Thank you so much for the kind words, guys.
I am glad my first-hand report is contributing in some manner to your purchasing processes regarding the 2020 Creta IVT.
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Originally Posted by autocool I was very confused between the DCT and IVT SX(O) variants, after reading your thread and taking a test drive, I finalized a Typhoon Silver IVT SX(O) variant.
I booked the car on 27/Sep and took delivery on 18/Oct, the car has done around 1340 Kms to date and my ownership experience thus far has been very satisfying. The first free service was also completed last week.
There were several aspects from your post that helped me in the purchase process, specifically the negotiation with insurance, I was able to convince the dealer to match a quote from outside and this saved me ~15K. |
Welcome to T-BHP, autocool. And congratulations on your Silver IVT! Wishing you plenty of happy smiles and miles ahead.
The IVT is a real boon for sedate drivers who have to deal regularly with urban traffic. Not a day goes by when I thank the heavens for my Phoenix, which has given me such a huge respite from my bad back and left leg problems, which had aggravated so much while driving my EcoSport MT earlier this year.
Glad that the insurance process went through smoothly. More often than not, most dealers gladly match the outside quotation just so they can conclude a deal quickly. More so if it's the end of the month.
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Originally Posted by amitshippie I am going for SX(O) IVT Petrol. Surprisingly none of the dealers in Navi Mumbai has any Creta available for even test drive and quoting waiting period up to 5 months as well. I thought top models will have a less waiting period. |
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Originally Posted by pandatrooper It is indeed true that the availability of Creta has been pretty scarce lately. I had booked my SX(O) IVT on November 5th with an assured delivery date by November end, however, the delivery date has now been pushed to January 2021. With that being said, the waiting period of 5 months is way too much. Again, my suggestion would be to check with multiple dealerships in and around your city before coming to a conclusion. |
Welcome to T-BHP, Amit.
Yes, the availability of the IVT variants nowadays has hit a real low. My dealership is also quoting waiting periods of up to April 2021 to all new IVT prospects!
Leave a word with all the dealers around you that they give you an immediate heads-up if a pre-booked IVT turns up for a potential customer who has issues in financing/processing loans or delivery
muhurats. If your finances are ready, the dealer will give you preferential treatment for allotment of such car(s). Of course, you might have to compromise on the colour choices there.
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Originally Posted by amitshippie I am confused about the color. Family preference for car is red but it seems mulberry red is more like maroon. Has anyone seen Lava Orange color Creta physically? How does it look? I must say the color option of Creta is not that good except white. And that silver C pillar looks so odd with other colors. |
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Originally Posted by Turbokick The red looks more like maroon. And interestingly the orange looks more like flashy red ! Yes Lava Orange looks stunning in real. But a very rare color. |
The Lava Orange colour is simply gorgeous! In dual tone shades, it looks H-O-T! Check out
these pics which I posted a while back in the 2020 Creta thread. In the dual-tone colour combination, the silver part which starts from the C-pillar all the way over to the top of the front doors is wrapped in black, so that isn't a problem at all.
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Originally Posted by amitshippie My second confusion is about the comfort level in driving. I drive to my office everyday 50Km(to & fro total) with once a month driving on Gujarat highway(300-400Km). Currently I am driving a 2013 Swift Dzire Zxi and I find it very comfortable except for the very poor NVH level. Since Creta will be my first crossover I am not sure how it will compare with the Dzire. |
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Originally Posted by Turbokick Creta will be a breeze to drive. Even in city traffic it is quite easy. If you are opting for the IVT it is even better. The size of the car wont intimidate you. Dzire to Creta transition will be silky smooth. |
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Originally Posted by pandatrooper I'm upgrading from a 2010 DZire model as well albeit mine was a VDi. I can certainly vouch for the fact that the NVH levels in the new Creta is amazingly low. It handled potholes and bad patches much better than my beloved 2010 DZire. During my short test drive stint, Creta outperformed Dzire across all the departments. |
Coming from a DZire, you will fall in love with the comfort which the 2020 Creta provides. Sideways movement is at a minimum, and it's a bliss to drive it on the highways. The seats hug you from both sides and the suspension does good work in keeping the undulations out, specially on higher speeds. Once you get in and drive it, you will forget about your DZire in a hurry!
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So, the Bluelink problem was solved last Monday (07th December). I called up the dealership last Saturday to inquire about any updates regarding the same, and they called me back in the afternoon and told me to bring Phoenix over to the Service Center on that Monday. Drove over at around 11:30 AM and I was greeted by the ever-cheerful Sales team and the manager, Mr Menon, who went with me and introduced me to their new Service Manager, Mr Gitesh.
The Service Manager promptly took Phoenix's keys and drove her into the service bay, where the OBD port was exposed for a thorough scan. Some errors sprung up which were minor and were promptly healed up. Gitesh then checked the issue and called up the Bluelink Toll-Free number displayed in the Head Unit, introduced himself, and then followed the step-by-step instructions given by the person on the other side.
1) "Reset Network" (inside Bluelink settings).
2) Hold the SOS button on the IRVM for ~5 seconds.
3) The screen on the Head Unit went blank in the blue shade.
4) Log into the Bluelink app on my iPhone 12 using registered email and password.
5) Generate a code from my phone and pair it with Phoenix.
6) Generate the 4-digit PIN in the phone.
7) Maps updated to show Phoenix inside the dealership premises, voice commands started working again, as did the remote control options.
I wish they had updated the glitchy Bluelink software in-between all this time. It continued to be moody as before - half the time the commands sent to Phoenix don't work (still!), and the time delay between sending a command and it's execution has actually increased now!
Either way, by 2 PM the work was done and Gitesh hurriedly offered to give Phoenix a free wash before handing her over to me. As I was already quite late for office, I told him to sanitise all the touch-points and seats instead, and left.
Next morning, I noticed the nice little shiner near the passenger-side foglamp on Phoenix. An extra "gift" given by the dealership. No wonder Gitesh wanted to give me that free wash in a hurry. I haven't dealt with it yet.
ODO now reads
1,300 kms.
Trip-time FE shows over 13 kmpl consistently, while the overall FE shown is
12.8 kmpl.
Fuelio calculates the FE from the last fill-up at
11.63 kmpl.
Considering I am still firmly inside the city with speeds maxing at 45-50 kmph through my urban runs and with the ACC set at 25°C permanently, the FE returned is excellent for this Korean IVT.