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Old 10th February 2012, 13:41   #151
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A dealer in Odisha claims he can deliver new dzire diesel before April. The petrol version is available almost readily. How far can the claim be true? It commands 8-9 months of waiting in other states !

(Swift takes about 4-5 months as per the dealer )
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I checked out the Dzire VDI in display at Vishnu Motors in Chennai. A few points of note

1) Was checking if I can get a new Dzire faster than my booked Swift but the official wait time listed for ZDI is 8 months against Swift 6 months.
2) The car's does not *look* much longer than the new Swift.
3) Rear seat incline is much better than new Swift.
4) As other have observed, pacific blue is bluish green and personally prefer the torque blue of the Swift.
5) The door on the Ritz which was standing near by closes with a better thud & precision than Dzire/Swifts
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A dealer in Odisha claims he can deliver new dzire diesel before April. The petrol version is available almost readily. How far can the claim be true? It commands 8-9 months of waiting in other states !

(Swift takes about 4-5 months as per the dealer )
I checked with Mandovi and RNS in Bangalore on 07-Feb-12 and the wait period for the "All New Swift Diesel" - VDi is between 3 and 4 months.
  • Existing Dzire bookings have been automatically transferred to New Dzire (already mentioned earlier in this forum)
  • Some customers, who had booked Swift have now changed their booking to New Dzire
  • Glistening Grey is hot selling and hence there is a heavy booking for this colour
  • Blue has lesser bookings and may have slightly shorter waiting period
  • New Dzire Petrol will be available in 1-1.5 months
What I was also told was, that the whole equation may change in a week's time and the backlogs might grow substantially.

My understanding of the old Dzire and the new Swift sales tells me that:
  • In the next few months what you see regarding the sales of Swift and Dzire will be spikes, which will possibly be 16-20K per month (is so since launch) for Swift, 12-15 K per month for Dzire (both new and old) which will continue for the next 6-8 months
  • Beyond that I feel, they will settle down with healthy numbers of 14-16K per month for Swift, 12-14 K per month for Dzire (both new and old)
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re: Review: The 2nd-gen Maruti Dzire

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I checked out the Dzire VDI in display at Vishnu Motors in Chennai. A few points of note

1) Was checking if I can get a new Dzire faster than my booked Swift but the official wait time listed for ZDI is 8 months against Swift 6 months.
2) The car's does not *look* much longer than the new Swift.
3) Rear seat incline is much better than new Swift.
4) As other have observed, pacific blue is bluish green and personally prefer the torque blue of the Swift.
5) The door on the Ritz which was standing near by closes with a better thud & precision than Dzire/Swifts
I was quoted a wait period of 3 months in popular motors velachery. They even implied that I might get my Glistening Grey ZDI even before that and BTW, I am no.4 on the priority list. I am not sure which Dealer is stating the fact here.

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Old 11th February 2012, 04:06   #154
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re: Review: The 2nd-gen Maruti Dzire

firstly great reveiw as usual, all reveiws here deserve a standing round of applause.
Now my question (out of ignorance) to GTO and all the technical BHPians here is (please excuse if it is not a valid one), in the reveiw GTO and Anshuman noted that the Dzire is too soft in the rear and hence has pronounced body roll and the suspension is tuned differently from the hatchback;
now is it possible to install the hatchback Swifts rear suspension which should to an extent carry the hatchbacks handling charecteristics over to the notchback. Should'nt it be a spot on fit and the cheapest way to improve on the cars handling.
Somehow the car strickes a chord expect for the - not so promising handling - bit. Of course the hatchback will be ahead in handling and performance but if the sedan can get as close as possible then it is an interesting combination.
I'd prefer a car thats a corner craver and not bouncy at the rear, like a fiesta or rather still Etios in that segment. From the reveiw I believe it is far behind both these cars.
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TATA Manza is priced at 70k more (and to most people - boot or no boot, they just dont want to pay extra for TATA and take a risk)
This statement couldn't be farther from the truth. Do note that the Indigos did nearly 10,000 units last month and are stellar sales performers. The market doesn't necessarily see them as "risks".

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Infact, if only Toyota had got it right with the Etios
Again, in about a year of introduction, the Etios is touching 5,000 units. That's with Toyota's dealership strength which is about 1/4th of Marutis. If the customer's money is anything to go by, Toyota has indeed gotten it right with the Etios. I'd buy the petrol Etios over the petrol Dzire without a second thought. Diesel however, it would be the Dzire.

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- Honestly the car looks far better than the outgoing model.
I love the rear, when viewed bang-on. However, the side profile is extremely strange.

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Quality is a good step ahead for Maruti.
True. Interior feel is definitely the best-in-class.

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Is the boot not closed correctly? or is that a huge panel gap?
Yep, the boot is indeed fully closed in that picture and it is indeed a panel gap.

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now is it possible to install the hatchback Swifts rear suspension which should to an extent carry the hatchbacks handling charecteristics over to the notchback.
Sure is. But I doubt any owners are going to bother. This is an entry-level sedan that drives like one.

