[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by Leoshashi

The XL turns 1:

Update: The XL turns 2! It came to us on 14th July, but was billed on 13th Evening. Unfortunately, I'm not at home and thus couldn't take it on a drive or celebrate it in my style with cakes and all.

Odo at the moment:

My likes and dislikes from last year, updates mentioned in bold:

Likes:

1. Engine and Gearbox: The best 1.5 NA if you ask me, the pep, efficiency, ease of driving and refinement is simply unmatched. Gearbox is as slick as any Japanese unit. There were some vibes and notchiness when the car was new, now everything has fallen into place. After driving the new K15C, I've fallen in love with the K15B even more, despite it not being so efficient.

2. Space: Need I say anything more? Being monocoque, even the rear seats are usable. Only issue for the last row is it’s ingress/egress.

3. Practicality: It’s a well thought out car with provisions for almost everything. Well it's an MPV trait.

4. Driving dynamics despite being an MPV is among the very best. The updated suspension setup is Epic! Love the ride now, a huge improvement compared to old setup, without sacrificing stability.

5. Features I love:
-LED lights all around, had some issues with focus earlier, but solved it to satisfaction. It continues to struggle in fog though. For that I intend to use a pair of good old halogen fogs with some quality yellow bulbs, which will be plug and play whenever needed. Happy with the Valeo+Philips setup I have now
-The comfortable captain seats and well sorted ride: My parents absolutely love it. Mom has now done non stop 14 hour drives without any discomfort!
-AC performance: The rear AC is there for a purpose and when used, the AC is sufficient for all. I was scared about summers but it lived up to its reputation. Need to get the UV cut glasses from XL6 2022 soon to improve it even further.
-Smartplay HU: Has enough features to keep me happy. Rear Camera is a real boon!
-Auto Folding ORVMs. I realized it’s usefulness when we got the S Cross which lacks this feature.
-The Ugly claddings: Never thought I’d say this, but they are extremely sturdy and pragmatic for our conditions. Has saved the body umpteen times from nasty hits.
-Bottle holders at front with cooling function: They are immensely useful over long drives.
-Cruise Control: Enough said! Drinks fuel like crazy though at higher speeds.
-The Under boot storage: Very practical to keep regular supplies. I use it to keep Umbrellas, Emergency kit which consists of Tow Strap, Jumper cable and Tubeless tire repair kit, Battery Jump starter and body cover neatly.

6. Smart Hybrid System: Gives enough boost at part throttle, and till now it’s start stop system has never proven to be a nuisance in daily use. The recall, which resulted in new MGU and software update has immensely helped with mileage and boost time.

It’s hard to list out all the small positives, so I’ve mentioned the top ones, and will now go for the top things I hate about this car:

Dislikes:

1. Absolutely third grade dashboard integration: Rattled at the slightest provocation. Had to do a major surgery and fix all of them. Else I was so badly frustrated with it that I was planning to cut my losses, sell it and get a base model Crysta! Touchwood, the butyl fix is working great.

2. Lack of features: Agreed it’s 90% of the Crysta at 50% of money and there is no direct competition, but it wouldn’t have hurt Maruti to give it some must have features. I badly missed features like Auto Dimming IRVM, Footwell lamps, UV cut glasses etc which it’s cheaper sibling the Baleno gets. I expect Maruti to give it at least UV cut glasses on this MPV with the facelift since it has huge glass area. Have added all these features, and UV cut is coming soon.

3. Looks: The stock look with tiny wheels look absolutely horrible. While looks wise I’d have loved to get 16 inchers of the XL7, the practical guy in me suggests that currently I’m on the best possible tyre combo-195/65R15. Also Before I forget, those black painted wheels are downright crappy. It’s a scratch magnet and the design is too hard to clean properly! Fixed!

4. Engine should get an Engine cover. I like to keep my engines clean and this K15 is notorious for water getting inside spark plug hole if pressure is used.

5. Thin window panels: They let in a lot of outside noise inside. Also stock sound insulation is nothing to brag about. About to get fixed with upcoming UV cut glasses.

6. Not many options in MGA except the chrome crap.

7. Lack of rear fog lamps

8. Stock key fob design, looks too mundane and is a scratch magnet too. Would have preferred old oval fob.

Changes done/Features added over the stock XL6:

1. Complete sound proofing done, Not the regular damping. Unfortunately lost most pics due to a corrupted SD card. Still have recovered some and a detailed post is coming soon. Has made a huge difference to the inside cabin comfort.

2. Upgraded to Michelin XM2 195/65R15 on D-day itself. One of the best things to happen to this car. Hope Michelin sorts out it's supply issues by the time the current set wears out.

3. 5th Wheel is now an alloy

4. Engine isn’t exposed now from underneath, gets a nice flush fitting engine guard.

5. Ceramic Coated, DIY. Durability is good even after a year.

6. Upgraded to MGA PM 2.5 Cabin Filter

7. Installed Solar powered TPMS by Manatec

8. Dead pedal Footrest rubber installed

9. Runs on OEM Iridium Plugs now

10. Installed Foot well lamps

11. Installed Auto-Dimming IRVM

12. Hella Trumpet Horns

13. Comprehensive sound insulation

14. Fog light changed to Valeo+Philips combo

15. Rear reflector LED

16. 16" wheels and suspension of new XL6

Warranty claims:

-Boot struts, RH and LH

-Driver side seat for excessive play

-RH chrome bar of grill for peeling chrome finish.

