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It's raining deliveries on the forum! Great to see the cars are being delivered to the buyers well before the committed time. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, the SA's / dealerships commit long timelines just to keep a buffer. Ideally, the production has been ramped up and there's hardly any constraint that we've come to see in the past.

Those waiting for their deliveries, please be patient and keep following up with ya SA's ; I'm sure Kia will be planning large number of dispataches during the coming festive season.

To all the new owners', Happy Motoring! :thumbs up

I have been offered White, Pewter Olive and Red colors instead of my color of choice (Sparkling Silver) which I had to reject. The dealer says they haven't received a single unit of this car (I'm fourth in line for this color/variant :Frustrati).

I've resisted the temptation and haven't succumbed to the frustration. Don't know how long I can manage like this. :crying

Pewter Olive, Intense Red seem to be novel colours with ofcourse Olive being flagship colour. Kia SA's had said as this is a new colour, this will be in demand for the initial months. White and Red are for obvious reasons :).

So yes, you will see most of these colours in dealers ready to see considering the bookings available.

Infact, Grey looks stunning in my opinion. Again, looks are subjective. :)

Dear BHPians, wanted some advice regarding delivery of the car. We had booked the GTX+ in August. The car is in transit and is currently in Bihar - as per SA, the car might reach on 1st October. However, with the price rise set to come into effect from 1st October, I was wondering whether it would be advisable to pay the full amount now and have them bill us for the old ex-showroom price? I understand that once we pay the full amount, the dealership would have the upper hand and if anything goes awry, we'd have to face some issues. However, I wanted to ask, whether it is worth it? If the price rise comes into effect, the registration charges would be increased to 15% compared to the 10% we currently have to pay. Would appreciate some insights from BHPians on the matter. Thank you

Edit: Forgot to mention that the dealership has been quite transparent throughout the process and have not pushed for any extra addons, accessories or insurance from their side. The idea to pay in advance is from our end and not the dealership as well.

The price on the date of delivery ( invoice date/ gatepass date) is the price you pay irrespective of what you may have paid earlier.

My SA said the same for Imperial Blue. He said they have sparkling silver and gravity grey ready in the yard. So maybe it's just a matter of dispatch to the respective dealerships

If the dealership will invoice the car by 30th September itself, you would be saving at least one lakh in taxes, along with the amount of price hike. Make sure to get it invoiced and get the invoice from them tomorrow itself, inform them that the registration is to be done only after PDI, and everything should go smoothly. Dealers are pushing customers to invoice by 30th September to avoid price hikes at least in my state.

The official delivery timelines for the Seltos have been reduced, and most dealerships are able to arrange deliveries in half the time mentioned here (applicable from date of booking), so anyone who has booked their Seltos will surely be receiving theirs soon:

My dealer had done the same thing, in fact, he called on the 30th of the month and tried to convince me to get the loan disbursed immediately. I was also told that road taxes are going to increase very soon and they have this inside info from state govt. and also Kia will soon increase prices etc. none of which really happened till now. I figured this was just a ploy to get their monthly targets met. Are you sure about the source of the price rise information?

I was in the same dilemma, should I pay upfront and risk being at dealer's mercy thereafter or should I (possibly) damage my relationship with the dealer and be ready for any possible side affects. I would suggest, politely turn down dealer's request or put your own conditions like you would like to see the car first or you are not able to do it right away for some reason. If you pay early, you won't have peace of mind until you get to do a complete PDI and there is nothing worth having a complete peace of mind. No point taking unnecessary stress in life, most of us already have enough.

This seems to be inline with what my SA has confirmed. I should be getting my car by end of October / first week of November. :Cheering:

However, in the official Whatsapp chat group, they posted a message today:

"Dear Customer, Please be advised that Kia India will generally increasing Prices effective from "1st Oct, 2023". As always, ASB Kia are committed to provided quality services to you and appreciate your support.

Note: Prices & Schemes will be applicable at the time and date of delivery !!" :Frustrati

Yes, I paid the down payment from my side after the PDI. Tomorrow the remaining amount from bank side will be disbursed as I wanted to invoice the vehicle before Oct 1st.

Last week my SA informed me that they got some fresh stocks from company (2 White color GTX+ variant) and asked me whether I would be interested in taking the delivery in Sep month or not. Initially my plan was to take the delivery during Diwali time but after hearing the price hike news, I agreed. During PDI the SA showed both the vehicle and asked us to choose one of them.

I would suggest, ask your dealer to allocate you a vehicle first, so that you can do the inspection. Post inspection you can proceed with the payment. Mean while you can check with other dealers if they have any stock.

I availed professional PDI service from Zekardo (3rd party). Sharing the report here. I believe this may give some additional pointers to all potential buyers.

How much do they charge for their service?
Do you think the report is any better than what it would have been if you had done the PDI yourself?

Very helpful. Thank you. I'm particularly interested about the windscreen testing done. Did they check for distortion and UV coating?

Update on my mileage reading. I had earlier reported a mileage of about 8 kmpl on my GTX+ Turbo Petrol, with complete city driving in the pathetic Bangalore city conditions. Yesterday I took out my car for a 5-6 km run and suddenly saw the mileage reading change to about 14, then it varied a little during the ride and finally settled at 13.9 kmpl. I noticed the updated figure when I started my ride and then, it stayed around that figure. I wonder what could be the reason other than may be, first servicing was done last week. Has anybody else noticed something like this?

Do they share pictures of the car? In your report, it indicates paint chipping, so if you need to point out to dealer, do they share the exact spot?