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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hehe. Was hoping to sit down with wifey and discuss it over breakfast till a decision was reached - she had unscheduled site visits cropping up and has been away on multiple trips since 7:30am :( Gotta have the buy-in, you see! Have asked Sunish for a few hours more. Personally, I'm in. Tho the ideal offer eludes me even now. Perhaps 7pm or thereabouts. Quick question : our car usually stays parked most of the week - its usually weekends that its taken out and occasionally one or two trips a week. Is the Safari sensitive about such things ? |
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| ![]() hi, the safari is a more sensitive vehicle to maintain than the Honda, in most aspects. But the comfort and ride it gives you is way superior to the Honda. Interesting to see the seller himself come on the forum and talk about his reasons for the expenses involved: Great. What I am foxed about is the bonnet dent and windscreen crack due to the stones falling out of a tipper up front. Even Hrag has had a similar issue. Is the Safari so weak to have a dent and a windscreen crack or do i smell something here? I too have had this "stone falling off a tipper" issue on the GQ between Chennai and Vellore, but have been lucky till date! |
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And Header, come on, do you really smell something? I think its fair and sounds true (unless someone can prove otherwise). Tell me one car / suv / muv / whatever which will not have a dent on the bonnet and a cracked windshield when a stone falls on it from a tipper. Modern diesel engines, unlike out old Amby diesels, do not need to be always run, meaning, started and kept running for sometime at regular intervals. They can remain undisturbed for an extended time and remain perfectly OK, if this was your concern. | |
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I used to drive a Hyundai Accent for 7 years before moving on to the Safari and like ZenX has explained his driving style my usage though not limited to weekends but also not used daily as our office & home is in the same building. This does not mean that the beast is less used or sparingly used. I have clocked 25k kms in 15 months of ownership and have never regretted buying it nor have experienced any faults that were Associated with older diesels. Dont wory and take the plunge. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Peace! Thanks for the inputs guys, decision made finally. Did a last check of OHC price on Carwale and it says 2.73-2.85, plus there's the Vtec alloys, audio, Yokos so I'm feeling better on that front ![]() And yes, the Safari is on! Will make an offer and close it asap! [ideally, feel like doing one last longish drive at 3 digit speeds as well, and also get wife to drive it for feel, but looks like that may not happen right now] Thanks TBhp! Last edited by zenx : 14th February 2009 at 21:31. |
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On an highway if the vehicle is in a good speed even a small piece of a stone also can crack the windscreen. Mr.Samuel the person who is selling the vehicle has openly said the things in detail and he has some financial constraint for which he is selling the vehicle. Congrats Sameer on your decision Last edited by gowda79 : 14th February 2009 at 21:43. | ||
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Relative speed is funny and dangerous. 60 + 60 = 120 and when that's a 100gm mass? | |
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It all depends on the size of the stone and the speed one is traveling and how close he is tailgating the tipper![Dangerous driving too] Quote:
![]() The Safari requires more visits to the service station than a Honda. There are known issues w.r.t HVAC, PS and niggling Electrical issues with Safaris that are rare in a Honda. The service costs of a Safari w.r.t a Honda over the same mileage is atleast 20% higher. But the comfort and driving experience a safari gives in leagues ahead than the honda anywhere but a race track! Quote:
The safari is a pretty tall vehicle unlike a modern saloon car. Hence unless one is taligating the car in front very closely, [which maybe dangerous driving], the stones that fall off the tipper cant bounce to the height of the safari bonnet! Yes sir, I agree. infact my accent windscreen also has a smallish crack due to me following a tipper closely and a stone that fell off and hit my vehicle. The crack developed on my windscreen instantly and that incident is still a perfect slow motion in my mind. | |||
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| ![]() Once i was walking and a kiddo riding a cycle hit me on right side of me, my left index finger was injured badly, i don't remember what happened, probably i tried blocking him in that tension, but it happened. But ideally a BSA Champ might not hurt someone badly and that kiddo was really small to even fight with, but did not i get hurt badly? Friends still make fun of me, saying a BSA Champ can kill me ![]() A stone can damage, sometimes when walking on the road or riding two wheeler, trucks go through small pebbles on road and it flies and hits you. I am sure most of you know what i am talking about. Further, i understand that Tata cars are known for poor resale. I will attribute that to the "experienced" service guys and the psychology not the car and the repairs are very cheap. And I am sure Bangaloreans will vouch that there are so many Safari's in town. Does that mean that the car is good or bad ? Even Skoda/Toyota gets parts replaced under warranty, does that happen always, no, i don't think so. I got the ECU replaced, and the alternator (preventive call from Tata) as well. The alternator had no problem and car was starting and charging well, but i did not take a chance. The improvements that Tata has seen over the past few years is amazing, i know that especially after the upgrade to a 2.2 from a 1.9 Turbodiesel. And looks they use quality stuff outsourced from companies like Delphi TVS, minda, siemens vdo, AVL etc. I am going to pick up another SUV soon, my mind says i will be back to Tata Safari, this time a fully loaded one. Every car has its own share of pain points, but it's all about individual choice, if you think you like a car, just buy it and live with the problems, because the good things from the car outweighs the bad things. It was an interesting experience while trying to sell my car, and i am happy with the learning. Some wanted the car for dirt cheap (but will not sell their maruti 800 for less than 1.8Lakhs ![]() |
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Part 2: costs!? No way. I finally could not afford Honda service anymore - not too many niggles but they'd suck the life out of my bank account for whatever I did go there for. They have not heard of "touch-ups" and the parts, when you need them, make you wonder if perhaps its ok to drive around with a past-its-life tie rod. Thank god for RAC, I could continue to own the City because of them. | |
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Safari is not taller than a tipper sir ![]() And safari's used to have problems, not these days. I have mentioned in previous post. | |
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| ![]() Guys, I guess all of us agree about the stone. If the speed and point of impact are favorable (to the stone, that is) the damage is going to be substantial. So, lets leave it to that. And let us not even go to discussing about tail-gating or not. We all drive our vehicles the way we want, period. Let us stick to the intent of the thread, please. ![]() |
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