[rajshenoy]

Originally Posted by Abes

Thanks. But what I meant was whether any refresh or facelift coming up.

Don't you think Maruti will not just sit there and try to add some cosmetic features on ertiga during auto expo?

Here is my wishlist
1. Split last row seat
2. Driver arm rest
3. Climate control
4. Touch multimedia player with sat nav
5. Floor carpet in darker shade
6. Cruise control
Apart from that the car feels just perfect in all aspects

Maruti might give chrome treatment like export versions in the exteriors

Other than that i don't expect any major changes to a car which is like globally just less than two year old.

You can ask yourself this

Do you feel ertiga lacks something in its current avatar? Is it must have for you? And what makes you think Martin will add that feature next year?

[DragonRider]

I did a 4 days Delhi-Shimla/Chail trip in a friend's Ertiga a couple of months back (15th Aug weekend), and it performed extremely well, no issues/concerns/discomforts whatsoever. We were 5 adults and 2 kids and I was pleasantly surprised at the last row comfort, that this car provides. We had to do some adjustment (pull the middle row forward a bit), so that both the mid and the last row had equal leg-space. We packed our stuff in adequately sized duffel bags and the Ertiga was able to swallow all the luggage inspite of the 3rd row being used.

The ride was excellent, although we did feel a bit of body roll while descending the hills, and this was primarily because we weren't driving too slow (trying to keep the rpm in the turbo band).

My overall impression : Its a no brainer for someone looking to have only one all rounder vehicle in his/her garage. Although the turbo lag can be a bit of a discomfort in the city runs, but it's not that bad.

[sauravdc]

Originally Posted by csanand

I finally took delivery of my Maruti Ertiga ZDi with alloys, in granite grey color.

Congrats ...

It is a great car to drive. An a nice time to buy too. Loved it during the test drives before buying Ritz in December. Wanted to buy Ertiga VDI but pocket constraints.

My brother-in-law owns a Tata Safari for the last 12000kms and loved the test drive of Ertiga. He drove, his driver drove and I drove by turns.

We punched in 7 persons (my B-I-L = 145kgs, his driver = 75kgs, my father = 60kgs, B-i-L's wife = 50kgs, my wife = 60kgs, me = 55kgs and the Sales guy of MS = 30-40kgs, total = 485kgs) during the test drive and the car went butter smooth while climbing up a flyover on EM Byepass, with AC on (though it was winter, we wanted to torture the vehicle a bit).

Regards,
Saurav

[Abes]

Originally Posted by rajshenoy

Don't you think Maruti will not just sit there and try to add some cosmetic features on ertiga during auto expo?

Here is my wishlist
1. Split last row seat
2. Driver arm rest
3. Climate control
4. Touch multimedia player with sat nav
5. Floor carpet in darker shade
6. Cruise control
Apart from that the car feels just perfect in all aspects

Its like this: I buy a car, months later a facelift happens & I feel so stupid. Just to avoid that scenario.

Apart from what you listed, my wish list:
7. Tinted glass
8. Variable valve timing on both sides (petrol engine)
9. 205/60/r15 tyres
10. Foldable tray behind the front seats, like in xylo
11. AT variant

[rajshenoy]

Originally Posted by Abes

Its like this: I buy a car, months later a facelift happens & I feel so stupid. Just to avoid that scenario.

Apart from what you listed, my wish list:
7. Tinted glass
8. Variable valve timing on both sides (petrol engine)
9. 205/60/r15 tyres
10. Foldable tray behind the front seats, like in xylo
11. AT variant

Both ertiga engines already have vvt.
Tinted glass and tyres you can always add.
AT should be possible easily because suzuki exports ertiga abroad
Foldable tray looks tough because it doesn't have so much space

Looks like apart from AT everything else is easy

[Abes]

Originally Posted by rajshenoy

Both ertiga engines already have vvt.
Tinted glass and tyres you can always add.
AT should be possible easily because suzuki exports ertiga abroad
Foldable tray looks tough because it doesn't have so much space

Looks like apart from AT everything else is easy

The review said, the petrol engine has Variable Valve Timing only on the intake side. (the diesel engine has Variable Geometry Turbo)
Yea, the tyres could be added; but the tinted glass is legal only if it is provided by the manufacturer.
Good to have the tray too.
Having been driving only AT cars for more than a decade, I would love to have the AT!
& pushing the power up from 94 to 110 Bhp would be the icing on the cake

Originally Posted by Vid6639

The K14, Maruti’s new 1.4L petrol engine, makes its debut in the Ertiga. This 1,373cc engine is rated at 94 BHP (@ 6,000 rpm) and 130 Nm of torque (@ 4,000 rpm). The 1.4L has variable valve timing on the intake side only. On the go, it feels like a bigger version of the Swift’s 1.2L K series engine (which it is).

