[SumitB]

Originally Posted by kumarprabhatn

What would you plan to do with the tyres that come with the car?

The shop where we change the tyres from generally buys back the OEM tyres.

[xotiq]

Originally Posted by m2maddy

For a family of (me, wifey, 2 year daughter and my mom), looking for a MPV/SUV for 50-50 City/Highway usage.


My question is GV is 22.5L vs 17.5L for XL6, is the premium worth it?

Would recommend the new Seltos automatic petrol or diesel, better ambience and feel good. Ride quality is average though. Interiors are better than GV. Diesel Mileage is 30% better than petrol for most use cases. Would suggest the DCT if you can forgive the mileage and if withing your $, as nothing beats pure driving pleasure of this engine. Else, for 24.5L on road BLR, the GTX+ diesel is a compelling recommendation as it has everything and then some more. (ADAS included)
GV hybrid -2nd choice, great mileage, GC.
XL6 interior quality, power and refinement is definitely a notch below.

[m2maddy]

Originally Posted by xotiq

Would recommend the new Seltos automatic petrol or diesel, better ambience and feel good. Ride quality is average though. Interiors are better than GV. Diesel Mileage is 30% better than petrol for most use cases. Would suggest the DCT if you can forgive the mileage and if withing your $, as nothing beats pure driving pleasure of this engine. Else, for 24.5L on road BLR, the GTX+ diesel is a compelling recommendation as it has everything and then some more. (ADAS included)
GV hybrid -2nd choice, great mileage, GC.
XL6 interior quality, power and refinement is definitely a notch below.

Ruling out diesel cars for now, only petrol, DCT I understand even though refined now, not a big fan as of yet w.r.t.
I will do one more TD on both Seltos/GV and understand better ride quality, GC sturdiness seems low as against others but unless bad luck or we drive bad the cars should last a decade hopefully.
22.5 is the max that only due to Hybrid.

[sunilarkt]

Originally Posted by m2maddy

Ruling out diesel cars for now, only petrol, DCT I understand even though refined now, not a big fan as of yet w.r.t.

Why not consider Elevate top model and Kia Seltos IVT ?

[GT007]

Originally Posted by gogo_gogo

Quick question - What was your wait time ?

If had gone for Xline Diesel 6AT then it was available immediately since i went for Xline Petrol 7DCT...I had to wait for about 10 days. I booked on July 25th and i got a call on 6th Aug that my car has arrived.

Originally Posted by kumarprabhatn

What would you plan to do with the tyres that come with the car?

The tyre shop from where i'm buying new tyres is buying back my old tyres at very good price.

[m2maddy]

Originally Posted by sunilarkt

Why not consider Elevate top model and Kia Seltos IVT ?

Seltos IVT is one of the shortlisted one along with GV/XL6. Elevate till we can do TD cannot be sure, and unless top end ZX is priced similar or lesser than Seltos IVT, not an ideal option.

[shamanth]

Any tyre shop doing a buyback of these JK 215/55/18 tyres in Bangalore? i checked couple of shops around, they were like 18 inch tyre don't move, so they don't buy.
My car will get delivered by weekend, so if there is option of buyback, will go for new continental or something.

[thesilentone]

Originally Posted by Sufficient_shop

Just wondering if this trip happened and what are your observations. I've booked the new Seltos and will be moving from i20. A bit worried about the long trips with rear passengers.

The trip was done but after that I am down with a viral infection so I should most probably be able to update my observations this weekend. I will try to answer most of the important questions

[Mr Anderson]

Originally Posted by GT007

If had gone for Xline Diesel 6AT then it was available immediately since i went for Xline Petrol 7DCT...I had to wait for about 10 days. I booked on July 25th and i got a call on 6th Aug that my car has arrived.

And here I am booked an xline diesel 6at using a k code on 14 july for a so called priority delivery and still have no clue when I'll get my car.

Advantages of living in a tier 2 city

[venus1975]

Originally Posted by shamanth

Any tyre shop doing a buyback of these JK 215/55/18 tyres in Bangalore? i checked couple of shops around, they were like 18 inch tyre don't move, so they don't buy.
My car will get delivered by weekend, so if there is option of buyback, will go for new continental or something.

