Hey guys, its not that i didnt take your advice seriously .. I feel Team-bhp is the best Auto site for any auto enthusiasts ,so all the advices/suggestions are very well recieved ..
Anywaz ,let me share an incident with you ...
Last week ,i went to a GM dealership located at CP . I asked for a test drive of CNG optra(just to get the feel of a dealer fitted CNG car) .
Initially ,they hesitated to provide me the test drive ,they told me that the car as not there ,it has gone out for another test drive and wont be back before 3-4 hours . I gave them my mob no. and told them to send the car at my place ...
While i was leaving the showroom , i generally asked the Security guard about the performance and sales of CNG cars(these people sometimes do reveal the truth,that showroom guys dont) and he told me that there 've been lot of enquiries but not even a single car sold ....
I asked him about the car and to my surprise the car was standing right outside the showroom ,i went inside and reconfirmed and the salesman admitted his mistake and gave me a (funny) reason that "sir i am new to this co. so i dint know about the CNG car" .
I went on for a test drive and it didnt take me even 5 minutes to understand why they were not providing a test drive to any customer ...
1) The car was jerky .
2) stopping after every minute .
3) Starting problems
The worst think was that the car was not even running good on petrol ,it was giving the same kinda problems when driven on petrol . The showroom guy then told me everything that how the car was and how it is after the fitment of a CNG kit and he strictly adviced me against the CNG conversion , he told me to either wait for the diesel Optra or to buy the Petrol .
He even went on by saying that the car has been shown to the GM and the technical team from chennai had speically visited to solve this problem ,but even they failed and that its difficult for them to get the car back to original and its not only with this dealer , i then went to a dealer at Moti nagar and he later too admitted the same in his car and suggested me against the conversion ...
So, after such an experience coupled with all the advices i got from you guys ,i now really fear of a conversion and above all the main thing that worries me is Hyundai and honda(infact,most of the mnfrs) void the warranty once the conversion take place ..
The thought that has been creeping in my mind is that When an authorized GM dealer failed to do this job how can i trust the after market dealers ..
So ,i 'll happy going for a diesel car but as i said in my previous post ,i do not find any car that solves my purpose .
As i 'll be keeping the car for 5-7 years , i want one that i could live with for such a long time . Octavia is def. one of those but its looks too dated and i wonder how much i 'll be paying for a service after 4-5 years .
Going by the posts on this forum ,it could cost me anywhere between Rs. 30000-40000/ service and the elantra is really a very boring car and is due for a replacement ...
@adarsh,ram hyundai - Embera diesel is out of my budget , max i can spend is 12 lacs .
Can you guys suggest any other ideas ?
Thanks.
@jerish666- since you 've already done 76000kms ,could you please tell me how much you are paying for a regular service ?
@insane devil - After reading this do you still suggest me for a Conversion ? |