[Balaji31582]

Originally Posted by Abes

but the tinted glass is legal only if it is provided by the manufacturer.

I checked out the ertiga, yesterday at a showroom. Completely impressed with the comfort it provides and the utility of the car on the whole. Meanwhile, the customer executive mentioned that all the maruti cars come with green tint now except the omni. Not sure if this is the case, but thought to share with you as its one in your wishlist

[Abes]

Originally Posted by Balaji31582

Meanwhile, the customer executive mentioned that all the maruti cars come with green tint now except the omni. Not sure if this is the case, but thought to share with you as its one in your wishlist

Thanks for this great news. Now, hope that the other items listed in the wish list get implemented.

[ganesc]

Originally Posted by rajshenoy

Here is my wishlist
1. Split last row seat
2. Driver arm rest
3. Climate control
4. Touch multimedia player with sat nav
5. Floor carpet in darker shade
6. Cruise control
Apart from that the car feels just perfect in all aspects

Maruti might give chrome treatment like export versions in the exteriors

+1
And re-visit the interior colors as a whole. Though the current color helps airiness, its difficult to maintain.

Automatic variant will be really useful in India and if brought there is definitely a market for this. Before I bought my ZDI, had mailed MS asking if there is a scope of bringing in Automatic variant anytime soon but as expected, they did not give a clear info.

Originally Posted by Abes

Its like this: I buy a car, months later a facelift happens & I feel so stupid. Just to avoid that scenario.

Its natural for many to think like this but trust me, there is not going to be a perfect car to suite your every need. You have to see if it suites your most important needs better than something else.

By the time you wait and take your perfect version of Ertiga, Hyundai, Honda and some more would have come up with their versions of MUV and you will start feeling bad again especially Hyundai is known to bring in a lot of gizmos.

Ertiga is a pretty decent vehicle that does most things right. But personally I feel Diesel variants pricing is on the higher side and not worth the penny.

Originally Posted by Abes

Thanks for this great news. Now, hope that the other items listed in the wish list get implemented.

Ertiga sales have almost halved and so, MS might quicken their plans for a limited edition again. Feliz was a joke.

Img courtesy: Our own Monthly sales analysis thread: september-2013-indian-car-sales-figures-analysis

[AkiAlmighty]

Hi, I am planning to buy Ertiga soon, possibly before Diwali. However I am now confused between Ertiga Diesel or CNG as my monthly running will be low (around 1000KM, City to highway 50:50). Consicering my usafge CNG fits my requirement.The problem is
1. I am not able to get any proper reviews about the CNG variant nor any user reviews.
2. CNG VXi doesnt comes with ABS (Please correct me if I am wrong)
3. I would like to opt for the Air bag version.
I would appreciate the help from fellow BHPians

[kailashnj]

Guys - One question.

Today I completed the first service of my Ertiga. I wanted to change the engine oil and informed the SA about it. I was shocked to know from the SA that it will be 3600 + taxes for the engine oil change. On further questioning, he said that we will fill in the synthetic oil in the car and hence the price. But I did not want the synthetic oil as I plan to follow an oil change regime of 5k kms. Hence I asked him for mineral oil and was further shocked on the words of the SA. "Ertiga has a very advanced engine in diesel and hence even maruti does not fill in Mineral Oil in the engine when it comes from factory. Hence we have to use the Synthetic Oil only." Now I know that this was incorrect and hence decided against Oil change. Went to another service centre as luckily I have 2 ASC in my area. Again the same verdict, only synthetic.

Can some one kindly confirm whether this is correct and only synthetic oil is used in Ertiga and also when you get the car from factory it is filled with Synthetic Oil and not mineral oil.