Hi, I am just being curious. This is slightly OT but I would like to understand how the comments in this forum influence the decisions/thought process of the fellow BHP-ians.

• Have you ever changed the stock Tyres when you purchased your previous cars or regretted not changing them?
• Have you been contemplating a Tyre change for the Seltos ever since you came to know the size/brand of the stock Tyres it comes with?
• Were you unhappy with the ride/handling when you test-drove Seltos and thought that a Tyre change would improve the ride/handling?
• Or, it is just that you have been influenced by some of the discussions around changing the brand/size of the stock Tyres, and so decided to follow suit?

Thank you!

[headbanger]

Originally Posted by venus1975

Hi, I am just being curious.

Forget the higher and costly variants, try driving with fresh UC6 and JK/Ceat back to back. You will get the answer.

I have a Seltos booked and if it's shod with JKs or Goodyears the first thing that's going to happen after delivery is to change the shoes to UC6. Why do I say so?
Circa 2010, we got a new Ritz with JK Tornado tires and for the 47k kms, we all felt that we should have bought something else. The ride quality was that bad. Changed the tires to XM1+ and the ride quality difference in before/after Michelins was like day and night. Ever since then, all cars in our garage have only seen Michelins, Yokos or the latest UC6.

Tires are the contact point of cars with the road. The tires characteristics impact the whole experience of the car. I fully support moving to better tires to enjoy the car. The extra money for switching to better tires has far more rewards as compared to the money shelled.

[shamanth]

Originally Posted by venus1975

Hi, I am just being curious. This is slightly OT but I would like to understand how the comments in this forum influence the decisions/thought process of the fellow BHP-ians.
!

I have got two Cars from showroom. Below are stock tyre it came with.
1. Honda City - Came with Michelin
2. Nexon - Bridgestone turanza

Both were amazing tires, also my Dad's Santro tyre were MRF and JK, they used to literally bounce after couple of years, and changed it to Michelin, could feel the amazing grip even in high speeds. Never thought Santro could be so stable and grippy with just tyre change.

After going around few shops, found that max discount I could get for JK tires is Rs 3000, and decided will use this for a year and then decide to change or not.

[GT007]

Originally Posted by venus1975

Hi, I am just being curious. This is slightly OT but I would like to understand how the comments in this forum influence the decisions/thought process of the fellow BHP-ians.

Actually this is a thing to experience. For me last year i bought a Kiger which came with CEAT's from factory. The car had power but i was missing the handling and braking was worrysome. After 3000 kms i changed over to Michelin's and it was a day & night difference right from the moment i drove of with new tyres.

So once you experience by yourself the change then you will understand. But some cars do come with good tyres right from factory itself, then you won't need to upgrade for sure.


UPDATE GUYS
Have got the delivery and straight away headed to the tyre shop. Checked both the Conti's & Yoko's for few minutes. Found Conti's were bit softer than Yoko's, Both the tyres had different design of treads and Yoko's being wider had a rating of 98V vs 95H of Conti's. Though the Conti's had mention of Treadwear, Traction & Temperature ratings which were absent in the Yoko's. Apart from these nothing major differences as sidewall and tyres had similar amount of layers of materials(nylon,polyster,steel etc)
Hence finally went with the Yoko's as it's a bigger tyre and will be added advantage in drivability.
Total Damage to pocket being 29k with buyback.
Balancing weights were additionally charged.

Some pics attached for comparison

[neel911]

Has changing tyres made ride any less stiff on GTX or is change mainly helping to improve the handing of the car? For me the ride quality is important since mainly it'll be drive on famous Bangalore roads and occasional highway runs.

[07CR]

Originally Posted by devDriver

The MID did not show directions with CarPlay. Will check the on board nav and Android Auto and will get back to you.

Hi. Were you able to check this? Asking because its really a great safety feature I have in my Ecosport. Would love to have it in Seltos too, incase I go ahead with it's purchase.