Any current complains: None

Signing off with a recent click on the Yamuna Eway:

Regards,
Shashi

[batish]

Originally Posted by Leoshashi

Detailed post on Auto Dimming IRVM:

Is there any way to remove the earlier mount from glass without damaging it?

[Fillmore]

Originally Posted by Leoshashi

Update: The XL turns 2!
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Congrats on your 2nd anniversary !!
Awesome journey till now.

One thing I plan to get an Engine guard fixed.
I did go through your previous thread and I understand that an exact fit is not available you will have to drill some holes on the sheet metal to fix it on the XL6. However did not locate the exact part # of the engine guard that you fixed.

When free could you please specify this ?

Thanks
Fillmore

[Nimalan]

Originally Posted by Fillmore

However did not locate the exact part # of the engine guard that you fixed.

When free could you please specify this ?

Refer Post No.85 in the same thread. Exact part number is in the pictures.
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-...ml#post4875372 (My first car: 2020 Maruti Suzuki XL6 Alpha MT Review)

[niteshsharmab]

Hi Sir, I see you got Boot struts changed. Is it because of noise from suspension? my XL6 also getting noise from back. thanks

Originally Posted by Leoshashi

[b]Warranty claims:

-Boot struts, RH and LH

-Driver side seat for excessive play

[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by batish

Is there any way to remove the earlier mount from glass without damaging it?

Earlier mount was on roof, if that's what you are asking.

Originally Posted by niteshsharmab

Hi Sir, I see you got Boot struts changed. Is it because of noise from suspension? my XL6 also getting noise from back. thanks

The dicky struts were replaced as it failed to raise the boot door properly.

Regards,
Shashi

[midazolam]

Congratulations for the 2nd anniversary.
Your knowledge and amazing eye for detail is just great. It’s always fun reading your post with everything mentioned in so much detail.

One thing I would like to ask you is if the AC compressor cuts of frequently during accelerating in the XL6?

[shancz]

Belated Happy Birthday XL
GG's missing this time around

I saw a new XL6 recently and thought of recommending the alloys as a birthday present and then I saw the pic, perfect and wishing the XL even happier times ahead.

[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by midazolam

Congratulations for the 2nd anniversary.
Your knowledge and amazing eye for detail is just great. It’s always fun reading your post with everything mentioned in so much detail.

One thing I would like to ask you is if the AC compressor cuts of frequently during accelerating in the XL6?

Thanks for your wishes. Regarding frequent AC Compressor cut off during acceleration, no haven't observed this yet in my car.

Originally Posted by shancz

Belated Happy Birthday XL
GG's missing this time around

I saw a new XL6 recently and thought of recommending the alloys as a birthday present and then I saw the pic, perfect and wishing the XL even happier times ahead.

Thanks

Regards,
Shashi

[mail2ca]

Hello Sashi,

Congrats for the XL6 Anniversary. Your knowledge on the XL6 is second to none.

A quick question. My XL6 is due for 3rd service. Got an insight from your posts that you stick with the recommended grade of engine oil i.e. 0W16. However, my MASS is using 0W20. I have told the SA to arrange for 0W16 but he is just lingering on.

Will it hamper the warranty if i insist them to change the oil procured by me. This is what they say that this may create a warranty issue in future.

Thanks in advance
Dheeraj

[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by mail2ca

A quick question. My XL6 is due for 3rd service. Got an insight from your posts that you stick with the recommended grade of engine oil i.e. 0W16. However, my MASS is using 0W20. I have told the SA to arrange for 0W16 but he is just lingering on.

Will it hamper the warranty if i insist them to change the oil procured by me. This is what they say that this may create a warranty issue in future.

Thanks in advance
Dheeraj

Ask them to source 0W16 or allow you to carry your own oil and get it mentioned on bill that you brought your own oil since workshop was unable to source it in time. They'll most likely arrange it rather than agreeing to mention such a thing on bill.

Regards,
Shashi

[mail2ca]

Thanks for the reply Shashi. The workshop referred me to another nearby NEXA workshop where the oil is available. However, I was surprised to see that they are not able to source 0W16 even after 10 days of my requisition.

I did not paid heed to such details like which oil to use in the past, but after going through this thread, I must say that I have become one 'Jaagruk' car owner. Thanks to all of you.

[rich_heart]

I came across a video explaining oil rating. Posting it here for reference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKdhgKUZhPA

[AMBAN]

The rear right quarter panel cladding of my xl6 (2022) got a dent in a minor accident (not even two months old!) and I am thinking of changing it. However when I put in the part number mentioned by Leoshashi (77260M72S00) in the maruti suzuki website nothing is showing up. Has anybody got any suggestion?

[Leoshashi]

Originally Posted by AMBAN

The rear right quarter panel cladding of my xl6 (2022) got a dent in a minor accident (not even two months old!) and I am thinking of changing it. However when I put in the part number mentioned by Leoshashi (77260M72S00) in the maruti suzuki website nothing is showing up. Has anybody got any suggestion?

The part number you quote is of LH rear side. You'll need 77250M72S00-5PK if it's Right Rear you are looking for. Try searching on Boodmo, Maruti's site isn't yet complete wrt many parts.