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Originally Posted by benbsb29 Congrats SST. The Ciaz is definitely a good car. We have one in the family, in Kerala although its the AT variant. The space inside definitely impressed me, as well as the overall manners of the car in general.
Wishing you happy miles on it, and looking forward to further updates. |
Thank you. The AT was under consideration for a short while, but given our driving pattern, a MT was sufficient, with less headaches.
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Originally Posted by Sheel |
LOL: Quoting me from 7 years ago must have have given you a lot of gleeful moments! In 7 years though, many things have changed:
A) The price of the Scorpio 4wd almost doubled, and there is no lower variant in 4wd guise. I would have spent another lakh or two to get an S4 4wd variant if it was available;
B) My average annual running has drastically reduced, and a petrol engine makes a lot more sense;
C) The government does not want me to own a diesel, and they would force me to scrap it in 10 years. And no, I am not shifting base to Purnea any time soon;
D) At least some of the roads have improved in the last 7 years. The YEW and ALE are cases in point, as well as the NH1 to Chandigarh and beyond. In the plains, on major highways, the sedan is quicker from point A to point B than an average SUV. For those mountain roads where a sedan is toast, I have the Thar;
E) I don't have the purchasing power of 7 years ago, especially since I spend a lot of my money on international flight tickets in the last 3 years;
F) My desire for 4wd vehicles has not disappeared, but I dream of 4wd-ing on another continent, where I can pick up a 10-15-year-old 4wd vehicle in superb condition really cheap, and taking a month-long trip in that, with equipment and through terrain that the Indian 4wd community can only drool about.
So priorities and circumstances change, but one thing didn't - try as I might, I couldn't catch you at home despite passing through Purnea twice in the last 6 months!
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Originally Posted by paragsachania Congratulations again Doc for the Ciaz. I read 3 points, especially in the Pros section and I couldn't agree more. - The Ciaz is well built, in a sense that it rattles way too less and the cabin indeed feels silent when cruising at highway speeds compared to all the other Marutis.
- Only last week when I and another member were discussing the upcoming 1.5D from MSIL at a dealership, the MD of the said dealership was all praise for the low end of the 1.5 Petrol that I have never driven till date. No wonder your review also talks about it.
- The ground clearance - Definitely not something we would like when taking on bad roads. I have seen my neighbor's previous gen Ciaz scrapping the lower lip of the front bumper on quite a few occasions despite careful maneuver. With full load of 5 adults, its tough to take on 'Bangalore Special' speedbreakers too.
However, despite all this, the Ciaz as an overall package is indeed a VFM deal to ignore. The space at rear and the neutral ride quality over highways will keep most of the occupants happy over those long journeys.
Wish you many wonderful miles on this new acquisition!! |
Thank you Parag. Indeed, I was expecting rattles to start up in 5000 km, but it is surprisingly quiet till now. The ground clearance is fine for 95% of speedbreakers I've encountered, but the ones that do scrape the underbody either do it at the sill or the main steel frame, without touching any critical components (including the fuel tank). In any case, the car is very unlikely to run with 5 passengers + luggage to any extent in the future.
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Originally Posted by extreme_torque Congrats on the car doc! Its appalling in this country we still dont know how to build speed breakers. It must have hurt to see scratches on a brand new car but the life of a car is hard in India unlike Australia. 5k and she already has scrapes and a bent rim due to potholes! How does it feel inaide the car? Safe enough? My biggest pet peeve with new age Maruti’s is how light they are. |
Thank you! Now don't get me started on the pros and cons of car ownership in Straya vs. India!
Well, the feel in terms of safety in any car is purely based on the perceptions about safety that the driver has - and I worry more about the airheads on the road ahead than the airbags in the car. But in general, the car feels very well-built.
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Originally Posted by narayans80 Congratulations on your Ciazzler SS-da.
Ciaz was among the last candidates standing in my car search, 5 months back. The reason S-Cross won the race was because of the factor Parag mentions below
In terms of space practicality, Ciaz was way ahead of the race.
Before I bought this, I had a 2010 Corolla and one of the gripes was it would scrape any medium+ sized speed breaker on city roads or highway tolls.
While the Corolla took it very well, I wasn't very confident on putting the Ciaz through such abuse. And the feedback from Parag from his drive wasn't so encouraging. |
Thank you. The S-Cross wasn't on my radar because I was trying to restrict my budget. Also, it's another SUV without 4wd, and I don't quite like that concept of a big car with small insides.
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Originally Posted by PapaBravo Congrats again SS Da !! Love the shade on that car. The car had a great run in doing a cross country. Your narration as usual was very gripping.
Wish you many miles & years with Ciazzler. |
Thank you for your wishes, Pawan.