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I'd prefer a car thats a corner craver and not bouncy at the rear, like a fiesta or rather still Etios in that segment. From the reveiw I believe it is far behind both these cars.
The Etios & Fiesta are definitely the picks if you are looking at a car that's fun to drive.
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Old 12th February 2012, 14:27   #156
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This statement couldn't be farther from the truth. Do note that the Indigos did nearly 10,000 units last month and are stellar sales performers. The market doesn't necessarily see them as "risks".
While Indigo figures have increased substantially
in the recent months, it is to be seen if they are actually dzire conversions. I am sure the units will be split between CS and Manza as 40:60 or even 50:50.


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Again, in about a year of introduction, the Etios is touching 5,000 units. That's with Toyota's dealership strength which is about 1/4th of Marutis. If the customer's money is anything to go by, Toyota has indeed gotten it right with the Etios. I'd buy the petrol Etios over the petrol Dzire without a second thought. Diesel however, it would be the Dzire.
Apart from the dealership strength,Etios's pricing for the diesel variant is the culprit. Equivalent variants of dzire and etios diesel have a price difference of whopping 1 lakh or more.


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The Etios & Fiesta are definitely the picks if you are looking at a car that's fun to drive.
This holds true for the petrol variant I guess?
Bring on the diesel variants (the volume sellers), dzire DDiS will then be hard to ignore thanks to the superior performance
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This holds true for the petrol variant I guess?
Bring on the diesel variants (the volume sellers), dzire DDiS will then be hard to ignore thanks to the superior performance
Hey, the query - and GTO's response - was from the point of view of suspension setup and handling. DZire remains the last choice on this parameter. Engine performance is another matter of course.
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I was quoted a wait period of 3 months in popular motors velachery. They even implied that I might get my Glistening Grey ZDI even before that and BTW, I am no.4 on the priority list. I am not sure which Dealer is stating the fact here.
The 8 months I mentioned was the official waiting period for Dzire ZDI but that they could give me one much earlier. This is the same line that most dealers I have spoken to parrot.

Looks like allotment is done at the dealer level and then they have some discretion/preference in their allotment to customers. You may be 4th in the Glistering grey queue for Popular but Maruti controls how many glistering grays get allocated to them. So the delivery date seems to be a function of Maruti's allottment to the dealer for that color plus the queue at the dealership. It is lottery of sorts from my what I infer based on discussing with these folks.

I had already booked a Swift ZDI on 9th Jan with them promising delivery in around April. Vishnu motors mentioned that Swift ZDI allotments to their dealership has come down drastically this month. Considering a imminent excise duty on diesel cars and after seeing your post, I enquired if I could get a Dzire earlier than the Swift for which the response was that the Dzire may take longer.
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re: Review: The 2nd-gen Maruti Dzire

Guys,

The price difference between A Star Vxi [Rs 404380] and A Star AT [Rs 449329] is Rs 44949. A Start AT is also equipped with ABS.

The price difference between Dzire Vxi [Rs 530527 and Dzire AT [Rs 652889] is Rs 122362. Dzire AT is also equipped with ABS, EBD & BA.

Now, why is the price difference so high in Dzire? Sorry, if this has been discussed before.

[All prices are Ex-showroom Chennai Prices from Maruti website]

Regards!

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Yesterday I got the delivery of S.Silver DZRIE ZDI.
First Impression is very smooth handling and superb response. Mileage ODO shows a good fuel economy from start itself

I will share my short review in next couple of day.
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Yesterday I got the delivery of S.Silver DZRIE ZDI.
First Impression is very smooth handling and superb response. Mileage ODO shows a good fuel economy from start itself

I will share my short review in next couple of day.
Congrats. Probably the first owner in team-bhp?

Looking forward to your ownership review. I believe you would have booked older version. How would you rate the new car wrt to the old one?
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Congrats. Probably the first owner in team-bhp?

Looking forward to your ownership review. I believe you would have booked older version. How would you rate the new car wrt to the old one?

No I hated older version so never booked it. Got the delivery in 12 days flat under corporate PQ and personal push. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
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A close friend of mine, here in Trivandrum, booked a black Dzire VDI two days after the launch. Waiting time qouted was 6 months. A week later, he upgraded to ZDI. Colour was changed to Pacific blue. Today, he got a call from the dealer saying they can deliver the car this Friday (Feb-17). He is taking delivery of the car this weekend.
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Checked out the new DZire today. I was pleasantly surprised by the boot. A lot big than what I had in mind. But they should have called the Pacific Blue, the Pacific Green. I feel that name is just deceptive.

But the beige interiors are a big put off. Its just everywhere inside the car. And the display car was full of grime all around.
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A close friend of mine, here in Trivandrum, booked a black Dzire VDI two days after the launch. Waiting time qouted was 6 months. A week later, he upgraded to ZDI. Colour was changed to Pacific blue. Today, he got a call from the dealer saying they can deliver the car this Friday (Feb-17). He is taking delivery of the car this weekend.
I had a similar experience, but I was quoted 3 months waiting period when I booked my arctic White VDI (waiting list 33), a day later I changed the booking to Glistening Grey ZDI (Waiting list 4) . I got a call yesterday that a customer has passed on his booking of a pacific blue ZDI and if I want, I can get it by month end. I have changed my booking again and waiting for delivery. Looks like Maruti expected more booking in Pacific blue and hence manufacturing more of it.
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