delivery will be this coming week, I've already blocked a special number at the RTO (just a specific number, not a VIP number).

Edit: Just checked again, and now the Booking Status says Retail. Not sure what that means, yesterday it was VIN Assigned.

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Originally Posted by jazzy (Post 5602625)

I am in constant touch with my dealer. He says they don't have any diesel cars with them in the gt and xline variant. They are only recieving techline models from the company. He did offer me xline dct variant if required but since I specifically need a diesel I had to decline.

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Originally Posted by Mr Anderson (Post 5602670)

I am in constant touch with my dealer. He says they don't have any diesel cars with them in the gt and xline variant. .

I was told the just the opposite.
I had a Kcode booking for IVT and GTX booking from dealer.
The IVT was allocated on 26-Jul , got the allocation email etc . But i told them I need to do the test drive before finalizing the variant and the test was a week away .
Now dealer is telling me that the variants they are getting are GTX+ only and no Tech line.

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Originally Posted by bullboy (Post 5602731)

I meant only for diesel variants. They have a very few diesel cars allocated to them out of which none are gt line or xline.

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Originally Posted by Mr Anderson (Post 5602528)

Detailing bull( has a well known presence in YouTube) and multiple outlets in India provides so called Tpu ppf for similar price range. I wonder if you were being sarcastic or serious.

Detailing Bull has a base price of TPU matte PPF for Rs. 85,000. Add to that the taxes. Add to that ceramic coating for glass, mirrors and wheels. All adds up to Rs 1.25 lakhs. Adding panoramic sunroof, it might get slightly more.

Cost also depends on the micron thickness of the film and the quality.