I know for sure that FIAT engine does not need fully synthetic oil, as punto that I owned used semi synthetic and vista uses the mineral oil instead. Please confirm.

[denver85]

Originally Posted by kailashnj

Can some one kindly confirm whether this is correct and only synthetic oil is used in Ertiga and also when you get the car from factory it is filled with Synthetic Oil and not mineral oil.

I know for sure that FIAT engine does not need fully synthetic oil, as punto that I owned used semi synthetic and vista uses the mineral oil instead. Please confirm.

No this is not correct. The same thing happened to me for my first oil change(@10K) which was done at Bangalore. SA never asked about the oil type and I noticed this after seeing the invoice. Asked about the SA about this and he said some advantages of synthetic oil as usual. For the next oil change(@20K) which was done at my hometown(Kerala), the SA clearly asked me the oil type before changing and I opted foe mineral oil. In the third oil chang(@30K), the SA was the same in the Bangalore showroom and before taking for service he clearly asked me the oil type and I opted for mineral one.
By the way, I did not see much difference in the running and performance with mineral and synthetic oil. No objection to anyone, this is purely on my personal experience.

[AutoIndian]

Originally Posted by AkiAlmighty

Hi, I am planning to buy Ertiga soon, possibly before Diwali. However I am now confused between Ertiga Diesel or CNG as my monthly running will be low (around 1000KM, City to highway 50:50). Consicering my usafge CNG fits my requirement.The problem is
1. I am not able to get any proper reviews about the CNG variant nor any user reviews.
2. CNG VXi doesnt comes with ABS (Please correct me if I am wrong)
3. I would like to opt for the Air bag version.
I would appreciate the help from fellow BHPians

I would always prefer the company fitted CNG kit, just for peace of mind. However as you have rightly mentioned, the VXi CNG does not come with ABS & in my opinion one should not skip on this "must have" active safety device. If ABS & Airbags are a must, then I would suggest go for the ZXi variant & when you are out of the standard company warranty get an aftermarket CNG kit fitted to your car. This way you can enjoy the best of both worlds. However for the initial period you will have to live with the high running costs of petrol.

[mohandas]

The SA is taking you for a ride. That's bunch of lies just to extract some money out of your pocket.

Originally Posted by kailashnj

Guys - One question.

Today I completed the first service of my Ertiga. I wanted to change the engine oil and informed the SA about it. I was shocked to know from the SA that it will be 3600 + taxes for the engine oil change. On further questioning, he said that we will fill in the synthetic oil in the car and hence the price. But I did not want the synthetic oil as I plan to follow an oil change regime of 5k kms. Hence I asked him for mineral oil and was further shocked on the words of the SA. "Ertiga has a very advanced engine in diesel and hence even maruti does not fill in Mineral Oil in the engine when it comes from factory. Hence we have to use the Synthetic Oil only." Now I know that this was incorrect and hence decided against Oil change. Went to another service centre as luckily I have 2 ASC in my area. Again the same verdict, only synthetic.

Can some one kindly confirm whether this is correct and only synthetic oil is used in Ertiga and also when you get the car from factory it is filled with Synthetic Oil and not mineral oil.

I know for sure that FIAT engine does not need fully synthetic oil, as punto that I owned used semi synthetic and vista uses the mineral oil instead. Please confirm.

[csanand]

Having used the Ertiga for more than a week & also taking it on a 500 km trip, I would like to add to the wish list that some of the members have posted (some of these are already mentioned in the official review):

1. Apart from split last row seats, will be nice to have the last row seats go back & forth like the middle (or front) row. This will offer flexibility to increase boot space without folding the seat. Dont know if this is feasible though
2. Better design of the steering wheel to extend the horn pad towards the sides
3. On my diesel Ertiga, gearing is not very smooth & is notchy - concur with the official review. Especially happens from 3rd to 4th or vice versa gears. Do others face this issue as well & will this get better over time or does it need fixing during my 1st service? I do press the clutch fully while changing gears.
4. Storage/ cup holder next to the hand brake would be useful
5. As someone mentioned, a more powerful engine would be icing on the cake. Maybe bring out 2 versions of the Ertiga similar to the Duster
6. Bluetooth capability for the music system

All the above are quite minor for me, except the gear change issue.