Hi All,
Sorry for the delay in responses. I have been extremely busy and was out to Wayanad to celebrate my Birthday
This car was my birthday gift that I bought for myself and thoroughly loved the drive on the curvy and beautiful roads of Kerala and Karnataka. I would say Money well spent.
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Originally Posted by neethi_raj Congrats Charansuki on a great buy. May you have thousands of trouble free miles. It would be nice if you could post a few photos of the interiors, especially the leather seats you opted for. A pic of the rear view camera screen would also be nice. I am asking this because these are in my shortlist too ;-) and a final request, could you post the detailed cost including the accessories. Thanks in advance. |
Thanks Neethi_Raj. I think I have made a mistake in my initial post. I didnt get leather seats but have got art leather seats (Foam leather). The brand is maple and got it done by Vinayak itself at the time of delivery. Its Beige in color and matches the lighter dashboard color. I now regret it because it is already getting dirty. Need to maintain the interiors with little more effort now. It is difficult with a 1.5 year old kid in the family. Anyway, I have included a passing shot of the seats, also couple of shots of reverse parking display. The detailed cost of the accessories are as follows. One the whole I got 2000 discount off of the prices mentioned below. I think these are very high because i got it done by the dealer, but didnt want to void any warranty so went with them.
1. Reverse parking display : 8000 rs
2. Seat covers : 16000 rs
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Originally Posted by Reinhard Hey congratulations charansuki on the wonderful car! Looks wonderful in the pictures. Wishing you and your family unlimited safe & happy miles with it! Keep the thread updated
BTW, Addressing the DSG as "AMT" is like addressing a Ferrari as a "Car" .
PS - I'm pretty sure that if you had threatened a cancellation - the Vinayak guys would have promptly allocated the colour you wanted. And given smart excuses like last minute cancellations / their own generousness of giving away their demo cars to you. Anyway, doesn't matter now. Enjoy the ride! |
Thanks Reinhard. I will surely keep this thread updated. And Lol for your AMT comment. I actually thought of doing that drama of cancellation but knowing many worse buying scenarios, I didnt want to end up in one. Also the sales rep who was attending me was good and seemed very genuine, its her management that I had reservations with. I didnt want to spoil a long term relation with a fight at the beginning. So went with the booking. On second thoughts I am actually liking the color now. It is very practical and doesnt show too much dust and grime.
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Originally Posted by hillsnrains Congrats!
Welcome to Skoda family. I too have same color but don't have DSG
I envy you for your beauty. I will be watching this thread very closely. Looking forawrd for more inputs from you on the performance of your car.
Iam waiting for the alloy wheel pic
Wish you many more happy miles! |
Thanks hillsnrains. I have updated about its performance in my following posts. I have few more updates based on my recent trip to kerala. Pic of alloy wheel is included
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Originally Posted by Hemant_Joshi Congratulations Charansuki, on Your New Rapid, its a super car., Wish you miles of happy rides,,
I was also in same quandry - Vento or Rapid - however, the Looks of Rapid, and the more visible and SOLID feel of Rapid won over the Vento,,
Mine is a Manual 1.6 TDI, Elegance,
I was not sure about an Automatic - have never driven any.. so decided to go with 1.6 Manual - Did not wait for the New 1.5 OR DSG,
Never heard about the Toffee Colour, or seen one, but, CB is really cool and masks lot of dirt,,
I am also not that satisfied on the Beam of Projector Lamps, High beam is just OK, but otherwise, I am also inclined to upgrade the Bulbs - but, that would definitely bust the Warranty, so, staying put,, not sure - what can be done..
Same story with Additional Warranty and Insurance, here with my Dealer in Pune,
However - They were very prompt and professional, and Hoping, Skoda has finally fixed their ASS. |
Thanks Hemant. Yes Toffee Brown is a new color now, available both in Vento and Rapid. It is a killer color if you ask me but CB is not bad either.
The high beam of projector lamps are satisfactory for me and I have no issues with it. Low beam feels lacking but within city, where there are street lights I will learn to manage.
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Originally Posted by premc44 Is there a toffee brown colour for Rapid?. The Skoda India website does not show this colour as an option |
This is a new color for rapid. Its so new that even showrooms dont have brochures printed for it. Also the website is yet to be updated. However I have seen this color and looks awesome
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Originally Posted by kiran_cr Congrats charansuki. It is a definite beauty isnt it? I especially like the new projectors. Also i wanted to know couple of things.
1. How is the default audio system in Rapid when compared to Figo?
2. Can you please post the total cost of the car with all the breakups? You can PM me also if its not right to post on a public forum.
Im having my eyes on this beauty now, hopefully in next 1 month i will be able to book one.
Cheers,
Kiran |
Hi Kiran,
The default audio system is excellent and even better than Figo, All the controls and features you find in Figo ICE is present in this system.
The break up of the car is as below
1. On road price - 13,71,121 (BLR)
2. Cash Discount - -27,500
3. Seat covers - 16,000
4. Reverse Parking Display - 8,000
5. Discount on Accessories - -2,000
6. Extended Warranty (2+2) - 11,700
Total = 13,77,321
There are better discounts to be had. For example cash discounts itself can stretch to 40K+ and you may even get warranty or Insurance free if bargain hard enough. But dont take my word for it. It purely depends on the dealer and your negotiation skills. I went in blind because there was no information on the offers on new DSG models. Hopefully now people know better
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Originally Posted by deepfusion I am waiting for some free time when I would take the rapid and the p8 HIDs for a transplant into the low beams. For the high beams, I am looking at philips white vision/crystal vision or the Osram Night Breakers unlimited/plus. Will keep you posted. |
Thanks deepfusion, will look forward to your feedback
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Originally Posted by suhas_raj Hey Mate, Congrats & welcome to the Rapid family !! The family apparently is growing rapidly as well going by the number of initial ownership reports being put up on our forum. You have got yourself a gem & with that DSG, boy oh boy She gets really tempting as a mean machine !!
I have a 3 month old black beauty albeit without the DSG...
Does not seem like you want to do any running in of your engine going by the revs you have mentioned Enjoy. Keep revving n drive safe. Cheers ! |
Thanks Suhas_raj, Ha ha well I cant make up my mind to drive slow. well to be honest I am putting the car through all sort of paces and all sort of driving conditions. I am not redlining the car and taking care to keep it below 4.5. 99% of the time the RPM is below 2.5K. Now that I have completed 1.5KMS I dont care anymore. I will explore the full range of this engine in the days to come.